Pro Tools AVoption|V10 and Media Station|V10 Guide
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Avid Nomenclature
The following provides a brief glossary of Avid
terms and, where applicable, their Pro Tools
counterparts.
Media Files
Media files contain data represent-
ing raw audio or video material. Every time you
record a piece of video or audio material into an
application, you are creating a media file con-
taining media data. Media Station|V10 stores all
media files in the OMFI MediaFiles folders on
the volumes you designate.
Clip
A Clip references one or more media files
which play in synchronization, for instance a
video file and its two audio tracks. Clips are
stored in Bins.
SubClip
A SubClip in Media Station|V10 is like a
region in Pro Tools: It is a shorter version of the
clip it was created from. Subclips are stored in
Bins.
Sequence
A Sequence is equivalent to a
Pro Tools session: It is a collection of clips and
sub-clips organized in a Timeline. Sequences are
stored in Bins.
Bins
Bins are like folders where you organize
clips and sequences. Bins are stored in the indi-
vidual project folders.
Projects
Projects are where you organize a num-
ber of Bins. Bins can also be shared between
projects.
In one project, you could create a new Bin to
hold all of your video clips and a Bin to hold
your sound effects, and a Bin for sequences. You
could close that project, open a new project and
open the audio Bin from the first project to use
the same audio in a different sequence. Projects
are stored in the Avid Projects folder in the
MediaStationV10 folder.
Timeline
The Media Station|V10 Timeline shows
the assorted audio and video elements arranged
in a linear sequence, like in Pro Tools.
Source Monitor
The Source Monitor is the Video
window above the Timeline (on the left). Use
the Source Monitor to select what will be added
to the sequence in the Timeline
Record Monitor
The Record Monitor is the Video
window above the Timeline (on the right). Play-
back of the sequence in the Timeline is viewed
in the Record Monitor.
Client Monitor
The Client Monitor is the exter-
nal video monitor connected to an analog video
output of the AVoption|V10.