Pinnacle Systems EDL Manager - 10.0 User's Guide
Avid® EDL Manager
User’s Guide
Release 10.0
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Avid EDL Manager User’s Guide • Part 0130-04524-01 Rev. A • August 2000
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Contents
Chapter 1 Working with EDLs
EDLs and the EDL Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Online and Offline Editing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
What the EDL Manager Does . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Starting EDL Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Creating or Reading an EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Creating an EDL from a Sequence in a Bin, Existing EDL,
or OMFI File (Windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Creating an EDL from a Sequence in a Bin, Existing EDL, or
OMFI File (Macintosh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Reading an Existing EDL from the RT-11 Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Saving an EDL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Saving an EDL as a Text File or an OMFI Composition . . . . . . 18
Saving an EDL to an RT-11 Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Verifying an RT-11 Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Formatting an RT-11 Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Printing an EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Copying an EDL Between Storage Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using EDL Manager with Your Avid Editing System. . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Creating an EDL from the Active Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Creating a Sequence from an EDL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Viewing a List of Tapes in the Source Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Printing a List of Tapes in the Source Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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Chapter 2 Customizing EDLs
EDL Manager Option Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Changing Settings in the EDL Manager Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Changing the Title of an EDL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Defining Video Tracks and Audio Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Including or Excluding Specific Tracks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Redefining a Track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Combining or Isolating Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Creating Stereo Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Choosing a Format for the Audio Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Displaying Different Views of an EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Selecting a Template for the EDL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
File Names in the Template Pop-up Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Opening a Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Adjusting the Source and Output Timecodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Finding the Field Where an Edit Occurred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Updating an EDL with EDL Manager Window Changes . . . . . 40
Changing Settings in the Options Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Selecting an Edit Controller Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Selecting an Edit Controller Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Sorting the Order of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Setting Up a Master List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Setting Up a Dupe List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Using the Preread Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Showing or Hiding Comments and Other Information . . . . . . 51
The Effects Info Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
The Repair Notes Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Optimizing the EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Setting Up Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Setting the Record Start Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Setting the Pulldown Start Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Setting the Tapename Truncation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Saving Options to a Template File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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Changing Options in the Site Settings Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Changing Serial Transmission Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Changing Font Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Chapter 3 Editing and Troubleshooting EDLs
Using a Text Editor to Edit an EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Fitting the Format to the EDL Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Changing the Header Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Removing Problems Caused by Complex Sequences. . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Using the Console Window to Display Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Fixing Difficult Transitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Locating Trouble Spots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Slicing and Dicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Trying One Track at a Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Avoiding Problems in EDLs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Simplifying Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Looking for Missing Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Dealing with Corruptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Appendix A Check List for Online Editing
Calling Ahead to the Online Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Deciding What to Take to the Online Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Take EDL Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Take the EDL in Several Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Take Reference Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Double-Checking the EDL File Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Appendix B Creating EDLs for Film Projects
Matchback Conversion in Film-to-Video EDLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Creating EDLs for a Matchbacked Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Creating Audio-Only EDLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
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Appendix C Using Serial Transmission to Transfer EDLs
Connecting the Edit Controller to the Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Setting Serial Transmission Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Transmitting the EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Glossary
Index
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Tables
Table 2-1 Source and Output Timecodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Table 2-2 Timecode Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Table 2-3 Formats and Audio Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Table 2-4 EDL Sort Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Table 2-5 Master List Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Table 2-6 Dupe List Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Table 2-7 Show Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Table 2-8 Optimization Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Table 2-9 Standards Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Table 2-10 Tapename Truncation Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Tab l e C-1 Serial Transfer Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
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CHAPTER 1
Working with EDLs
This chapter introduces edit decision lists (EDLs) and provides
instructions for basic EDL Manager procedures. It includes the
following sections:
• EDLs and the EDL Manager
• Starting EDL Manager
• Using Help
• Creating or Reading an EDL
• Saving an EDL
• Formatting an RT-11 Disk
• Printing an EDL
• Copying an EDL Between Storage Locations
• Using EDL Manager with Your Avid Editing System
• Viewing a List of Tapes in the Source Table
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EDLs and the EDL Manager
An edit decision list (EDL) is a list of instructions for all the edits you
make for creating a program on videotape. This list might include cuts,
wipes, dissolves, fades, and black edits. The EDL Manager application
organizes the instructions as a series of chronological edits called
events. Each event specifies a timecode for the source and master tapes.
