GRASS VALLEY EDIUS FOR AVID EDITORS, EDIUS 6 Application Note
APPLICATION
NOTE
EDIUS for Avid Editors
By Maxim Jago, 123 Training
www.123training.co.uk
November 2010
Based on Grass Valley™ EDIUS® 6 and
Avid Media Composer 5
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Contents
Introduction 1
About This Overview 1
Differences and Similarities 2
Overview of the EDIUS Interface 3
Asset Bin 3
Source Browser 3
Player and Record Monitors 4
Timeline 4
Information Palette 5
Effects Palette 5
EDIUS Button Menus 5
Timeline Modes 5
Importing Media 6
Source Browser 6
Working with the Asset Bin 7
Additional Tools 8
Player and Recorder Preview Monitors 9
Preview Monitor Overlays 10
On-Screen Display 10
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Core Editing 11
Adding Clips to a Sequence 11
Removing Clips from a Sequence 11
Moving Clips in a Sequence 11
The Proxy Workflow 11
Working with the Timeline 12
Timeline Modes 12
Track Patching 12
Sync Locks 13
Track Headers 13
About Clip Segments 13
Trimming 14
Titles 14
Transitions 15
Effects 16
Adding Effects 16
Color Correction 16
Combining Effects 16
The Layouter 17
Audio 18
Adding Audio Filters 18
Output 19
Output to Tape 19
Batch Export 19
Output to File 19
Output to DVD/Blue-ray Disc 20
Important Settings 21
Summary 21
Further Information 21
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Introduction
EDIUS FOR AVID EDITORS
Grass Valley’s EDIUS is a powerful nonlinear editing system
used by countless editors all over the world to produce broadcast television, film, multimedia, DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs.
Nonetheless, many experienced Avid editors hesitate to jump
in and discover the fast, powerful, and easy-to-use editing tools
which EDIUS offers.
There are good reasons to stick with what you know: no time is
required to learn the tools you already use and it takes effort to
learn new technologies.
About This Overview
These notes give you ever ything you need to translate your
existing Avid editing skills into EDIUS editing skills. You will find
EDIUS quick and easy to learn, with several features that go
beyond the tools Media Composer offers.
To watch three supporting videos for this application note, visit
The good news is that the core Media Composer and EDIUS
editing experiences are not just similar — they are almost
exactly the same!
In fact, Media Composer 5 has new features that make it more
similar to editing with EDIUS than ever before. Many differences between the systems are only in the colors, button
designs, or names of tools.
This document is intended specifically for Avid Media
Composer 5 editors and is based on EDIUS 6. However, users
of any editing system will find this information valuable as a
quick way of getting to know EDIUS, without long explanations
of technologies you are already familiar with.
http://video.grassvalley.com/video/gvsnapshots/edius_for_avid_editors.
At that site you’ll find videos entitled “Overview,” Get Cutting,” and “Key Tools.”
Overview
Get Cutting
Key Tools
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Differences and Similarities
EDIUS FOR AVID EDITORS
EDIUS 6 looks very different compared to Media Composer 5
(MC5) but the two systems have a lot in common.
Let’s start with what is the same
Both systems have:
Software-only and software+hardware modes•
Switchable single or dual player/program monitors•
Standard keyboard shortcuts like “I” for Mark-In and “O” for •
Mark-Out
Track patching•
Sync locks•
Effects applied by drag-and-drop•
JKL playback•
Standard 3-point edits•
Mono or stereo audio tracks•
Native support for multiple video formats•
Sequence and clip markers (locators in MC5)•
Timeline-based clip rubber-banding•
The same standard editing workflow•
Now let’s look at some differences
Only EDIUS has:
Combined video+audio tracks—great for fast editing•
Dedicated title tracks for graphic and stills media•
Native, real-time support for almost any media format•
Direct linking between clips and ALL original media (not just •
AMA-supported formats)
Bin subfolders•
A dedicated Source Browser for browsing file-based camera •
media (like P2)
Separate configuration settings for all effects (no Effect •
Editor)
A multi-threaded, batch-encoding file encoder (no need for •
Sorenson)
A powerful, automated Proxy mode (like transcoding but with •
fewer clicks)
Monitor overlays with Zebra for highlights, shadows, and •
audio level
No filler—it just doesn’t exist on the EDIUS Timeline•
Separate settings windows, including Application, User, •
Project, and Sequence
A seamless interface, with no wasted space•
In Summary
The core editing experience is the same, whether you cut
with Media Composer or EDIUS. When editing, you will very
often find the same functionality you would expect in Media
Composer, plus a little bit more in EDIUS.
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Overview of the EDIUS Interface
The colors may be different, but the key components of the EDIUS interface should be familiar to you.
EDIUS FOR AVID EDITORS
Asset Bin
Just like Media Composer bins but designed like a file browser.
Bins are called folders in EDIUS and sub-folders work just as
you would expect—be more organized than ever.
Source Browser
No need for AMA—EDIUS links directly to ALL media as standard. The Source Browser lets you view file-based media from
camera formats like P2 and XDCAM like regular clips. Edit into
a sequence directly or organize them first in a bin.
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Overview of the EDIUS Interface (cont.)
Player and Record Monitors
Just the same as Source/Record Composer monitors in Media Composer. These can be set to single or dual mode in the View
menu.
Timeline
Much more similar to Media Composer than it first appears, plus dedicated Title tracks and combined video/audio tracks. Standard
modifier keys (CTRL and ALT) provide “yellow” and “red” Media Composer editing modes (Insert and Overwrite in EDIUS).
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Overview of the EDIUS Interface (cont.)
Information Palette
Like an always-on version of the Info
console command in Media Composer,
combined with a list of any effects
applied to a selected clip, plus Layouter
controls for scaling, rotation and animated 3D picture in picture effects.
Effects Palette
Just like the Media Composer Effect
Palette but with audio effects included.
EDIUS Button Menus
Many buttons in EDIUS have sub-menus that extend their functionality, indicated by
a drop-down triangle. The Delete button on the Timeline, for example, is also a menu
containing multiple delete options, including effects and rubber banding.
There’s a small learning curve with these sub-menus but they are well worth the
time as they give you direct access to options you might need to go hunting in the
Command Palette for in Media Composer.
Timeline Modes
Just as Media Composer has the red Lift/Over write and yellow Extract/Splice-in
modes, you set your EDIUS Timeline with:
Insert/Overwrite mode (like Red and Yellow Media Composer modes)•
Ripple mode to leave gaps/not leave gaps when deleting or trimming•
Group/Link mode to maintain or break links between sync source audio and video•
Snapping mode (like the CTRL/Command key in Media Composer)•
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