User Manual

35 Working in HD and High-Resolution

Projects

Avid editing applications support HD and high-resolution media (2K and above). A full list of

the video formats supported for capture, linking, editing, rendering and output is available on the

Avid web site—refer to “Avid Editing Systems Supported Formats” on the Avid Knowledge

Base.

Depending on the model of your Avid editing application and on your Avid input/output

hardware, some of these resolutions might not be available for capture in their uncompressed

form. For more information, see “Support for Uncompressed HD Media” on page 1483.

This chapter covers the various film and HD workflows that require the acquisition, editing and

output of high-resolution media.

• Delivery Methods for Cinema and Television

• HD Workflow: Video-Based Television

• Producing Graphics for Broadcast

• (Symphony) Using HD Universal Mastering

• Working with HDV

• Understanding HDV

• HDV Workflow

• Capturing and Importing HDV

• Playing Back HDV Media

• Outputting HDV

Delivery Methods for Cinema and Television

Media originates either from film or video cameras in the form of digital high-resolution files,

film reel, or video tape. This media can be converted into different formats for the

post-production process and final delivery. Avid applications provide support for universal

mastering which means that you can edit once and deliver to multiple film, HD and SD formats.