Pinnacle Systems EDL Manager - 21.x User's Guide

Avid® EDL Manager

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EDL Manager User’s Guide • Part 0130-06080-01 • June 2004

Using This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Accessing the Tutorial and Online Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

How to Order Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Avid Educational Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Chapter 1 Working with EDLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

EDLs and the EDL Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Online and Offline Editing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

What the EDL Manager Does . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Starting EDL Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Using Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Creating or Reading an EDL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Saving an EDL as a Text File or an OMFI Composition. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Saving an EDL to an RT-11 Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Verifying an RT-11 Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Formatting an RT-11 Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Printing an EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Copying an EDL between Storage Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Using EDL Manager with Your Avid Editing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Creating an EDL from the Active Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Creating a Sequence from an EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Viewing a List of Tapes in the Source Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Printing a List of Tapes in the Source Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Chapter 2 Customizing EDLs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

EDL Manager Option Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Changing Settings in the EDL Manager Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Changing the Title of an EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Defining Video Tracks and Audio Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Including or Excluding Specific Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Redefining a Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Combining or Isolating Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Creating Stereo Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Choosing a Format for the Audio Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Displaying Different Views of an EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Selecting a Template for the EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

File Names in the Template Pop-up Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Opening a Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Adjusting the Source and Output Timecodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Finding the Field Where an Edit Occurred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Updating an EDL with EDL Manager Window Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Changing Settings in the Options Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Selecting an Edit Controller Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Sorting the Order of Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Setting Up a Master List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Setting Up a Dupe List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Using the Preread Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Showing or Hiding Comments and Other Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

The Effects Info Comment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

The Repair Notes Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Optimizing the EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Setting Up Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Setting the Record Start Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Setting the Pulldown Start Frame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Setting the Tapename Truncation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Saving Options to a Template File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Changing Options in the Site Settings Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Changing Serial Transmission Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Changing Font Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Chapter 3 Editing and Troubleshooting EDLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Online Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Using a Text Editor to Edit an EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Fitting the Format to the EDL Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Changing the Header Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Removing Problems Caused by Complex Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Using the Console Window to Display Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Fixing Difficult Transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Locating Trouble Spots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Slicing and Dicing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Trying One Track at a Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Avoiding Problems in EDLs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Simplifying Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Looking for Missing Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Dealing with Corruptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Appendix A Check List for Online Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Calling Ahead to the Online Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Deciding What to Take to the Online Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Take EDL Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Take the EDL in Several Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Take Reference Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Double-Checking the EDL File Names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Appendix B Creating EDLs for Film Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Matchback Conversion in Film-to-Video EDLs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Creating EDLs for a Matchbacked Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Creating Audio-Only EDLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Appendix C Using Serial Transmission to Transfer EDLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Connecting the Edit Controller to the Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Setting Serial Transmission Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Transmitting the EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Using This Guide

EDL Manager is an application that allows you to create, modify, and manage edit decision lists (EDLs). The EDL Manager application can generate EDLs from sequences created with all Avid Because EDL Manager can generate lists from any Open Media Framework applications. You can start EDL Manager from within your Avid videobased editing system, use it in conjunction with other Avid video-based editing systems, or use it as a standalone application.

The EDL Manager application runs on the Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Mac OS X operating systems.

This guide is intended for EDL Manager users from beginning to advanced levels. Typically, these users are video editors who need to move a video project between one editing environment and another, or otherwise use an EDL to control aspects of the editing process.

composition, it is also compatible with a broad range of other

editing systems.

The documentation describes the features and hardware of all models. Therefore, your system might not contain certain features and hardware that are covered in the documentation.

Using This Guide

Symbols and Conventions

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subcommands) in the order you select them. For example, File > Import means to open the File menu and then select the Import command.

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Press and hold the first key while you press the last key or perform the mouse action. For example, k+Option+C or Ctrl+drag.

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Using This Guide

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2. Double-click the Mainmenu file.

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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

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.

Chapter 1 Working with EDLs

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 end nonlinear editing system such as Avid’s Symphony™, or an online model of Media Composer.

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.

. The online environment might also include a high-

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 Manager. After creating an EDL, you can save it as a text file that can be read by different edit controllers, such as Sony®, GVG, or CMX, or 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.

(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.

(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:

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Using Help

t Select Output > EDL.

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 the Avid EDL Manager User’s Guide, and operates in a web browser. To open the Help, select Help > EDL Manager Help in the Avid EDL Manager application. For information about using the Help, click the Using Help button in the Help system.

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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 following the procedures in the following sections:

• Creating an EDL from a Sequence in a Bin, Existing EDL, or OMFI File

(Windows)

• 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.

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. Select File > Open.

The Select File to Open dialog box opens.

2. Select Common Files (*.avb, *.edl, *.omf) from the Files of type pop-up menu.

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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.

