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Contents
Grass Valley Product Support................................................................................................13
Chapter 1: Introducing Aurora Edit..........................................................................15
What is Aurora Edit?..............................................................................................................16
Quick overview of editing with Aurora Edit............................................................................16
Supported formats.................................................................................................................16
Tour of the Aurora Edit window..............................................................................................18
Main toolbar.......................................................................................................................18
Bin......................................................................................................................................19
Timeline.............................................................................................................................21
Dynamic tool window.........................................................................................................23
Viewing monitor.................................................................................................................24
Storyboard.........................................................................................................................24
Audio mixer........................................................................................................................25
The Assignment List Manager...........................................................................................25
Aurora Edit tools....................................................................................................................26
Timeline Tool .....................................................................................................................26
Source Tool .......................................................................................................................27
Trim Tool ............................................................................................................................28
Cut Point Edit Tool .............................................................................................................29
Transition Tool ...................................................................................................................30
Audio Mixer Tool ................................................................................................................30
Audio Effects Tool .............................................................................................................31
Video Effects Tool .............................................................................................................32
Title Tool ............................................................................................................................33
Graphic Tools.....................................................................................................................34
The Aurora Edit keyboard......................................................................................................35
Tool selection keys.............................................................................................................35
Transport command keys...................................................................................................36
Editing and clip/track selection keys..................................................................................37
Mark point keys..................................................................................................................38
Track selection keys...........................................................................................................40
Other Aurora Edit keys.......................................................................................................41
Command pulldown menu.....................................................................................................42
Keyboard shortcuts...............................................................................................................42
Aurora Edit keyboard shortcuts..........................................................................................43
Edit setup keyboard shortcuts...........................................................................................43
Selecting and moving keyboard shortcuts.........................................................................44
Play speed keyboard shortcuts..........................................................................................45
Tracks keyboard shortcuts.................................................................................................45
Transports keyboard shortcuts...........................................................................................46
Video effects keyboard shortcuts.......................................................................................46
MediaFrame keyboard shortcuts.......................................................................................47
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Chapter 2: Working in the Bin..................................................................................49
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About the Bin window............................................................................................................50
Creating a new bin................................................................................................................50
How to organize your Bins.....................................................................................................51
Saving the Bin position..........................................................................................................52
Working in shared or local mode...........................................................................................52
Viewing clips in your Bin........................................................................................................53
Details view........................................................................................................................53
Thumbnail view..................................................................................................................55
Working with clips in the Bin..................................................................................................55
Searching for a clip or sequence.......................................................................................55
Copying a clip or sequence................................................................................................56
Moving a clip or sequence.................................................................................................57
Renaming bins and media files..........................................................................................57
Deleting clips and sequences............................................................................................57
Changing master clip properties .......................................................................................57
SmartBins..............................................................................................................................58
Understanding SmartBins .................................................................................................58
Creating a Transfer SmartBin.............................................................................................58
Creating a Shared SmartBin .............................................................................................59
Chapter 3: Using MediaFrame to manage media...................................................61
Understanding MediaFrame..................................................................................................62
Searching for media..............................................................................................................62
Setting search criteria........................................................................................................62
Tips for using search criteria..............................................................................................63
Saving a search.................................................................................................................66
Working with searches.......................................................................................................66
Using filters to refine a search...........................................................................................67
Using Explore to bookmark locations....................................................................................69
Using Collections to categorize clips.....................................................................................70
About Collections...............................................................................................................70
Creating a collection..........................................................................................................70
Modifying Collections.........................................................................................................71
Viewing Collection contents...............................................................................................71
Adding assets to a collection.............................................................................................71
Using metadata to define clips..............................................................................................72
About metadata.................................................................................................................72
Adding general information................................................................................................72
Using keywords to define clips...........................................................................................73
Managing custom metadata fields.....................................................................................75
Using custom metadata fields............................................................................................76
Printing metadata...............................................................................................................76
Chapter 4: Acquiring media.....................................................................................79
Using clips stored in the Bin..................................................................................................80
Using a clip source................................................................................................................80
