Equipment & Resources
318 2nd and 3rd Project Workflow
Open Avid Unity, How To Log on to the AVID LanShare Macintosh
Log onto 318 Server (User Name 318, Password 318)
Mount the 318 Lanshare
Create a new 30i NTSC project on 318 LanShare Volume, in your folder (NTSC, Shared)
Open the project
Every time you logon to AVID go to Tools > Media Creation
Set the destination drive to 318 (NOT STORAGE) and click “Apply to All”
Now new media being captured, imported, or created, will go to 318 by default
Capture your footage (Log and Batch Capture OR Capture All Media and Subclip)
Double check that your footage is going to 318 NOT STORAGE
Convert your CD or Music File to AIFF
Move all music files and sound effects into your 318 folder
Import all music files and sound effects
Double check that your media is going to 318 NOT STORAGE
Go to import settings, change the single frame import duration to 60 seconds
Double check that your media is going to 318 NOT STORAGE
Organize your bins
EX: Raw Footage (Master clips), Subclips, Audio, Sequences, Titles, etc
Edit your preferences
Take off snapping: Settings (On Project Window) > Timeline > Edit > Uncheck “Default Snap to Edit”
Now you can hold down the apple key to “snap”, but now a versatile default
Notes on How to do PAN AND SCANS or Zoom in or Out of still images.
Note on Sequences
Each editing session, duplicate your most recent sequence and rename it with the current date. This way, if you make major changes and cannot undo a mistake, you can return to a previous version to fix the problem area.
Assembly Edit
Bring your footage down onto the timeline in the order of your film Get a general idea of the short film, keeping video and audio in sync
Don’t worry about trimming the ends of each clip yet; this is just an assembly edit
Rough Cut
Trim down the extra footage, concentrate on timing
Begin sound design
Don’t worry about transitions, effects, or fine trimming just yet
Fine Cut
Refine each cut point, trimming frames to ensure smooth edits
Begin adding effects and transitions
Finish your edit, bring in a friend to watch your work and give input
Export your sequence to the proper 318 requirements
Bring in a flash drive, hard drive, or DVD to take home your own copy
Put your final 318 quicktime on the classes server, in your TA’s assigned turn in folder
ADDITIONAL HELP CAN BE FOUND ON THIS PORTION OF TH E RTF WEBSITE
http://rtf.utexas.edu/equipment/cma5/index.htm