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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.............................................................................................................................20
Dynamic tool window.........................................................................................................22
Viewing monitor.................................................................................................................23
Storyboard.........................................................................................................................24
Audio mixer........................................................................................................................24
The Assignment List Manager...........................................................................................25
Aurora Edit tools....................................................................................................................26
Timeline Tool .....................................................................................................................26
Source Tool .......................................................................................................................27
Trim Tool ............................................................................................................................28
Transition Tool ...................................................................................................................29
Audio Mixer Tool ................................................................................................................30
Video Effects Tool .............................................................................................................31
Command pulldown menu.....................................................................................................32
The Aurora Edit keyboard......................................................................................................33
Tool selection keys.............................................................................................................33
Transport command keys...................................................................................................34
Editing and clip/track selection keys..................................................................................35
Mark point keys..................................................................................................................36
Track selection keys...........................................................................................................37
Other Aurora Edit keys.......................................................................................................38
Keyboard shortcuts...............................................................................................................40
Aurora Edit keyboard shortcuts..........................................................................................40
Edit setup keyboard shortcuts...........................................................................................40
Play speed keyboard shortcuts..........................................................................................41
Selecting and moving keyboard shortcuts.........................................................................41
Tracks keyboard shortcuts.................................................................................................42
Transports keyboard shortcuts...........................................................................................43
Video effects keyboard shortcuts.......................................................................................43
MediaFrame keyboard shortcuts.......................................................................................44
Contents
Chapter 2: Working in the Bin..................................................................................45
About the Bin window............................................................................................................46
Creating a new bin................................................................................................................46
How to organize your Bins.....................................................................................................47
Saving the Bin position..........................................................................................................48
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Viewing clips in your Bin........................................................................................................48
Details view........................................................................................................................48
Thumbnail view..................................................................................................................50
Working with clips in the Bin..................................................................................................51
Searching for a clip or sequence.......................................................................................51
Copying a clip or sequence................................................................................................52
Moving a clip or sequence.................................................................................................52
Renaming bins and media files..........................................................................................52
Deleting clips and sequences............................................................................................52
Changing master clip properties .......................................................................................53
SmartBins..............................................................................................................................53
Understanding SmartBins .................................................................................................53
Creating a Transfer SmartBin.............................................................................................53
Creating a Shared SmartBin .............................................................................................54
Creating a Media Import SmartBin ...................................................................................54
Chapter 3: Using MediaFrame to manage media...................................................57
Understanding MediaFrame..................................................................................................58
Searching for media..............................................................................................................58
Setting search criteria........................................................................................................58
Tips for using search criteria..............................................................................................59
Saving a search.................................................................................................................62
Working with searches.......................................................................................................62
Using filters to refine a search...........................................................................................63
Using Explore to bookmark locations....................................................................................64
Using Collections to categorize clips.....................................................................................65
About Collections...............................................................................................................65
Creating a collection..........................................................................................................66
Modifying Collections.........................................................................................................66
Viewing Collection contents...............................................................................................67
Adding assets to a collection.............................................................................................67
Using metadata to define clips..............................................................................................67
About metadata.................................................................................................................67
Adding general information................................................................................................68
Using keywords to define clips...........................................................................................69
Managing custom metadata fields.....................................................................................71
Using custom metadata fields............................................................................................72
Printing metadata...............................................................................................................72
Chapter 4: Acquiring media.....................................................................................73
Using clips stored in the Bin..................................................................................................74
Using a clip source................................................................................................................74
Importing graphic files...........................................................................................................74
Graphic file formats............................................................................................................75
Chapter 5: Preparing to edit.....................................................................................77
Creating a new sequence......................................................................................................78
Changing sequence properties..........................................................................................79
Preserving ANC Data............................................................................................................80
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Selecting and deselecting tracks...........................................................................................81
About editing modes..............................................................................................................81
Naming source tapes............................................................................................................82
Routing audio tracks..............................................................................................................82
Using variable speed record..................................................................................................83
Selecting your source............................................................................................................84
Using a clip source............................................................................................................84
Changing sources..............................................................................................................84
Using auxiliary input...........................................................................................................84
Linking to an existing news or sports story............................................................................85
Story View functions..........................................................................................................87
Adjusting the read count in Story View..............................................................................89
Using the Assignment List Manager......................................................................................89
Editing and Aurora Playout................................................................................................91
Creating placeholders in the Assignment List....................................................................91
Viewing by category in the Assignment List......................................................................93
Changing the clip category in the Assignment List............................................................93