If you select a bin or an OMFI file, one of the following happens: t If the file contains only one sequence, EDL Manager creates the EDL

for that sequence.

t If the file contains more than one sequence, the Open dialog box

opens.

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. Select File > Open. A dialog box opens.

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.

If you select a bin or an OMFI file, one of the following happens:

t If the file contains only one sequence, EDL Manager creates the EDL

for that sequence.

t If the file contains more than one sequence, a dialog box opens. Select

a sequence and click OK. EDL Manager creates the EDL.

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The created EDL appears in the EDL Manager window.

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 “Customizing

EDLs” on page 27.

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. Select File > Read From RT11 Disk. The Open dialog box opens.

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3. Select the EDL you want and click OK. The EDL opens in the EDL Manager window.

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. Select File > Read From RT11 Disk.

A list of EDL files appears.

4. Select an EDL and click OK. The EDL opens in the EDL Manager main window.

Saving an EDL

To eject the RT-11 disk:

t Select File > Eject RT11 Disk.

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 DOSformatted 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 20.

Saving an EDL as a Text File or an OMFI Composition

To save an EDL as a text file or an OMFI composition:

1. Select one of the following:

t File > Save As, to save the EDL as a text file t File > Save As OMFI, to save the EDL as an OMFI composition

A dialog box opens.

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, select File > Write To RT11 Disk.

A dialog box opens, showing the name of the 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

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.

(Macintosh) To save an EDL to an RT-11 disk:

1. Insert a CMX or GVG disk into the disk drive. An alert box opens.

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2. Click OK.

3. With an EDL open, select File > Write To RT11 Disk. A dialog box opens, showing the name of your EDL.

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.

Verifying an RT-11 Save

Because an RT-11 disk is not initialized for Macintosh, or Windows, 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. Select File > Read From RT11 Disk. 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.

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Formatting an RT-11 Disk

An RT-11 disk in EDL Manager can be in any of the following formats:

•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. Select File > Format RT11 Disk. A dialog box opens telling you to insert a diskette.

2. Insert a DOS-formatted disk (Windows) or a blank disk (Macintosh) into the drive and click OK.

A message box opens warning that all data on the disk will be lost.

3. Click OK. The Format Options dialog box opens.

4. Click one of the option buttons to select an EDL disk type format. EDL Manager formats the disk.

Printing an EDL

To print an open EDL:

1. Select File > Print EDL (Windows) or File > Print (Macintosh). A dialog box opens.

2. Select the print options you want.

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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.

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. Select File > Copy To/From Disk. The following dialog box opens:

4. To select the EDL to copy, do one of the following: t To copy from an RT-11 disk, click Yes.

A list of EDL files appears. Select the EDL you want and click OK.

t To copy from any other disk or drive, click No.

A dialog box opens. t Navigate to the file you want to open and click Open. Once you have selected the EDL you want to copy, a dialog box opens,

and asks if you want to write to an RT-11 disk.

5. To select the destination for the EDL copy, do one of the following: t 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.

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t To copy to any other disk or drive, click No. t A dialog box opens. t Navigate to the location where you want to save the file and click

Save.

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 22.

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 Select File > Get Current Sequence.

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.

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 Select Create Composer Sequence from the EDL Manager File menu. The editing system becomes the active window, and a dialog box opens.

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.

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The sequence is created in the bin you selected, and EDL Manager becomes the active window again.

Before you load the sequence in the Record monitor you should decompose the sequence or batch digitize the clips to ensure that the sequence is associated with the correct source clips.

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.

To view the source table:

t Click the Sources button in the EDL Manager window. A list of source

tapes appears.

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Pinnacle Systems EDL Manager - 21.x User's Guide

Contents

Using This Guide

Symbols and Conventions

If You Need Help

Accessing the Tutorial and Online Library

How to Order Documentation

Avid Educational Services

Working with EDLs

EDLs and the EDL Manager

Online and Offline Editing

What the EDL Manager Does

Starting EDL Manager

Using Help

Creating or Reading an EDL

Creating an EDL from a Sequence in a Bin, Existing EDL, or OMFI File (Windows)

Creating an EDL from a Sequence in a Bin, Existing EDL, or OMFI File (Macintosh)

Reading an Existing EDL from the RT-11 Disk

Saving an EDL

Saving an EDL as a Text File or an OMFI Composition

Saving an EDL to an RT-11 Disk

Verifying an RT-11 Save

Formatting an RT-11 Disk

Printing an EDL

Copying an EDL between Storage Locations

Using EDL Manager with Your Avid Editing System

Creating an EDL from the Active Sequence

Creating a Sequence from an EDL

Viewing a List of Tapes in the Source Table