Avid EDL Manager 1.0 User guide

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Contents

Preface

The EDL Manager 1.9 Software Package

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Included in This Manual

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Symbols and Conventions

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

If You Need Help

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Related Information

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

If You Have Documentation Comments

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Chapter 1 Installing EDL Manager

Checking Your System

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13

Installing the EDL Manager Software

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14

Chapter 2 Getting Started with EDLs

Understanding EDLs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Ofßine and Online Editing

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Creating an EDL

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Creating an EDL from a Bin

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Creating an EDL from an OMF Þle

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Creating an EDL from a Media Composer Sequence

. . . . . . . . 22

Reading an Existing EDL into EDL Manager

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Using EDL Manager from a Media Composer Product

. . . . . . . . . . 23

Using the Source Table

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Chapter 3 Customizing EDLs

Customizing in the Main Window

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Selecting Video Tracks and Audio Channels

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Selecting SpeciÞc Tracks

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

RedeÞning a Track

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Combining or Isolating Tracks

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Creating Stereo Tracks

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Choosing Audio Channels

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Selecting the EDL Format

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Selecting the Sort Mode

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Customizing Options

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Setting Up the Master List

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Changing the Starting Event Number

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Choosing Reel IDs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Choosing a Timecode

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Setting Up a Dupe List

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Modifying Dupe Reel Type

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Using the Preread Option

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Specifying Dupe Reel Information

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Setting Up Comments

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Effects Info

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Using Repair Notes

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Setting Up Optimization

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Optimization Considerations

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Reloading EDLs

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Setting Up Standards

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Setting Up Serial Transmission

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Updating an EDL with Changed Options

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Chapter 4 Reading and Saving EDLs

Reading EDLs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Reading EDLs Saved on a Macintosh or DOS Disk

. . . . . . . . . . 53

Reading EDLs Saved in OMF Format

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Reading EDLs Saved in CMX or GVG (RT11) Formats

. . . . . . . 56

Saving EDLs

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Saving EDLs to a Macintosh or DOS Disk

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Saving EDLs in OMF

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Saving EDLs to an RT11 Format

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Creating a Sequence in a Media Composer Product

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Chapter 5 Editing and Troubleshooting EDLs

Editing EDLs with a Text Editor

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Fitting the Format to the EDL Manager

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Changing the Header Format

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Removing Problems Caused by Complex Sequences

. . . . . . . . 65

Fixing DifÞcult Transitions

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Locating Trouble Spots

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Splicing and Dicing

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Trying One Track at a Time

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Avoiding Problems in EDLs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Simplifying Effects

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Looking for Missing Information

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Dealing with Corruptions

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Appendix A Check List for Online Editing

Appendix B Creating EDLs for Film Projects

Matchback Conversion in Film-to-Video EDLs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Creating EDLs for a Matchbacked Sequence

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Creating Audio-Only EDLs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Appendix C Transferring EDLs with Serial Transmission

Setting up Hardware Connections

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Setting Serial Transmission Options

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Transmitting the EDL

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Glossary

Index

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Tables

Table 3-1

Formats and Audio Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Table 3-2

EDL Sort Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Table 3-3

Reel ID Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Table 3-4

Timecode Type Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Table 3-5

Dupe Reel Type Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Table 3-6

Dupe Reel Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Table 3-7

Comments Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Table 3-8

Optimization Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Table C-1

Serial Control Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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Preface

EDL Manager Release 1.9 is an update to EDL Manager Release 1.7.

EDL Manager is compatible with the Avid¨ Media Composer¨, Avid

Film Composer¨, Avid Media Station, and AudioVision¨ applica-

tions. Because EDL Manager can generate lists from any Open Media

Framework¨ composition, it is compatible with a broad range of other

applications, as well. It runs on any Macintosh system with sufÞcient

memory and ßoating point support.

The EDL Manager 1.9 Software Package

The EDL Manager 1.9 software package includes:

¥ The EDL Manager 1.9 installer diskette

¥ Avid EDL Manager Quick Reference

¥ Avid EDL Manager UserÕs Guide (this guide)

¥ Avid EDL Manager 1.9 Release Notes

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Included in This Manual

The Table of Contents that precedes this preface lists all topics

included in the book. They are presented with the following overall

structure:

¥ Installing EDL Manager leads you through installing EDL Man-

ager.

¥ Getting Started With EDLs helps you get oriented and gets you

started with EDLs.

¥ The main body of the guide follows the natural ßow of your work,

with step-by-step procedures.

¥ At the back of the book is a comprehensive Glossary, providing

cross-industry terms and deÞnitions.

¥ Finally, a detailed Index helps you quickly locate speciÞc topics.

Symbols and Conventions

This manual uses the following special symbols and conventions:

1. Numbered lists, when order is important.

a. Alphabetical lists, when the order of secondary items is

important.

¥ Bulleted lists, when the order of the items is unimportant.

- Indented dashed lists, when the order of subtopics is unim-

portant.

k This symbol refers to the Apple or Command key. Hold down the

Command key and another key to perform the desired keyboard

equivalent.

Look here in the margin

for tips.

In the margin you will Þnd tips that help you perform tasks more eas-

ily and efÞciently.

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n

A note provides important related information, reminders, recommendations,

and strong suggestions.

c

A caution means that a speciÞc action you take could cause harm to

your computer or cause you to lose data.

w

A warning describes an action that could cause you physical harm.

Follow the guidelines in the manual or on the unit itself when han-

dling electrical equipment.

