Specifications

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Introduction
Footage Format
The footage used in this book is in NTSC format. Those of you editing
in PAL-based countries will still be able to edit this footage in an NTSC
(30fps) project. Working with this footage, you’ll learn proper video-editing
skills in Media Composer, but you should be aware that several differences
exist between the NTSC and PAL formats.
For example, frame rates and resolutions in NTSC footage are not the
same as in PAL footage. When an exercise tells you to move forward 30
frames in NTSC (which is equivalent to one second), when working with
PAL-format footage, you move forward only 25 frames (which is equivalent
to one second of PAL running time). We won’t provide you with the frame
rate equivalents for PAL-based navigation, but be aware of these differ-
ences, and account for them when working with PAL footage.
Using the Lesson Files
To perfo rm t he ex ercises througho ut t his book, you will need to copy the
files from the enclosed DVD to your own system.
The following material is included on the DVD:
Located in the Avid Exercise Files folder:
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Avid project (Media Composer exercises)
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Script for Pearl parlor scene
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