Recording to the Bin..............................................................................................................80
Using files from removable media ........................................................................................81
Importing files........................................................................................................................82
Importing clips...................................................................................................................82
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Importing EDL files............................................................................................................82
Importing effects................................................................................................................83
Importing graphic files........................................................................................................83
Importing media ................................................................................................................84
Importing a TGA animation sequence ..............................................................................86
Importing a MOV Animation File .......................................................................................87
Batch recording.....................................................................................................................88
About batch recording........................................................................................................88
Creating a Batch Capture list.............................................................................................89
Rearranging the Batch Capture list....................................................................................90
Changing row colors in the Batch Capture list...................................................................90
Saving a Batch Capture list...............................................................................................91
Loading a Batch Capture list..............................................................................................91
Recording clips to the Bin..................................................................................................91
Chapter 5: Preparing to edit.....................................................................................93
Creating a new sequence......................................................................................................94
Changing sequence properties..........................................................................................95
Preserving ANC Data............................................................................................................96
Selecting and deselecting tracks...........................................................................................97
About editing modes..............................................................................................................97
Naming source tapes............................................................................................................98
Routing audio tracks..............................................................................................................98
Using variable speed record..................................................................................................99
Selecting your source..........................................................................................................100
Using a clip source..........................................................................................................100
Changing sources............................................................................................................100
Using auxiliary input.........................................................................................................100
Linking to an existing news or sports story..........................................................................101
Story View functions........................................................................................................103
Adjusting the read count in Story View............................................................................105
Using the Assignment List Manager....................................................................................105
Editing and Aurora Playout..............................................................................................107
Creating placeholders in the Assignment List..................................................................107
Viewing by category in the Assignment List....................................................................109
Changing the clip category in the Assignment List..........................................................109
Identifying missing clips...................................................................................................109
Deleting placeholders in the Assignment List..................................................................110
Chapter 6: Working in the Timeline........................................................................111
Understanding Aurora Edit's Agile Timeline........................................................................112
Mark Points..........................................................................................................................112
About Mark Points............................................................................................................112
Marking In and Out Points...............................................................................................113
Setting up a split edit...........................................................................................................113
Controlling a deck from Aurora Edit.....................................................................................114
Zooming in on a clip source................................................................................................115
Tips for using the zoom controls......................................................................................116
Changing the Timeline view manually.................................................................................117
Using Auto-Scale to adjust the Timeline view automatically................................................117
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Toggling tracks on the fly.....................................................................................................118
Moving clips.........................................................................................................................118
Moving clips in the Timeline.............................................................................................118
Moving audio clips...........................................................................................................119
Copying clips to the Timeline...........................................................................................119
Copying and pasting clips................................................................................................119
Copying a selected area of a sequence...........................................................................120
Using Quick Edit mode........................................................................................................120
Creating your clips...............................................................................................................120
Playing a sequence.............................................................................................................121
Saving a sequence..............................................................................................................122
Splitting clips.......................................................................................................................122
Lifting clips...........................................................................................................................123
Lifting clips from the Timeline..........................................................................................123
Lifting an area of a sequence..........................................................................................123
Deleting clips.......................................................................................................................124
Deleting a clip from your sequence.................................................................................124
Deleting an area from a sequence...................................................................................125
Saving the Timeline track configuration ..............................................................................125
Chapter 7: Trimming clips......................................................................................127
Trimming your clips..............................................................................................................128
Using handles to add frames to your clips...........................................................................128
Locking the duration of a clip...............................................................................................128
Playing Past Out..................................................................................................................129
Changing cut points between adjacent clips.......................................................................129
About adjusting cut points ...............................................................................................129
Changing cut points.........................................................................................................129
Navigating to cut points...................................................................................................130
Using audio scrubbing.....................................................................................................131
Extending an individual track...........................................................................................131
Extending your edits............................................................................................................131
Trimming your media clips in the Bin...................................................................................132
Creating SubClips............................................................................................................133
Copying a clip to the Timeline..........................................................................................133
A quick way to edit...........................................................................................................133
Chapter 8: Transitions.............................................................................................135
Transitions in Aurora Edit.....................................................................................................136
Understanding transition types............................................................................................136
