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Media Station|PT Guide6Pro Tools and Avid CounterpartsPro Tools and Avid use different terms to de-scribe the same items. For example, a Pro Tools ses

Media Station|PT Guide964 If you agree, click the option called, “If you understand the risk but still want to share the root of the drive, click her

Chapter 4: Media Station|PT Video Satellite Workflows 973 In the Mac Finder, copy the SharePoints appli-cation to a convenient location on the com-pu

Media Station|PT Guide9810 Ensure the “Normal” Shares tab is selected.11 Type a name in the Share Name field to iden-tify this share. This name can

Chapter 4: Media Station|PT Video Satellite Workflows 99To mount the shared volume on Windows XP:1 In Windows XP, right-click My Computer and choose

Media Station|PT Guide1003 In the Server Address field, type SMB://computer, where computer represents the name of the computer that contains or is c

Chapter 4: Media Station|PT Video Satellite Workflows 101To open a native Avid sequence, see one of the following sections:• “Opening an Avid Sequence

Media Station|PT Guide102To open a sequence in Media Station|PT using this workflow, see “Exporting an Avid Sequence as an AAF Sequence with Audio Sto

Chapter 4: Media Station|PT Video Satellite Workflows 1039 Click Save.10 In the Export As dialog, locate the desired folder on the dedicated Unity a

Media Station|PT Guide1045 In the Export As dialog, click Options.6 In the Export Settings dialog, do the follow-ing: • Make sure the Export As pop-

Chapter 4: Media Station|PT Video Satellite Workflows 105The AAF sequence opens in Pro Tools. Audio files are copied in the background to the ses-sion

Chapter 1: Introduction 7MXFMXF is a media file format. There are MXF video files and MXF audio files, but there are no “MXF sequences.” An AAF sequen

Media Station|PT Guide1063 Do one of the following:• From within an Avid project, choose File > Open Bin, and select the bin you wish to open.– or

Chapter 4: Media Station|PT Video Satellite Workflows 107Consolidate Media This option is faster and uses less storage because only those parts of the

Media Station|PT Guide108Exporting an Avid Sequence as an AAF Sequence with Video Storage Mounted on the Pro Tools SystemThis section describes how to

Chapter 4: Media Station|PT Video Satellite Workflows 10913 Do one of the following:• If you have not opened a session in Pro Tools, navigate to the

Media Station|PT Guide110Opening an AAF Sequence for Playback on a Video Satellite SystemYou can open an AAF sequence for playback on a video satellit

Chapter 4: Media Station|PT Video Satellite Workflows 111Importing an AAF Sequence into Media Station|PT from Volumes Not Supporting Direct PlaybackTh

Media Station|PT Guide1124 Under the Source Tracks section of the Import Session Data dialog, do the following:• To import the metadata (cuts and cli

Chapter 4: Media Station|PT Video Satellite Workflows 1132 Export the AAF sequence from Media Station|PT to the Pro Tools audio storage, as described

Media Station|PT Guide1145 From the Satellite pop-up menu, do one of the following:• To connect to a video satellite, select the name of the computer

Chapter 4: Media Station|PT Video Satellite Workflows 115Troubleshooting the Satellite ConnectionIf the satellite does not appear in the Satellite pop

Media Station|PT Guide8OMFOMF is both a media file and sequence format. OMF media files can be audio or video.Media Station|PT Support for OMF Media a

Media Station|PT Guide116Matching the Media Station|PT Project Type to Pro Tools Time Code Rate, Clock Reference, and Video Ref FormatThis section exp

Chapter 4: Media Station|PT Video Satellite Workflows 117Compatibility TableThe following table describes compatibility between Avid Project Format an

Media Station|PT Guide118To change audio pull up/down settings in Pro Tools:1 In Pro Tools, choose Setup > Session.2 From the Time Code Settings

Chapter 4: Media Station|PT Video Satellite Workflows 119Matching Media Station|PT Starting TC Time Code Setting and Pro Tools Session StartIn almost