If You Need Help

If youÕre having trouble using EDL Manager, you should:

1. Retry the action, carefully following the instructions given for that

task in this guide.

2. Check the documentation that came with your hardware for main-

tenance or hardware-related issues.

3. Check the Services & Support section of the Avid web site at

http://www.avid.com for the latest FAQs, Tips & Techniques,

Avid Answers, and other Avid online offerings.

4. Check the Avid Bulletin Board, ÒAvid Online,Ó for information on

product and user conferences. If you do not Þnd the solution to

your problem, you can exchange information with other Avid cus-

tomers and Customer Support representatives.

5. Contact Avid Customer Support at 800-800-AVID (2843).

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Related Information

The following documents provide more information about EDL

Manager:

¥ The Avid EDL Manager Quick Reference

¥ The Avid EDL Manager 1.9 Release Notes

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CHAPTER 1

Installing EDL Manager

You can install EDL Manager on any Macintosh system running

System 7.5. When you install EDL Manager software, you donÕt need

to have Media Composer or Film Composer installed on the

Macintosh, because EDL Manager is a standalone application.

Checking Your System

Before you begin the installation, check the available memory on your

Macintosh system. You must have at least 9 MB of memory to run EDL

Manager and to generate EDLs from simple sequences. If you have

lengthy, complex sequences, you may need as much as 18 MB of mem-

ory on your Macintosh system.

EDL Manager requires software ßoating point unit (FPU) or a com-

puter with a hardware ßoating point processor. The software FPU

must be present and turned on in your Macintosh Control Panels

folder.

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Installing the EDL Manager Software

To install the EDL Manager software:

1. Quit any open applications.

2. Insert the Media Composer or Film Composer Installer diskette

into the diskette drive.

3. Double-click the 6.5 Installer icon (the screens you see may differ

slightly from those in this chapter).

A dialog box introduces the Composer 6.5 Installer.

MC 6.5 Installer

Media Composer® 6.5

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4. Click the box labeled ÒClick here to continue.Ó

The 6.5 Installer window appears.

5. To install EDL Manager, click the Show Other Installations icon.

A screen appears showing you other available applications.

MC 6.5 Installer

Media Composer® 6.5

MC 6.5 Installer

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6. Drag the EDL Manager Folder icon to the target drive to install it.

In this example, the target drive is Macintosh HD.

The installation proceeds.

After installation is complete, double-click the EDL Manager icon to

launch EDL Manager.

EDL Mgr 1.9

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CHAPTER 2

Getting Started with EDLs

This chapter introduces edit decision lists (EDLs) and discusses the

difference between online and ofßine editing. It also explains how to

create an EDL from a bin or an Open Media Framework Interchange¨

(OMFI) format, read an existing EDL into EDL Manager, and use EDL

Manager from within Media Composer.

This chapter includes the following sections:

¥ Understanding EDLs

¥ Ofßine and Online Editing

¥ Creating an EDL

¥ Reading an Existing EDL into EDL Manager

¥ Using EDL Manager from a Media Composer Product

¥ Using the Source Table

Understanding EDLs

An edit decision list is a list of instructions about all the edits you will

make to create a program on videotape. This list may include cuts,

wipes, dissolves, fades, and black edits. EDL Manager organizes the

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instructions into a series of chronological edits called events. Each

event speciÞes a timecode for the source and master tapes.

You can use EDL Manager to create an EDL displaying different types

of information, such as comments or patches. You can specify the dif-

ferent audio or video tracks in the sequence. You can also specify the

assembly modes for the online edit controller.

You can use EDL Manager to generate an EDL from a sequence in a

bin or an OMF Þle. OMF¨ is a Þle format for importing and exporting

media; it allows you to share information with other platforms.You

can also read a previously saved EDL into EDL Manager. After creat-

ing an EDL, you can save it as a text Þle that can be read by different

edit controllers, such as Sony¨, GVG, or CMX, or you can save the

EDL as an OMFI composition. For instructions on saving EDLs, see

Chapter 4

.

Because EDL Manager is a standalone application, your other Avid

applications need not be present when you create EDLs from

sequences. You can run EDL Manager from within Media Composer

and bring whatever sequence is currently in Media Composer into the

EDL Manager window. After you work with the EDL in EDL Manager,

you can create a sequence from the EDL in Media Composer.

Ofﬂine and Online Editing

In most cases, you generate an EDL in order to take a project from the

ofßine environment, where rough editing and experimentation are less

expensive, into the online environment where an editor using an edit

controller can produce a Þnished master in less time. The EDL Manager

saves EDLs in a format an editing system can use, such as GVG or

CMX. You may also need to import an EDL from online back into the

ofßine suite in order to make further changes before completing the

master tape.

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Traditionally, the ofßine environment consisted of a simpliÞed video-

tape suite with less expensive machines and fewer effects capabilities.

More recently, ofßine includes nonlinear systems such as Media

Composer. The online environment may also include an online model

of Media Composer.

In all cases, the EDL, in the form of a Þle generated in a readable for-

mat, is the link back and forth between the two environments.

Creating an EDL

You can create an EDL from a bin, from an OMFI Þle, or directly from a

sequence in the Record monitor of Media Composer.

Creating an EDL from a Bin

To create an EDL from a bin:

1. Launch EDL Manager.

The EDL Manager window opens.

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2. Choose the format appropriate for your edit controller from the

Format pop-up menu in the EDL Manager window.

3. Choose Open from the File menu.

A dialog box appears.

4. Select a bin from the dialog box.

¥ If there is more than one sequence in the bin, select the

sequence you want from the list and click Open.

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