Avid Media Composer and Film Composer Release …resources.avid.com/SupportFiles/attach/MCFC701RN.pdfRelease 7.0.1 Release Notes 7 Part 0130-01308-01 Rev. B Hardware and Software Requirements

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This document describes compatibility issues with previous releases, hardware and software requirements, software installation instruc-tions, and summary information on system and memory require-ments. This document also lists Þxed bugs and all known remaining bugs or limitations.

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Release 7.0.1 does not support the Assistant Station or the Film Cutter, nor will they be supported in future releases.

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If you are upgrading to Release 7.0.1, read about important changes to the software and hardware described in ÒCompatibility with Prior ReleasesÓ on page 14.

Media Composer

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Contents

Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5New Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Hardware and Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Macintosh Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Ethernet Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Avid System Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Built-in Random Access Memory (RAM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Changing the Memory Allocated to the Application . . . . . . . . . . . 9Troubleshooting Memory Allocation Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Requirements for Using AVRs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Required Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12PCI Peripheral Board Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Compatibility with Prior Releases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Compatibility with Avid Xpress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Broadcast Product Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Verifying the Macintosh Operating System Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Obtaining the Macintosh Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Guidelines for Installing the Macintosh Operating System . . . . 18Choosing the Avid Drive and Restarting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Installing the Avid Composer System Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Preliminary Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Installation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Checking Virtual Memory and Cache Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Disabling Hard Disk Sleep Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Custom Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Running Updaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Avid Software Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Special Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Disabling the System-Wide Platinum Appearance . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Disabling Serial Arbitrator Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Using the Reveal File Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Rerendering Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Choosing a Controller in the Serial Ports Tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Erasing and Partitioning Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30DigiSystem INIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30VTR Emulation Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Transfer Tool and TCP/IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Startup Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Three-Perforation Film Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Custom Installation of EDL Manager Release 1.9.3. . . . . . . . . . . . 32Norton Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Third-Party Fibre Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34MediaShare SCSI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Viewing Disk Space Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Transferring Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Documentation Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Deleting Slates, Takes, and Script Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Interpolating Position for Script Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Avid System Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Getting Started Guide and Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Full-Screen Sizes for Imported Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Importing Audio Files to Pro Tools or AudioVision. . . . . . . . . . . 42Turning Off Word Stemming in Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Transferring Online Help to Another Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Fixed Bugs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Known Bugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Systems with 3D Effects Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55OMF Import/Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55QuickTime Import/Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Digitizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56


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Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Grouping and Multicamera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57PAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Titles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Media Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63FieldPak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Hardware and Software Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Importing Photoshop Files with Transparency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Reimporting an OMF Composition with Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67


Part 0130-01308-01 Rev. B Symbols and Conventions

Symbols and Conventions

These release notes use the following special symbols and conventions:

The term ÒAvid Composer systemÓ represents both Media Composer and Film Composer.

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A check mark indicates a bug that has been Þxed.

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An X indicates a known bug or limitation. Where appropriate, a workaround is provided.

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A note provides important related information, reminders, recommendations, and strong suggestions.

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A caution means that a speciÞc action you take could cause harm to your computer or cause you to lose data.

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A warning describes an action that could cause you physical harm. Follow the guidelines in the manual or on the unit itself when han-dling electrical equipment.


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New Features

See

Avid Media Composer and Film Composer WhatÕs New for Release 7.0

for details on new features.

Hardware and Software Requirements

The following sections provide information about Avid System Utility, random access memory (RAM) requirements, required libraries, and Avid processor boards.

Macintosh Operating System

Media Composer and Film Composer Release 7.0.1 requires one of the following Macintosh¨ operating systems:

¥ Version 7.6.1 or 8.0 for the Power Macintosh¨ 9600 with a 300-MHz, 233-MHz, or 200-MHz processor

¥ Version 7.6.1 or 8.0 for the Power Macintosh 9500 with a 233-MHz, 200-MHz, 150-MHz, or 132-MHz processor

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Other versions have not been tested and might cause problems.

See ÒVerifying the Macintosh Operating System VersionÓ on page 17.

Ethernet Network

If you have MediaShare F/C, the Avid systems in your environment need to be connected to a Class C Ethernet network. You can use either a 10 megabits per second (Mb/s) or a 100 Mb/s network.

If you use the AvidNetª Transfer Tool, your system also needs to be connected to an Ethernet network.


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See the

Avid Composer Products Site Preparation Guide

, the

Avid MediaShare F/C Setup and UserÕs Guide

, and the

AvidNet Peer-to-Peer Setup and UserÕs Guide

for more information about connecting to a network.

Avid System Test

Avid System Test provides a proÞle of the Avid system conÞguration. The utility displays information about the operating system, mounted volumes, system extensions, control panels, and peripheral boards. For information on using Avid System Test, see the

Avid System Test Setup and UserÕs Guide

.

You can see a visual representation of drive space in the Hardware Tool. Use Avid System Test to view all other system information.

Built-in Random Access Memory (RAM)

Built-in memory refers to the physical memory installed in your Macintosh. Memory requirements vary, depending on what applica-tions you are running. Table 1 shows the minimum RAM requirements for Release 7.0.1. You must have a total of 161 megabytes (MB) of RAM if you operate with all the listed applications. Avid recommends, how-ever, that you install 192 MB.

Table 1 Built-in Memory Requirements

Installed Application MinimumRequirements

Must Have:

Media Composer or Film Composer

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80 MB

Apple¨ Operating System (8.0) 17 MB


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a. You can launch Media Composer or Film Composer with less than 80 MB of RAM, but system performance may be compromised. The minimum required RAM for optimal operation is 80 MB.

b. Your system comes with DAE installed. You need 20 MB of mem-ory to accommodate DAE when you launch Media Composer or Film Composer. If you do not plan to use AudioSuite Plug-Ins, you can disable DAE and use its memory allotment for another application. See ÒDigidesign AudioSuite Plug-InsÓ in the


for more information about DAE.

New memory kits are available from Avid for updating your existing RAM conÞgurations. See your Avid sales representative for details.

Digidesign¨ Audio Engine (DAE)(for AudioSuiteª Plug-Ins)

b

20 MB

Recommended 10 MB free 10 MB

Optional:

EDL Manager 12 MB

AvidNet 14 MB

Online Help 3 MB

AVXª Plug-Ins 5 MB

Total Minimum 161 MB

Total Recommended 192 MB

Table 1 Built-in Memory Requirements (Continued)

Installed Application MinimumRequirements



Changing the Memory Allocated to the Application

When you install Media Composer or Film Composer Release 7.0.1, the default memory settings for the application are 46,000 KB (46 MB) for ÒMinimumÓ and 80,000 KB (80 MB) for ÒPreferred.Ó You might need to increase the Preferred size if you are working on large projects with Media Composer or Film Composer.

If you increase the amount of memory allocated to the application, make sure to leave enough memory to run the Macintosh operating system and other applications, such as EDL Manager, AvidNet, and online help. The operating systemÕs need for memory is dynamic; therefore, the operating system might require more memory when running certain processes.

To change the amount of memory allocated to the application:

1. Click the application icon to highlight it.

2. Choose Get Info from the File menu.

The Media Composer Info or Film Composer Info window appears.



3. Double-click the number in the Preferred size text box.

4. Type the amount of memory you want to allocate to Media Composer or Film Composer. For example, to increase the allocation to 80 MB, type 80000.

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Do not set the Preferred size to less than the Minimum size.

5. Click the close box in the upper left corner to close the Media Composer Info or Film Composer Info window.

Troubleshooting Memory Allocation Problems

If you have problems launching or running Media Composer or Film Composer after adjusting the memory allocation, click the desk-top and choose About This Computer on the Apple menu. About This Computer shows the total built-in memory installed in your system,

Preferred size

Minimum size



how much memory the operating system currently is occupying, and the largest unused block.

Depending upon the amount of free memory you have allocated to Media Composer or Film Composer, one of the following problems might occur when you launch Release 7.0.1:

¥ A screen message warns you to close other applications in order to make more memory available. For more information on allocating memory to the application, see your Macintosh documentation.

¥ The application might not launch and you might see an error mes-sage stating that the system was unable to load one of the required libraries. The error message indicates that not enough free mem-ory is available to run Media Composer or that the required librar-ies are not installed in the system. For more information on allocating memory to the application, see your Macintosh docu-mentation. For information on installing the required libraries, see ÒRequired LibrariesÓ on page 12.