Media Station|PT Guide1202 If needed, re-size the bin window so that you can see the Start column of the bin window.3 In the Start column for the se

Chapter 4: Media Station|PT Video Satellite Workflows 121When linked, Pro Tools and Media Station|PT support the following transport operations:• With

Media Station|PT Guide122For connections with an Avid video peripheral, do the following:1 Connect the composite, component, S-Video, SDI or FireWire

Chapter 4: Media Station|PT Video Satellite Workflows 1233 Record enable the audio tracks to which you want to capture audio.4 Click the Record Enab

Media Station|PT Guide1242 In the Project window, click the Settings tab and then double-click the General setting.3 In the Default Starting TC fiel

Chapter 4: Media Station|PT Video Satellite Workflows 1252 To open the Capture Tool, choose Tools > Cap-ture.3 Ensure that all the reveal triangl

Chapter 1: Introduction 9MXF Media Data Locations On the volumes you have designated for media storage, Media Station|PT stores all MXF media:• When s

Media Station|PT Guide12610 From the Res pop-up menu, choose the reso-lution of video you wish to capture.11 Click the Toggle Storage button so that

Chapter 4: Media Station|PT Video Satellite Workflows 1273 Use the Mark In and Mark Out controls to se-lect a specific portion of video you want to c

Media Station|PT Guide128To select a portion of video to capture:1 In the Capture Tool, use one of the following methods to mark the position where y

Chapter 4: Media Station|PT Video Satellite Workflows 129Re-Digitizing an Existing SequenceMedia Station|PT can open sequences created on other Avid e

Media Station|PT Guide1302 Insert a video tape into your VTR. 3 To ensure that the tape deck is properly con-figured, refer to the following topic i

Chapter 4: Media Station|PT Video Satellite Workflows 13110 Do one of the following:• Select the Entire Sequence option to record the entire sequence

Media Station|PT Guide13219 Do one of the following:• To record using Local mode, press play and record on the VTR. When ready, click the Record butt

Index 133Symbols“ghost” files 95Numerics1:1 videocapturing 4710:1m videocapturing 471080 videocapturing 47down-converting to SD video 54requirements f

Media Station|PT Guide134accuracyaudio when output from satellite 120compensating for client monitor delay 120frame rate 10sample rate 10Activation Ca

Index 135Avid sequencesadding clipsto a new sequence 55to an existing sequence 56after check-in to Interplay for Pro Tools 70artificially extending in

Media Station|PT Guide10Frame-Rate Accurate Video Editing and Sample-Rate Accurate Audio EditingMedia Station|PT edits with frame accuracy. This means

Media Station|PT Guide136configuring the Capture Toolfor a satellite system 124for a standard system 46connecting hardware 46controls for 49re-digitiz

Index 137creatinga new user (after upgrading from Media Station|V10) 40video mixdown 67cross-mountingchoosing a configuration for 94definition of 93Ma

Media Station|PT Guide138drive selectionwhen importing session data 74driversinstalling for nVidia 29Drop framematching settings on a satellite system

Index 139fixinginvisible files in the Media Tool 83Flip On Vertical Sync option 45Folder optionfor audio 64for video 63Format tab (Project window) 54,

Media Station|PT Guide140Media Station|PTas a standalone application 19as a video satellite system 20on Mac OS X 30on the same computer with Pro Tools

Index 141Mac OS X System Preferences 97MachineControlconfiguring with a VTR 24effects of satellite on 120Map Network Drive dialog 99Mark In button 60M

Media Station|PT Guide142installingAvid video peripherals for 22on Mac OS X 30on Windows XP 26with Pro Tools 21Interplay support for 4LAN connection 2

Index 143NName the AAF File to Export dialog 79Name the Session dialog 76native HDV support 2New Session dialog 71New track buttons 86Non-Drop framema

Media Station|PT Guide144Please Choose a Folder for Converted Audio Files dialog 79plug-insvs. Avid real-time audio effects 6plug-ins manually moving