Identifying missing clips.....................................................................................................93
Deleting placeholders in the Assignment List....................................................................94
Chapter 6: Working in the Timeline..........................................................................95
Understanding Aurora Edit's Agile Timeline..........................................................................96
Mark Points............................................................................................................................96
About Mark Points..............................................................................................................96
Marking In and Out Points.................................................................................................97
Setting up a split edit.............................................................................................................97
Zooming in on a clip source..................................................................................................98
Tips for using the zoom controls........................................................................................99
Changing the Timeline view manually...................................................................................99
Using Auto-Scale to adjust the Timeline view automatically................................................100
Toggling tracks on the fly.....................................................................................................100
Moving clips.........................................................................................................................101
Moving clips in the Timeline.............................................................................................101
Moving audio clips...........................................................................................................101
Copying clips to the Timeline...........................................................................................101
Copying and pasting clips................................................................................................102
Copying a selected area of a sequence...........................................................................102
Using Quick Edit mode........................................................................................................103
Creating your clips...............................................................................................................103
Playing a sequence.............................................................................................................103
Saving a sequence..............................................................................................................104
Splitting clips.......................................................................................................................104
Lifting clips...........................................................................................................................105
Lifting clips from the Timeline..........................................................................................105
Lifting an area of a sequence..........................................................................................106
Deleting clips.......................................................................................................................106
Deleting a clip from your sequence.................................................................................106
Deleting an area from a sequence...................................................................................107
Saving the Timeline track configuration ..............................................................................108
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Chapter 7: Trimming clips......................................................................................109
Trimming your clips..............................................................................................................110
Using handles to add frames to your clips...........................................................................110
Locking the duration of a clip...............................................................................................110
Playing Past Out..................................................................................................................111
Extending your edits............................................................................................................111
Trimming your media clips in the Bin...................................................................................112
Creating SubClips............................................................................................................112
Copying a clip to the Timeline..........................................................................................112
A quick way to edit...........................................................................................................112
Chapter 8: Transitions.............................................................................................115
Transitions in Aurora Edit.....................................................................................................116
Understanding transition types............................................................................................116
Dissolves..........................................................................................................................117
Wipes...............................................................................................................................117
Pushes.............................................................................................................................117
Slides...............................................................................................................................118
Creating a transition............................................................................................................118
Changing transitions............................................................................................................119
Creating wipes.....................................................................................................................120
Adding a border to a wipe................................................................................................120
Changing the border color of a Wipe...............................................................................121
Reversing a Wipe.............................................................................................................121
Rendering transitions..........................................................................................................121
Creating transitions for an area of the sequence ................................................................122
Deleting transitions..............................................................................................................122
Audio crossfades.................................................................................................................122
About audio crossfades...................................................................................................122
Applying crossfades to the audio tracks only...................................................................123
Applying crossfades automatically with transitions..........................................................123
Chapter 9: Audio......................................................................................................125
Adjusting audio levels..........................................................................................................126
About adjusting audio levels in Aurora Edit......................................................................126
Viewing audio levels on the Timeline...............................................................................126
Changing audio levels in a clip........................................................................................128
Removing fade control points..........................................................................................128
Ganging and adjusting multiple audio tracks...................................................................129
Monitoring audio tracks.......................................................................................................129
Soloing an audio track.....................................................................................................129
Muting an audio track.......................................................................................................129
Using the Master Audio Sliders to set output level...........................................................130
Setting Timeline audio settings............................................................................................130
Adjusting audio gain............................................................................................................132
Using Audio Automation......................................................................................................132
Showing Audio Automation..............................................................................................133
Removing Audio Automation...........................................................................................133
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Adding audio narration .......................................................................................................133
Chapter 10: Advanced editing................................................................................135
Converting clip aspect ratios...............................................................................................136
About aspect ratio conversion..........................................................................................136
Aspect ratio conversion types..........................................................................................137
Manually converting a clip aspect ratio............................................................................137
Creating an aspect ratio preset........................................................................................138
Inserting filler between clips................................................................................................138
Creating a Fit To Fill.............................................................................................................139
Adding a freeze frame to your sequence.............................................................................140
Varying the speed of a clip..................................................................................................141
Using control track...............................................................................................................141
Using Match Frame.............................................................................................................141
Match Frame to Bin..........................................................................................................141
Match Frame to source....................................................................................................142
Editing using offline proxy media.........................................................................................142
Seaching for Offline Assets..............................................................................................143
Moving offline assets to the Timeline...............................................................................144
Restore and synchronize offline assets...........................................................................145
Unlinking restored assets................................................................................................147
Linking video MOS objects to the Timeline.........................................................................149
Chapter 11: Video effects.......................................................................................153
Creating video effects - overview........................................................................................154
