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System 5 Digital Audio Mixing System Operation Manual Dynamic Automation
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13.13.3 Automation Conform
As video or film sections are inserted, deleted, and moved during post-production, the
Conform utility realigns the automation data to match the edited film. It is important to
emphasize that Conform affects the automation data only; the audio must be realigned in
a separate operation.
Most film editing programs (i.e., AVID Film Composer) produce an Edit Decision List
(EDL) with the start time, end time, and duration for each edit, along with the type of
operation (insert, delete, move), and perhaps a name or other descriptive information
for the edit. The Conform utility does not process the EDL automatically. The EDL
provides the information that is manually input to the Conform utility.
Navigating the Conform Screen
From the bottom of the eMix screen on the System PC, press the Conform tab. The
Conform screen appears (Figure 13-15).
Figure 13-15 Conform screen
Each entry, called a note, appears in chronological order and consists of a Start Time,
Duration, End Time, Operation, and Total Change.
Hot Keys
• Tab and Shift+Tab: Moves to next/previous field. This may trigger time fields
to be calculated and displayed.
• Arrow Up/down: Moves to the previous/next entry.
• Page Up/Down: Scrolls up/down the list by one page.
• Home/End: Scrolls to the top/bottom of the list.
• Shift+Page Up/Down: Scrolls to the top/bottom of the list.