Pro Tools AVoption|V10 and Media Station|V10 Guide
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Avid Media Station|V10
Capabilities
Avid Media Station|V10 software with AVop-
tion|V10 lets you:
• Capture NTSC or PAL video.
• Import QuickTime clips as Avid video for eas-
ier handling.
• Import, batch digitize, and render Avid se-
quences, then export them as AAF sequences
to Pro Tools.
• Digitize audio and video from an EDL by cre-
ating an Avid sequence with Avid EDL Man-
ager™.
• Lay back audio and video simultaneously
with Digital Cut.
• Export audio and video sequences as Quick-
Time or other format digital files.
DigiTranslator 2.0 Integrated
Option
DigiTranslator 2.0 is included with AVop-
tion|V10. Use DigiTranslator to convert AAF and
OMFI sequences into Pro Tools session files. You
can also use it to export audio material from
Pro Tools sessions to AAF sequences or OMFI se-
quences and files for import into other systems.
MachineControl
You can use Digidesign’s MachineControl soft-
ware to remotely control your external audio
and video decks from Pro Tools. Machine-
Control is a Pro Tools software option that can
be purchased separately.
Avid Unity MediaNetwork
Pro Tools with AVoption|V10 supports Avid
Unity™ MediaNetwork. Avid Unity MediaNet-
work provides integrated high-speed network
storage systems for Avid and Pro Tools worksta-
tions.
For detailed information on configuring your
Pro Tools system with AVoption|V10 as an Avid
Unity MediaNetwork client, see the
Pro Tools
Client Avid Unity™ MediaNetwork Guide
. Also, re-
fer to the Avid Unity compatibility pages of the
Digidesign Web site (www.digidesign.com/com-
pato), as well as your Avid Unity MediaNetwork
documentation.
Pro Tools with AVoption|V10 does not sup-
port 24 or 23.976 fps video output. Though
24 and 23.976 fps video clips are sup-
ported, the actual output of Pro Tools is
limited to NTSC (29.97 fps) and PAL (25
fps) standards. On playback, 24 fps clips
are converted in software to these stan-
dards. This conversion can produce visible
artifacts. Pro Tools video playback is in-
tended for monitoring purposes only, and is
not suitable for professional layback or
broadcast, regardless of the resolution or
frame rate of the video clip. Video output
from Media Station|V10 software is profes-
sional quality.
Media Station|V10 is not compatible with
Windows XP Hotfix - KB824141. If you
use Microsoft Update, do not install this ho-
fix. If it is already installed, remove it using
the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel.
For more information, refer to the
Digi-
Translator 2.0 Integrated Option Guide
.
For more information, see the Machine-
Control Guide.