Car Video System User Manual

Chapter 1: Introduction 5
Avid Terminology
This section provides a brief glossary of Avid
terms and, where applicable, their Pro Tools
counterparts.
Clip A Clip references one or more media files
which play in synchronization, for instance a
video file and its two audio tracks. Clips are
stored in bins.
Subclip A Subclip in Media Station|PT is like a re-
gion in Pro Tools: it is a shorter version of the
clip from which it was created. Subclips are also
stored in bins.
Avid Sequence An Avid sequence is equivalent
to a Pro Tools session: It is a collection of clips
and subclips organized in a Timeline. Sequences
are stored in bins.
AAF/OMF Sequence AAF and the older OMF are
standards designed specifically for exchanging
sequences between applications.
Media Station|PT and Pro Tools can import and
play AAF or OMF sequences. Media Station|PT
can export Avid sequences as AAF or OMF se-
quences for import into Pro Tools. Pro Tools can
export tracks from a session as an AAF or OMF
sequence for import into Media Station|PT or
other Avid editing applications.
Bins Bins are like folders where you organize
clips and sequences. Bins are stored in the indi-
vidual project folders.
Projects Projects are where you organize a num-
ber of bins. Bins can also be shared between
projects.
In one project, you could create a new bin to
hold all of your video clips and a bin to hold
your sound effects, and a bin for sequences. You
could close that project, open a new project and
open the sound effects bin from the first project
to use the same audio in a different sequence.
Projects are stored at a user definable location.
Source Monitor The Source Monitor is the Video
window above the Timeline (on the left). Use
the Source Monitor to select what will be added
to the sequence in the Timeline
Record Monitor The Record Monitor is the Video
window above the Timeline (on the right). Play-
back of the sequence in the Timeline is viewed
in the Record Monitor.
Timeline The Media Station|PT Timeline shows
the assorted audio and video elements arranged
in a linear sequence, as in Pro Tools.
Client Monitor The client monitor is an external
NTSC, PAL, HD or DVI monitor used to display
the video output of Media Station|PT.