Online and Offline Editing
In most cases, you generate an EDL to take a project from the offline
editing environment, where rough editing and experimentation are less
expensive, into the online editing environment, where an editor using
an edit controller can produce a finished master in less time. The EDL
Manager saves EDLs in a format an editing system can use, such as
GVC or CMX. You might also need to import an EDL from the online
environment back into the offline suite to make further changes before
completing the master tape.
Traditionally, the offline environment consisted of a simplified
videotape suite with less expensive machines and fewer effects
capabilities. More recently, offline environments are likely to include
nonlinear editing systems such as Avid’s Media Composer
environment might also include a high-end nonlinear editing system
such as Avid’s Symphony™, or an online model of Media Composer.
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. The online
In all cases, the EDL, in the form of a file generated in a readable
format, is the link back and forth between the two environments.
What the EDL Manager Does
You can use EDL Manager to generate an EDL from a sequence in a bin
or from an OMFI file. OMFI is a file format for importing and
exporting media; it allows you to share information with other
platforms. You can also read a previously saved EDL into EDL
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Manager. After creating an EDL, you can save it as a text file that can
be read by different edit controllers, such as Sony
you can save the EDL as an OMFI composition.
You can use EDL Manager to create an EDL that displays additional
types of information, such as comments or patches. You can specify the
different audio and video tracks in the sequence. You can also specify
the assembly modes that the online edit controller uses when creating
your program.
Because EDL Manager is a standalone application, your other Avid
applications do not have to be running when you create EDLs from
sequences. When you run EDL Manager with your Avid editing
system, you can bring the sequence that is currently in the editing
system into the EDL Manager window. After working with the EDL in
EDL Manager, you can create a sequence in the Avid editing system
from the EDL.
Starting EDL Manager
You can start EDL Manager as a standalone application, or you can
start it from within your Avid editing system application.
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, GVG, or CMX, or
(Windows) To start EDL Manager as a standalone application:
1. Click the Start button.
2. Point to Programs.
3. Point to Avid.
4. Point to EDL Manager.
EDL Manager opens.
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Using Help
(Macintosh) To start EDL Manager as a standalone application:
t Double-click the EDL Manager icon.
EDL Manager opens.
To start EDL Manager from within your Avid editing system
application:
t Choose EDL from the Output menu.
EDL Manager opens as the active window, showing the Editing
System icon connected to the Update button by a Right Arrow button.
The Help provides all the information contained in Avid EDL Manager
User’s Guide, and operates in a web browser. To open the Help, choose
EDL Manager Help from the Help menu in the Avid EDL Manager
application. For information about using the Help, click the Using
Help button in the Help system.
Creating or Reading an EDL
The EDL Manager window displays the EDL you create or the existing
EDL you open or read. You can view an EDL by doing any of the
following:
• Creating an EDL from a Sequence in a Bin, Existing EDL, or
OMFI File (Macintosh).
• Creating an EDL from the Active Sequence.
• Reading an Existing EDL from the RT-11 Disk.
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Creating an EDL from a Sequence in a Bin, Existing EDL, or OMFI File (Windows)
To create an EDL from a sequence in a bin, from an existing EDL, or
from an OMFI file:
1. Choose Open from the File menu.
The Choose file to open dialog box appears.
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2. Choose Common Files (*.avb, *.edl, *.omf) from the Files of type
pop-up menu.
3. Navigate to the disk or folder that contains the file you want.
4. Select a file — either a sequence in a bin (.avb), another EDL (.edl),
or an OMFI (.omf) file — and click Open.
When you open an OMF file or a file from a bin, EDL Manager automatically
determines whether the EDL you are generating should be NTSC, PAL Video,
or PAL Film 1 or 2. If you open an EDL other than from an OMF file or a file
from a bin, you must select a standard suboption.
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If you select a bin or an OMFI file, one of the following happens:
• If the file contains only one sequence, EDL Manager creates
the EDL for that sequence.
• If the file contains more than one sequence, the Open dialog
box appears.
5. Select a sequence and click OK.
The created EDL appears in the EDL Manager window.
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The Source and Output pop-up menus appear only for 24p or 25p bins and
for OMFI files.
