User manual GRASS VALLEY EDIUS FOR AVID EDITORS APPLICATION NOTE

[. . . ] ApplicAtion note EDIUS for Avid Editors By Maxim Jago, 123 Training www. 123training. co. uk november 2010 Based on Grass ValleyTM EDIUS® 6 and Avid Media Composer 5 www. grassvalley. com Contents Introduction About This Overview Differences and Similarities Overview of the EDIUS Interface Asset Bin Source Browser player and Record Monitors timeline information palette effects palette eDiUS Button Menus timeline Modes 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 Importing Media Source Browser 6 6 Working with the Asset Bin Additional tools 7 8 Player and Recorder Preview Monitors preview Monitor overlays on-Screen Display 9 10 10 EDIUS for AvID EDItorS Core Editing Adding clips to a Sequence Removing clips from a Sequence Moving clips in a Sequence the proxy Workflow 11 11 11 11 11 Working with the Timeline timeline Modes track patching Sync locks track Headers About clip Segments 12 12 12 13 13 13 Trimming Titles Transitions Effects Adding effects color correction combining effects the layouter 14 14 15 16 16 16 16 17 Audio Adding Audio Filters 18 18 Output output to tape Batch export output to File output to DVD/Blue-ray Disc 19 19 19 19 20 Important Settings Summary Further Information 21 21 21 www. grassvalley. com iii EDIUS for AvID EDItorS Introduction Grass Valley's eDiUS is a powerful nonlinear editing system used by countless editors all over the world to produce broadcast television, film, multimedia, DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs. nonetheless, many experienced Avid editors hesitate to jump in and discover the fast, powerful, and easy-to-use editing tools which eDiUS offers. there are good reasons to stick with what you know: no time is required to learn the tools you already use and it takes effort to learn new technologies. the good news is that the core Media composer and eDiUS editing experiences are not just similar -- they are almost exactly the same! [. . . ] the Mixer part clip always appears where there is video. it allows rubber-banding of clip opacity (think of the Media composer Superimpose effect). the mixer is only visible when you click the expand triangle on the track header to show it. www. grassvalley. com 13 EDIUS for AvID EDItorS Trimming trimming with Media composer 5 is more similar to trimming with eDiUS than previous versions. to apply single or dual roller trims directly, simply click and drag. to trim multiple clips, lasso to select them and then click and drag. to apply a complex multi-clip trim, hold down the ctRl key to apply multiple trim handles. to use the dedicated trimming window, with controls similar to the trimming mode in Media composer, double click on a clip handle. You can do this without first selecting a handle--just double click the clip handle you want to trim. the trimming mode window has standard controls as you would expect, including shortcuts for standard trim types like slip and slide. if in doubt, hover the mouse cursor over a button and the tooltip will tell you the trim type. the trimming mode window appears in place of the preview monitors. When in trimming mode, you will see two "X" close buttons on the window. the top right corner "X" will quit eDiUS. the larger "X" at the bottom closes the trimming window and returns you to the preview monitors. You can also toggle in and out of trimming mode by pressing F6. Titles the eDiUS title tool is very similar to the Media composer title tool but it has a few more options. Both the Media composer title tool and eDiUS Quick titler use object selection in the same way. Use the text tool to create text or a shape tool to create a shape. Use the Select tool to move what you have typed or created. When you select an item you have created, the properties panel displays options for that object. Along the bottom of the title tool, there are several standard title styles. to create a new style, set up your text or graphic as you want it and right click inside the Style Bar to choose Save As new Style. if you select the background, or no object (no text or graphics), the properties panel will display the title properties. this allows you to set the title as a still, roll or crawl or add a background image. the eDiUS title tool operates in low resolution to maximize responsiveness. [. . . ] eDiUS will burn the DVD/Blue-ray Disc with an automatically generated menu that links to your sequence. note that the Movie tab has an "Add File" button, to browse to a media file and include it on the disc. "Add Sequence" allows you to choose any combination of sequences in your current project for inclusion. clicking on the "Setting" button for a movie title, under the Movie tab, gives access to the encoding settings. the Style tab has a significant number of prebuilt menu designs to choose from. [. . . ]