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About the Stock Footage Clips
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About the Stock Footage Clips
There are two types of stock footage clips that you can download to your Avid editing system:
• A low resolution “comp” clip which allows you to try out the clip in your sequence first,
before you purchase. This comp clip also displays a watermark.
• A high resolution clip that you purchase. You have several formats to choose from.
Both clips are downloaded and linked using Avid’s AMA (Avid Media Access) feature, using the
AMA QuickTime plug-in (installed with your Avid editing application). The clips you purchase
and download from the Avid Media Libraries should be .mov files. If you plan to download stock
footage clips that are HD format, you need to store the HD media on striped drives that support
the HD resolution. Also, for final output of a sequence, the AMA linked stock footage can be
transcoded to the appropriate resolution.
Since your stock footage clips are linked through the AMA method, you can use the AMA
options described in “Acquisition of File-Based Media (AMA)” on page 374.
Searching through Stock Footage
From within the Avid editing application, you can search, view, purchase, and download stock
footage clips.
Within the site you can create bins to store your clips in and when you are ready to purchase and
download clips, you can choose to download all the clips in one sequence or download a single
clip.
The Avid Marketplace window includes a navigation toolbar which allows you to move
Backward, Forward, Refresh, and Cancel. When you are ready to download a clip, a progress bar
displays and indicates the percentage of time left to download your clip. You can also cancel the
download at anytime.
Performing a Search
To start a search:
1. Select Marketplace > Media Libraries.
The Avid Media Libraries window opens.
2. From the Stock Video section, click on the link that brings you to the Avid Thought Equity
Motion site.
3. Click Sign in and enter your user name or email and password.