User Manual

Changing the Sequence Format
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You may not always need to change the edit rate of the sequence. For example, you can change
an NTSC 30i sequence to 1080i/59.94 or to 720p/59.94. In other cases, you do change the edit
rate, and the modified sequence uses motion adapter effects and contains other adjustments
necessary to allow the sequence to play at the new edit rate.
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There are special workflows for converting a 23.976p NTSC sequences. See “(Symphony)
Converting a 24p NTSC Sequence to 1080p/23.976” on page 1517 and “Converting a 23.976p
NTSC Sequence to 720p/23.976” on page 1518.
To modify the format of a sequence:
1. (Option) Duplicate the sequence.
2. Select the sequence you want to modify.
3. Select Clip > Modify.
4. Select Set Format from the top list.
5. Select the format to which you want to convert from the Format menu.
6. Click OK.
A message box tells you whether the sequence has been duplicated or modified.
Your Avid editing application changes the format of the sequence. In cases where timecode
needs to be converted, your Avid editing application creates a new sequence and unlinks the
media. No media is converted. For more information, see “Understanding Options for
Modifying the Sequence Format”
You can check the format of the sequence in the Format column of the bin. This column
displays the format of a clip or sequence as determined by the project type, such as 30i
NTSC or 1080i/59.94. This is especially useful if you have both SD and HD clips in the
same bin.
Format column in the bin