Index 145Record Track monitor 68red dots (meaning of)in Interplay 71re-digitizingexisting sequence 51Referencechanging from Sync Lock 43refresh ratesv

Chapter 1: Introduction 11System RequirementsSystem requirements vary depending on how Media Station|PT is installed:•As a video satellite of a separa

Media Station|PT Guide146Splice-In button 57, 66, 88standalone systemdefinition of 15monitoring audio from 22overview of system 19system requirements

Index 147Timelineaudio tracks 87clip boundaries in 57definition of 5enabled tracks 60layered video tracks in a video mixdown 67sequence after overwrit

Media Station|PT Guide148cross-mounting remote storage 93definition of 15effects on MachineControl 120exporting Avid sequence as AAFw/audio drive moun

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Chapter 2: Installing Media Station|PT 15chapter 2Installing Media Station|PTThis chapter describes how to install Media Station|PT software and relat

Legal NoticesThis guide is copyrighted ©2007 by Digidesign, a division of Avid Technology, Inc. (hereafter “Digidesign”), with all rights reserved. Un

Media Station|PT Guide16To preserve user profile settings before uninstalling Avid Media Station|V10:1 Open the project in Media Station|V10.2 In th

Chapter 2: Installing Media Station|PT 17Uninstalling Pro Tools and Avid-Related Software on Mac OS XBefore upgrading, you must uninstall all earlier

Media Station|PT Guide184 In the Installer window, choose Uninstall from the pop-up menu, and click Uninstall. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions t

Chapter 2: Installing Media Station|PT 19Overview of Media Station|PT Installed as a Standalone ApplicationWhen installed as a standalone application,

Media Station|PT Guide20Overview of Media Station|PT Installed as a Video Satellite System(Windows XP Only)Pro Tools and a Media Station|PT video sate

Chapter 2: Installing Media Station|PT 21Overview of Media Station|PT Installed on the Same Computer as Pro ToolsWhen installed on the same computer,

Media Station|PT Guide22Using EQ II and Dynamics II Plug-Ins with Media Station|PT or Pro ToolsWhen you install Pro Tools after installing Me-dia Stat

Chapter 2: Installing Media Station|PT 23your Pro Tools audio peripheral. If using digital inputs, be sure that the Pro Tools Clock Refer-ence is set

Media Station|PT Guide24Media Station|PT Installed as a Video Satellite or Installed on the Same Computer as Pro ToolsIf Media Station|PT is installed

Chapter 2: Installing Media Station|PT 25Making Ethernet Connections with Video Satellite Systems(Video Satellite System Only)To exchange transport co

Contents iiicontentsChapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Media Station|PT Guide26Full-Screen Playback of Video in Media Station|PTWith a supported video card installed, you can route HD or SD video to a DVI

Chapter 2: Installing Media Station|PT 275 Click Next to begin installation of Avid Log Exchange.6 If an Avid video peripheral is connected to the c

Media Station|PT Guide2828 Click Next, and the Found New Hardware Wizard will automatically search for and locate the driver for the Avid video perip

Chapter 2: Installing Media Station|PT 29Disabling Simple File SharingEnsure that you have turned off Simple File Sharing in Windows.To turn off Simpl

Media Station|PT Guide304 Set the resolution on both monitors to the same resolution (1280x1024 is recommended).5 Click the Advanced button.6 Click

Chapter 2: Installing Media Station|PT 31Installing Optional Software on Mac OS XThe Media Station|PT Installer DVD contains in-stallers for the follo

Media Station|PT Guide32Obtaining the Dongle UpdaterTo obtain your updater file:1 Install but do not start your Avid software.2 Connect the Avid app

Chapter 2: Installing Media Station|PT 33The iLok is similar to a dongle, but unlike a don-gle, it is designed to securely authorize multiple software

Media Station|PT Guide34Connecting and Configuring Media Station|PT to a Unity Storage SystemConnecting and configuring a Media Station|PT workstation

Chapter 2: Installing Media Station|PT 35Avid Mojo Firmware for PCIe MacsIf you attach your Avid Mojo to a PCIe-based Mac but Media Station|PT does no

