page 1 Avid tips and tricks, gathered by Yaron Livnay Tip source timeline Keys or Menus Description Examples

for Uses Accurately marking source before editing. Viewing source waveforms Accurately editing copied material into the movie, including marking and selecting tracks Moving scenes from one place in the timeline to another

Editing Tips
Timeline displays 'source monitor' content instead of 'record monitor' Selecting 'clipboard content' from the menu on top of the source monitor alt+z (lift) alt+x (extract) Displays the content of the clipboard (after using Copy or Cut) in the source monitor

clipboard content

Lift and load to monitor extract and load to monitor

Lifts and loads lifted range into source monitor extracts and loads extracted range into source monitor copies and loads copied range into source monitor Marks (in+out) the 2 closest cuts to the edit line, disregarding highlighted tracks

copy and load to monitor alt+c(copy)

alt t

Alt + T (mark clip)

Marking a clip the same length of a clip in another track, without changing highlighted tracks

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page 2 Avid tips and tricks, gathered by Yaron Livnay phantom marks 'phantom marks' in the 'Edit' section of the 'Composer' settings Adds blue (phantom) 'in' and 'out' marks in source monitor, according to the 'in' and 'out' marks in the record monitor Help see where the out point of the source will be when edited into master. Example: If an 'in' is marked in the source and 'in' + 'out' in the record monitor, avid adds a phantom 'out' in the source monitor, according to the length of the marked region in the timeline Helps create or delete gap in the timeline

select left select right select in/out

Selects all clips (in segment mode) from edit line line to the end (right) to the start (left) from in to out When selected, gangs the two monitors according to the frames where the edit line is, so the edit line in source monitor follows the one in the record one, and vice versa

Gang monitors

Helps checking that two versions (for example offline and online), one loaded in the source monitor and one in the record monitor, match - by seeing the exact same frame in both. Useful when preforming a complexed trim in all tracks

Alt+ 'add edit'

Alt +

Adds an edit in all EMPTY tracks, disregarding highlighted tracks

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page 3 Avid tips and tricks, gathered by Yaron Livnay Head / tail dissolves Creates a dissolve (video or audio) from Edit line to the next / previous cut Cuts clip, from start to edit line (Top), or from edit line to end (Tail) One key dissolve. Very useful for fading out music tracks One key trimming of end or beginning

Top /Tail

Timeline Tips
Adding black on the end 1. Selecting an empty track on Adds black after the sequence of a sequence the last frame of the timeline 2. preforming an 'Add edit' on it. 3. using the Trim Mode to stretch the new edit to the right, thus extending the filler beyond the last clip TC track exits modes Clicking the bottom TC track in exits back into 'Source/Record Editing' mode the timeline while in 'Segment Mode' or in 'Trim Mode' In timeline's fast menu Displays the resolution on every clip on the ('hamburger') choose 'clip text' timeline and then 'clip resolutions' When wanting sequence not to stick on last frame after it completes

Quickly leaving Trim and Segment Modes Finding out what resolution is each clip

resolution text

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page 4 Avid tips and tricks, gathered by Yaron Livnay clip colors Selecting a clip in the bin (text Gives colors to clips view only) and selecting a color in 'edit clip color' in the 'edit' menu. In the timeline's fat menu, select 'source' in 'clip colors Useful for visually distancing between various clips on the timeline example, coloring each character's clips in different colors, or different colors for different cameras in muticam edits Useful for visually distancing between various scenes on the timeline

Local colors

Selecting a few clips in the timeline (segment mode) and selecting a color in 'set color' in the 'edit' menu. In the timeline's fat menu, select 'source' in 'clip colors Play Length Toggle

Gives color to scenes in the timeline

PL play

Instead of playing the whole timeline, plays 1 minute.

Easier playback of long and complexed timelines Xpress Pro style. Easier and more intuitive than ctrl+[

assigning less/more detail to arrows

'more detail' and 'less detail' in Assign 'more detail' and 'less detail' from timeline's fast menu timeline's fast menu, to up and down arrows on keyboard zooms in/out the timeline using arrow keys.

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page 5 Avid tips and tricks, gathered by Yaron Livnay Renaming tracks Right-clicking track name and choosing 'rename tracks' Renaming track name Very clear when transferring sequences to other editors

hiding tracks

ctrl+shift+H

Hides selected tracks. Only visually they are still seen/heard and edited A dialog pops up and lets you select kind (audio/video/data...) and number of new timeline track. If this number exists, the new track is inserted and the numbers are rearranged.

When working on CC, titles, and no editing is required When having to add tracks between existing ones

Add track dialog

Ctrl+Alt+Y

Bin Tips
Batch removing marks Select clips in bin and press G Removes in/out marks in all clips selected ('clear both marks') In the bin menu, choose 'custom sift' 'mark in to out range' Sifts only clips that contain the specific timecode entered Useful when having to make an assembly after marking clips, or when batch exporting. Locating a specific timecode in a crowded bin

sifting a timecode range

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page 6 Avid tips and tricks, gathered by Yaron Livnay show reference clips In the 'Set bin display' window Shows all clips that are edited into the select 'show reference clips' sequences in this bin Finding master clips who's bin is unavailable. redegitizing/transcoding without decomposing sort icon Audio Open a project with closed bins Hold Alt when opening a project Open the project with all bins closed Quickly opening a project with many bins left open When having problem with a bin Toolsets (workspaces in MC 6) Toolsets menu (in MC 6 workspaces in the Windows menu) Toolsets are customizable window configurations, made to fit usual work stages editing, capturing, audio etc A user can set window and tool positions and sizes to fit his needs. In MC 6 on one can create new ones too. Double clicking icon column in Sorts the bin according to the icons. bin Finding sounds/sequences in a crowded bin

assigning named setting When in a toolset, choose 'link When toolset is chosen, all settings (timeline to toolsets to named settings' in toolset views, bin layouts) named in the specified menu name, are opened. Clip volume When source monitor is activated change volume on 'audio mix toool' Changes the volume of the clip itself Extremely loud/quiet clips that are repeatedly edited into the sequence

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page 7 Avid tips and tricks, gathered by Yaron Livnay Apply clip gain Adjust volume/pan Select clips in BIN, choose 'clip', 'apply gain' Allows you to change all selected clips' volume When importing music, that comes really loud Raise or lower volume (or pan) of multiple clips - relatively

In the audio mixer's fast menu Adjusts volume or pan all clips in the chosen choose adjust pan/volume tracks (between in-out marks if they exist). on track, choose a value Works relatively. between +-6

Set volume set pan Play 1 frame's audio enlarge waveform

In the audio mixer's fast menu Sets volume (or pan) for all clips (between in- set volume of a multiple clips choose set pan or set out marks if they exist) to match the volume volume on track of the current clip (where the edit line is). k+J, K+L alt+K, alt+L Plays audio of next/previous frame Finding the beginning of a word When wave form is to small or big to be useful

reduces/enlarges waveform in selected tracks

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