Pinnacle Systems Xpress DV - 4.0 User’s Guide
User´s Guide Supplement
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User’s Guide Supplement for Avid Xpress Pro, Avid Xpress DV• Part 030-05717-01 •
September 2003
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Contents
Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Who Should Use This Supplement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
If You Need Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Accessing the Tutorial and Online Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
If You Have Documentation Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
How to Order Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Avid Educational Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Appendix A Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Audio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Audio Project Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Audio Project Settings: Main Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Audio Project Settings: Input Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Audio Project Settings: Output Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Audio Project Settings: Hardware Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Bin Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Capture Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Capture Settings: General Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Capture Settings: Batch Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Capture Settings: Edit Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Capture Settings: Media Files Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Capture Settings: DV Options Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Correction Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Correction Mode Settings: Features Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Correction Mode Settings: AutoCorrect Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Deck Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Deck Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Deck Preferences Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Desktop Play Delay Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Export Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Export Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Export Settings: Quick Time Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Export Settings: Quick Time Movie Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Export Settings: QuickTime Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Export Settings: QuickTime Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Export Settings: DV Stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Export Settings: OMFI and AAF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Export Settings: AVI (Windows Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Export Settings: AVI Video Compression (Windows Only). . . . . . . . 60
Export Settings: Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Export Settings: Graphic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Export Settings: Graphic Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Film and 24p Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
General Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Import Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Import Settings: Image Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Import Settings: OMFI Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Import Settings: Shot Log Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Interface Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Interface Settings: General Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Interface Settings: Appearance Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Keyboard Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Media Creation Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Media Creation Settings: Drive Filtering Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Media Creation Settings: Other Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
PortServer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Render Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Safe Color Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Script Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Sound Card Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
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Timeline Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Timeline Settings: Display Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Timeline Settings: Edit Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Trim Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Trim Settings: Play Loop Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Trim Settings: Features Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Video Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Workspace Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Appendix B Using AudioSuite Plug-Ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Accessing the AudioSuite Plug-Ins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Core AudioSuite Plug-Ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
D-fx Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Using D-fx Chorus Effectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
D-fx Chorus Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
D-fx Flanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Using D-fx Flanger Effectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
D-fx Flanger Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
D-Verb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Using D-Verb Effectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
D-Verb Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
D-fx Multi-Tap Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Using D-fx Multi-Tap Delay Effectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
D-fx Multi-Tap Delay Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
D-fx Ping-Pong Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
D-fx Ping-Pong Delay Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Broadband Noise Reduction (BNR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Focusrite d3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Maxim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Digidesign D-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Additional Supported Plug-Ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Description of Core AudioSuite Plug-Ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Compressor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Using Compression Effectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Compressor Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
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Limiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Limiter Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Expander-Gate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Expander-Gate Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Gate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Gate Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
EQ II Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Invert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Duplicate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Mod Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Mod Delay Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Normalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
DC Offset Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Signal Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Time Compression Expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Master Clip Mode Parallel Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Time Compression Expansion Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Pitch Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Pitch Shift Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Appendix C File Format Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Graphic (Image) Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Preparing Graphic Files for Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Graphic File Import Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Animation Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Audio File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
OMFI Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
MXF Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Field Ordering in Graphic Imports and Exports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Appendix D Avid Log Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Understanding Avid Log Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
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Avid Log Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Global Headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Column Headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Data Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Sample Avid Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Appendix E Configuring an External Fader or Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Supported Faders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Connecting Serial and MIDI Port Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Differences Between the Macintosh G4 System and the Windows
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Connecting the USB Hub to a G4 System (Macintosh Only). . . . . 166
Connecting the USB Devices to the USB Hub (Macintosh Only) . 167
Connecting the USB-to-MIDI Converter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Connecting JL Cooper Fader Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Connecting the Yamaha 01V Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Configuring the USB-to-MIDI Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Installing USB-to-MIDI Software (Windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Installing USB-to-MIDI Software (Macintosh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Testing the Fader Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Switching Between MIDI Connections on the USB-to-MIDI Converter
(Windows). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Switching Between MIDI Connections on the USB-to-MIDI Converter
(Macintosh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Troubleshooting the MIDI Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Using the FaderMaster Pro and MCS-3000X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Testing the External Fader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
MCS-3000X Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Using the Snap Mode Feature on the MCS-3000X Fader. . . . . . . 181
Ganging Faders on the FaderMaster Pro Fader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Using the Yamaha 01V Digital Mixing Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Setting Up the Yamaha 01V Digital Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Initializing the Yamaha 01V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Configuring the Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Starting the Avid application with the Yamaha 01V Attached . . . . 185
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Operational Notes for the Yamaha 01V Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Soloing Avid System Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Appendix F International Character Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Using a Local Language Operating System
(Windows Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Choosing a Locale on an English Language Operating System. . . . . . 190
Non-English Character Support (Macintosh) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Setting the Language in System Preferences (Macintosh Only) . .
