User Manual

Using The Console Window
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If you enter drop-frame timecode into the calculator while non-drop-frame timecode is
selected in the format menu, the calculator converts the entered timecode to a
non-drop-frame equivalent (and vice-versa).
Using The Console Window
The Console window provides a number of features including, finding your system ID number,
viewing log error messages, getting information about your sequence, displaying your
networked drives, and information after you capture or import.
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Do not use the programming features of the Console without guidance from Avid. Contact
your Avid Reseller with specific questions. (In North America, you can contact Avid
Customer Support.)
The Console window provides quick access to bin information such as total duration of selected
clips or total items in a bin including hidden items. You can also use the Console window to
display information about a clip, segment, or sequence in the Timeline.
You can access network drives that you have mapped to your Avid editing system. Once you map
your network drives, you can type the appropriate console command to display the mapped drive
letter in the appropriate tools in your Avid editing application.
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For information about mapping dives to your computer, see your Windows or Macintosh
documentation.
You do not need to use this feature to access Avid shared storage network drives.
When the feature is turned on, the mapped drive letter appears in the Target Drive menu. When
you turn the feature off, the mapped drive letter is dimmed. If you quit and restart your Avid
editing application, the mapped drive letter does not appear in the Target Drive menu.
To display current system information:
1. Select Tools > Console.
The Console window opens.
2. Scroll in the Console window to view your system information and ID.
Your system ID is on a line beginning
System ID:
To review errors logged to the Console window:
1. When an error occurs, close the message box and select Tools > Console.
2. Scroll through the Console window to find a log of the error to use when you contact your
Avid Reseller or Avid Customer Support.