User Manual

Export Settings
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Export Settings: AVI Through QuickTime
Export Settings: AVI Video Compression
Option Description
Use Marks,
Use Enabled
Tracks
See “Use Marks and Use Enabled Tracks Options” on page 1346.
Video and
Audio,
Video Only,
Audio Only
Defines whether your Avid editing application exports video only, audio only, or both.
Use Video Only, for example, if you want to add effects in a third-party application or to use
only the video in a multimedia project. Use Audio Only, for example, if you want to use or
enhance audio in a third-party application or you want to use the audio in a multimedia project.
Video Format • Color Levels: Sets the color to either RGB or 601/709.
• File Field Order: Defines which field is the upper field during export. For 23.976p, or 25p
projects, these options do not appear, and all fields are automatically exported as progressive
(still) frames.
Use the Odd (Upper Field First) suboption if you are in a PAL project. Field 1 becomes the
upper field (its lines become the odd-numbered lines) in the frame. Field 2's lines become
the even-numbered lines.
Use the Even (Lower Field First) suboption if you are in an NTSC project. Field 1 becomes
the lower field (its lines become the even-numbered lines) in the frame. Field 2's lines
become the odd-numbered lines.
Use the Single Field suboption if you want the output file to consist of only Field 1. In this
case, your Avid editing application resizes the single field of 243 lines for NTSC (288 lines
for PAL) to fit the frame as specified in the width and height selection.
Option Description
Compressor • Cinepak Codec by Radius: For export at low resolution where high quality is not an issue,
such as presentations or educational uses, or for small-screen-size playback from
CD-ROM or hard drive. This codec uses a compression algorithm optimized for
CD-ROM playback.
Click Configure to open the Cinepak for Windows 32 configuration dialog box. You can
then choose to compress to color or to black and white.
• Apple’s QuickTime Codecs include: DV - PAL, DV/DVCPRO - NTSC and DVCPRO -
PAL
Compression
Quality slider
Adjusts compression quality for certain codecs.