Requirements for Using AVRs

Avid MediaShare F/C provides a shared storage environment for up to three Avid systems. MediaShare F/C users can simultaneously play the same shared media Þles and audio Þles. Users can also work in a nonshared single-user environment. See the

AVIDdrive Utility 2 UserÕs Guide

for the drive striping requirements to use for different AVRs.

To minimize the possibility of problems when you work with AVR 75 or AVR 77, observe the following precautions:

¥ Use only striped MediaShare F/C drives.

¥ Render all real-time effects.

¥ Render all real-time audio EQ effects.

Required Libraries

The following libraries must be installed on your Macintosh for the Avid Composer system application to launch. The following libraries are installed in the SupportingFiles folder within your application folder:

¥ AVX

¥ DB

¥ GT

¥ HIIP¨

¥ MT

¥ Universal

The following Þles are installed automatically in the Extensions folder during the Easy Install.

¥ Pinnacle libraries (you need the Pinnacle libraries even if you do not have the 3D Effects option)



- PGENIE.NDR

- SVI.CF

¥ ObjectSupportLib (installed by Apple with the operating system)

¥ PIM3.slib

¥ Trillium Utilities

If a library is missing, and you attempt to launch the Avid Composer application, an error message states that a library is missing.

PCI Peripheral Board Revision History

Table 2 lists the minimum revision levels of PCI peripheral boards required to run your Avid system. For information on determining the board revision levels by using the Avid System Test, see the

Avid System Test Setup and UserÕs Guide

.

Table 2 PCI Peripheral Board Revision Levels

PCI Peripheral Board Minimum Revision Level for 7.0.1

Avid video board B

Betacam video I/O board A

Serial digital video I/O board A

Advanced JPEG interface board A

Advanced JPEG board A

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Advanced JPEG board with Multicam Play A

2D effects board A

External 3D effects interface board A


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Compatibility

a. You need Revision B or greater of the Advanced JPEG board to play two streams of AVR 75 or AVR 77.

This section outlines compatibility issues with prior releases, Avid Xpressª, and Broadcast products.

Compatibility with Prior Releases

Compatibility issues with prior releases of the Avid Composer system consist of the following:

¥ Projects and bins created with Releases 5.01 and later can be used with Release 7.0.1. However, projects and bins created in Release 4.5 or earlier

cannot

be used with this release.

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Release 5.x Users folders are compatible with Release 7.0.1 and can be brought forward. However, once you open a user setting in Release 7.0.1, you cannot return those elements to a version earlier than 7.0.1.

Internal 3D effects interface board A

Genie 3D effects board G

Eight-channel audio board A

Two-channel audio board A

MediaShare F/C controller board A

Table 2 PCI Peripheral Board Revision Levels (Continued)

PCI Peripheral Board Minimum Revision Level for 7.0.1


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¥ Media digitized in releases earlier than Release 7.0 cannot be used with Release 7.0 without Þrst converting it. Earlier releases use Media File Manager (MFM), and releases starting with 7.0 use Media Stream Manager (MSM).

See ÒRedigitizing Your MaterialÓ in Chapter 7 of the

Avid Media Composer UserÕs Guide

or

Avid Film Composer UserÕs Guide

for digi-tizing instructions.

You can bring bins forward from Releases 6.5 and 5.5 to Release 7.0.1; media must be converted by using the Conversion Tool in the Utilities folder. This utility works on a per-folder basis for bringing 6.X MediaFiles media into OMFI MediaFiles media.

The Conversion Tool does not enable 7.0.1 bins and media to be brought backward to Release 6.5.3. Backward compatibility is available by doing an OMFI export out of Media Composer or Film Composer Release 7.0.1, and importing these Þles back into Release 6.5.3. OMF Þle transfer is supported only if both the send-ing and the receiving systems are running OMF version 2.0.

See ÒMedia Conversion ToolÓ in the


for more information about media conversion.

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AVR 70 and AVR 75 Þles created within Media Composer or Film Composer Release 7.0.1 cannot be played on Release 6.5.3 systems. Also, OMF export of rolling and crawling titles is not supported in OMF version 2.0.

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Consider Þnishing any projects digitized on an Avid Composer sys-tem 6.5 or earlier system before upgrading to Release 7.0.1. If you upgrade now, make time to redigitize or convert all your media.

¥ Site settings from prior releases are compatible with Release 7.0.1 and can be brought forward. However, once you open a project using the site settings, you cannot return the settings to a previous version.

¥ If you are upgrading to Release 7.0.1 you may notice that some options that were listed in the Console window for prior releases


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are no longer displayed. This is because a number of those options now come as standard features of the system.

Compatibility with Avid Xpress

If you plan to move 3D effects between Avid Xpress and Media Com-poser systems, use the Xpress 3D Effect category on the Avid Com-poser system. This is a special category of 3D effects that are completely compatible with Avid Xpress.

If you use the 3D Warp effect from the Blend category, you must ren-der the effects in Media Composer before you bring them into Avid Xpress. You cannot further manipulate those effects in Avid Xpress.

Broadcast Product Compatibility

Media Composer 7.0.1 bins and media are not compatible with Avid broadcast products. Additionally, Avid broadcast bins and media are not supported with Media Composer 7.0.1.

If you require bin and media compatibility with Avid broadcast prod-ucts, you should continue to use Media Composer 6.5.3. Bin and media compatibility exists between Media Composer 6.5.3 and broadcast products as shown in the table below.

StandaloneProducts

Release Number

Media Server Client Products

NewsCutter¨ 3.8.1 or earlier NewsCutter 4.0 or earlier

Single-Channel AirPlay¨

3.7.3 or 3.9 or earlier

AirPlay 4.0 or earlier

Multi-Channel AirPlay

3.7.3 or 3.9.1 or earlier

Media Recorder¨

4.0 or earlier


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If you purchased 7.0.1 and require broadcast product compatibility, contact your Avid sales representative.

Verifying the Macintosh Operating System Version

To Þnd out if you have the correct version of the Macintosh operating system (OS), go to the Finder and choose About This Computer from the Apple menu. The operating system shown in the illustration is Macintosh OS 8.0.

If you do not have the correct version of the Macintosh OS, obtain and load the OS as described in the following section.


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Obtaining the Macintosh Operating System

The Avid Media Composer Products Release 7.0.1 CD-ROM does not include a copy of the Macintosh OS software. Two methods are avail-able for getting a newer version of the Macintosh OS:

¥ Install the software from the Macintosh CD-ROM. You receive this CD-ROM when you purchase a new Power Macintosh. Follow the instructions in ÒGuidelines for Installing the Macintosh Operating SystemÓ on page 18 of these release notes.

¥ Obtain the OS from an Apple Computer dealer. Copies are avail-able on CD-ROM.

Guidelines for Installing the Macintosh Operating System

Use the following guidelines for installing a new Macintosh OS:

¥ Check the internal hard drive and repair any problems by using Apple Disk First Aidª or Norton Disk Doctorª.

c Failure to repair any problems found on the internal drive could result in a corrupt installation.

¥ Start the Macintosh from the Macintosh CD-ROM and perform a clean system software installation by following the instructions provided in the user guide supplied with the Macintosh.

¥ Make sure the Destination Disk is the internal hard drive (usually named Avid).

¥ Disable the system-wide platinum appearance. See ÒDisabling the System-Wide Platinum AppearanceÓ on page 27.


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Choosing the Avid Drive and Restarting

If you changed your startup disk to install the OS, restart the Macintosh from the internal hard drive, using the following steps:

1. Choose Startup Disk from the Control Panels on the Apple menu.

2. Select the internal hard drive (usually the Avid drive).

3. Close the window and restart your Macintosh.

The system starts up from the Avid drive.

Installing the Avid Composer System Software

You can install the Media Composer or Film Composer on a new sys-tem with new hardware, or upgrade to 7.0.1 from a PCI system run-ning Release 6.1 or 6.5. See ÒMacintosh Operating SystemÓ on page 6. for a list of supported systems.

Preliminary Information

Verify that the version of the Macintosh OS is a supported version. See ÒVerifying the Macintosh Operating System VersionÓ on page 17. New systems are shipped with the current version of the Macintosh OS installed, but you should still verify it.

c This installation overwrites any previous release of the Media Composer or Film Composer software that is loaded. If you prefer, you can save the old release of the Avid Composer system software by renaming the folder on the Avid drive that contains the applica-tion. This also saves the old Attic, Settings, and SupportingFiles folders.