Dissolves..........................................................................................................................137
Wipes...............................................................................................................................137
Pushes.............................................................................................................................137
Slides...............................................................................................................................138
Creating a transition............................................................................................................138
Changing transitions............................................................................................................139
Creating wipes.....................................................................................................................140
Adding a border to a wipe................................................................................................140
Changing the border color of a Wipe...............................................................................141
Reversing a Wipe.............................................................................................................141
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Rendering transitions..........................................................................................................141
Creating transitions for an area of the sequence ................................................................142
Deleting transitions..............................................................................................................142
Audio crossfades.................................................................................................................143
About audio crossfades...................................................................................................143
Applying crossfades to the audio tracks only...................................................................143
Applying crossfades automatically with transitions..........................................................143
Chapter 9: Audio......................................................................................................145
Adjusting audio levels..........................................................................................................146
About adjusting audio levels in Aurora Edit......................................................................146
Viewing audio levels on the Timeline...............................................................................146
Changing audio levels in a clip........................................................................................148
Removing fade control points..........................................................................................148
Ganging and adjusting multiple audio tracks...................................................................149
Monitoring audio tracks.......................................................................................................149
Soloing an audio track.....................................................................................................149
Muting an audio track.......................................................................................................149
Using the Master Audio Sliders to set output level...........................................................150
Setting Timeline audio settings............................................................................................151
Adjusting audio gain............................................................................................................152
Using Audio Automation......................................................................................................153
Showing Audio Automation..............................................................................................153
Removing Audio Automation...........................................................................................153
Adding audio narration .......................................................................................................154
Audio effects........................................................................................................................154
About audio effects..........................................................................................................154
Equalizing audio in a recorded sequence........................................................................155
Using a previously applied Audio EQ effect.....................................................................157
Disguising a voice in a clip...............................................................................................157
Enhancing audio using OMF files .......................................................................................159
Exporting an Aurora Edit sequence as an OMF file ........................................................159
Enhancing audio with Digidesign Pro Tools ....................................................................160
Enhancing audio with Steinberg Nuendo ........................................................................161
Enhancing audio with Fairlight and AVTransfer ...............................................................163
Importing enhanced OMF files back into Aurora Edit .....................................................164
Chapter 10: Advanced editing................................................................................165
Converting clip aspect ratios...............................................................................................166
About aspect ratio conversion..........................................................................................166
Aspect ratio conversion types..........................................................................................167
Manually converting a clip aspect ratio............................................................................167
Creating an aspect ratio preset........................................................................................168
Inserting filler between clips................................................................................................168
Creating a Fit To Fill.............................................................................................................169
Adding a freeze frame to your sequence.............................................................................170
Varying the speed of a clip..................................................................................................171
Creating split edits...............................................................................................................171
Using control track...............................................................................................................172
Using Match Frame.............................................................................................................172
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Match Frame to Bin..........................................................................................................172
Match Frame to source....................................................................................................173
Editing using offline proxy media.........................................................................................173
Seaching for Offline Assets..............................................................................................174
Moving offline assets to the Timeline...............................................................................175
Restore and synchronize offline assets...........................................................................176
Unlinking restored assets................................................................................................179
Linking video MOS objects to the Timeline.........................................................................180
About Aurora Edit and Final Cut Pro...................................................................................183
Exporting an Aurora Edit sequence as a Final Cut Pro EDL ..........................................183
Importing an Aurora Edit sequence on Final Cut Pro .....................................................184
Exporting a Final Cut Pro file ..........................................................................................184
Converting existing Aurora Edit files to .mov format .......................................................185
Opening an Aurora Edit clip on Final Cut Pro .................................................................185
Chapter 11: Video effects.......................................................................................187
Creating video effects - overview........................................................................................188
Understanding video effects................................................................................................189
Moving the foreground image within the viewer window.....................................................190
Moving foreground image—dragging image....................................................................190
Moving foreground image—using the joystick.................................................................190
Moving foreground image—moving the resize slider.......................................................190
Moving foreground image—adjusting the dials................................................................190
Moving foreground image—using the keyboard..............................................................191
Adding a video effect to the Timeline...................................................................................191
Other ways to add a video effect to the Timeline.............................................................192
Changing the duration of a video effect...........................................................................192
Using saved effects in your sequence.............................................................................192
Importing video effects.....................................................................................................193
Choosing a video effect.......................................................................................................194
Using video effect options................................................................................................194
Adding effect properties...................................................................................................195
Working with keyframes......................................................................................................196
Understanding keyframes................................................................................................196
