Specifications

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Delivering the Finished Work
Tape-Based Delivery
If you need to copy your sequence to a tape format, then you will output it
from Media Composer by recording a digital cut.
Yo u c an p er fo rm a di gi t a l c ut i f y ou r s eq u en c e i s a ll S D or al l H D . I f y ou r
sequence has a combination of SD and HD media, you’ll first need to
transcode it to a single format. You may also need to apply a reformat to
either the SD or HD clip (whichever is not in the native project format) to
account for differences in aspect ratio.
When you are using HDV media, you can transcode to an HD or SD reso-
lution and record a digital cut, or you can export an HDV media stream to
the HDV device.
Preparing to Record a Digital Cut
When you record a digital cut, Media Composer retrieves your sequence’s
video and audio files from the media drives and plays the sequence in real
time as it records the video and audio to tape. Also, depending on the type
of digital cut you perform, Media Composer may also use the connected
deck to record your sequence’s timecode information to tape.
To ensur e a succe ssfully recorded digit al cut, you must proper ly p repar e
your sequence.
To prepare your sequence:
1. To set the correct project format, select the format from the menu on
the Format tab of the Project window.
One of the most important steps is to set the appropriate project for-
mat. For example, you might have changed an HD sequence to an SD
format to maximize performance, so you’ll need to return it to an HD
format before creating a digital cut.
NOTE Trans coding
and reformatting are
beyond the scope of
this book. For more
information, see the Avid
Media Composer Editing
Guide > Managing
Media Files > Using the
Transcode Command.
NOTE For information
on exporting to an HDV
media stream, see the
Avid Media Composer
Editing Guide > Working
in High-Resolution
Projects > Outputting
HDV.
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