191
Specifying the Language in the Get Info Dialog Box (Macintosh
Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Non-English Character Support (Windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Using Foreign Keyboard Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Moving Older Projects to this Version (Windows Only) . . . . . . 200
Recommendations and Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Avid Supports English Plus One Locale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Entering ASCII Characters in Double-Byte Systems . . . . . . . . . . . 201
EDL Manager Does Not Save Diacritical Marks or Chinese Characters
202
Characters to Avoid When Naming Avid Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Appendix G Working with Broadcast Wave Format (BWF) Files . . . . . . . 205
Support for BWF Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
BWF Information Displayed in Bins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Preparing Custom BWF Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Importing and Syncing BWF Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Reimporting BWF Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
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Tables
Table 1 Audio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Table 2 Audio Project Settings Options (Main Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Table 3 Audio Project Settings Options (Input Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Table 4 Audio Project Settings Options
(Output Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Table 5 Audio Project Settings Options
(Hardware Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Table 6 Bin Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Table 7 Capture Settings Options (General Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Table 8 Capture Settings Options (Batch Tab). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Table 9 Capture Settings Options (Edit Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Table 10 Capture Settings Options (Media Files Tab) . . . . . . . . . . .33
Table 11 Capture Settings Options
(DV Options Tab). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Table 12 Correction Mode Settings Options
(Features Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Table 13 Correction Mode Settings Options
(AutoCorrect Tab). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Table 14 Deck Configuration Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Table 15 Deck Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Table 16 Deck Preferences Settings Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Table 17 Desktop Play Delay Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Table 18 Export Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Table 19 Export Settings Options
(QuickTime Reference) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Table 20 Export Settings Options
(QuickTime Movie Export) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Table 21 Export Settings Options
(QuickTime Movie) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Table 22 Export Settings Options
(QuickTime Compression) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Table 23 Export Settings Options (DV Stream) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Table 24 Export Settings Options
(OMFI and AAF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
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Table 25 Export Settings Options (AVI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Table 26 Export Settings (AVI Video Compression) . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Table 27 Export Settings Options (Audio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Table 28 Export Settings Options (Graphic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Table 29 Export Settings Options
(Graphic Format) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Table 30 Film and 24p Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Table 31 General Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Table 32 Import Settings Options (Image Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Table 33 Import Settings Options (OMFI Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Table 34 Import Settings Options
(Shot Log Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Table 35 Interface Settings Options
(General Tab). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Table 36 Interface Settings Options
(Appearance Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Table 37 Media Creation Settings Options
(Drive Filtering Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Table 38 Media Creation Settings Options (Other Tabs) . . . . . . . . 83
Table 39 PortServer Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Table 40 Render Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Table 41 Safe Color Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Table 42 Script Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Table 43 Sound Card Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Table 44 Timeline Settings Options
(Display Tab). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Table 45 Timeline Settings Options (Edit Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Table 46 Trim Settings Options (Play Loop Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Table 47 Trim Settings Options (Features Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Table 48 Video Display Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Table 49 Workspace Settings Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Table 50 Compressor Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Table 51 Limiter Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Table 52 Expander-Gate Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Table 53 Gate Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
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Table 54 EQ II Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Table 55 Mod Delay Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Table 56 Time Compression Expansion
Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Table 57 Pitch Shift Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Table 58 Graphic File Import Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Table 59 Animation File Import Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Table 60 QuickTime File Import and Export
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Table 61 AVI File Import and Export
Specifications (Windows Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Table 62 OMFI File Import Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Table 63 Recommended Field Settings for Two-Field
Import and Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Table 64 Avid Log Global Headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Table 65 Avid Log Column Headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Table 66 Avid Log Data Headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Table 67 Fader Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
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Using This Guide
The appendices in this document contain reference material that
supplements the information provided in the User’s Guide for Avid Xpress
Pro, Avid Xpress DV. You should consult the Avid Xpress Pro ReadMe or
the Avid Xpress DV ReadMe for any late-breaking information that might
apply to your system.
