User Manual

Sequences and Stories
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To calculate the read time of a story:
1. Move the pointer to the Story panel.
2. Do one of the following:
t Right-click, and select Select All.
t Select a portion of the text with the mouse.
The read time appears in the upper right corner of the NRCS tool.
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If you have ToolTips enabled, the current wpm rate appears in the label for the Read Time
display. For more information on ToolTips, see “” on page 1380.
Example of a read time calculation for selected text in the Story panel. The read time appears in the Read
Time display (right) and is calculated based on the presenter identified in the Presenter text box (left).
Sequences and Stories
The NRCS tool lets you create a new sequence with a length that corresponds to a particular
story. This feature makes it very easy to edit in shots and to create a sequence quickly according
to the duration of the story.
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(iNEWS) The Tape-Time text box in the story form of the NRCS tool corresponds to duration in
your Avid editing application’s Timeline.
(ENPS) The first MOS media item in the story determines the sequence duration.