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Batch Digitizing the Telecine
Videotape to Digital Files (Film
Workflow)
This phase of the workflow begins after the Avid
editor receives the following components from the
telecine operator:
• Telecine videotape
•FLEx file
• Shootlist
• Sound log
In a film workflow, the Avid editor batch digitizes
the telecine videotape to digital video and audio
files in order to edit them.
To batch digitize a telecine videotape to digital
source files:
1 In the Avid video editing application, import all
relevant FLEx files into Avid Log Exchange.
Avid Log Exchange displays a list of all scene and
take combinations, with associated film keycode,
audio timecode, and relative videotape timecode.
2 In Avid Log Exchange, select the items in the
FLEx file that represent the scenes and takes
you want to batch digitize from the videotape.
3 Process the selected scenes and takes in the
FLEx file. Avid Log Exchange sends the se-
lected items to the Avid video editing applica-
tion, where they are loaded into the Bin as
offline media.
4 In the Avid Bin, select the items you want to
capture.
5 Load the telecine videotape into the Avid, and
begin the batch digitize.
The Avid automatically batch digitizes the scenes
and takes selected in the Avid Bin, and uses the
FLEx file to assign each of the digitized video and
audio files with the timecode information match-
ing the original keycode and timecode information
from the shoot.
6 When the batch digitize is complete, use the
Avid video editing application to edit audio and
video.
7 When you are finished editing, export the edited
sequence as an AAF or OMF sequence so that it
can be imported into Pro Tools.
Video and Fully Non-Linear
Workflows
This topic describes both video and fully non-lin-
ear workflows from shooting to the point where
the Avid editor is ready for editing, and is intended
for the following parties:
• Camera assistant
• Camera operator
• Production sound mixer
• Avid editor
• Pro Tools editor
In some cases, you may also receive location
audio from the production sound mixer.
Any metadata required for matching (such as
Tape name) should be visible in the undigi-
tized clips.