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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.
Who Should Use This Supplement
This supplement is intended for all Avid Xpress Pro and Avid Xpress DV
users, from beginning to advanced. You should be familiar with the
Windows
®
XP operating system or Mac OS®X.
About This Guide
The Contents lists all topics included in the book. They are presented with
the following overall structure:
• “Settings Options” lists the options available in the Settings dialog
boxes accessed through the Settings Scroll list.
• “Using AudioSuite Plug-Ins” lists the supported AudioSuite
and describes the core AudioSuite plug-ins.
™
plug-ins
• “File Format Specifications” describes the file format specifications.
• “Avid Log Specifications” describes the Avid log specifications.
Using This Guide
• “Configuring an External Fader or Mixer” describes how to configure
an external fader with your Avid Xpress system.
• “International Character Support” describes how to use international
characters in your Avid application.
• Working with Broadcast Wave Format (BWF) Files describes how to
work with an audio file format that supports metadata.
• A detailed “Index” helps you quickly locate specific topics.
Symbols and Conventions
Unless noted otherwise, the material in this document applies to the
Windows XP and Mac OS X operating systems. When the text applies to a
specific operating system, it is marked as follows:
• (Windows) or (Windows only) means the information applies to the
Windows XP operating system.
• (Macintosh) or (Macintosh only) means the information applies to the
Mac OS X operating system.
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The majority of screen shots in this document were captured on a
Windows XP system, but the information applies to both Windows XP and
Mac OS X systems. Where differences exist, both Windows XP and
Mac OS X screen shots are shown.
Avid documentation uses the following symbols and conventions:
Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action
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A note provides important related information,
reminders, recommendations, and strong
suggestions.
A caution means that a specific action you take could
cause harm to your computer or cause you to lose
data.
Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action
Symbols and Conventions
w
> This symbol indicates menu commands (and
t
k This symbol represents the Apple or Command key.
Margin tips In the margin, you will find tips that help you
Italic font Italic font is used to emphasize certain words and to
Courier Bold font
A warning describes an action that could cause you
physical harm. Follow the guidelines in this
document or on the unit itself when handling
electrical equipment.
subcommands) in the order you select them. For
example, File > Import means to open the File menu
and then select the Import command.
This symbol indicates a single-step procedure.
Multiple arrows in a list indicate that you perform
one of the actions listed.
Press and hold the Command key and another key to
perform a keyboard shortcut.
perform tasks more easily and efficiently.
indicate variables.
Courier Bold font identifies text that you type.
Click Quickly click and release the left mouse button
(Windows) or the mouse button (Macintosh).
Double-click Click the left mouse button (Windows) or the mouse
button (Macintosh) twice rapidly.
Right-click Quickly click and release the right mouse button
(Windows only).
Drag Click and hold the left mouse button (Windows) or
the mouse button (Macintosh) while you move the
mouse.
Ctrl+key
k+key
Press and hold the first key while you press the
second key.
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Using This Guide
In this document, the term "effects guide" refers to the Effects Guide for
Avid Xpress Pro, Avid Xpress DV, which is available on the Avid Xpress
Products Online Library CD-ROM.
If You Need Help
If you are having trouble using your Avid application:
1. Retry the action, carefully following the instructions given for that task
in this guide. It is especially important to check each step of your
workflow.
2. Check for the latest information that might have become available
after the documentation was published in one of two locations:
- If release notes are available, they ship with your application.
- If ReadMe files are available, they are supplied in your Avid
application folder. ReadMe files are also available from Help.
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Release notes and ReadMe files are also available on the Avid Knowledge
Center.
3. Check the documentation that came with your Avid application or your
hardware for maintenance or hardware-related issues.