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n If you have problems installing the software when using these instructions, try turning off any virus-checking extensions or other system-monitoring software running on your Avid system. Use the Extension Manager to turn off these applications, and then repeat the installation process.

After you complete the software installation, use the Extension Manager to turn on any virus-checking extension or other system-monitoring software that you normally run on your Avid system, and restart the system.

Installation Procedure

This section uses Media Composer as an example. Use the same proce-dure for Film Composer installations.

To install Media Composer:

1. Restart your Avid system.

2. Quit any applications that open automatically at startup.

3. Insert the Avid Media Composer Products CD-ROM.

The MC/FC 7.0.1 Installers window opens.

4. Double-click the MC7.0.1 (Media Composer) or FC7.0.1 (Film Composer) Installer icon.



A splash screen introduces the Installer.

5. Click ÒClick here to continue.Ó



The Installer window opens.

Drag the Avid Composer system icon to the Avid drive icon. The installation takes several minutes. A Restart message appears.

6. Click Restart.

7. Install the MediaShare F/C software from the MediaShare F/C 2.0 CD-ROM. See the MediaShare F/C Setup and UserÕs Guide for details on installation.

Avid drive icon

Avid Composersystem icon



Checking Virtual Memory and Cache Size

You must turn off virtual memory and set the cache size to run the Media Composer or Film Composer software. If you have not already done so, do the following:

1. Choose the Memory Control Panels from the Apple menu.

2. Set the Cache Size to 96K.

3. Turn off virtual memory and close the window.

4. Restart your Macintosh.

Disabling Hard Disk Sleep Mode

The Macintosh OS has an Energy Saver control panel that can put your system, display, or hard drives into Sleep mode when you donÕt use them for a designated period of time. If the internal hard drive goes into Sleep mode while your Avid Composer system is running, the system might hang or crash.

Disable the hard disk Sleep mode on your Avid Composer system by choosing Energy Saver from the Control Panels list, and setting ÒPut the system to sleep when itÕs inactive forÓ to Never.

Custom Installations

You can perform a custom installation to install particular Þles from the installation CD-ROM. For example, you may want to install only the EDL Manager Þles. You can also reinstall an individual component of the Avid Composer system if it becomes lost or damaged.

To perform a custom installation:

1. Open the Avid Composer system Installer window by following the steps in ÒInstallation ProcedureÓ on page 20.



2. Click Show Other Installations.

The dialog box displays items that can be installed individually.

3. Click any item that you want to install. To install multiple items, Shift-select additional items.

4. Drag the highlighted items to the Avid drive icon.

The system proceeds with the installation. After the installation is complete, the system asks whether you want to install additional items or quit the installation procedure.

Click here

Items you can install

Avid drive icon


Part 0130-01308-01 Rev. B Avid Software Utilities

Running Updaters

After you install a new release, you should run the EPCI Updater, the Drive Updater, and the ABVB Updater.

Avid Software Utilities

Table 3 lists Avid software utilities, current revision levels, and in which folder the utilities are located. It also notes speciÞc utilities that are available for use with MediaShare F/CÐbased or SCSI-based stor-age. See ÒInstallation ProcedureÓ on page 20.

Table 3 Software Utilities Revisions

Software Version Installed Folder Location

ABVB Updater -- Utilities/ABVB Setup

Avid Codec (extension) 4.0 System Folder/Extensions andUtilities/Backup System Files

AVIDdrive Utility (SCSI-based) 1.5.2 Utilities

AVIDstripeª 3.6.2 Utilities/ATTO and System Folder/Extensions

AvidLogExchange 2.5 Utilities/ALE

AVIDstartup_A 2.4 System Folder/Startup Items

AvidSystemTest 1.1 Utilities/AvidSystemTest

Avid System Utility 3.2 Utilities/AvidSystemUtil

CommCloser -- Utilities

CompactProª 1.51 Utilities/Compact Pro


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Conversion Tool 1.0 Utilities/Conversion Tool

DigiSystem_INIT 3.2.2 Utilities/Backup System Files andSystem Folder/Extensions

Disinfectant 3.7.1 Utilities

Disinfectant INIT (extension) 3.7.1 System Folder/Extensions

Disk First Aid 7.2.4 Utilities

Display Name Registry 1.0b1 Utilities

Dongle Dumper 4.0.0 Utilities

DriveUpdater 5.6.3 Utilities

EDL Manager 1.9.3 EDL Manager

EDLxfer 3.2 Utilities

EPCI Updater 1.3.4 Utilities/ATTO

FreeTerm -- Utilities/FreeTerm

Mac-PC Managerª 3.0.2 System Folder/Control Panels

MacsBug 6.5.4a3c1 System Folder

MediaReaderLoader 1.10 Utilities/Media Reader

MoviePlayerª 2.5 Utilities/QuickTime

PCI Loader 1.5 Utilities/ABVB Setup

QuickTimeª (extension) 2.5 Utilities/QuickTime

QuickTime PowerPlug 2.5 Utilities/QuickTime

Table 3 Software Utilities Revisions (Continued)



Part 0130-01308-01 Rev. B Special Notes

Special Notes

This section contains important information about system-level changes that affect the way your Media Composer or Film Composer software and hardware operate.

Disabling the System-Wide Platinum Appearance

If you are running Macintosh OS 8.0, disable the ÒSystem-wide plati-num appearanceÓ option in the Appearance control panel. The plati-num appearance causes problems with the Avid Composer system graphical user interface (GUI).

SCSI Probe 3.5 System Folder/Control Panels

SoftwareFPU 3.0 System Folder/Control Panels

StorEx 1.2 Utilities/StorEx

SVI.CF 3.2.0.79 System Folder/Extensions

T2KROM -- Utilities/ABVB Setup

Vantageª -- System Folder/Apple Menu Items

Vantage Installer 1.6.1 Utilities/Vantage Utilities/External Functions

VXDOSinit 1.0 System Folder/Extensions

Table 3 Software Utilities Revisions (Continued)



Special Notes Part 0130-01308-01 Rev. B

To disable the System-wide platinum appearance option:

1. Open the Control Panels folder in the System Folder on the Avid drive.

2. Double-click Appearance.

The Appearance control panel appears.

3. Deselect the System-wide platinum appearance option.

4. Close the Appearance control panel.

5. Restart the Avid system.

Disabling Serial Arbitrator Extensions

The OpenTpt Serial Arbitrator and Serial Port Arbitrator extensions can cause problems when you use the modem port for deck control. The error message Òserial port busyÓ might appear.

OpenTpt Serial Arbitrator is installed automatically with Mac OS 8.0. Serial Port Arbitrator is installed as part of Apple Remote Access, an option you can choose when you install Mac OS 8.0.



If the Òserial port busyÓ error message appears:

1. Quit the Avid Composer system.

2. Disable OpenTpt Serial Arbitrator and Serial Port Arbitrator with the Extensions Manager.

3. Restart the Macintosh.

Using the Reveal File Feature

Reveal File allows you to select a clip in a bin and automatically open its related media Þle. Make sure AppleScript is loaded and active on the Macintosh before using the Reveal File feature.

Rerendering Effects

When you use the Media Conversion Tool to convert MFM Þles to MSM Þles, any media you created by rendering effects in MFM does not convert to MSM. You need to rerender any effects that do not con-vert into MSM. All Þles that do not get converted are logged in the Media Conversion Tool log.

Choosing a Controller in the Serial Ports Tool

The Serial Ports Tool has changed for Release 7.0.1. You need to specify a controller type and its serial port if you are going to use a controller. You can specify the AvidDroid controller, the Steenbeck, or the manual user interface (MUI). You no longer choose a controller from the Deck Settings dialog box.



See ÒChoosing a Controller in the Serial Ports ToolÓ in the Avid Media Composer and Film Composer WhatÕs New for Release 7.0 for more infor-mation about choosing a controller.

Erasing and Partitioning Drives

On a MediaShare F/C-based system, use the AVIDdrive Utility 2 to erase and partition Avid iS MediaDrives and MediaShare F/C drives. The utility is described in the AVIDdrive Utility 2 UserÕs Guide.

