User Manual

2 Starting a Project
Your work begins when you turn on your system, start your Avid editing application, and open
an existing project or create a new project. The following topics describe procedures for starting
your work, as well as several techniques to safeguard and restore your work if necessary:
• Turning on Your Equipment
• Working with the Desktop
• Starting Your Avid Editing Application (Windows)
• Starting Your Avid Editing Application (Macintosh)
• Working with Projects
• Quitting and Turning Off Equipment
• Avid Projects and Avid Users Folders
• Changing Project and User Names
• Backing Up Your Project Information
• Avid Attic Folder
Turning on Your Equipment
Avid recommends that you turn on your equipment in the following order:
1. Storage devices.
2. Peripheral devices (such as monitors and speakers).
3. Computer system.
4. Avid input/output hardware device.
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Do not disconnect devices while you run your Avid editing application. Before you start your
Avid editing application, make sure you connect all your devices first.