For information on changing the settings in the EDL, see Chapter 2.
Creating an EDL from a Sequence in a Bin, Existing EDL, or OMFI File (Macintosh)
To create an EDL from a sequence in a bin, from an existing EDL, or
from an OMFI file:
1. Choose Open from the File menu.
A dialog box appears.
2. Navigate to the disk or folder that contains the file you want.
3. Select a file — either a sequence in a bin (.avb), another EDL (.edl),
or an OMFI (.omf) file — and click Open.
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When you open an OMF file or a file from a bin, EDL Manager automatically
determines whether the EDL you are generating should be NTSC, PAL Video,
or PAL Film 1 or 2. If you open an EDL other than from an OMF file or a file
from a bin, you must select a standard suboption.
If you select a bin or an OMFI file, one of the following happens:
• If the file contains only one sequence, EDL Manager creates
the EDL for that sequence.
• If the file contains more than one sequence, a dialog box
appears. Select a sequence, and then click OK. EDL Manager
creates the EDL.
The created EDL appears in the EDL Manager window.
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The Source and Output pop-up menus appear only for 24p or 25p bins and
for OMFI files.
For information on changing the settings in the EDL, see Chapter 2.
Reading an Existing EDL from the RT-11 Disk
(Windows) To read an EDL that is saved on an RT-11 disk in a CMX,
GVG, or high-density GVG (HDGVG) edit controller format:
1. Insert the RT-11 disk that contains the EDL you want to read into
the disk drive.
2. Choose Read From RT11 Disk from the File menu.
The Open dialog box appears
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3. Select the EDL you want and click OK.
The EDL opens in the EDL Manager window.
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When you open an OMF file or a file from a bin, EDL Manager automatically
determines whether the EDL you are generating should be NTSC, PAL Video,
or PAL Film 1 or 2. If you open an EDL other than from an OMF file or a file
from a bin, you must select a standard suboption.
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Disk icon
(Macintosh) To read an EDL that is saved on an RT-11 disk in a CMX,
GVG, or high-density GVG (HDGVG) edit controller format:
1. Insert the RT-11 disk that contains the EDL you want to read into
the disk drive.
An alert box warns that the disk is not a Macintosh disk.
2. Click OK.
A Disk icon appears in the main window.
3. Choose Read From RT11 Disk from the File menu.
A list of EDL files appears.
4. Select the EDL you want and click OK.
The EDL opens in the EDL Manager main window.
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When you open an OMF file or a file from a bin, EDL Manager automatically
determines whether the EDL you are generating should be NTSC, PAL Video,
or PAL Film 1 or 2. If you open an EDL other than from an OMF file or a file
from a bin, you must select a standard suboption.
To eject the RT-11 disk:
t Choose Eject RT11 Disk from the File menu.
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Saving an EDL
You can save an EDL as a text file with the .EDL file name extension, or
as an OMFI composition. The location where you save the EDL can be a
DOS-formatted disk, a hard drive or other storage device, or an RT-11
disk that can be read by CMX or GVG edit controllers. For information
on formatting an RT-11 disk, see “Formatting an RT-11 Disk” on
page 21.
Saving an EDL as a Text File or an OMFI Composition
To save an EDL as a text file or an OMFI composition:
1. Choose one of the following from the File menu:
• Save As, to save the EDL as a text file
• Save As OMFI, to save the EDL as an OMFI composition
A dialog box appears.
2. Navigate to the disk or folder where you want to save the EDL.
3. Accept the default file name, or enter a new name.
If you are saving to a DOS-formatted disk for transfer to an edit
controller, use a file name that the edit controller can read. The
name must be eight alphanumeric characters or less in uppercase
letters, followed by the file name extension (either .EDL or .OMF).
For example:
ANNA23.EDL
4. Click Save.
EDL Manager saves the EDL to the location you specified.
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Saving an EDL to an RT-11 Disk
(Windows) To save an EDL to an RT-11 disk:
1. Insert a CMX or GVG disk into the disk drive.
2. With an EDL open in the EDL Manager window, choose Write To
RT11 Disk from the File menu.
A dialog box appears, showing the name of your EDL.
3. Accept the EDL file name, or type a new name.
The name must be six or fewer alphanumeric characters, in
uppercase letters, followed by the .EDL file name extension.