Understanding video effects................................................................................................155
Moving the foreground image within the viewer window.....................................................155
Moving foreground image—dragging image....................................................................156
Moving foreground image—using the joystick.................................................................156
Moving foreground image—moving the resize slider.......................................................156
Moving foreground image—adjusting the dials................................................................156
Moving foreground image—using the keyboard..............................................................157
Adding a video effect to the Timeline...................................................................................157
Other ways to add a video effect to the Timeline.............................................................157
Changing the duration of a video effect...........................................................................158
Using saved effects in your sequence.............................................................................158
Importing video effects.....................................................................................................159
Choosing a video effect.......................................................................................................159
Using video effect options................................................................................................160
Adding effect properties...................................................................................................161
Working with keyframes......................................................................................................161
Understanding keyframes................................................................................................161
Inserting keyframes.........................................................................................................162
Modifying keyframes........................................................................................................162
Setting a path for your video effect......................................................................................163
Video effect paths............................................................................................................163
Viewing video effects within your sequence........................................................................164
Saving video effects............................................................................................................164
Rendering video effects.......................................................................................................165
Layering video effects..........................................................................................................165
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Exporting video effects........................................................................................................166
Effects & what they do.........................................................................................................166
How video effects work together......................................................................................166
Understanding video effects and keyframes....................................................................167
Resize video effect...........................................................................................................168
Key Shape video effect....................................................................................................169
Blur & mosaic video effects..............................................................................................170
Color Effect......................................................................................................................172
Proc Amp video effect......................................................................................................172
Color correction video effect............................................................................................173
Mirror Vertical video effect...............................................................................................175
Mirror Horizontal video effect...........................................................................................175
Luma Key video effect......................................................................................................175
Options for resize or key shape effects...............................................................................175
Blend options for Resize and Key Shape effects.............................................................175
Border options for Resize and Key Shape effects............................................................176
Cropping options for Resize effects.................................................................................177
Drop shadows for Resize and Key Shape effects............................................................177
Path Control for keyframes..............................................................................................178
Chapter 12: Graphic Tools......................................................................................181
Graphics Overview..............................................................................................................182
The Orad Graphics Tool .....................................................................................................182
Configuring Orad in Aurora Edit.......................................................................................183
Moving Orad MOS objects into Aurora Edit.....................................................................183
Creating Graphics In Orad...............................................................................................184
Preview and Edit Orad Graphics......................................................................................185
The VizRT Graphics Tool ....................................................................................................186
Configuring VizRT in Aurora Edit.....................................................................................187
Moving VizRT MOS objects into Aurora Edit....................................................................189
Create VizRT Graphic within Aurora Edit.........................................................................191
Preview VizRT Graphics..................................................................................................193
Chapter 13: Sending and exporting output..........................................................197
Sending sequences.............................................................................................................198
Associating a sequence with an Aurora Playout placeholder..............................................198
Storing sequences on Aurora Edit.......................................................................................199
Exporting a Final Cut Pro EDL............................................................................................200
Using the Conform Manager...............................................................................................201
Appendix A: Software Licenses.............................................................................203
cmemdc...............................................................................................................................204
cping....................................................................................................................................204
CSizingToolBar....................................................................................................................205
CTextProgressCtrl...............................................................................................................206
MIT......................................................................................................................................206
mozilla.................................................................................................................................207
Paintlib.................................................................................................................................214
resizeable lib........................................................................................................................215
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tconvert................................................................................................................................217
zlib.......................................................................................................................................217
Glossary.................................................................................................................................219
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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
• Command pulldown menu
• The Aurora Edit keyboard
• 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
Timeline View
Story View
Properties
FunctionNameIcon
Sends a clip or sequence to another destinationSend To File
Opens the Conform Manager where you can
monitor sends using a Conformance Server
Displays the main view with the selected sequence
on the Timeline
Opens the selected clip in the Trimmer for editingTrimmer View
Displays the script for the selected sequence, if
there is one
Records the selected clip or sequence to tapePlay to Tape
Displays the properties for the currently selected
clip or sequence, including the description, creation
date, and location
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Bin
Introducing Aurora Edit
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.
Bin toolbar
The Bin toolbar lets you view and organize the folders in your database, as well as
search for clips.
DescriptionNameButton
Tree
View
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Lets you toggle between seeing the entire Bin structure and
seeing contents of a selected Bin
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Bin contents toolbar
The Bin contents toolbar lets you access common Bin functions.
DescriptionNameButton
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
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.
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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.
Introducing Aurora Edit
DescriptionNameIcon
Saves your sequence in the BinSave
Cut Mark In
Cut Mark Out
Selects the Timeline ToolTimeline Tool
Selects the Source ToolSource Tool
Selects the Trim ToolTrim Tool
Selects the Transition ToolTransition Tool
Selects the Audio Mixer ToolAudio Mixer Tool
Selects the Video Effects ToolVideo Effects 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
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Dynamic tool window
The dynamic tool window changes functionality based on the Aurora Edit tool you
select.
DescriptionNameIcon
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
Redoes the latest actionRedo
Opens the Sequence Properties windowSequence Properties
Toggles the display of the StoryboardShow/Hide Storyboard
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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Viewing monitor
The viewing monitor is where you view your media, play through a clip to find footage,
and play your sequence.
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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.
Audio mixer
The audio mixer lets you adjust audio output levels, gang audio tracks, and mute
channels.
Five of Aurora Edit LD's tools contain the audio mixer:
• Timeline Tool
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• Source Tool
• Trim Tool
• Transition Tool
• Audio Mixer Tool
For further audio editing capabilities, use the Audio Mixer Tool.
Introducing Aurora Edit
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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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.
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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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