On SCSI-based systems, use the AVIDdrive Utility to erase and parti-tion iS MediaDrives. The utility is described in the AVIDdrive Utility UserÕs Guide.

c Repartitioning your drive will overwrite the data that is currently on the drive.

DigiSystem INIT

The Avid Composer system ships with the DigiSystem INIT version 3.2.2, which you can use with any version of the Avid Composer sys-tem on a PCI system. If you install a Digidesign product that uses this INIT, you can alternate between using the Digidesign product and the

Choose a controller



Avid Composer system without having to rearrange system exten-sions and restart the system.

Make sure only one DigiSystem INIT is present in the extensions folder. If a difference in the Þle name exists, such as the presence or absence of an underscore (_), between the words ÒDigiSystemÓ and ÒINIT,Ó the Digidesign installer will not overwrite AvidÕs installer, and both will remain in the extensions folder. You should remove or dis-able the older version by using the Extensions Manager control panel.

VTR Emulation Cable

VTR emulation permits you to use the Avid Composer system as a source for a linear edit controller. It makes the Avid system look like a videotape deck to the edit controller. This feature requires a special cable, much like the existing deck control cables. For more informa-tion, contact your Avid sales representative.

Refer to Chapter 19 in the Avid Media Composer UserÕs Guide or Chapter 20 in the Avid Film Composer UserÕs Guide for more information on VTR emulation.

Transfer Tool and TCP/IP Settings

If you use the Transfer Tool or MediaShare F/C, with or without AvidNet, make sure TCP/IP starts before you start the Avid Composer system. This action prevents TCP/IP from reducing the amount of contiguous free memory.

To set the loading option for TCP/IP:

1. Choose Control Panels from the Apple menu.

2. Choose TCP/IP from the Control Panels list.

The TCP/IP window opens.

3. Choose User Mode from the Edit menu.



The User Mode dialog box appears.

4. Select either Advanced or Administration Mode, and click OK.

5. Click the Options button.

The TCP/IP options dialog box appears.

6. Make sure that the ÒLoad Only When NeededÓ option is not checked, and click OK.

7. Close the TCP/IP window.

8. Restart your system.

TCP/IP loads automatically.

Startup Times

Your PCI Media Composer system will take at least 30 seconds from the time you restart the computer to the time it takes to display the Welcome to Macintosh screen. This is normal behavior.

Three-Perforation Film Stock

Release 7.0.1 of Film Composer and the Avid Log Exchange shot log conversion application now support 35mm Þlm shot in 3-perforation Þlm format stock.

Custom Installation of EDL Manager Release 1.9.3

If you have installed previous versions of EDL Manager at other work-stations, be sure to upgrade all copies to EDL Manager Release 1.9.3.

For PCI systems, you can custom install EDL Manager Release 1.9.3 directly to a targeted hard drive on systems with a CD-ROM drive. To move the EDL Manager application to a system without a CD-ROM drive, use a Þle compression application such as CompactPro to com-



press the Þles in the EDL Manager folder into self-extracting archive Þles. Then copy the Þles onto diskettes for transfer to another system. Compress the application and supporting Þles separately. For com-plete EDL Manager installation instructions, refer to the Avid EDL Manager UserÕs Guide.

Norton Utilities

Norton Disk Doctor can be used to correct hierarchical Þle structure problems and to locate problem media Þles on media drives.

Install Norton Utilities¨ version 3.5 and later only. Perform a custom installation and install only the Repair and Recovery Utilities and the Startup Disk Builder.

If you have any of the following Norton Utilities installed, you must disable them:

¥ FileSaverª

¥ DiskLightª

¥ Norton CrashGuard

¥ Fastback Scheduler

¥ Backup Scheduler

¥ Partition Extension

To disable utilities:

1. Choose Extensions Manager from the Control Panels list.

2. Click the utility name so that the check mark disappears.

3. Restart the system.

c Do not run Speed Diskª (or any other similar programs to defrag-ment or optimize drives) on hard drives that contain Avid media Þles, as this can corrupt the Þles, leaving them unusable.



n You can run Norton Disk Doctor and Speed Disk on the internal hard drive.

Third-Party Fibre Channel

Avid does not support third-party Þbre channel products with Media Composer or Film Composer Release 7.0.1.

MediaShare SCSI

MediaShare SCSI has not been qualiÞed for use with Media Composer or Film Composer Release 7.0 or 7.0.1.

Viewing Disk Space Statistics

Turning off disk space calculation increases the speed at which new bins open and are saved. Your application launches with disk space calculation turned off.

To view statistics on the calculation of disk space for your current session:

1. Choose Console from the Tools menu.

To turn off disk space calculation after turning it on, typetogglestatspaceagain in the Console text box.

2. Type the following command in the text box:

togglestatspace

Disk space statistics for the current session appear in the current session Þle. You can Þnd the Þle in the Statistics folder within your project folder. For more information on viewing statistics, see ÒInfo Display ChangesÓ in Chapter 2 of the Avid Media Composer and Film Composer WhatÕs New for Release 7.0.



Transferring FilesMedia Composer 7.0.1 includes the new version 3.0 Transfer Tool.

n Version 3.0 of the Transfer Tool must be present on both the sending and receiving systems to enable Þle transfer.

Media Composer 6.5.3, AudioVision 3.x and 4.0, and broadcast products are equipped with older versions of the Transfer Tool. You must upgrade to version 3.0 of the Transfer Tool to enable Þle transfers between these products and Media Composer 7.0.1. Con-tact your Avid sales representative for information on purchasing the Transfer Tool 3.0.

Documentation Changes

This section describes errors and additions to the Release 7.0.1 documentation.

Deleting Slates, Takes, and Script Marks

Chapter 11 of the Avid Media Composer UserÕs Guide and the Avid Film Composer UserÕs Guide describes the deletion of slates, takes, and script marks from the script window using script integration.

You cannot undo deletion of slates, takes, and script marks.

To restore one of these elements after deletion, follow the instructions in Chapter 11 for adding slates to the script window, adding takes to slates, or applying script marks to takes.



Interpolating Position for Script Integration

There is a new option in the Script menu and in Script Settings, Interpolate Position. This option allows you to match a clip to a take, and to see where a particular line in the script would appear in the clip footage.

When you turn on Interpolate Position, the length of the take in the script is matched to the length of the clip in the Source monitor. The position indicator in the Source monitor corresponds to wherever you click in the take.

If you set a script mark in the take, the portions of the take on either side of the script mark are matched to the portions of the clip on either side of the IN mark in the Source monitor. See Chapter 11 of the Avid Media Composer UserÕs Guide and the Avid Film Composer UserÕs Guide for more information about scripts and script marks.

To turn on Interpolate Position, do one of the following:

¥ Choose Script from the Settings scrolling list in the Project window, click Interpolate Position, and then click OK.



¥ Choose Interpolate Position from the Script menu.

Avid System Test

Within Avid System Test, two panels in Avid System Utility are now disabled. The Avid System Test Setup and UserÕs Guide includes the fol-lowing panels, Volume Info and SCSI Devices, which are no longer available for use.

Click here



Figure 1 Volume Info Panel

Figure 2 SCSI Devices Panel

These panels and their tabs are no longer part of Avid System Utility.



Getting Started Guide and Tutorial

There were some signiÞcant changes in timecode for the PAL tutorial. In addition, one page needs to be updated for both NTSC and PAL customers.

PAL Customers Only

Please use the following timecode changes when doing the tutorial. The new PAL timecode changes are underlined.

