User Manual

Creating an Avid Log
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Creating an Avid Log
You can use any word processing application or text editor to create Avid logs. However, you
must save the file as a text document (ASCII format).
When log manually, you should do the following:
• Identify the source tape for each shot.
• Document each clip’s name, start timecode, and end timecode.
This is the minimum information required to capture successfully. You can make a separate log
file for each videotape, or log clips from several different videotapes in one log.
Windows systems ship with a text editor called WordPad. Mac OS
®
X systems ship with a text
editor called TextEdit.
To open WordPad:
t Click the Start button, and select All Programs > Accessories > WordPad.
To open Text Edit:
t Select Go > Applications, and double-click TextEdit.
To create a text document in TextEdit:
t Select Format > Make Plain Text.
To create an Avid Log by using a word processor or text editor:
1. Enter shot log information according to the specifications described in “Avid Log
Specifications” on page 113.
2. Save your file as a text file in the Save As dialog box.
You can use the file name extension .txt, but it is not required.
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Your Avid editing application only accepts text files (ASCII format).
After you double-check the log, import it into your Avid editing application. For more
information, see “Importing Shot Log Files” on page 136.
Double-Checking Log Files
When you import shot logs for video, your Avid editing application compares the video duration
to the video out minus the video in. When you import film shot logs, the system compares the
key number out minus the key number in.