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Preface 1
Chapter 1: Getting Assets into Your Media Composer Project 5
Introduction 6
A strategy for project organization at the desktop level 6
Understanding Media Creation settings 7
Mixing frame rates 9
Tape capture tip: Adding Markers while Capturing 12
Tape capture tip: Making Subclips while Capturing 13
Logging clips tip: Logging from the keyboard 14
Logging clips tip: Keeping the Capture Tool active after logging a clip 15
Quickly calculating total duration of clips (or any items in a bin) 16
Combining available drive space and/or controlling where media is stored 17
Making sure your Batch Capture continues without you 19
Modifying clips before capture 19
Modifying clips after capture: Adding tracks 20
Modifying clips after capture: Deleting tracks 22
Capturing and editing at the same time 24
Preparing to use AMA (Avid Media Access): Getting the plug-ins 25
AMA (Avid Media Access) Linking 27
Getting the AMA file's image to display as desired 31
Consolidating (copying) AMA Master Clips 34
Transcoding AMA linked clips before beginning to edit 36
Transcoding AMA Master Clips after editing has begun 38
Consolidating an AMA sequence or subclips 39
Transcoding an AMA sequence 41
Importing stills and video files such as QuickTime 42
Importing audio 48
Adjusting audio levels before editing 49
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Adjusting audio pan settings before editing 51
Setting stereo-audio tracks 53
Chapter 2: Customizing Your Work Environment 55
Introduction 55
Settings overview 56
Creating Site Settings 59
User Profile Settings – transferring to another workstation 59
Interface settings 62
Font size adjustment 62
Creating Bin Views 64
Creating Timeline Views 67
Customizing Workspaces 70
Creating Bin Layouts 72
Linking Bin Layouts with Workspaces 74
Linking other settings with Workspaces 75
Mapping Workspaces and Bin Layouts 77
Mapping buttons and menu selections 78
Chapter 3: Polishing Gems 85
Introduction 85
Understanding Track Sensitivity 86
Snapping actions for the Position Indicator and in Segment Mode 91
Enabling and disabling all Track Selectors from the keyboard 93
Enabling and disabling Track Selectors using the Shift key plus drag method 94
Enabling and disabling Track Selectors using the Lasso 95
Replace Edit: How and why 96
Sync Point Editing: How and why 99
Seeing source material in the Timeline Window 101
Clipboard tips 102
Using the Match Frame function 105
Using the Reverse Match Frame function 107
Setting clip colors in a bin 108
Setting clip colors in the Timeline Window 108
Chapter 4: Creating Split Edits 111
Introduction 111
Creating a Split Edit with Double Roller or Overwrite Trim 112
Creating a Split Edit with the Extend function 115
Creating a Split Edit with Asymmetric Trimming 117
Chapter 5: Maintaining and Regaining Sync 121
Introduction 121
Adding Filler within a sequence with Splice or Overwrite 126
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Adding Filler at the end of a sequence 127
Sync Break Indicators: Understanding them and making your own 128
Splicing and Extracting: Methods for staying in sync without Sync Locks 130
Segment Mode: Methods for staying in sync 133
Using the option/Alt + Add Edit method to stay in sync in Trim Mode 137
Asymmetric Trimming type 1: A-Side/B-Side 140
Asymmetric Trimming type 2: Two Heads/Two Tails 146
Opening up the sequence using Splice with Sync Locks enabled 152
Extracting with Sync Locks enabled 155
Extending using Ripple Trim with Sync Locks enabled 157
Shortening using Ripple Trim with Sync Locks enabled 158
Getting back in sync 161
Chapter 6: Managing Your Media Files 167
Introduction 168
Moving media files 169
Copying a borrowed clip's media 173
Sharing clips/backing-up clips 177
Consolidating Subclips 182
Consolidating Sequences 187
Transcoding Sequences for archiving or before up-res 191
Transcoding Sequences of mixed SD and HD video 197
Changing the Sample Rate of clips in a bin before editing them into
your sequence 201
Changing the mismatched audio that has been edited into your sequence 204
Prevent editing with audio that does not match the Project's Sample Rate 206