Page 7-13

Step 6 should read ÒMark an IN point in the Þrst half of the clip, 18 frames (4 seconds for PAL)...Ó

Page 7-15

Table 7-2, Mark Points for Boat Shop Clips, should read:

Clip name Mark IN point Duration

draw knife cu 05:02:08:09 1:16 (NTSC)

1:13 (PAL)

chiseling 04:11:34:22

PAL 04:11:36:21

00:16 (NTSC)

00:13 (PAL)

hammering 04:05:10:08 1:00

drilling 04:04:47:25

PAL 04:04:48:21

1:00

planing cu 04:10:05:17

PAL 04:10:07:04

2:00



Page 7-19

Step 5 should read ÒOpen the draw knife ms clip in the Source moni-tor and mark an IN point around 2.5 seconds (7.5 seconds for PAL)...Ó

Page 7-24

Step 7 should read ÒClick the Trim Right One Frame button under the Source monitor until you hear a change in loudness around the sev-enth frame (third frame for PAL)...Ó

planing ms 04:09:24:00

PAL 04:09:25:14

3:19 (NTSC)

3:16 (PAL)

sanding 04:06:52:03 3:12 (NTSC)

3:10 (PAL)

wood burning 04:14:24:02 6:15 (NTSC)

6:12 (PAL)

two dories 01:11:03:03

PAL 01:11:04:10

1:22 (NTSC)

1:18 (PAL)

rowing in mist 01:02:38:29 1:22 (NTSC)

1:18 (PAL)

dories ws 01:06:38:26 4:00

dories to models 04:25:22:28 3:23 (NTSC)

3:19 (PAL)

sign 05:06:52:01

PAL 05:06:44:07

10:00 (NTSC)

10:00 (PAL)

Clip name Mark IN point Duration



Page 9-15

Step 3 should read ÒSet an IN mark at 00:00:02:12 (at the beginning of the clip for PAL).Ó

PAL and NTSC Customers

Page 8-17

For both PAL and NTSC customers, make the following changes:

¥ Step 4 ÒClick in the Record monitor, then type +1:00 on the numeric keypad...Ó

¥ Step 9 ÒClick in the Record monitor, then type -15 on the numeric keypad...Ó

¥ Step 11 ÒDrag the Level slider all the way to the right to display 100.

Full-Screen Sizes for Imported Files

Table 9-8 in the Avid Media Composer and Film Composer WhatÕs New for Release 7.0 and Table 2-1 in the Avid Media Composer Products Reference contain incorrect recommendations for full-screen size for imported graphic Þles.

The recommended full-screen size at 72 dots per inch (dpi) should be as follows:

¥ 720x486 (NTSC)

¥ 720x576 (PAL)

You should import Þles of these sizes by using the default import option ÒForce to ÞtÓ if you require a full-frame image.

The sizes in the original tables, 648x486 (NTSC) and 1024x768 (PAL), work with the option ÒForce to Þt,Ó but not at best quality. The given



sizes do not Þll the screen if you use the option ÒMaintain aspect ratio.Ó

Importing Audio Files to Pro Tools or AudioVision

This section describes how to import audio Þles to Pro Tools and AudioVision.

Media Composer products and Avid Xpress support both AIFF and Sound Designer II (SD2) audio Þle formats. If you know that you will be exporting audio Þles to Pro Tools or AudioVision, make sure you use SD2 format.

Exporting SD2 Audio Files to AudioVision

If all of your audio Þles are in SD2 format, use the following proce-dure:

1. Choose Export from the File menu.

2. Choose OMFI Composition.

3. Change the top pulldown menu on the Export dialog box to AudioVision.

The system displays the default settings.

With Media Check Box

When you choose SD2 or AudioVision from the pulldown menu, the With Media check box is selected and inactive. This means that the OMF composition contains links to the media Þles created by Media Composer or Avid Xpress. You will need to bring the drives to the AudioVision system. Either rename the OMF MediaFiles folder to MediaFiles or place the OMF MediaFiles folder inside the MediaFiles folder on the AudioVision system.



If you plan to use the video on the AudioVision system, you will need to convert the video using the Media Conversion Tool. In the Media Conversion Tool, perform an MSM to MFM conversion and select the Video format only. See the Media Composer and Film Composer WhatÕs New for Release 7.0 for a description of the Media Conversion Tool.

Exporting SD2 Audio Files to Pro Tools

If all of your media Þles are in SD2 format, use the following proce-dure:



3. Choose SD2 from the top pulldown menu.

4. Choose Version OMFI 2.0

When you choose SD2 or AudioVision from the pulldown menu, it means that the OMF composition contains links to the media on the drives. Bring the drives to your Pro Tools system. Do not change the names of any folders or directories that contain the media Þles.

Before you use the Þles in Pro Tools, you need to process them with OMF Tools 2.0.4. For information on this product, see the Digidesign web page at http://www.digidesign.com.

Exporting AIFF Audio Files to AudioVision

If your media Þles are AIFF or a mixture of SD2 and AIFF, use the fol-lowing procedure:



3. Change the top pulldown menu to Standard-AIFC.

4. Choose Audio Only from the second pulldown menu.

5. Choose Version OMFI 1.0



6. Make sure that With Media is checked.

When you choose Standard-AIFC from the pulldown menu, With Media means that the OMFI Þle that gets created will have both the SD2 and AIFF audio media embedded in it.

If you plan to use the video on the AudioVision system, you will need to convert the video using the Media Conversion Tool. In the Media Conversion tool, perform an MSM to MFM conversion and select the Video format only. See the Media Composer and Film Composer WhatÕs New for Release 7.0 for a description of the Media Conversion Tool.

Exporting AIFF Audio to Pro Tools

If you have AIFF audio or a mixture of AIFF and SD2 audio, use the following procedure:



3. Change the top pulldown menu to Standard-AIFC.

4. Choose Audio Only from the second pulldown.

5. Choose Version OMFI 2.0.

6. Make sure the With Media box is checked.

When you choose Standard-AIFC from the pulldown menu, With Media means that the OMF Þle that gets created will have both the SD2 and AIFF audio media embedded in it.

Before you use the Þles in Pro Tools, you need to process them with OMF Tools 2.0.4. For information on this product, see the Digidesign web page at http://www.digidesign.com.



Turning Off Word Stemming in Online Help

The Find function of the Avid Composer system online help gives more complete results if the Word Stemming option is turned off.

To turn off Word Stemming:

1. With an Avid Composer system window active, click the question mark in the menu bar and choose Media Composer or Film Composer Help.

2. Go to the Find tabbed page.

3. Click the Options button.

4. Deselect the Word Stemming option.

5. Click OK.

Transferring Online Help to Another Macintosh

You can copy the online Help Þles to another Macintosh system, such as a PowerBook¨, and then use the help independently of the Avid Composer system. You need the following:

¥ 10 MB of hard disk space for Media Composer

¥ 13 MB of hard disk space for Film Composer

To copy help from the Avid Composer system to another Macintosh system:

1. Create a new folder on the Macintosh system you are copying to (the target Macintosh).

2. Copy the following Þles to the new folder:

¥ mchelp.hlp (from the Help folder in the Avid Composer folder)

¥ mchelp.cnt (also from the Help folder)



¥ QuickHelp (from the System Folder)

¥ QuickHelp Preferences (from the System Preferences folder)

3. On the target Macintosh, move QuickHelp to the System Folder and move QuickHelp Preferences to the System Preferences folder.

4. Start Help by double-clicking on the mchelp.hlp icon.

If you have a problem starting Help:

1. Launch QuickHelp by double-clicking the QuickHelp icon.

2. Open mchelp.hlp from the File menu.


Part 0130-01308-01 Rev. B Fixed Bugs

Fixed Bugs

The following problems or limitations documented in previous release notes are corrected in Release 7.0.1. Additional bugs have also been Þxed. Unless otherwise noted, the information pertains to both the Media Composer and the Film Composer software.

✔ Previously, when you used the A and S keys or the arrow keys to ÒGo to Next EditÓ or ÒGo to Previous EditÓ in the Timeline, the position bar occasionally skipped over transitions. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ Previously, single-Þeld resolution caused edge jitter on some effects. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ Previously, an Òincompatible tracksÓ error appeared while you were editing VA1A2 into VA3A4 sequence. If you created a sequence by editing audio-only from a source clip that had audio tracks 3 and 4 and you didnÕt use A1 or A2, the sequence was created with audio tracks 3 and 4, but not 1 and 2. If you attempted to edit a VA1A2 clip into the sequence, you got an Òincompatible tracksÓ error. This prob-lem has been Þxed.

✔ Previously if you grouped together words, objects, or both in the Title Tool, you had to use the Ungroup command from the Object menu to ungroup them. If you ungrouped them using the Edit Undo command or kÐZ, your system would crash the next time you tried to manipu-late any of those objects. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ Previously, the Reverse Effect button may not have worked properly on transition effects. It now works properly.

✔ Any real-time effect added to a motion effect with strobe used to cause the motion effect to become unrendered. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ The Avid calculator used to default to the video rate of the type of project you were in; thus in Film Projects, the calculator defaulted to 30 fps for NTSC or 25 fps for PAL. This problem has been Þxed.