4. Visit the online Knowledge Center at www.avid.com/support. Online
services are available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Search this
online Knowledge Center to find answers, to view error messages, to
access troubleshooting tips, to download updates, and to read/join
online message-board discussions.
5. For Technical Support, please call 800-800-AVID (800-800-2843).
For Broadcast On-Air Sites and Call Letter Stations, call
800-NEWSDNG (800-639-7364).
Accessing the Tutorial and Online Library
Accessing the Tutorial and Online Library
The Avid Xpress Products Tutorial CD-ROM contains a multimedia
tutorial. Avid recommends the multimedia tutorial as your first resource for
learning how to use your application. The Avid Xpress Products Online
Library CD-ROM contains all the product documentation in PDF format.
You can access the tutorial and the library from the Tutorial CD-ROM and
the Online Library CD-ROM or from the Help menu.
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You need Adobe® Reader® installed to view the documentation online. You
can download the latest version of Adobe Reader from the Adobe Web site.
The tutorial and the effects reference guide require Apple’s QuickTime
application to view the QuickTime movies. You can download the latest
version of QuickTime from the Apple
To access the tutorial from the Tutorial CD-ROM:
1. Insert the Tutorial CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Double-click Mainmenu.exe.
To access the online library from the Online Library CD-ROM:
1. Insert the Online Library CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Double-click Mainmenu.pdf.
To access the tutorial or the online library from the Help:
1. Insert the Tutorial CD-ROM or the Online Library CD-ROM into the
CD-ROM drive.
2. In your Avid application, select Help > Online Library & Tutorial.
For the latest product information, see the Avid Knowledge Center:
www.avid.com/support
®
Web site.
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Using This Guide
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Appendix A
Settings Options
The following topics describe the Settings options in your Avid
application. Settings are accessed through the Settings tab of the Project
window.
• Audio Settings
• Audio Project Settings
• Bin Settings
• Capture Settings
• Correction Mode Settings
• Deck Configuration Settings
• Deck Settings
• Deck Preferences Settings
• Desktop Play Delay Settings
• Export Settings
• Film and 24p Settings
• General Settings
• Import Settings
• Interface Settings
• Keyboard Settings
• Media Creation Settings
• PortServer Settings
Appendix A Settings Options
• Render Settings
• Safe Color Settings
• Script Settings
• Sound Card Configuration Settings
• Timeline Settings
• Trim Settings
• Video Display Settings
• Workspace Settings
Audio Settings
Table 1 Audio Settings
Setting Description
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Pop-up Scrub Select the number of outgoing and incoming
frames you hear as you scrub in a Source pop-up
window or the Source side of the Source/Record
monitor.
Timeline Scrub Select the number of outgoing and incoming
frames you hear as you scrub in the Timeline.
Default Pan Select the way you want sound to pan between
speakers.
Audio Tools Response To adjust the audio latency of your system, select a
response speed that corresponds to the speed of
your system.
Audio Project Settings
The following topics describe adjusting audio project settings:
• Audio Project Settings: Main Tab
• Audio Project Settings: Input Tab
• Audio Project Settings: Output Tab
• Audio Project Settings: Hardware Tab
Audio Project Settings: Main Tab
Audio Project Settings
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Setting Options Description
Sample Rate 32 kHz
The options that appear in this tab depend on your audio configuration
and the audio hardware installed on your system. Your options might differ
from those listed here.
Table 2 Audio Project Settings Options (Main Tab)
Allows you to select audio rate settings for the entire
44.1 kHz
48 kHz
system for playing and capturing. The default sample
rate for DV is 48 kHz.
The broadcast standard for most high-end video
postproduction houses is 48 kHz. Select the rate based
on the requirements of your facility.
For information on changing the sample rate for
individual sequences and audio clips, see “Changing
the Sample Rate” in the Help.
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Appendix A Settings Options
Table 2 Audio Project Settings Options (Main Tab) (Continued)
Setting Options Description
Audio File Format OMF (WAVE)
OMF (AIFF-C)
MXF
SDII (Macintosh only)
Audio File Sample
Size
16 Bit
24 Bit
DV Audio Pattern Locked Audio
Unlocked Audio
Select the file format for the audio:
• OMF (WAVE) is compatible with Windows
applications.
