User Manual

Quality Matching
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6. Is there media of the same bit depth?
7. Is there media in the same color space?
At each step, media is examined. Your Avid editing application continues looking for media until
a single match remains.
Quality Matching Reference
Video Format for Quality Matching
The following table lists factors involved in determining the closest match for video format
(queries 2 and 3 from the list in “Quality Matching” on page 1287). You select a media format
when you create a project or when you select a different format in the Format tab in the Project
window.
Video Resolutions for Quality Matching
The following table lists video resolutions supported by Avid editing applications, grouped in
resolution families, from least compressed to most compressed (queries 4,5, and 7 from the list
in “Quality Matching” on page 1287). This order is used by your Avid editing application to
match a request.
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Some resolutions might not be available in your Avid editing application.
Media Format Raster dimension (pixels) Field Order (Topness)
1080i 1920 x 1080 Upper field first
1080i 1440 x 1080 Upper field first
1080p 1920 x 1080 None
720p 1280 x 720 None
NTSC 720 x 486 Lower field first
PAL 720 x 576 Upper field first
DV (NTSC) 720 x 480 Lower field first
DV (PAL) 720 x 576 Lower field first
Resolution Family Resolution Name
HD 1:1 10b RGB 1:1 10b 1:1