Setting the Media Tool display 206
Borrowing a clip from another project 208
How to determine where media files are stored and how to move them 209
Isolating video of a specific resolution 211
Deleting specific media files from clips (for example, just the
A3 and A4 files) 212
Deleting unused media files: Just Master Clips, just Precomputes, or both 214
Locking Clips and Sequences 218
Locking sequences to make them less easily editable 219
Chapter 7: Mono and Stereo Audio Mixing 221
Introduction 222
Understanding the Track Control Panel and Keyframe Selection Tool 223
Understanding the Audio Mixer Tool – Clip Mode 225
Understanding the Audio Mixer Tool – Auto Mode 229
Understanding the Audio Tool (Audio Meters) 231
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Understanding Clip Gain and Pan versus Volume and Pan Automation 234
Understanding Audio Project Settings 236
Performing audio scrubbing: digital type scrubbing 238
Performing audio scrubbing: analogue type scrubbing 239
Displaying Audio Waveforms ( also known as Sample Plot) 240
Displaying Clip Gain, Volume Automation, and Pan Automation in
the Timeline 244
Clip Mode Level and Pan Adjustments 246
Using Clip Mode with Dissolves to smooth Level and Pan adjustments 248
Clip Mode: Setting a common Level or Pan to multiple segments 250
Clip Mode: Adjusting multiple segments by a uniform amount 251
Manually adding and adjusting Volume and Pan Automation keyframes 252
Removing/Deleting Volume and Pan Automation Keyframes 254
Adjusting multiple audio keyframes simultaneously 257
Real Time Volume and Pan Adjustment 261
Creating Stereo, 5.1 and 7.1 ("Multichannel") Tracks in a Sequence 263
Converting a multichannel track into mono tracks in a Sequence 265
Making Multichannel Clips (Stereo, 5.1 and 7.1) 266
Using AudioSuite Plug-ins 267
Removing AudioSuite plug-ins 270
Saving and Applying AudioSuite Templates 271
Using Real Time Audio Suite (RTAS) Plug-Ins 271
Removing RTAS plug-ins 274
Saving and Applying RTAS Effect Templates 275
Copying RTAS Effects between Tracks 276
Chapter 8: Editing with Group Clips and MultiCamera Mode 277
Introduction 277
Syncing and Grouping clips with common timecode 278
Syncing and Grouping Clips with common reference points 283
Creating a syncing Sequence for syncing and grouping clips 285
Using the Group Clip Menu 291
Using the Multicamera display and methods of switching camera angles 293
Swap Cam Bank: Toggling the MultiCamera Display 298
Editing with a Group Clip – not using MultiCamera Mode 299
MultiCamera Mode Editing 305
MultiCamera Mode Settings 310
Chapter 9: Output Tips and Tricks 311
Introduction 311
Creating accurate Color Bars and Tone 312
Methods for setting Sequence Timecode 317
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Adding Filler for Color Bars, Tone, and Slate 321
Exporting a still image 324
Exporting multiple still images using Markers 325
Exporting a QuickTime Reference Movie 326
Exporting a QuickTime Movie (Self Contained) 331
Using the Timecode Burn-In effect 335
Appendix A: Additional Tips, Tricks, and Explanations 339
Find Bin Function tips 339
Moving around: Methods and tips 341
Getting more use from the Grid 346
cmd/Ctrl + L and K: Several Uses 347
Locking and unlocking 349
Appendix B: Details on Trimming, Slipping, Sliding, and Segment Mode 351
Trimming terminology 351
Trimming icons and colors 353
How Trimming works 354
Enabling and configuring the Trimming Tools 356
Trimming methods 360
Monitoring during Trimming 364
Slipping with Trim Mode 365
Slipping outside of Trim Mode 371
Sliding in Trim Mode 373
Trimming and effects 378
Smart Tool overview 378
Using the Trim functions in the Smart Tool 381
Using Segment Mode with the Smart Tool 382
Nine Segment Mode Tips 382
Appendix C: Helpful Details about MultiCamera Editing 387
Uses for Group Clips and MultiCamera Mode 388
Definition of a Group Clip 388
Definition of a MultiGroupClip 390
Definition of MultiCamera Mode 390
Overview: Syncing Methods 391
Editing multiple camera angles without Group Clips 392
MultipleCamera Editing Resolutions 393
Understanding System Performance with Group Clips and
MultiCamera Mode 393
Index 395