Media Station|PT GuideivChapter 3. Basic Media Station|PT Workflows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Starting a New

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Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 37chapter 3Basic Media Station|PT WorkflowsAvid Media Station|PT software is designed ex-clusively for aud

Media Station|PT Guide38Getting More InformationFor more information about specific features and functions of Media Station|PT, search the online help

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 39To start a new project, or select an existing project:1 Launch the Avid Media Station|PT software.You w

Media Station|PT Guide40To view and edit Project Settings: Click the Settings tab to view the Project set-tings, including Audio and Export settings.

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 41Media Creation settings are saved with the project. You will need to configure the Video Project Setting

Media Station|PT Guide424 Do one of the following:• If the Stereo button is visible, click the Ste-reo button to reveal the Mono button, then click t

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 43To open and import D-Command or D-Control Audio Project settings into a new project:1 In the Project wi

Media Station|PT Guide44Changing Video QualityThe Media Station|PT Timeline includes a Video Quality icon that lets you change the video quality. This

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 455 You can also change the following options:Display Both Fields When combined with the Full Quality set

Chapter 1: Introduction 1chapter 1IntroductionAvid Media Station|PT software is designed ex-clusively for audio-related post-production work either as

Media Station|PT Guide46For connections with an Avid video peripheral, do the following:1 Connect the composite, component, S-Video, SDI or FireWire

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 474 If necessary, enable control of the tape deck by clicking the Toggle Source button so that it does no

Media Station|PT Guide489 Click the Toggle Storage button so that two volumes are showing, and select the volumes where the audio and video media wil

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 492 To record, do one of the following:• Use the Transport Controls to queue the tape to the position at

Media Station|PT Guide50Selecting a Portion of Video to CaptureThe Mark In and Mark Out controls in the Cap-ture Tool let you select a portion of vide

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 51Re-Digitizing an Existing SequenceMedia Station|PT can open sequences created on other Avid editing syst

Media Station|PT Guide52Digitizing from an EDLMedia Station|PT includes Avid EDL Manager software, which lets you open an EDL from an-other editing ap

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 53To import non-OMFI media files into Media Station|PT:1 Open the bin where you want the imported file to

Media Station|PT Guide54Entering Full-Screen Playback ModeIf you have configured one or more monitors for full-screen playback through a DVI port, you

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 55Assembling Clips in a SequenceOnce you have used Media Station|PT to capture or import a clip, you can a

Media Station|PT Guide2Full-Screen Playback via DVI Output to a Computer MonitorWith a supported video card installed, Media Station|PT provides full-

Media Station|PT Guide56The portion of the clip between the In point and the Out point is now selected for editing into the sequence.8 Click the Reco

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 576 In the existing sequence, choose any of the following methods to set the starting position at which t

Media Station|PT Guide584 Do one of the following:• Click the Extract button (Scissors) to re-move the clip and shuffle the following clips earlier t

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 59Choose this option for a scenario in which Pro Tools will link to the same media files as the current Me

Media Station|PT Guide60Manually Exporting an AAF SequenceManually exporting an AAF sequence from Media Station|PT involves more steps than us-ing the

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 618 Choose Clip > Render In/Out (if the command appears grayed out, click in the Timeline again).9 In

Media Station|PT Guide623 Type a name and select a location for the ex-ported sequence.4 Select Export to Pro Tools from the Export Set-tings menu a

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 63Transcode Video To Use this only if you need to change the video resolution. Pro Tools supports most SD

Media Station|PT Guide64The following settings may also appear under the Audio Details tab, depending on the selected export method:Render All Audio E

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 65When the export is complete, you are ready to import the file into Pro Tools.To export only part of a se

Chapter 1: Introduction 3• DV25p 420: DV25 progressive scan at 4:2:0 sampling (for PAL 25p and PAL 24p projects)• All standard-definition Avid Multi-C

Media Station|PT Guide669 Click the Overwrite or Splice-In button. The selected portion of old sequence is edited into the empty sequence in the Reco