Inserting keyframes.........................................................................................................197
Modifying keyframes........................................................................................................197
Setting a path for your video effect......................................................................................198
Video effect paths............................................................................................................199
Viewing video effects within your sequence........................................................................200
Saving video effects............................................................................................................200
Rendering video effects.......................................................................................................200
Layering video effects..........................................................................................................201
Exporting video effects........................................................................................................201
Effects & what they do.........................................................................................................202
How video effects work together......................................................................................202
Understanding video effects and keyframes....................................................................202
Resize video effect...........................................................................................................204
Key Shape video effect....................................................................................................204
Blur & mosaic video effects..............................................................................................205
Color Effect......................................................................................................................207
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Proc Amp video effect......................................................................................................208
Color correction video effect............................................................................................208
Mirror Vertical video effect...............................................................................................210
Mirror Horizontal video effect...........................................................................................210
Luma Key video effect......................................................................................................211
Options for resize or key shape effects...............................................................................211
Blend options for Resize and Key Shape effects.............................................................211
Border options for Resize and Key Shape effects............................................................212
Cropping options for Resize effects.................................................................................212
Drop shadows for Resize and Key Shape effects............................................................213
Path Control for keyframes..............................................................................................214
Chapter 12: Titling and Graphics...........................................................................217
Titling and Graphics Overview.............................................................................................218
Using the Title Tool..............................................................................................................218
Using title templates........................................................................................................219
Modifying a template for your sequence..........................................................................220
Advanced titling...............................................................................................................222
Adding fonts.....................................................................................................................223
The Orad Graphics Tool .....................................................................................................223
Configuring Orad in Aurora Edit.......................................................................................224
Moving Orad MOS objects into Aurora Edit.....................................................................225
Creating Graphics In Orad...............................................................................................226
Preview and Edit Orad Graphics......................................................................................227
The VizRT Graphics Tool ....................................................................................................228
Configuring VizRT in Aurora Edit.....................................................................................229
Moving VizRT MOS objects into Aurora Edit....................................................................231
Create VizRT Graphic within Aurora Edit.........................................................................232
Preview VizRT Graphics..................................................................................................234
Chapter 13: Sending and exporting output..........................................................237
Sending sequences.............................................................................................................238
Associating a sequence with an Aurora Playout placeholder..............................................238
Recording completed sequences to tape............................................................................239
Storing sequences on Aurora Edit.......................................................................................241
Creating a playback list.......................................................................................................241
Playing and organizing sequences in the playback list....................................................242
Playing all sequences in the playback list........................................................................242
Viewing footage while playing a sequence......................................................................243
Trimming sequences in the playlist..................................................................................243
Loading a playlist.............................................................................................................243
Changing playback colors................................................................................................244
Modifying playback settings.............................................................................................244
Exporting files......................................................................................................................244
Exporting EDLs................................................................................................................245
Exporting a Final Cut Pro EDL........................................................................................246
Exporting effects..............................................................................................................247
Exporting graphic files.....................................................................................................247
Exporting media...............................................................................................................248
Exporting to a removable media device...........................................................................249
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Using the Conform Manager...............................................................................................250
Appendix A: Software Licenses.............................................................................253
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cping....................................................................................................................................254
CSizingToolBar....................................................................................................................255
CTextProgressCtrl...............................................................................................................256
MIT......................................................................................................................................256
mozilla.................................................................................................................................257
Paintlib.................................................................................................................................264
resizeable lib........................................................................................................................265
tconvert................................................................................................................................267
zlib.......................................................................................................................................267
Glossary.................................................................................................................................269
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Chapter 1
Introducing Aurora Edit
This section contains the following topics:
• What is Aurora Edit?
• Quick overview of editing with Aurora Edit
• Supported formats
• Tour of the Aurora Edit window
• Aurora Edit tools
• The Aurora Edit keyboard
• Command pulldown menu
• Keyboard shortcuts
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Introducing Aurora Edit
What is Aurora Edit?
Aurora Edit is a digital nonlinear editing solution designed specifically for editing
news stories. It replaces record decks and effects switchers by displaying edits in real
time.
Nonlinear editing systems provide greater efficiency, accuracy, and flexibility than
analog tape-based systems. For instance, you do not need to edit chronologically--you
can edit shots in any order without re-recording all of your edits after a change.
Breaking stories can be edited quickly, saved, and then different versions can be cut.
Re-editing stories, fixing mistakes, and adding shots in a tape-to-tape environment
can require valuable time in a business where time isn't always available. With
nonlinear editing, however, changes can be made at anytime during the editing process.
Aurora Edit's unique dynamic display updates automatically to provide you, the editor,
with the tools necessary for every edit. Because the audio and video are stored digitally,
you can repeatedly use media without duplication or degradation.
Quick overview of editing with Aurora Edit
You create a news or sports story with Aurora Edit in three stages: record footage,
edit and fine-tune the story, send the story for playout to air.