• OMF (AIFF-C) is compatible with many third-
party applications, including Pro Tools.
• MXF enables easy exchange of material between
file servers, tape streamers and digital archives.
• SDII (Macintosh only) is compatible with
Macintosh applications.
Select the AIFF-C format for all audio media when
you need to transfer audio media files directly to a
Pro Tools or an AudioVision
®
system for audio
sweetening.
Select this option to set the sample size used when
you work with audio files:
• 16 Bit is for CD-quality audio.
• 24 Bit is for work with higher resolution audio.
DV Audio Pattern works with all devices. However,
because some devices check the DV Audio Pattern
setting before transferring or capturing, you should
select the DV Audio Pattern setting expected by your
device.
Render Sample Rate
Conversion Quality
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High and Slow
Balanced
Low and Fast
• Locked Audio keeps the audio clock locked
precisely to the video clock, so exactly the same
number of audio samples and video frames are
captured or transmitted in each cycle of the phase
relationship.
• Unlocked Audio allows some imprecision in the
audio sample rate, with a variation of up to +/– 25
audio samples per frame.
Allows you to set the conversion quality of all nonreal-time sample rate conversions.
Table 2 Audio Project Settings Options (Main Tab) (Continued)
Setting Options Description
Audio Project Settings
Convert Sample
Rates When Playing
Show Mismatched
Sample Rates as
Different Color
Real-Time Audio
Dissolves
Dissolve Midpoint
Attenuation
Always
Never
Ye s
No
Disabled
Enabled
Const Power –3dB
Linear –6dB
Allows you to choose whether or not to perform the
conversion rate:
• Never plays the segments not set at the sample
rate as silence.
• Always makes the system attempt to perform a
sample rate conversion on-the-fly. Although the
resulting audio quality might not be useful for a
finished project, it can be useful during an editing
session since it prevents audio from playing back
with silence.
For information on changing the sample rate for
individual sequences and audio clips, see “Changing
the Sample Rate” in the Help.
Allows you to identify a specific sample rate by color
if you have a sequence with several different sample
rates.
Allows you to play audio dissolves (also called
crossfades) as real-time effects. Select Disabled if you
experience an audio performance delay on your
system.
Sets the method used for audio dissolves:
• Const Power –3dB uses constant power to
maintain a consistent sound level through the
midpoint of the dissolve.
Optical Connection ADAT
S/PDIF
TOSLINK
• Linear –6dB uses a linear gradient to maintain a
consistent amplitude through the midpoint of the
dissolve.
Allows you to select an output for use with an optical
connection.
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Appendix A Settings Options
Audio Project Settings: Input Tab
n
Some options depend on the audio configuration of your system, so your
system might not contain certain features and hardware that are covered in
the documentation.
Table 3 Audio Project Settings Options (Input Tab)
Setting Options Description
Input Gain Allows you to calibrate the volume of global audio
input.
• Software only systems: Input Gain is a slider that
controls your computer’s volume settings. If you
select the +20 dB check box, gain is additionally
boosted.
• Systems with an Avid Mojo DNA: You can select
0dB for most situations, or +6 dB in case of low
gain inputs.
Input Source AES/EBU
DV
OHCI
Optical (ADAT)
Optical (S/PDIF)
RCA (–10dBu)
TOSLINK
XLR (+4dBu)
Allows you to select the type of input.
Passthrough Mix Tool Opens the Passthrough Mix tool, which allows you to
adjust the mix of tracks for monitoring audio input.
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Audio Project Settings: Output Tab
Audio Project Settings
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The options that appear in this tab depend on your audio configuration
and the audio hardware installed on your system. Your options might differ
from those listed here.
Table 4 Audio Project Settings Options
(Output Tab)
Setting Options Description
Output Gain Allows you to calibrate the volume of global audio
output.
Master Volume Allows you to make global level adjustments for
output. These adjustments affect levels for all output
tracks to the speakers and to the capture devices.
