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Interpolating Position for Script Integration
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Alternatively, you can create slates one at a time, place script marks, and fine-tune the lining
of each scene before proceeding to the next portion of the script.
Interpolating Position for Script Integration
Interpolate Position matches a clip to a take and lets you see where a particular line in the script
would appear in the clip footage.
When you set Interpolate Position, your Avid editing application matches the length of the take
in the script to the length of the clip in the Source monitor. The position indicator in the Source
monitor corresponds to wherever you double-click in the take.
If you set a script mark in the take, the portions of the take on either side of the script mark are
matched to the portions of the clip on either side of the IN point in the Source monitor.
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You can change the default behavior before opening a script in the Script window by selecting
Interpolate Position in the Script Settings dialog box. See “Script Settings” on page 629.
To set Interpolate Position:
t Select Script > Interpolate Position.
Working with Slates in the Script Window
Once you create a slate by dragging a clip into the Script window, you can manipulate the slate’s
appearance and position. You can:
• Select one or more slates.
Selecting multiple slates is especially useful when you are adding or deleting color or
off-screen dialog indicators across takes, as described in “Working with Takes in the Script
Window” on page 642.
• Resize slates in the same way that you resize frames in the bin in Frame view.
You can also enlarge the font size of the script to increase the size of the slate frames. This
can be useful for presentation or screening purposes when you need a large display for an
audience. For information on resizing the font, see “Working with Script Text” on page 632.
• Hold slates on screen so that, as you scroll a script in the Script window, each slate remains
on screen as long as the take lines to which it is linked remain on screen.
• Hide the representative frame that your Avid editing application displays by default for each
slate.
When you do this, your Avid editing application shows only the clip name to simplify the
interface or speed up scrolling and movement in a complex Script window.