1. Record your raw footage or feed directly to the Aurora Edit Timeline or Bin.
You can also import clips and sequences from other third-party sources or other
Aurora Edit workstations.
2. Edit the story and fine tune it.
Use basic editing procedures to create simple cuts. Add dissolve, wipe, or slide
transitions. Add video effects such as blurs, color effects, or Picture-in-Picture.
Adjust the audio or add new audio. Add graphics or titles.
3. Save your final story to a network server, record it to tape for airing, play it directly
to air with an Aurora Edit playlist or a playback system like Aurora Playout.
Supported formats
Aurora Edit supports a large variety of audio, video and media formats you can use
to create sequences.
Aurora Edit supports these media formats for both NTSC and PAL video standards:
• DV
• DVCAM
• DVCPRO (25/50/100)
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• MPEG
• IMX
• AVC-Intra
• JPEG 2000
Aurora Edit supports these video formats:
Introducing Aurora Edit
Format
Aurora Edit supports these audio formats:
Format
Aurora Edit
LD
Aurora Edit
LD
Aurora Edit
HD
Aurora Edit
HD
Aurora Edit
HDR
XComponentInput
XComposite
XXFireWire, AVC and RMI
XSDI
XS-Video
XComponentOutput
XComposite
XXXDual VGA
XXFireWire (IEEE 1394)
XSDI
XS-Video
Aurora Edit
HDR
2/1AES-BNCInput
2/1AES-XLR
XXXANALOG-RCA
2ANALOG-XLR
8SDI Embedded
2/1AES-BNCOutput
2/1AES-XLR
2XXANALOG-RCA
2ANALOG-XLR
8SDI Embedded
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Introducing Aurora Edit
Tour of the Aurora Edit window
The Aurora Edit window consists of a main toolbar, a Bin to hold files, a
record/playback monitor, an audio mixer, an editing Timeline, and a dynamic window
that changes depending on the tool selected.
If you are using MediaFrame, you also have a storyboard that display scene detection
thumbnails.
Main toolbar
The main toolbar provides access to common Aurora Edit functions.
Conform Manager
Transfer Manager
Story View
Render Effects
FunctionNameButton
Sends a clip or sequence to another destinationSend To File
Opens the Conform Manager where you can
monitor sends using a Conformance Server
Opens the Transfer Manager window to show
status of restored media being transferred between
an archive location and the current timeline
Displays the script for the selected sequence, if
there is one
Records clips directly into your BinRecord to Bin
Records the selected clip or sequence to tapePlay to Tape
Renders the currently selected transitions or other
selected effects
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FunctionNameButton
Bin
Render All
Mix Down
Restore Sequence
Assets
Synchronize
Restored Assets
Unlink Restored
Assets
Second Monitor
Renders all unrendered transitions and effects in
the current sequence
Collapses a video effect into the video track below
it, allowing you to apply another effect to the same
clip
Invokes a hi-res restore in a sequence where offline
lo-res media from archived assets has been added
to the active timeline and edited
A syncronization button that allows the user to
manually replace the lo-res media with the hi-res
version making the story ready to render or be sent
to playout
Unlinks restored assets on the timeline back to
proxy references while preserving the timeline for
preview, future restore
Allows you to view the video window on a second
computer monitor
The Bin is a database where clips and sequences are stored and organized.
The top-level Bin appears by default when you start Aurora Edit. You create additional
bins to organize your media. You can also customize the information about each clip
and then search specific fields in the database.
If you are using MediaFrame, you have more searching and organizing capabilities.
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Bin toolbar
The Bin toolbar lets you view and organize the folders in your database, as well as
search for clips.
DescriptionNameButton
Tree
View
Bin contents toolbar
Lets you toggle between seeing the entire Bin structure and
seeing contents of a selected Bin
Allows you to search your database for clips and metadata assetsSearch
Allows you to browse your network and save network locationsExplore
Lets you organize and sort clips in the Bin for easy accessCollections
The Bin contents toolbar lets you access common Bin functions.
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DescriptionNameIcon
Timeline
Bins
Search Results
View Thumbnails
Column Manager
View the content of the selected Bin, not all Bins in
tree view
View the bins at the next highest levelUp One Level
Opens the bin Find in View search functionFind in View
Shows bin search results in bin contents as list or
thumbnail view
Toggle between displaying your clips and sequences
as text or as thumbnails
Create a new sequence in your binNew Sequence
Create a new binNew Bin
Select the columns to view in your bin; only
available when viewing bin contents as text, not as
thumbnails
The Aurora Edit Timeline is an all-purpose editing window that replaces a record deck
in the editing process.