Fixed Bugs Part 0130-01308-01 Rev. B

✔ For 16mm cut lists, opticals listed in the ÒFirst/Last KeyÓ column of the assemble list showed 35mm durations. Other columns in the assemble list, including ÒAt this FootageÓ and ÒDurationÓ would dis-play the opticals in correct 16mm durations. The Optical Lists them-selves were correct for 16mm. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ In a Matchback project, the (EC) display veriÞed the key numbers but did not calculate duration. You had to use timecode calculations or translate them by using a Þlm/timecode calculator. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ Previously, the ink number format in the Þlm settings defaulted to 16mm 20 fr. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ Previously, you couldnÕt get an optical block cut list from ink numbers in optical block format. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ Previously, if you wanted the assemble list to reßect the ÒHandlesÓ cell, you had to enter the data and clear the list twice. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ The Console used to report an incorrect port for deck control. Even if you had your deck connected to your printer port, the Console still assumed the deck was connected to the modem port. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ An ambiguous error message used to be displayed if you attempted to launch the Avid Composer system without the required library exten-sions installed. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ If the Media Composer failed to render an effect because it didnÕt have enough memory, you would have gotten an error message, after which, the amount of available system memory might have decreased signiÞcantly. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ The system might have crashed to MacsBug if you tried to print from Avid Composer before you had selected a printer. This problem has been Þxed.



✔ Previously, when you loaded a clip that had both audio and video and played it back at 10x speed, a DIGI_INIT_OVERRUN exception was raised once or twice a minute. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ Softness might have disappeared for the Þrst frame of a vertical edge wipe with certain combinations of transition lengths and softness val-ues. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ In a PAL project, the incoming video (B-channel) showed through on the edges of some effects. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ Digital ÒnoiseÓ might have appeared on the top edge of an image when you used corner pinning on images where the sides werenÕt at 90 degree angles to the top edges Ð for example, a trapezoid shape. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ 3D Hour Glass and Bow Tie effects had a horizontal line across the center that divided the image in two; the top half shifted to the right or left of the bottom half. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ A ßash occured while you were rotating a 3D Ball effect. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ The interpolation of frequency was jittery on waves and multiwaves. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ The stamp buffer cleared one Þeld later than the foreground image. This was only visible on the client monitor where you could see two Þelds. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ Softness disappeared when Borders were set to 1. When 3D was enabled, and the Border width was set to 1, the softness went away for all effects except for Matrix Wipes, Four Corners, Horizontal Bands, and Horizontal and Vertical Blinds. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ A stamp on the Þrst key frame didnÕt play back in Effect Mode. This problem has been Þxed.



✔ When you faded a stamp but didnÕt clear it, the stamp popped back on after the effect had ended. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ In a single-Þeld resolution sequence with 3D enabled, back-to-back color effects didnÕt play in real time. They played Þne if one effect was rendered or if 3D was disabled. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ Shadows applied only to the portion of an image that was on the screen. For example, if you applied the default shadow to a Picture-In-Picture effect that had been promoted to 3D and moved the image off the screen to the left, you would have noticed that the shadow stopped before it got to the edge of the screen. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ An OMF¨ 2.0 exported Þle with segment effects showed up as an effect with the name ÒFillerÓ instead of the original clip name when you reimported it into Media Composer. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ If you converted a master clip from one resolution to another, the sec-ond import caused play problems. If you converted from one AVR to a different AVR, you might have gotten an error if you tried to play the master clip in the Source monitor and the sequence in the Record mon-itor. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ If you imported a master clip and media via OMF, you couldnÕt delete them using the Media Tool. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ If you exported an m resolution clip using OMF, and then imported it at a different AVR, the imported video would have had its left and right sides squeezed to the center. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ Audio level changes didnÕt show up in AudioVision¨ when EQ was on the clip. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ Previously, uncompressed TIFF images or those created as square pix-els scaled incorrectly in OMF. If you created an OMF 1.0 Þle from an uncompressed TIFF image or one that used square pixels, and then brought the image into Avid Composer, the image got cropped and scaled incorrectly. They now scale correctly.



✔ The Media Composer codec did not always default to the correct com-pression setting window. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ If you exported a QuickTime video and audio clip or sequence that had 24 audio tracks, the Avid Composer exported only the audio tracks, not the video track. Now the video tracks are exported as well.

✔ QuickTime export of some NuVista+¨ resolutions did not convert the media correctly. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ Importing stereo QuickTime audio Þles added 6 dB to the signal. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ QuickTime audio export ignored any volume changes on export. If you exported an audio-only sequence with gain automation to Quick-Time, QuickTime audio didnÕt reßect the volume changes. This prob-lem has been Þxed.

✔ When you exported a QuickTime movie, one or two white frames might have appeared at the end of it. The number of white frames depended on the length of the exported clip. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ If you imported a QuickTime movie, the last frame would not import, so the duration in Avid Composer would have been one frame less than the movie duration. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ (Film projects only) The PICT import time was inaccurate. If a PICT Þle was imported in a Þlm project as a media Þle and a duration was entered, the Þnal PICT Þle in the bin might not have matched the duration entered. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ If you selected a bin and opened the Digitize Tool by pressing kÐB, the bin might have repositioned itself at the base of the Digitize Tool, behind the Project window. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ Depending on the print driver, attempting to print the Timeline might have caused a Macintosh error 192. This problem has been Þxed.



✔ The error message MFM_CONS_UNEXPECTED_RC might have been displayed when you rendered a submaster over an area of AVR 75 or AVR 77 material with 3D effects. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ The following Variable Speed Play (VSP) problems have beencorrected:

¥ Performance might have been slow in sequences that contained complex real-time effects.

¥ When changing direction over a title, a ßash of the alpha channel might have occurred.

¥ The play indicator light might have stayed on after the sequence had Þnished playing.

¥ A 3D effect from one clip might have ßashed in another clip.

¥ In reverse VSP, the blue bar often stopped in the middle of the sequence or it did not go all the way to the beginning of the sequence. In addition, you could not use mouse shuttle or mouse jog, or the jog buttons, to go to the head of the sequence when you were using reverse VSP.

¥ You might have seen black ßashes when using reverse VSP.

✔ Multicamera mode did not support AVR 6m in PAL unless you were using striped drives. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ The Avid Composer did not recognize precomputes correctly in multi-camera mode. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ If you grouped clips at AVR 75 and played them in hardware multi-camera mode, you might have experienced ßashing in the client moni-tor when you clicked on the different quads. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ Partial redigitizing of multicamera media Þles that changed the AVR of those media Þles would cause the quads to show up as gray frames. This problem has been Þxed.



✔ The ÒSwitch to emptiest driveÓ digitize setting pertained only to video. If audio media Þlled a drive during digitizing, the Avid Com-poser reported an error and you had to switch drives manually. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ An error might have occurred when you stopped an audio punch-in. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ Full Frame in the Title Tool wouldnÕt Þt on screen (PAL only). This problem has been Þxed.

✔ The Avant Garde font didnÕt show up in the Title Tool, even when it was installed in the Fonts folder. It now shows up.

✔ On Circle Wipe effects with softness set to 20 or greater, you would have seen lines or noise around the effect. You no longer see the lines or noise.

✔ When using enhanced Chroma Key, the primary key color that you had chosen didnÕt stay enabled if you enabled a secondary color. The primary color now stays enabled when you enable a secondary color.

✔ If you used the Media Reader to create a subclip based on Sound Time-code, the bin information may have been one frame off from what you speciÞed. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ The Digital Cut window may have taken a long time to open after you changed sequences or used the Digitize Tool. That no longer happens.

✔ Placement of burn-in numbers was off for burn-in on output/digital cut when you used Media Reader. This problem has been Þxed.

✔ Media conversion had a 2-GB limit. If you tried to convert more than 2 GB of media, you would have gotten the error message ÒNot enough room on destination.Ó This problem has been Þxed.


Known Bugs Part 0130-01308-01 Rev. B

Known Bugs

This section describes known bugs listed by functional category. When a workaround exists, it appears in the paragraph directly following the bug description. The most recently found bugs appear at the begin-ning of each category.

n If you encounter a problem with your system, consult these release notes to see if a known bug or workaround associated with your problem exists before contacting Avid Customer Support.

General

✘ A bin with the size of zero K and a .write extension shows up in the project window after an error forces you to quit the Avid Composer system.

Workaround: If a bin with the .write extension appears, delete the .write bin and drag the original bin from the Attic folder.

