User Manual

Playing Back to a DV Device
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This applies to an Avid editing system with an Avid Nitris DX attached.
To jog or shuttle by using the mouse:
1. Do one of the following:
t Load a clip or sequence into the Source or Record monitor.
t Open a pop-up monitor.
t Select a clip in a bin in Frame view.
2. Do one of the following:
t Press the N key to activate mouse control for jogging.
t Press the semicolon (;) key to activate mouse control for shuttling.
t Click the Mouse Jog button, which is available in the Play tab of the Command palette
and can be mapped to any button under the Record monitor.
t Click the Mouse Shuttle button, which is available in the Play tab of the Command
palette and can be mapped to an editing button under the Record monitor.
3. Move the mouse to the right to jog or play forward or to the left to jog or play backward.
To pause shuttling with the mouse:
t Click the mouse button.
To quit jogging or shuttling with the mouse:
t Double-click the mouse button or press the space bar.
You can also use the keyboard in conjunction with the mouse to control shuttling. For
example, if you are shuttling with the mouse and you press the L key, the playback speeds up
to the next normal play rate (30, 60, 90, 150, or 240 fps for NTSC; 25, 50, 75, 125, or
200 fps for PAL; 24, 48, 72, 120, or 192 fps for 24p projects). You can continue to change
the shuttle speed and direction with the mouse.
Playing Back to a DV Device
If you do not have Avid input/output hardware attached to your system (software-only), you can
play back DV media through a DV device.
Your options for playback of media to a DV device vary, depending on whether the media is
played back as DV 25, DV 50, or DVCPRO HD (DV 100).
• You can play back DV 25 media through a DV device attached to a 1394 port on your
computer..
• You can play back DV 50 or DVCPRO HD media through a 1394 port on your computer.