For example:
LEO3A.EDL
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4. Click OK.
EDL Manager saves the EDL to the CMX or GVG disk.
Some edit systems cannot read high-density disks (marked with the HD
symbol), so you might have to use a double-density disk. If you are in doubt,
check with the online suite or have the suite provide you with a formatted
disk.
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(Macintosh) To save an EDL to an RT-11 disk:
1. Insert a CMX or GVG disk into the disk drive.
An alert box appears.
2. Click OK.
3. With an EDL open, choose Write To RT11 Disk from the File menu.
A dialog box appears, showing the name of your EDL.
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4. Accept the EDL file name, or type a new name.
The name must be six or fewer alphanumeric characters, in
uppercase letters, followed by the .EDL file name extension.
For example:
LEO3A.EDL
5. Click OK.
EDL Manager saves the EDL to the CMX or GVG disk.
Some edit systems cannot read high-density disks (marked with the HD
symbol), so you might have to use a double-density disk. If you are in doubt,
check with the online suite or have the suite provide you with a formatted
disk.
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Verifying an RT-11 Save
Because an RT-11 disk is not initialized for Macintosh, Windows NT, or
Windows 98 format, you cannot see its contents by using the standard
operating system tools (for example, My Computer on Windows). To
verify that the EDL has been saved successfully to the disk, you can
follow the first few steps of “Reading an Existing EDL from the RT-11
Disk” on page 15. If the EDL appears in the Make Selection dialog
box, then you know it was saved to the disk.
To verify that the EDL was saved to the disk:
1. Choose Read From RT11 Disk from the File menu.
The list of files for the RT-11 disk appears, allowing you to verify
that your EDL was saved to the disk.
2. Click Cancel to return to the EDL Manager.
Formatting an RT-11 Disk
An RT-11 disk in EDL Manager can be in any of the following formats:
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•CMX
•GVG
• HDGVG (high-density GVG)
When you take a DOS or Macintosh-formatted disk and format it as
an RT-11 disk, data on the disk is erased.
To format an RT-11 disk:
1. Choose Format RT11 Disk from the File menu.
A dialog box appears telling you to insert a diskette.
2. Insert a DOS-formatted disk (Windows) or a blank disk
(Macintosh) into the drive and click OK.
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3. Click OK.
4. Click one of the option buttons to choose an EDL disk type format.
EDL Manager formats the disk.
Printing an EDL
To print an open EDL:
1. Choose Print EDL (Windows) or Print (Macintosh) from the File
A message box appears warning that all data on the disk will be
lost.
The Format Options dialog box appears.
menu.
A dialog box appears.
2. Select the print options you want.
3. Click OK (Windows) or Print (Macintosh).
Copying an EDL Between Storage Locations
You can copy an EDL from any drive or disk storage location to
another without having to open the EDL in the EDL Manager window
or switch to operating system tools such as My Computer. The storage
locations, including RT-11 disks, must be accessible to your computer.
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To copy an EDL from one location to another:
1. To copy to or from an RT-11 disk, insert the RT-11 disk in the disk
drive.
(Macintosh only) A message appears stating that this is not a
Macintosh disk.
2. Click OK.
3. Choose Copy To/From Disk from the File menu.
The following dialog box appears:
4. To select the EDL to copy, do one of the following:
• To copy from an RT-11 disk, click Yes.
A list of EDL files appears. Select the EDL you want and click
OK.
• To copy from any other disk or drive, click No.
A dialog box appears.
• Navigate to the file you want to open and click Open.
Once you have selected the EDL you want to copy, a dialog box
appears asking if you want to write to an RT-11 disk.
5. To select the destination for the EDL copy, do one of the following:
• To copy to an RT-11 disk, click Yes, either accept the default
file name or enter a new name of six or fewer uppercase
characters, and then click OK.
• To copy to any other disk or drive, click No.
A dialog box appears.
• Navigate to the location where you want to save the file and
click Save.
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Using EDL Manager with Your Avid Editing System
EDL Manager is a standalone application; your other Avid editing
applications (for example, Media Composer, Film Composer,
Symphony, or Avid Xpress) do not have to be running when you
create EDLs from existing sequences.
