User Manual

Checklist for Editors Working with Interplay
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If you are saving media to a locally-connected storage, then
make sure it is properly connected and configured for
indexing.
Before you begin editing:
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Create a project in the appropriate location, using the proper
naming convention.
n
Before you open a project, make sure that Interplay
supports the media format which you intend to edit.
“Creating Avid Editing
Projects in an Interplay
Environment” on
page 1150.
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Log in to Interplay when prompted by your Avid editing
application.
“Logging in to Interplay
and Opening the Interplay
Window” on page 1147.
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Check the media creation settings. “Defining the Media
Creation Settings” on
page 1155.
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Make sure that dynamic relink is properly configured. “Enabling Dynamic
Relink” on page 1267.
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Learn about working with your bins in Interplay. “Working with Interplay
and Remote Assets” on
page 1140.
During Editing:
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Create a new bin, or use one that you are confident is not
being used by any other users at the same time.
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Learn some basic rules about what you should and should not
do in an Interplay environment.
“Dos and Don’ts for
Editors Working with Avid
Interplay” on page 1135.
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Use the Interplay Window in your editing application or
Interplay Access to check out and work with shared media.
NEVER open bin files (*.avb) from other people’s project
folders.
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If you want to re-edit a sequence from another editor,
ALWAYS duplicate (Ctrl+D on Windows, Command+D on
Macintosh) before changing it.
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Use reservations to protect material against accidental
deletion.
“Understanding
Reservations” on
page 1172.
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