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 675 Choose Clip > Consolidate/Transcode.6 In the Consolidate/Transcode dialog, do the following:• Cli

Media Station|PT Guide683 Do one of the following:• To combine multiple video tracks into the mixdown, select a video track, then click the Record Tr

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 6911 Choose a file resolution for the video mix-down from the Resolution pop-up menu.12 Click OK.A progr

Media Station|PT Guide70• Determines whether the current resolution matches the Transcode resolution in the Edi-tor Export Settings for Pro Tools plug

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 71• Checks in a Pro Tools sequence to the Pro Tools folder.The first time the sequence is exported, the sy

Media Station|PT Guide726 Select the I/O Settings to use for the session. Several pre-configured I/O Settings are included with your system, or you c

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 73Importing an AAF Sequence into an Existing SessionYou can import an AAF sequence containing au-dio and v

Media Station|PT Guide746 Click OK.7 If your audio or video is on a volume that is not suitable for playback (shown as a Transfer volume in the Work

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 75Importing a Sequence into Pro Tools from Interplay(Avid Interplay System Only)This section describes how

Media Station|PT Guide4Support for Avid InterplayBoth Media Station|PT and Pro Tools support in-tegration with Avid Interplay.Avid Interplay lets Pro

Media Station|PT Guide763 Choose File > Import > Sequence from Avid Interplay.The Interplay Engine Browser appears.4 In the Interplay Engine B

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 7712 If the Pro Tools Import Session Data dialog appears, select the appropriate options and click OK.Pro

Media Station|PT Guide78Exporting Audio from Pro Tools for Media Station PTIn Pro Tools, you can export audio tracks for use in Media Station|PT using

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 797 In the Publishing Options dialog, type the Pro Tools Comment and Sequence Name. 8 Click OK.Pro Tools

Media Station|PT Guide8013 Do one of the following:• If you are using Media Station|PT on the same computer as Pro Tools and are ready to use it to i

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 818 Choose the Target Project Time Code Format. 9 Click OK.10 In the Save Bounce As dialog, navigate to

Media Station|PT Guide825 Click OK.A confirmation message box appears.6 Click OK.The sequence in the Avid Interplay database is now ready to be chec

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 8311 Close the Media Tool.12 To preview the contents of the imported au-dio clip, double-click the audio

Media Station|PT Guide84Importing Pro Tools Audio Files Back into Media Station|PT from Avid Interplay(Avid Interplay System Only)After you have check

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 85The following illustration shows the audio tracks cut into the original sequence. In this ex-ample, the

Chapter 1: Introduction 5Avid TerminologyThis section provides a brief glossary of Avid terms and, where applicable, their Pro Tools counterparts.Clip

Media Station|PT Guide86In order to export frame accurate audio clips, Pro Tools splits the audio media on frame boundaries and fills any gaps with si

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 874 Use the controls underneath the Source Mon-itor to locate the first frame of the portion of the clip

Media Station|PT Guide8810 If the original audio tracks still display yellow speaker icons, click the speaker icons in the Track Enable button to mut

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 8915 If you want to display audio waveforms in the Timeline, click the Fast Menu (located on the lower le

Media Station|PT Guide902 Do one of the following:• Select one of the displayed tape names and click OK.– or –• Click New to add a new tape to the li

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 919 Do one of the following:• To record the entire sequence to tape, select the Entire Sequence option.–

Media Station|PT Guide92To export to an XDCAM device: 1 Connect your XDCAM device. 2 Select the appropriate mode on your XDCAM device that correspon

Chapter 4: Media Station|PT Video Satellite Workflows 93chapter 4Media Station|PT Video Satellite WorkflowsThis chapter describes the following workfl

Media Station|PT Guide94Choosing a Storage ConfigurationWhile it is possible to cross-mount both the au-dio and video storage on both systems at the s

Chapter 4: Media Station|PT Video Satellite Workflows 954 Select the Share this Folder option.5 Type a name in the Share Name field to iden-tify thi