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Overwrite edit versus separate track
I use Avid Xpress Pro. I do a lot of talking to camera and then superimposing visuals over what I am describing in words. Up to now I have used ‘Overwrite Edit’ for this purpose. However, putting the visual on a separate dedicated track and then mixing down before doing a ‘Digital Cut’ seems to be another possibilty.
I’m not sufficiently experienced to decide which is the better method in the long term.
Can you help me by suggesting the advantages of one method over the other please, or at least some of them if it’s a long list!
Thanks in anticipation – Michael
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If you don’t need a lot of tracks, this is a nice way of looking at a shot over the narration, inteview, or just natural sound. I do it a lot with no real purpose, other than it is easy to take out a shot by lift, overwrite, and the track under remains intact, it is also easy to do sample cuts back and forth and if the cuts don’t work, you haven’t actually done anything. No real purpose behiond this method, other than for me I found it convenient. I even sometimes work with three tracks and by moving the track view up and down I can see which track I prefer at any given moment. Hope this helps.
Charlie
ProductionKing Video Services
Unmarked Door Productions
Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel
Las Vegas, Nevada -
I do the same. I add tracks. Not uncommon for me to have 6 or 7 video tracks. It’s an easy way to go. But, if you master the various trim techniques, it’s darn good that way too.
-Alex Alexzander
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Charlie and Alex – thanks for your help – I understand the points you are making – much appreciated.
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Stacking tracks rather than cutting on a single track is fine, but here’s where it can haunt you.
If you’re consolidating media, or “up-rezzing” your sequence, having multiple “unused” layers will just mean that your redigitizing more material than you’ll ever use. This isn’t a bad thing… it just takes up more space and more time to accomplish. On the other hand, you will have more ability to change things in the on-line if that’s necessary.
So, if you want to “create” this way, fine. I’d suggest that you collapse all tracks before you move to a higher resolution.
Mark
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Many thanks for your input – much appreciated – Michael
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[Mark Raudonis] “I’d suggest that you collapse all tracks before you move to a higher resolution.”
Exactly.
Charlie
ProductionKing Video Services
Unmarked Door Productions
Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel
Las Vegas, Nevada
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