[David Tarr]

negroyrojo-

I’m not sure I’m completely following your question, but I generally don’t use the Avid to output to a different format – I use an encoding software such as “Sorenson Squeeze.” Here’s my method:

In Avid-
Render all effects in timeline
Right click on sequence in bin
Select “Export”
Under options, choose “Quicktime Reference”
Save QTRef to desktop folder

Open file in “Sorenson Squeeze” application
Encode the QTRef into desired format

Hope that helps.

[David Tarr]

Anders-

I’m on my way out the door, but here are a few quick responses:

1. Is there no FIND in Avid ? Got lots of clips in my bin, and I just easily want to find clip number 345345 (can’t sort on numbers ..)

DT>In the bin, click on the “name” heading and then Ctrl + E to sort alphabetically/numerically. Alt + Ctrl + E is reverse sort. If that isn’t good enough, use “custom sift” under the “Bin” heading to sift the bin for the clips you want.

4. I end up using alot more button pushing and mouse moving in avid than I used to do in FCP. Supposed to be like this ??

DT>The keyboard is your friend. Learn the shortcuts and force yourself to hit the keyboard commands instead of the clickable buttons.

5. Give me an example of when I actually want to turn off the in-sync buttons ? sometimes when I add video tracks I forget to turn on the sync and everything gets messes up.

DT> I never use in-sync buttons, so I’m not going to be much help to you there. I just make sure I have the proper tracks active or not active when I’m moving things around. Again, keyboard commands will speed this up (Ctrl+A=select all tracks / Shift+Ctrl+A=deselect all tracks). Whatever way makes the most sense in your workflow, use it and eventually you won’t think about it.

Sorry if these questions are stupid.. I am just a bit curious how things work in the avid world.. and why things are like they are.

DT> Keep the questions coming. Learning a new interface is difficult and sometimes frustrating, but it sounds like you’re well on your way already.

[David Tarr]

Anju-

One of the good things about the Avid is that there are three ways to do anything.

To do what you are attempting, you can use segment mode and grab/lasso the clips (as you’ve done), use trim mode (which gets a bit beyond “basic”) or you can just use Brute Force and “insert filler” to create a hole, move your clips into the hole and then use “cut” to trim the hole down to size.

Hope that helps.