User`s guide

AVoption & AVoption XL Guide 2
AVoption XL Components
AVoption XL consists of software, a PCI card
that you install in a Pro Tools audio system, and
an external I/O box that connects to the PCI
card. The Digidesign audio hardware provides
digital audio recording, editing, mixing, and
processing. The Avid video hardware provides
video capture and import, full-screen video
playback on an external PAL or NTSC monitor,
professional quality video compression, and the
capability to record and play back uncom-
pressed video.
AVoption XL Capabilities
AVoption XL lets you:
• Import and capture multiple NTSC or PAL
video clips to the Movie track.
• Play the Movie Track with near sample-accu-
rate precision against audio tracks in a
Pro Tools session.
• Spot or Slip the video track to a new time code
location, and spot audio to the video track.
• Spot individual video clips to new locations in
the Movie track.
• View video edits and clip definitions in the
Movie Track.
• View the Movie track as a series of picture
frames.
• Play video on an external NTSC or PAL moni-
tor.
You can also:
• Import JFIF video media files from Meridien-
based Avid systems (Mac or Windows) such as
Media Composer, Symphony, and Xpress into
the Movie Track of a Pro Tools session, while
recording audio simultaneously.
• Capture JFIF format video media in the Movie
Track of a Pro Tools session.
FilmFrame
The FilmFrame™ option enables 24 fps support
in AVoption. With FilmFrame installed and au-
thorized, you can import and play back Avid
Film Composer media files. For more informa-
tion on FilmFrame, contact your Digidesign
dealer or visit the Digidesign Web site.