Avid Xpress Pro 4.0 User guide

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User´s Guide Supplement

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Avid Xpress DV

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User’s Guide Supplement for Avid Xpress Pro, Avid Xpress DV• Part 030-05717-01 •

September 2003

Contents

Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Who Should Use This Supplement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

If You Need Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Accessing the Tutorial and Online Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

If You Have Documentation Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

How to Order Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Avid Educational Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Appendix A Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Audio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Audio Project Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Audio Project Settings: Main Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Audio Project Settings: Input Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Audio Project Settings: Output Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Audio Project Settings: Hardware Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Bin Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Capture Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Capture Settings: General Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Capture Settings: Batch Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Capture Settings: Edit Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Capture Settings: Media Files Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Capture Settings: DV Options Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Correction Mode Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Correction Mode Settings: Features Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Correction Mode Settings: AutoCorrect Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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Deck Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Deck Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Deck Preferences Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Desktop Play Delay Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Export Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Export Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Export Settings: Quick Time Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Export Settings: Quick Time Movie Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Export Settings: QuickTime Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Export Settings: QuickTime Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Export Settings: DV Stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Export Settings: OMFI and AAF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Export Settings: AVI (Windows Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Export Settings: AVI Video Compression (Windows Only). . . . . . . . 60

Export Settings: Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Export Settings: Graphic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Export Settings: Graphic Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Film and 24p Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

General Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Import Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Import Settings: Image Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Import Settings: OMFI Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Import Settings: Shot Log Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Interface Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Interface Settings: General Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Interface Settings: Appearance Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Keyboard Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Media Creation Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Media Creation Settings: Drive Filtering Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Media Creation Settings: Other Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

PortServer Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Render Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Safe Color Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Script Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Sound Card Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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Timeline Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Timeline Settings: Display Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Timeline Settings: Edit Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Trim Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Trim Settings: Play Loop Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Trim Settings: Features Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Video Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Workspace Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Appendix B Using AudioSuite Plug-Ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Accessing the AudioSuite Plug-Ins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Core AudioSuite Plug-Ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

D-fx Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Using D-fx Chorus Effectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

D-fx Chorus Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

D-fx Flanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Using D-fx Flanger Effectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

D-fx Flanger Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

D-Verb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Using D-Verb Effectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

D-Verb Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

D-fx Multi-Tap Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Using D-fx Multi-Tap Delay Effectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

D-fx Multi-Tap Delay Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

D-fx Ping-Pong Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

D-fx Ping-Pong Delay Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Broadband Noise Reduction (BNR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Focusrite d3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Maxim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Digidesign D-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Additional Supported Plug-Ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Description of Core AudioSuite Plug-Ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Compressor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Using Compression Effectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Compressor Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

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Limiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Limiter Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Expander-Gate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Expander-Gate Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Gate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Gate Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

EQ II Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Invert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Duplicate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Mod Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Mod Delay Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Normalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

DC Offset Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Signal Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Time Compression Expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Master Clip Mode Parallel Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Time Compression Expansion Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Pitch Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Pitch Shift Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Appendix C File Format Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Graphic (Image) Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Preparing Graphic Files for Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Graphic File Import Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Animation Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Audio File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

OMFI Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

MXF Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Field Ordering in Graphic Imports and Exports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Appendix D Avid Log Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Understanding Avid Log Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

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Avid Log Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Global Headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Column Headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Data Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Sample Avid Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Appendix E Configuring an External Fader or Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Supported Faders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Connecting Serial and MIDI Port Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Differences Between the Macintosh G4 System and the Windows

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Connecting the USB Hub to a G4 System (Macintosh Only). . . . . 166

Connecting the USB Devices to the USB Hub (Macintosh Only) . 167

Connecting the USB-to-MIDI Converter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Connecting JL Cooper Fader Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Connecting the Yamaha 01V Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Configuring the USB-to-MIDI Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Installing USB-to-MIDI Software (Windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Installing USB-to-MIDI Software (Macintosh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Testing the Fader Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Switching Between MIDI Connections on the USB-to-MIDI Converter

(Windows). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Switching Between MIDI Connections on the USB-to-MIDI Converter

(Macintosh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Troubleshooting the MIDI Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Using the FaderMaster Pro and MCS-3000X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Testing the External Fader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

MCS-3000X Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Using the Snap Mode Feature on the MCS-3000X Fader. . . . . . . 181

Ganging Faders on the FaderMaster Pro Fader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Using the Yamaha 01V Digital Mixing Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Setting Up the Yamaha 01V Digital Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Initializing the Yamaha 01V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Configuring the Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Starting the Avid application with the Yamaha 01V Attached . . . . 185

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Operational Notes for the Yamaha 01V Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Soloing Avid System Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Appendix F International Character Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Using a Local Language Operating System

(Windows Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Choosing a Locale on an English Language Operating System. . . . . . 190

Non-English Character Support (Macintosh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Setting the Language in System Preferences (Macintosh Only) . .