Bypass panel Clip Gain
RT EQ
Auto Gain
Allows you to have the system ignore the volume
settings established with the audio tools when
playing back or capturing a sequence:
• Clip Gain bypasses the volume settings in the
Audio Mix tool.
• RT EQ bypasses all EQ effects set in the Audio
EQ tool.
Mix Mode Selection
Menu button
Stereo
Mono
• Auto Gain bypasses all Automation Gain effects
set in the Automation Gain tool.
These buttons function the same as the Bypass
buttons in the audio tools.
Modifies the way that the system interprets audio
values during playback:
• Stereo mixes the currently monitored audio
tracks into a stereo pair.
• Mono pans all the currently monitored tracks to
center. This mode also ignores pan effects.
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Appendix A Settings Options
Audio Project Settings: Hardware Tab
The settings in this tab are for informational purposes only and list defaults
set by the system, depending on your audio hardware and configuration.
Table 5 Audio Project Settings Options
(Hardware Tab)
Setting Options Description
Card The type of audio card installed.
Peripheral The type of peripheral audio device (audio interface)
attached to the system.
Slot # The slot where the audio card is located.
Sync Mode Sync is used for audio input and output to ensure the
audio sample clock is always in sync with the video
clock. This prevents long-term drift between audio and
video.
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When you are working with video and digital audio
simultaneously, set your digital audio equipment to the
same video reference signal as your video equipment.
Changing the audio input selection
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automatically selects the correct audio clock
source for audio sync.
Bin Settings
Table 6 Bin Settings Options
Option Description
Auto-Save interval n minutes Specifies the length of time between attempts to auto-save project files.
The default is 15 minutes.
To avoid interrupting an edit, the Avid system waits until the system is
inactive before auto-saving. Use the option “Force Auto-Save at” to
specify an interval at which the system interrupts an edit to make the
auto-save.
Inactivity period n seconds Specifies the length of time the Avid system waits when the system is
inactive before automatically saving the project files. The default is 0
seconds.
Force Auto-Save at n minutes Specifies the maximum length of time between auto-saves. When the
system reaches this time, it auto-saves the project files even if it must
interrupt an edit to do so. The default is 30 minutes.
Bin Settings
Maximum files in a project’s
attic
Max versions of a file in the
attic
Double-click loads object in Determines what happens when you double-click an object in the bin.
New Pop-up
Monitor
Source or Record
Monitor
Specifies the total number of files stored in the Avid Attic folder. When
a bin is saved, the Avid system copies the current version of the bin to a
special folder called the Avid Attic. The default is 30 files.
Keep more files if there are many editors working on the system. This
ensures that all the bins are backed up.
Specifies the total number of single-bin copies stored in the Avid Attic
folder. This setting prevents filling the Avid Attic with too many copies
of one bin, at the risk of losing the others. The default is five copies.
Creates a new Source pop-up monitor and automatically loads the clip
when you double-click an object in the bin.
When you have the Composer monitor stretched into two monitors,
loads the clip into the Source monitor or the sequence into the Record
monitor.
When you are using the single Composer monitor, loads the clip or
sequence into the existing Source pop-up monitor.
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Appendix A Settings Options
Table 6 Bin Settings Options (Continued)
Option Description
Enable
SuperBin
Enables the SuperBin and its functions. See “Conserving Screen Real
Estate with the SuperBin” in the Help.
Capture Settings
See the following topics:
• Capture Settings: General Tab
• Capture Settings: Batch Tab
• Capture Settings: Edit Tab
• Capture Settings: Media Files Tab
• Capture Settings: DV Options Tab
Capture Settings: General Tab
Table 7 Capture Settings Options (General Tab)
Option Description
Stop deck after capture Select this option if you want to stop the deck when the capture
operation is complete.
Pause deck after capture Select this option if you want to pause the deck when the capture
operation is complete.
Preroll Method Select one of four methods from the pop-up menu. For more
information, see “Selecting the Preroll Method” in the Help.
Force unique clip names Select this option if you want the Avid system to automatically
assign a clip name based on the bin’s name and to make sure this
name, or another name you select, is not already used by any other
object in the bin.
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