Avid® Media Composer® UserÕs Guide Release 7.0 tools for storytellers™ © Copyright Avid Technology, Inc. 2/98. All rights reserved. Printed in USA. Avid Media Composer Users Guide • Part 121801 Rev. A • 2/98 ii Contents Chapter 1 Desktop Basics Managing Composer Project and User Folders . 25 About Composer Projects and Avid Users Folders. 26 Changing Project and User Names . 26 Deleting Projects and User ProÞles . 27 Moving Projects and User ProÞles from Another System . 28 Using the Media Conversion Tool . 29 About the Media Composer Folder . 31 Launching the Media Composer Application . 32 Mounting and Ejecting Disk Drives. 33 Ejecting Disk Drives. 33 Mounting All Drives . 34 Chapter 2 Starting a Project Opening a Project . 35 Identifying a User . 36 Setting Up a New User . 36 Selecting an Existing User . 37 Selecting a Project . 38 Creating a New Project . 38 Nesting Projects in Folders . 39 Selecting an Existing Project . 40 Opening the Project . 41 Closing a Project . 42 Backing Up Your Work . 42 3 Saving Your Work on a Diskette or Drive . 43 Restoring from a Backup . 43 Ending the Edit Session . 44 Quitting the Media Composer Application. 44 Turning Off Your Equipment . 45 Session Checklist . 46 Chapter 3 Working with the Project Window Opening and Closing the Project Window . 47 Using the Bins Display . 48 Displaying Bins . 50 Creating a Folder in a Project . 50 Deleting a Bin or Folder. 51 Emptying Trash . 51 Viewing Contents in the Trash . 52 Managing Folders and Bins . 52 Creating a New Bin. 54 Renaming a Bin . 56 Opening and Closing a Bin. 57 Opening Selected Bins . 58 Closing a Bin. 58 Deleting Bin Names . 58 Saving Bins Automatically . 59 Saving Bins Manually . 59 Retrieving Bin Files from the Attic Folder. 60 Using the Settings Display. 61 About Settings . 62 DeÞning Settings. 63 Reviewing Basic Settings. 63 Displaying Project Settings. 64 Working with Settings . 66 Selecting Another User . 66 Modifying Settings . 67 4 Working with Multiple Settings . 68 Duplicating Settings . 69 Renaming Settings. 69 Selecting Among Multiple Settings. 70 Deleting Settings . 70 Restoring Default Settings. 70 Copying Settings Between Settings Files . 71 Moving Settings Between Systems . 74 Using Site Settings. 75 Using the Info Display . 76 Displaying a Project ProÞle. 76 Displaying Usage Information. 77 File Structure and Layout . 79 Importing the Statistics File into a Spreadsheet . 81 About Projects and Memory . 83 Viewing Memory. 84 Accessing the Hardware Tool from the Info Window . 85 Customizing Your Workspace . 85 Assigning a Workspace . 86 Deleting a Workspace. 87 Assigning a Workspace Button. 88 Chapter 4 Using Basic Tools Using the Tools Menu . 89 Using the Deck Controller . 90 Using the Command Palette. 93 Using the Blank Button . 95 About Button Mapping . 96 Mapping User-Selectable Buttons . 97 Mapping Menu Commands . 98 Using the Avid Calculator. 100 Using the Console . 101 Displaying System Information. 102 5 Reviewing a Log of Errors . 102 Getting Information with the Console . 103 Using the Hardware Tool . 103 Using the Serial Ports Tool . 105 Specifying the AvidDroid Controller . 106 Specifying the Steenbeck Controller . 106 Specifying the MUI Controller. 107 Chapter 5 Logging Logging Tips . 109 Logging Preroll . 110 Logging Timecode. 110 Naming Tapes . 110 Double-Checking the Logs . 111 Preparing Logs for Import . 112 Using MediaLog . 112 Transferring Bins from MediaLog for Macintosh . 113 Transferring Bins from MediaLog on the PC . 114 Converting Logs with Avid Log Exchange. 114 Drag and Drop Conversion.