191

Specifying the Language in the Get Info Dialog Box (Macintosh

Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Non-English Character Support (Windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Using Foreign Keyboard Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Moving Older Projects to this Version (Windows Only) . . . . . . 200

Recommendations and Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Avid Supports English Plus One Locale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Entering ASCII Characters in Double-Byte Systems . . . . . . . . . . . 201

EDL Manager Does Not Save Diacritical Marks or Chinese Characters

202

Characters to Avoid When Naming Avid Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Appendix G Working with Broadcast Wave Format (BWF) Files . . . . . . . 205

Support for BWF Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

BWF Information Displayed in Bins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Preparing Custom BWF Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Importing and Syncing BWF Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Reimporting BWF Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

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Tables

Table 1 Audio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Table 2 Audio Project Settings Options (Main Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Table 3 Audio Project Settings Options (Input Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Table 4 Audio Project Settings Options

(Output Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Table 5 Audio Project Settings Options

(Hardware Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Table 6 Bin Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Table 7 Capture Settings Options (General Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Table 8 Capture Settings Options (Batch Tab). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Table 9 Capture Settings Options (Edit Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Table 10 Capture Settings Options (Media Files Tab) . . . . . . . . . . .33

Table 11 Capture Settings Options

(DV Options Tab). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Table 12 Correction Mode Settings Options

(Features Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Table 13 Correction Mode Settings Options

(AutoCorrect Tab). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Table 14 Deck Configuration Settings Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Table 15 Deck Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Table 16 Deck Preferences Settings Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Table 17 Desktop Play Delay Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Table 18 Export Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Table 19 Export Settings Options

(QuickTime Reference) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Table 20 Export Settings Options

(QuickTime Movie Export) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Table 21 Export Settings Options

(QuickTime Movie) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Table 22 Export Settings Options

(QuickTime Compression) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Table 23 Export Settings Options (DV Stream) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Table 24 Export Settings Options

(OMFI and AAF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

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Table 25 Export Settings Options (AVI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Table 26 Export Settings (AVI Video Compression) . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Table 27 Export Settings Options (Audio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Table 28 Export Settings Options (Graphic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Table 29 Export Settings Options

(Graphic Format) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Table 30 Film and 24p Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Table 31 General Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Table 32 Import Settings Options (Image Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Table 33 Import Settings Options (OMFI Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Table 34 Import Settings Options

(Shot Log Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Table 35 Interface Settings Options

(General Tab). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Table 36 Interface Settings Options

(Appearance Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Table 37 Media Creation Settings Options

(Drive Filtering Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Table 38 Media Creation Settings Options (Other Tabs) . . . . . . . . 83

Table 39 PortServer Settings Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Table 40 Render Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Table 41 Safe Color Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Table 42 Script Settings Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Table 43 Sound Card Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Table 44 Timeline Settings Options

(Display Tab). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Table 45 Timeline Settings Options (Edit Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Table 46 Trim Settings Options (Play Loop Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Table 47 Trim Settings Options (Features Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Table 48 Video Display Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Table 49 Workspace Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Table 50 Compressor Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Table 51 Limiter Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Table 52 Expander-Gate Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Table 53 Gate Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

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Table 54 EQ II Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Table 55 Mod Delay Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Table 56 Time Compression Expansion

Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Table 57 Pitch Shift Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Table 58 Graphic File Import Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Table 59 Animation File Import Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Table 60 QuickTime File Import and Export

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Table 61 AVI File Import and Export

Specifications (Windows Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Table 62 OMFI File Import Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Table 63 Recommended Field Settings for Two-Field

Import and Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Table 64 Avid Log Global Headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Table 65 Avid Log Column Headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Table 66 Avid Log Data Headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Table 67 Fader Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

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Using This Guide

The appendices in this document contain reference material that

supplements the information provided in the User’s Guide for Avid Xpress

Pro, Avid Xpress DV. You should consult the Avid Xpress Pro ReadMe or

the Avid Xpress DV ReadMe for any late-breaking information that might

apply to your system.

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The documentation describes the features and hardware of all models.

Therefore, your system might not contain certain features and hardware

that are covered in the documentation.

Who Should Use This Supplement

This supplement is intended for all Avid Xpress Pro and Avid Xpress DV

users, from beginning to advanced. You should be familiar with the

Windows

®

XP operating system or Mac OS

®

X.

About This Guide

The Contents lists all topics included in the book. They are presented with

the following overall structure:

• “Settings Options” lists the options available in the Settings dialog

boxes accessed through the Settings Scroll list.

• “Using AudioSuite Plug-Ins” lists the supported AudioSuite

™

plug-ins

and describes the core AudioSuite plug-ins.

• “File Format Specifications” describes the file format specifications.

• “Avid Log Specifications” describes the Avid log specifications.

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• “Configuring an External Fader or Mixer” describes how to configure

an external fader with your Avid Xpress system.