When you start EDL Manager from your Avid editing system, or have
EDL Manager and the editing system running at the same time, you
can create an EDL for the sequence loaded in the active monitor or you
can create a sequence in the Avid editing system from an EDL that is
open in EDL Manager. See the following sections for more
information:
• Creating an EDL from the Active Sequence
• Creating a Sequence from an EDL
Creating an EDL from the Active Sequence
You can create an EDL directly from the sequence that is loaded in
your Avid editing system. For more information, see “Using EDL
Manager with Your Avid Editing System” on page 24.
To create an EDL from the sequence currently loaded in the Avid
editing system, do one of the following in EDL Manager:
t Click the Right Arrow button between the Editing System button
and the Update button in the EDL Manager window.
t Choose Get Current Sequence from the File menu.
The EDL appears in the EDL Manager window and a Left Arrow
button appears under the Right Arrow button, indicating that you can
now also create a sequence from the EDL.
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Creating a Sequence from an EDL
You can create a sequence in your Avid editing system directly from an
EDL. This procedure only applies to 30i and 25i projects and
sequences.
To create a sequence in your Avid editing system from an EDL that
is open in EDL Manager:
1. With your Avid editing system running, do one of the following:
t Click the Left Arrow button between the Editing System
button and the Update button in the EDL Manager EDL
Manager window.
t Choose Create Composer Sequence from the EDL Manager
File menu.
The editing system becomes the active window, and a dialog box
appears. The dialog box lists only those bins currently open in the
editing system.
2. Do one of the following:
t Select an existing bin in which to place the EDL sequence, and
then click OK.
t Click New Bin to create a new bin in which to place the EDL
sequence.
The sequence is created in the bin you selected, and EDL
Manager becomes the active window again.
Viewing a List of Tapes in the Source Table
The source table lists all source tapes in the sequence that the EDL
describes. The source table is a useful reference when you assemble
your program.
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To view the source table:
t Click the Sources button in the EDL Manager window. A list of
source tapes appears.
n
User-defined
name
If Sources is already selected before you open an EDL, the source table appears
when you complete the opening procedure. To view the master EDL display,
click Master in the EDL Manager window.
The source table has one row for each source tape. The three columns
provide the following information:
• The user-defined name for a source tape
• The Avid-defined name for a source tape
•The Avid import ID, which is the internal identification for your
Avid source tape
The exact format for these columns varies depending on the format of
your EDL.
Avid-defined
name
Avid import ID
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User-defined
name
Avid-defined
name
Avid import ID
Before your online session, you might want to print the source table on
paper.
Printing a List of Tapes in the Source Table
To print the source table:
t Choose Print EDL from the File menu.
For more information about the online session, see “Online and
Offline Editing” on page 9.
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CHAPTER 2
Customizing EDLs
This chapter describes how to customize an edit decision list by
changing a variety of settings. It also explains how to save settings as
templates for use with other EDLs.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• EDL Manager Option Settings
• Changing Settings in the EDL Manager Window
• Changing Settings in the Options Window
• Changing Options in the Site Settings Dialog Box
EDL Manager Option Settings
Initially, EDL Manager uses default option settings to generate the
EDL, unless you customize the EDL by changing the settings for any
of the options. You can change the settings, save them to a template,
and then use the template for other EDLs; or you can continue to
manipulate the settings until you find the most effective combination
for your sequence.
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Settings that you can change are located in several places within EDL
Manager. See the following sections:
• Changing Settings in the EDL Manager Window
• Changing Settings in the Options Window
• Changing Options in the Site Settings Dialog Box
As you choose the settings for your EDL, remember that they might
significantly affect the online session in terms of time and money. For
example, if you finish your program in a suite with preread
capabilities, choosing the preread option in the EDL Manager
application can save time in dubbing sources, and save money in
additional deck rental.
Changing Settings in the EDL Manager Window
Use the EDL Manager window (see Figure 2-1) to change or select the
following settings:
• Title name of your EDL
• Video tracks and audio channels
• Views of the EDL — master list, dupe list, or source table
• Templates to apply to the EDL
• Source and output frame rates (for 24p or 25p bins and OMFI files
only)
Use the Update button to update the EDL with changes you make to
the video tracks, audio channels, title, and to the Source and Output
frame rates.
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