User Manual

Logging Directly into a Bin
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The Select Tape dialog box opens.
Select “Show other project’s tapes” to display the tape names and associated project names
for all bins.
Select Tape dialog box. Top: New tape name button. Center: list of tapes. Bottom: Show other projects option.
Because the media file database does not open when you start your Avid editing application,
tape names of all online media files do not appear automatically.
If the tape name does not appear in the Select Tape dialog box, click the Scan for Tapes
button. The system displays tape and project names.
7. Provide the system with a tape name in one of the following ways:
t Select the name of the tape from the list in the Select Tape dialog box and click OK.
t Click New if the tape is not in the list. A new tape name line appears in the dialog box.
Type the new name and click OK.
The tape name displays in the Capture tool.
For guidelines to name tapes, see “Naming Tapes” on page 138.
A message that the system is waiting for you to mark an IN point displays in the message
bar.
8. Use one of the following methods to set either an IN point or an OUT point for the clip you
want to log:
t To keep the deck running while you log: Start the deck. At the point where you want to
start the clip, click the Mark IN button or press the F4 key. The deck continues to play.