Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide580
Delay Between Video & Audio
There can be a considerable delay between video
and audio playback when using this feature.
To compensate for delay between audio and video
playback:
1 Choose Movie > Set Movie Sync Offset.
2 Enter a value appropriate to align the audio
with video.
Generally, you will need to set this value once
for each type of DV decoder used.
Exporting QuickTime DV from Avid
The following instructions list export settings
for Avid XPress DV. These settings are required
to create QuickTime DV movies that can be
played back in Pro Tools through the Firewire
port.
To export a QuickTime DV reference movie for
Pro Tools Firewire playback, set the following:
1 Enable the following export options:
• Flatten video tracks
• Fill in spaces with black
• Render all video effects
• Use Apple DV Codec
• Enable the Apple DV codec
2 Make sure Use Avid Codec is not enabled.
Scrubbing the Movie Track
You can use the Scrubber tool to scrub the
Movie track with full frame accuracy. If you
scrub directly on the Movie track, only the
movie will scrub (no audio will play). If you
scrub on an audio track, audio and the movie
will scrub simultaneously.
To scrub the Movie track:
1 Select the Scrubber tool.
2 Click in the Movie track and drag the Scrub-
ber.
For a list of Digidesign-qualified video
capture cards and transcoders, see the
Digidesign Web site
(www.digidesign.com/compato).
These export settings can be saved in
Avid XPress DV3.0 as a default, simplify-
ing future media exchange. Refer to your
Avid XPress documentation for more infor-
mation on export settings and defaults.
Scrubbing a movie track
To scrub with finer precision, press the
Command key while scrubbing