Post Production Workflow; Working With 3Rd Party Software; Using Final Cut Pro X; Using Avid Media Composer - Blackmagicdesign Blackmagic Video assist Installation And Operation Manual

Post Production Workflow

Working with 3rd Party Software

If you have your own favourite editing software you'd like
to use, you can easily copy your clips to an internal/external
drive or RAID and then import your clips into the software.

Using Final Cut Pro X

To edit Apple ProRes clips using Final Cut Pro X, you need
to create a new project matching your clips' video format
and frame rate. For this example, clips are set using ProRes
422 1080p25 camera settings.
Step 1.
Launch Final Cut Pro X, go to the menu bar and select 'file/
new project'. A window will open containing project settings.
Step 2.
Name your project and select the 'custom' checkbox.
Step 3.
Set the 'video properties' settings to 1080p HD,
1920x1080 and 25p.
Step 4.
Set your 'audio and render properties' settings to 'stereo,
48kHz, and Apple ProRes 422

Using Avid Media Composer

To edit your DNxHD clips using Avid Media Composer 7,
create a new project matching the clip's video format and
frame rate. For this example, clips are set using DNxHD
1080i59.94 camera settings.
Step 1.
Launch Media Composer and the 'select project' window
will appear. Click the 'new project' button.
Step 2.
In the 'new project' window name your project.
Step 3.
Go to the 'format' dropdown menu and select 1080i/59.94.
Step 4.
Go to the 'color space' dropdown menu and select
YCbCr 709.
Step 5.
Go to the 'raster dimension' dropdown menu and select
1920x1080. Click 'ok'.
Step 6.
Select 'tools>background services' and click the 'start'
button if background services are not already running and
then click 'ok'.
If you want to, you can even edit your clips directly from
the SD card.
Step 5.
Click 'ok'.
To import your clips into your project, go to the menu bar
and select 'file/import/media'. Choose your clips from your
SD Card. You can now drag your clips onto the timeline
for editing.
Final Cut Pro X project settings.
Step 7.
edia bin where you wish to import your files.
Step 8.
Select 'file>AMA link...' and select the files that you wish
to import and then click 'ok'.
When the clips appear within the media bin you can drag
your clips onto the timeline and begin editing.
Setting the project name and project
options in Avid Media Composer 7.
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