User Manual

Script Integration — Lining in the Digital Realm
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In addition to the standard lining conventions, script integration includes the following
enhancements:
The Script window provides additional controls for matching back to clips in the source bins,
loading and playing back takes, and searching for takes and script text.
Script Integration Workflow
The basic workflow for script integration is as follows:
1. The continuity person or an assistant creates the lined script in hardcopy form during
shooting.
2. Source footage from the shoot is prepared and captured by using methods described in
“Creating a New Project” on page 50.
3. The assistant editor uses the lined script from the shoot, a text file of the script itself, and
methods described throughout this chapter to import and line the script, link clips to the
script, place script marks, and customize the display of takes prior to editing. In some Avid
editing applications, the assistant can also use the ScriptSync
™
feature to automatically place
script marks.
4. The editor uses the fully prepared Script window to edit the program.
2 Slates 6 Color indicator
3 Takes tabs 7 Script mark
4 Takes
Slates Takes are organized into slates that display a representative frame and clip name for
the take that is currently selected.
Takes The Takes tabs and lines extending from the bottom of each slate indicate the number
of takes for that scene. Click a Takes tab to select the take.
Indicators You can apply off-screen dialog indicators or colors to indicate such things as
preferred takes, takes used in the current active sequence, or line changes in dialog.
Script marks The double arrows marking the takes at various points represent marked lines of
dialog in the script that are synchronized to matching dialog in the source clip. Script
marks are especially effective during editing, allowing the editor to quickly locate
dialog and piece together parts of a scene.