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Documentation Changes
The following change has occurred since the print documentation was completed.
Exporting to XDCAM
In the Avid editor Help, the topic: “Exporting to XDCAM,” step 8 informs you that “If your
exported sequence has more than two audio tracks, only two tracks are exported, even
though the Sony XDCAM device is capable of handling 4 to 8 tracks. If your sequence has
more than two tracks, they are mixed down during export.”
This should now read: “If you are using the Sony PDW HD1500 or the Sony PDW 1500
XDCAM devices, export of up to 8 tracks of audio is supported for the MPEG IMX and
XDCAM HD 50 Mbits formats. For other formats or devices that do not support 8 tracks, the
system mixes down to audio tracks 1 and 2 during export.”
Capturing DV 25 Media
In the “Capturing DV 25 Media” topic in the help, the following paragraph was
unintentionally omitted.
• If you are using an Avid Nitris DX or Mojo DX, or if you are not using an Avid
input/output hardware device (software-only), you use a 1394 port on your computer
(Host 1394). You specify that you are capturing via the 1394 port by selecting Host
1394 from the Video menu in the Capture tool.
Selecting a DV Device
In the “Selecting a DV Device” topic in the help, the following paragraph was
unintentionally omitted.
• If your system has an Avid Nitris DX or Avid Mojo DX attached, the DNA/1394 button
and the Special > Device menu do not appear in the user interface. DV capture through
1394 and non-DV capture through your input/output hardware operate independently.
You specify that you are capturing via 1394 by selecting Host 1394 from the Video
menu in the Capture tool.
Selecting Asset Types
You should ignore the topic “Setting the Interplay Window Display” in the Help and use the
following procedure. The option to select which media types display in the Interplay
Window has been moved from the Bin menu to the Interplay Window.
To select asset types and reference clips to display:
1. Right-click the Type column heading in the Research panel and select Set Type Filter.
You need to right-click the column heading. If you right-click elsewhere in the column, the
option does not appear in the context menu.
The Set Type Filter dialog box opens.
2. Select the asset types you want to display.
3. (Option) Select “Show reference clips” to display objects that are referenced by
sequences.
4. Click OK.
5. (Option) Save the layout if you want to preserve your type filter settings.
Licensing Note on NRCS Tool Changes
The edit lock feature is supported on iNEWS v2.1 or later. When you upgrade to Avid
NewsCutter v7.5, you must enable additional sessions. The session type varies depending on
your version of iNEWS:
• For iNEWS v2.1 through v2.5, you must add iiws sessions to your /site/config file, and
you must enter the server name using the following form: servername 2.1.5.15. The
iiws sessions are license-controlled by iNEWS, so you must increment your iNEWS
license string.
• For iNEWS v2.6 or later, you must add aiws sessions to the /site/config file. The aiws
sessions are not license-controlled by iNEWS, so you do not need to make any changes
to your iNEWS license string.
For information on modifying the /site/config file, see the Avid iNEWS Setup and
Configuration Manual and the ReadMe that came with your version of iNEWS.
README_NCProdReadMev7.5_3-9-09.pdf