✘ The Þrst clip of the sequence sets the AVR category, except if the Þrst clip is a video mixdown, then the second clip sets the AVR. In this case the sequence takes the AVR of the second clip.

✘ When you create a sequence with a single-Þeld resolution and set the compression tool to a two-Þeld resolution, adding Þller to the start of a sequence then playing the sequence gives you the wrong format.

Workaround: When adding Þller at the start of a sequence, set the Compression Tool to the same resolution type as your sequence.


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Systems with 3D Effects Option

The bugs in this section apply to systems with the 3D Effects option installed.

✘ The opacity of a stamp holds for the duration of the effect only; the opacity goes back to 100 after the effect ends.

Workaround: Lower the level of the foreground opacity slider before the stamp.

✘ A 7.0.1 composition exported with media through OMFI will lose effect information for Fade to Color and Fade from Color effects. They will show blank icons with blue dots when they are imported; stepping through wonÕt show any effect.

OMF Import/Export

✘ If you are bringing an EQ or AudioSuite effect forward to ProTools using OMF, only the source media not the rendered effect media is brought forward. Any adjustments to the source audio beyond fades will need to be redone in ProTools.

✘ The Avid Composer system does not correctly import a Photoshopª graphic created on a transparent background that uses a blend to transparency. The blended portion is imported as a soft white outline.

Workaround: Files created with the same blending to an alpha channel will look correct.

✘ If you import an OMF with alpha composition and change the reso-lution on import, you may encounter problems if you delete the media clip and then attempt to reimport the Þle to the same bin. If you attempt to reimport the same Þle to the same bin (or to a different



bin while the Þrst bin is open), the system imports the composition but not the media.

Workaround: Close the bin, open another bin, and import the Þle to the new bin. You can also try closing and relaunching the Avid Com-poser application and then reimporting the Þle.

✘ You cannot export AVR 70 or AVR 75 from Release 7.0.1 to Release 6.x versions of the Avid Composer application. Release 7.0.1 versions of AVR 70 and AVR 75 are not compatible with earlier releases.

✘ You cannot export an OMF composition to a remote volume if you do not have write permission to the root level of the volume. You will get an ÒUnable to export the bin ÞleÓ message and the system may create a Þle that cannot be deleted until you quit the Avid Composer application.

Workaround: Make sure you have write permission to the root level if you are going to export an OMF composition to a remote volume.

QuickTime Import/Export

✘ OMF support is not in AppleÕs QuickTime 3.0.

Digitizing

✘ Locators in subclips are in the wrong place after batch digitizing.

✘ On systems with a 2D effects board, Option-clicking for clip info in the Digitize Tool doesnÕt work.

✘ Digitize allows capture to begin on a mismatched tape. If you have a Non-Drop Frame (NDF) tape and a portion of the tape is Drop Frame



(DF), the DF portion canÕt be digitized due to the NDF designation of the source. The message ÒThe source tape is non-drop frame but a drop frame tape was expected. Please insert the correct non-drop frame tapeÓ appears. Once you press OK, digitizing will abort.

Editing

✘ Creating a sequence from the contents of the clipboard and loading it into the Record monitor causes an error. (You create a sequence from the Clipboard contents by grabbing the sequence icon on the Clipboard monitor and dragging it to a bin.) You may see an error message or the system may hang. If the error message occurs or the system hangs, exit to the Finder and restart the Avid Composer sys-tem.

Grouping and Multicamera

✘ The in/out ÒiLÓ markers donÕt display when you are in Quad Split Mode.

✘ If you apply a Picture-In-Picture to a V1 only multicam sequence and play it back, what you see is playback of the black background only.

Audio

✘ When clips are digitized as audio only, the Þller level is at 15ire when loaded in the monitor.

Workaround: Cut a piece of video in so there is an AVR for reference, then take the video out after youÕve Þnished digitizing.

✘ CanÕt import 8-bit AIFF or SD2 audio.



✘ Aggressive moving of the faders before an Automation Gain record-ing begins can result in a DIGI_INIT_OVERRUN error. If you move the faders a lot before recording starts, the system may become over-loaded with extraneous volume-adjust messages.

✘ If the bottom-most audio track of a sequence is on for playback but is not active, audio automation gain will not work.

Workaround: Turn the bottom channel off. Or, if you want to listen to the track, leave it on and make the track active. The only time there is a problem is when the bottom channel is on and not active.

PAL

✘ The Avid Composer system does not warn you if you import method 2 clips into a method 1 project. Since the audio play rate between method 1 and method 2 PAL projects is different, audio from a method 1 project will not play in a method 2 project.

Effects

✘ When you adjust the crop sliders on a lower track of a multi-track composite, the top level is still rendered and plays incorrect parame-ters for the track you just adjusted. This does not happen when you directly manipulate effects, use position sliders, or add a keyframe, unless you adjusted the crop Þrst and the change did not register.

✘ The opacity slider for the Stamp effect only works for the duration of the effect. This is a limitation for the Stamp effect. After you Þnish playing the effect, the stamp opacity returns to the default value.

Workaround: If you want to create a stamp with a speciÞc opacity you can use key frames before and after you create the stamp. Just before you create the stamp, change the foreground opacity to the desired



level. After you create the stamp, use another key frame to change the foreground opacity back to 100%.

✘ The system sometimes displays inappropriate messages when encountering a disk full situation when you are creating effects. For example, when you are re-creating a title, the system may display the message ÒAMEFS_FILE_SIZE_EXCEEDEDÓ when the disk becomes full.

✘ When Maintain Aspect Ratio is selected, an import that is not full frame will have black borders. These black borders will inhibit a graphic with alpha from being totally keyed out, or if the alpha is inversed, will key out more than it should.

Workaround: Crop the borders off if they are not keyed out.

✘ If an audio or video dissolve is created on a transition where one of the clips is currently ofßine, that effect wonÕt ÔunrenderÕ; or in the video case, return to real-time if the media is then relinked or brought on-line. This prevents you from being able to use ÒRender In to OutÓ.

Titles

✘ When you create a new title and save it, then make a change to the title and save it again, an error message appears.

Workaround: Do one of the following:

¥ Save the title with the Save As command instead of Save.

¥ Close the Title Tool and reopen it, then make your change and save the title.

✘ If you create a title with a background and then edit the title in Big Effects mode to have a video background, the system may crash. Do not add a video background to a title while in Big Effects mode.



✘ Aborting the creation of a title causes the error message: Òbase_user_abort.Ó

✘ When you type in text for a crawling title, the text box automatically wraps instead of creating one long line of text.

Workaround: Do one of the following:

¥ Type the text in and let it wrap as you type. After you Þnish, drag the bottom corner of the text box to stretch the text box.

¥ Choose a smaller type size, such as 12 point, to type in the text. Then increase the point size after you Þnish typing.

✘ Systems with older Advanced JPEG boards may display vertical lines with titles. This only happens on upgraded systems with older boards that do not support AVR 77. The problem may happen when you single step, play backward, or fast play through a title. It can also happen when you render the top layer of a sequence containing a title.

Workaround: Either render the sequence by selecting all tracks between IN/OUT marks or change the image by decreasing the fore-ground intensity slightly (for example, from 100% to 99%).

Film

✘ If you place IN and OUT marks on a 35mm audio only clip that has one or more locators, when you splice into the sequence you get an error message.

Workaround: Remove the locators before you splice in the clip.

✘ If Comments and Locators are selected in Optical List, they also show up in the assemble list.

✘ If in the Cut List Tool you get an Optical List in Optical Block for-mat, and select Show Transition Effects as Cuts from the Assemble List options, you may get an error message viewing the list. For



example, if you create a sequence with three cuts, place dissolves on the two transitions, and then place a segment effect such as a ßop, blow-up, or paint, on the third shot, it will happen.

Workaround: Use the Columnar format.

✘ If you do a digital cut with Burn-In with the Media Reader/Reader 1 set to LTC, the footage count that is burned in is incorrect. The Þeld count repeats when the frame count changes improperly.

Workaround: Set the Media Reader to VITC during the digital cut.

✘ If you start at the head of a sequence and type +10000, you only go to +1000.

Workaround: Type +5000 twice.

✘ Burn-in on digital cut is off by a Þeld at video rate. If you do a digital cut at video rate with Enable Burn-in on, the timecode is correct when the burn-in starts, but the edgecode incorrectly starts at 00 1999+ 15.