• “International Character Support” describes how to use international

characters in your Avid application.

• Working with Broadcast Wave Format (BWF) Files describes how to

work with an audio file format that supports metadata.

• A detailed “Index” helps you quickly locate specific topics.

Symbols and Conventions

Unless noted otherwise, the material in this document applies to the

Windows XP and Mac OS X operating systems. When the text applies to a

specific operating system, it is marked as follows:

• (Windows) or (Windows only) means the information applies to the

Windows XP operating system.

• (Macintosh) or (Macintosh only) means the information applies to the

Mac OS X operating system.

The majority of screen shots in this document were captured on a

Windows XP system, but the information applies to both Windows XP and

Mac OS X systems. Where differences exist, both Windows XP and

Mac OS X screen shots are shown.

Avid documentation uses the following symbols and conventions:

Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action

n

A note provides important related information,

reminders, recommendations, and strong

suggestions.

c

A caution means that a specific action you take could

cause harm to your computer or cause you to lose

data.

Symbols and Conventions

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w

A warning describes an action that could cause you

physical harm. Follow the guidelines in this

document or on the unit itself when handling

electrical equipment.

> This symbol indicates menu commands (and

subcommands) in the order you select them. For

example, File > Import means to open the File menu

and then select the Import command.

t

This symbol indicates a single-step procedure.

Multiple arrows in a list indicate that you perform

one of the actions listed.

k This symbol represents the Apple or Command key.

Press and hold the Command key and another key to

perform a keyboard shortcut.

Margin tips In the margin, you will find tips that help you

perform tasks more easily and efficiently.

Italic font Italic font is used to emphasize certain words and to

indicate variables.

Courier Bold font

Courier Bold font identifies text that you type.

Click Quickly click and release the left mouse button

(Windows) or the mouse button (Macintosh).

Double-click Click the left mouse button (Windows) or the mouse

button (Macintosh) twice rapidly.

Right-click Quickly click and release the right mouse button

(Windows only).

Drag Click and hold the left mouse button (Windows) or

the mouse button (Macintosh) while you move the

mouse.

Ctrl+key

k+key

Press and hold the first key while you press the

second key.

Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action

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In this document, the term "effects guide" refers to the Effects Guide for

Avid Xpress Pro, Avid Xpress DV, which is available on the Avid Xpress

Products Online Library CD-ROM.

If You Need Help

If you are having trouble using your Avid application:

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

in this guide. It is especially important to check each step of your

workflow.

2. Check for the latest information that might have become available

after the documentation was published in one of two locations:

- If release notes are available, they ship with your application.

- If ReadMe files are available, they are supplied in your Avid

application folder. ReadMe files are also available from Help.

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Release notes and ReadMe files are also available on the Avid Knowledge

Center.

3. Check the documentation that came with your Avid application or your

hardware for maintenance or hardware-related issues.

4. Visit the online Knowledge Center at www.avid.com/support. Online

services are available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Search this

online Knowledge Center to find answers, to view error messages, to

access troubleshooting tips, to download updates, and to read/join

online message-board discussions.

5. For Technical Support, please call 800-800-AVID (800-800-2843).

For Broadcast On-Air Sites and Call Letter Stations, call

800-NEWSDNG (800-639-7364).

Accessing the Tutorial and Online Library

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Accessing the Tutorial and Online Library

The Avid Xpress Products Tutorial CD-ROM contains a multimedia

tutorial. Avid recommends the multimedia tutorial as your first resource for

learning how to use your application. The Avid Xpress Products Online

Library CD-ROM contains all the product documentation in PDF format.

You can access the tutorial and the library from the Tutorial CD-ROM and

the Online Library CD-ROM or from the Help menu.

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You need Adobe

®

Reader

®

installed to view the documentation online. You

can download the latest version of Adobe Reader from the Adobe Web site.

The tutorial and the effects reference guide require Apple’s QuickTime

®

application to view the QuickTime movies. You can download the latest

version of QuickTime from the Apple

®

Web site.

To access the tutorial from the Tutorial CD-ROM:

1. Insert the Tutorial CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

2. Double-click Mainmenu.exe.

To access the online library from the Online Library CD-ROM:

1. Insert the Online Library CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

2. Double-click Mainmenu.pdf.

To access the tutorial or the online library from the Help:

1. Insert the Tutorial CD-ROM or the Online Library CD-ROM into the

CD-ROM drive.

2. In your Avid application, select Help > Online Library & Tutorial.

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For the latest product information, see the Avid Knowledge Center:

www.avid.com/support

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If You Have Documentation Comments

We’d appreciate any comments or suggestions you may have about this

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Include the title of the document, its part number, and the specific section

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