User Manual

Using the Avid Calculator
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Activating Commands from the Command Palette
You can perform a command function directly from the Command palette. For example, you can
click the Play button in the Command palette to play the material in the Source monitor.
To activate a command from the Command palette:
1. Select Tools > Command Palette.
The Command palette opens.
2. Select Active Palette at the bottom of the Command palette.
3. Click the tab from which you want to select a command function.
4. Click the button in the Command palette for the function you want to perform.
Using the Avid Calculator
The Avid Calculator helps you calculate video and film durations, and convert timecode and film
key numbers to different formats.
For example, you can:
• Convert drop-frame to non-drop-frame timecode values.
• Convert timecode durations between 30-fps and 25-fps projects.
• Convert a duration in video to the corresponding length in footage and frames for measuring
35mm film.
To use the Avid Calculator:
1. Select Tools > Calculator.
The Avid Calculator opens.
2. Click the Format menu, and select a format.
3. Make calculations in one of the following ways:
t Click numbers and functions in the Avid Calculator.
t Enter numbers and functions using the numeric keypad.
t Enter numbers and functions using the top row of numbers on the keyboard.
You do not need to enter leading zeros, colons, or semicolons for timecode.
To convert your totals at any time to another format:
t Click the Format menu, and select a different frame code or key number format.