✘ Creating a title while in MultiCamera Mode causes display prob-lems when playing. After saving the title, itÕs placed in the Source monitor and you remain in MultiCamera Mode. When you play the sequence the quad image from the Source monitor plays on top of the image in the Record monitor, causing a ßickering effect.

Workaround: If you leave MultiCamera Mode, and then go back into it, the sequence plays Þne.

✘ Confusing error message digitizing with Media Reader. If you set the Media Reader Tool to decode bits of VITC and then you digitize from a tape that doesnÕt have VITC, at the end of digitizing a clip you get the message ÒSM_FILM _ROLL_MISMATCH.Ó The clip is not digitized.



✘ A motion effect over 200 fps causes a Cut List error in PAL Þlm.

Workaround: Set the motion effect to less than 200 fps.

✘ When you create a new PAL project, and select Þlm options, the next dialog box incorrectly defaults to 25 fps. It should default to 24 fps.

✘ Switching from 2-line to 3-line project settings in the Media Reader Tool, then switching back to 2-line, causes the original 2-line set-tings to be corrupted. Reselecting custom settings doesnÕt correct them, you have to re-create your settings.

✘ You canÕt digitize if Media Reader is set to Start/End Timecode and no VITC is incoming. YouÕll see the error SM_DF_NDF_MISMATCH. No clip is digitized.

✘ You canÕt change Cut List counting if you use settings from unlike projects. For example, if you create and save a Cut List view setting in a 35mm project then open a 3-perf project using the 35mm project set-ting, when you switch the Show Durations As to 3-perf, the Cut List still counts as 35mm.

Workaround: When you want to switch counting, close one project and then reopen the different project.

✘ If you enter the wrong key number when you are digitizing the error message you see is unclear. (The error message is ÒSM_FILM_ROLL_MISMATCH.Ó) If you see that error message, try reentering the key numbers.

✘ The text processor, Vantage, may have problems opening and print-ing very large cut lists.

Workaround: Open the cut list in another word processor, such as Microsoft¨ Word, ClarisWorksª, or BBeditª.

✘ The Cut List window status isnÕt saved as part of the Workspace User settings.



✘ If you choose Modify from the Clip menu, select Set Key Number Generic (PreÞx), and then click OK, youÕll get an error message if you hadnÕt entered any key numbers when you created the clip. (The error message is ÒCM_NO_SOURCEÓ.)

✘ Field width in Burn-In tool does not work on Digital Cut.

✘ Audio track information appears incorrectly in exported ALE. For example, if you create a clip with VA1-2, A4 then export it in ALE for-mat, the log displays only tracks A1-2.

Media Tool

✘ You canÕt delete audio clips from the Media Tool if their track desig-nation is above A8.

Workaround: Drag the clip to a bin and delete it from the bin.

✘ Opening the Media Tool in Frame view with PAL and NTSC media on your system might take some time, because the 3D hardware has to switch the frame rate for every clip that has a different frame rate. This only happens with the 3D effects board. Systems with the 3D effects module will display black in frames that have a different frame rates from the hardware setup.

FieldPak

✘ FieldPak¨ clips digitized in EditCamª and imported into Media Composer from the DeskTop FieldPak Adapter display a half line of active video 2 lines early, at line 261 instead of line 263.


Hardware and Software Limitations Part 0130-01308-01 Rev. B

Hardware and Software Limitations

This section describes known limitations in hardware and software. Some of these limitations are in Avid products and some are in third-party products used with your Avid Composer system.

✘ Media Composer 7.0.1 supports real-time AVR 77 playing at up to 500KB per frame. Portions of 2-stream AVR 77 images exceeding 500KB per frame may require rendering.

✘ Timeline scrolling can introduce playback delays that may adversely affect the performance of the VTR emulation feature. If you are using VTR emulation, you should turn off ÒScroll While Play-ingÓ in Timeline settings.

✘ On occasion, it is possible to see the following message:

Exception: 3D_EFFECTS_UNDERRUN

This happens in rare situations while playing two or more 3D effects within close proximity of each other.

Workaround: Render one or more of the 3D effects.

✘ The 888 audio peripheral is limited to acquiring the digital sync from channels 1 and 2. To use channels 3 through 8, you must have a valid digital signal coming in on either channels 1 or 2.

If the ÒDIGITALÓ LED is solid, there is a valid digital signal to sync to. If the LED is blinking, then the 888 is using a default sample rate (most likely the Video Slave Driverª. If you do not have a valid digital sync source, recording side effects include: the correct material that is jittery, random garbage, or silence.


Part 0130-01308-01 Rev. B Hardware and Software Limitations

✘ Switching deck control cables from a VTR deck to a PCM-7030 or PCM-7050 DAT deck can cause the error:

SBV_UNKNOWN_COMMAND

Workaround: There are two ways to solve this problem:

¥ Eliminate the need to swap cables by using two cables: attach the PCM-70x0 deck to one serial port, and the other deck to the other serial port.

¥ Create two deck conÞgurations and switch between them when switching the deck cables.

a. Duplicate the Deck ConÞguration setting in the settings list.

b. Name one setting ÒPCM DAT.Ó Open it and conÞgure it for your VTR deck.

c. Name the other setting ÒVTR deck.Ó Open it and conÞgure it for your VTR deck.

d. When switching cables, switch the conÞguration to the appro-priate deck.

✘ The Mitsubishi 21Ó high resolution monitor displays two horizontal lines at one-third and two-thirds of the screen display. The Þrst line appears across all video loaded in the Source monitor and Record monitor. This is a function of the Mitsubishi monitor, not the Avid Composer application.

✘ When changing the memory allocated to the Media Composer appli-cation by using Get Info from the File menu, the Media Composer Info window displays the wrong preferred memory size. This is a function of the Macintosh OS 8.0 operating system.

✘ Project-based archiving in Avid/Mezzo Archiver release does not work with Release 7.0.1 of Avid Composer systems.

Project-based archiving allowed you to drop the project icon onto the Overview. Avid/Mezzo automatically creates an Archive of all Þles connected to the project Þle (bins, audio Þles, media Þles and so on),



even if the various Þles are on different hard drives. Once an Archive is created, future backups are automatic and incremental (only Þles that have changed are backed up).

Workaround: You can use the folder-based archive to back up your work.To create an Archive of a folder, drag its icon to the open Over-view window and drop it there. Avid/Mezzo creates a separate entry for it in the Archives segment and dynamically tracks its contents for changes. Any Þles that you add to the folder are added to the Archive and are backed up. Any Þles contained within the folder that are mod-iÞed and saved are also sent to the Transfer Queue to be backed up.

See DLTª 35/35R for Avid Systems Setup and UserÕs Guide for instruc-tions that explain how to use folder-based archiving.

✘ If you run the board diagnostic portion of the Avid System Test in PAL mode, an invalid failure can occur if you select the Playback Genieª PIP test located under the PCI 3D Effects Board.

n This test is selected by default. You need to deselect the test speciÞcally, or you will see invalid failures. See the Avid System Test Setup and UserÕs Guide for instructions.

Playback Genie PIP



Importing Photoshop Files with Transparency

Releases 3.0 and greater of Adobe Photoshop allow you to create a transparent background for an image by turning off the background layer before saving in the Photoshop Þle format (.ps). However, the transparency in such images does not import correctly into Media Composer products.

To import graphic images that include regions of transparency from Photoshop into Media Composer products, create a fourth alpha chan-nel before saving the Þle. For more information on creating alpha channels, see the Photoshop documentation.

Reimporting an OMF Composition with Media

If you want to reimport an OMF composition with media at a new AVR, you must Þrst delete all the media created when you imported the Composition the Þrst time.

To reimport an OMF Þle with a new AVR:

1. Open the bin containing the previously imported sequence.

2. Choose Set Bin Display from the Bin menu and select the Show Reference Clips option.

3. Select the sequence and all master clips associated with the sequence.

4. Press the Delete key.

5. In the Delete dialog box, make sure all the clips and media Þles for the sequence are selected, then click OK to delete them.

6. Import the OMF Þle again using procedures described in the Avid Media Composer UserÕs Guide or the Avid Film Composer UserÕs Guide.



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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pur-suant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed in accor-dance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Opera-tion of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. Ref: C97029a

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