The Timeline provides a graphic representation of your sequence in a single window,
displaying its tracks, the name of each clip, and the current frame's location.
Timeline toolbar
The Timeline has its own toolbar, which provides access to each of the Aurora Edit
tools, lets you select your editing mode, and other common Timeline functions.
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DescriptionNameButton
Saves your sequence in the BinSave
Timeline Auto-Scale is on
Auto-Scale On/Off
Timeline Auto-Scale is off
Selects the Timeline ToolTimeline Tool
Selects the Source ToolSource Tool
Selects the Trim ToolTrim Tool
Selects the Cut Point Edit ToolCut Point Edit Tool
Selects the Transition ToolTransition Tool
Selects the Audio Mixer ToolAudio Mixer Tool
Cut Mark In
Cut Mark Out
Selects the Audio Effects ToolAudio Effects Tool
Selects the Video Effects ToolVideo Effects Tool
Selects the Title Tool (option)Title Tool
Selects Overwrite Edit ModeOverwrite Mode
Selects Splice ModeSplice Mode
Activates Fit To FillFit To Fill
Splits a clip at the cursor pointSplit Clip
Trims the top of the selected clip on the
Timeline
Trims the tail of the selected clip on the
Timeline
Deletes selected clipsDelete Selected
Lifts selected clips off the TimelineLift
Zooms in on the view in the TimelineZoom In
Zooms out on the view in the TimelineZoom Out
Undoes the latest actionUndo
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Dynamic tool window
The dynamic tool window changes functionality based on the Aurora Edit tool you
select.
Each Aurora Edit tool lets you create, edit, refine, and enhance your sequences as you
create stories for playing to air.
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DescriptionNameButton
Redoes the latest actionRedo
Opens the Sequence Properties windowSequence Properties
Toggles the display of the StoryboardShow/Hide Storyboard
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Viewing monitor
The viewing monitor is where you view your media, play through a clip to find footage,
and play your sequence.
Storyboard
The storyboard displays video thumbnails of scene changes in your media, providing
an easy way to see what the clip includes.
You can have the storyboard display in your Aurora Edit timeline or you can hide it
by clicking the Show/Hide Storyboard button in the Timeline toolbar.
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Audio mixer
The audio mixer lets you adjust audio output levels, gang audio tracks, and mute
channels.
Six of Aurora Edit's tools contain the audio mixer:
• Timeline Tool
• Source Tool
• Trim Tool
• Transition Tool
• Audio Mixer Tool
• Audio Effects Tool
For further audio editing capabilities, use the Audio Mixer Tool or the Audio Effects
Tool.
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The Assignment List Manager
The Assignment List Manager is for editors to receive assignments from the producer,
to create additional placeholders for clips, and to reassign placeholders to other editors.
The Assignment List Manager runs on the Aurora Edit workstation and integrates
with Aurora Edit. The Aurora Edit toolbar displays part of the Assignment List so
editors can see at a glance how many stories need video.
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Aurora Edit tools
Each of the nine Aurora Edit tools displays in the dynamic window, leaving the
Timeline unchanged. You select the tools from the Timeline toolbar.
Timeline Tool
The Timeline Tool opens by default when you first create a sequence. You can
select and move clips or audio tracks, play sequences, mark in and out points, and
adjust master output audio sliders.
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Source Tool
The Source Tool digitizes raw material directly to the Timeline.
This is the fastest and most efficient way to generate clips from a source tape. You
can also use other sources for your footage, such as video feeds or microphones.
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Trim Tool
The Trim Tool changes the head or tail of a clip to change its duration.
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Cut Point Edit Tool
The Cut Point Edit Tool changes the edit points between clips in the Timeline.
You can easily create split edits by only selecting audio or video. If you have handles
on your clips, you can access unused portions of a clip without returning to the source
tape and redoing the edit.
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Transition Tool
The Transition Tool creates transition effects between clips in a sequence.
You can create dissolves or wipes between any two edits by selecting the transition
you want and clicking at the point you want the effect to appear.
Audio Mixer Tool
The Audio Mixer Tool adjusts the audio settings in a sequence, including the level,
the pan, and output channel routing.
You can raise or lower the audio on each audio track, or ride the audio on the fly using
the Write Automation option.
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