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Velocity to Avid Online?
Anyone know how to best go about moving a Velocity project to Avid for online?
I’m on the Digibeta trail for graphics, and an EDL for vid/aud. Is that a dead end?
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I’ve never used Velocity, in fact I’m not sure I’ve ever heard of it.
If you can get a standard EDL out, and have the source tapes available that should get you most of the way there, assuming the project isn’t too complex in Velocity.
Graphics can go on tape, or by one of many supported file formats. With graphics that consist of key and fill, you will need to either export a file that supports that, or export (to tape or file) both the key and fill signals separately.
It should be possible. The most important thing is going to be making sure the EDL is managed well, so tape labels are accurate and fit within the allowed character limits for the EDL format (three number is safest, but up to 8 alphanumeric character is usually fine) and the edit is flattened to as few layers as possible.
Any effects or edits that won’t transfer in the EDL should be noted somehow – in notes on the EDL if that’s supported, or on a piece of paper.
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a CMX3600 edl otta be fine. Just watch those reel names to make sure they don’t have too many characters.
no more than 4 audio tracks, no filters or plugins or other than smpte wipes, ect.
Your graphics will needs mattes laid off if dbeta is the only option.
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