Composition; Timeline; Edl; Media Files - Merging Pyramix Quick Start Manual

Composition

A Composition is any number of Clips complete with edits and fades, level settings etc. placed on a Track or
tracks in a time relation to each other and to the Timeline.
Note: A Composition can contain other Compositions.

Timeline

The Timeline shows a graphic representation of the current Composition. and its location in relation to the Play-
head Cursor, In and Out Marker Cursors and various other Markers. All editing is undertaken in the Timeline,
EDL, Fade Editor and Trimmer windows.

EDL

The EDL (Edit Decision List), is a textual and numeric representation of the same information shown in the Time-
line and Fade Editor. Changes made here are reflected in the Timeline and vice-versa.

Media Files

These are the actual audio data files which can only be seen at the Windows level, e.g. in Windows Explorer. In
Pyramix, they are represented by Master Clips which reference the raw data files.

Master Clips

The concept of Master Clips is one of the keys to the power of Pyramix. An individual Master Clip is a set of point-
ers that reference one or more Media Files.
Note that a single Master Clip references all Media Files in a multi-channel audio recording. E.g. a stereo record-
ing can have one or two Media Files, (depending on whether there is a tick in the One file per track box in the
Media Option section of the Record page of Settings > All Settings > Project.
When One file per track is checked, one invisible Media File is generated for each channel of a recording but only
one Master Clip. So.a stereo Master Clip references two invisible Media Files and a Multi-channel Master Clip
references as many invisible Media Files as there are channels in the recording. check box 'One file per track'),
but will only generate one Master Clip.
A Master Clip can be mono, stereo, four channels, six channels, 24 channels, in fact there is no limit to the number
of channels that can be contained within a Master Clip. When a Master Clip is placed into a Composition there is
the option to place it where it was originally recorded.
Master Clips also contain attributes which identify parameters such as a File name, time code stamp and other
information.

Clips

The individual Clips shown on the Timeline contain pointers to Master Clips which in turn point to audio Media
Files.

Media Management - Housekeeping

The Windows hierarchical filing system can easily become confusing and cluttered. Complex audio projects gener-
ate thousands of more or less enigmatically named files. Keeping track of all the files used in a project can become
a nightmare even if the user is meticulous.
Pyramix uses the concepts of Media Folders and Libraries to reduce the clutter and provides management tools
specifically designed for audio. This Media Management helps users to work in a structured and simple manner
whilst keeping track of all the Project components.

Media Drives and Folders

Media Drives or Media Folders are Windows folders which contain Media Files. Pyramix needs to specifically
mount these Media Folders in order to access the Media Files contained therein. Once mounted, suitable files
are shown as Master Clips.
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