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APPENDIX BGLOSSARY
387
SMPTE
SMPTE is the acronym for the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). SMPTE 
timecode is used to synchronize time between devices. The timecode is calculated in 
Hours:Minutes:Seconds:Frames, where Frames are fractions of a second based on the frame rate. Typical 
frame rates for SMPTE timecode can be 24, 25, 29.97 or 30 frames per second, depending on your local 
standards.
SMPTE Drop Frame Timecode
A method of measuring time in video. Drop frame involves...

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GLOSSARYAPPENDIX B
Undo Buffer
This is the temporary file created before you do any processing to a project. This undo buffer allows the 
ability to revert to previous versions of the project if you decide you don’t like changes you’ve made to the 
project. This undo buffer is erased when the file is closed or when you choose 
Clear Edit History from the Edit 
menu.
Undo/Redo
These commands allow you to change a project back to a previous state when you don’t like the changes you 
have made, or...

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INDEX
i
Index
Numerics
5.1 Surround Plug-In Pack, 222
5.1 Surround, See Surround
A
A/B roll, See Tracks, Track layers
AAF
importing, 54
Add channels panning model, 146, 217
Adding empty tracks, 141
Adding media to a bin, 52
Alignment
fixing audio/video, 109
Alpha channel, 263
In images, 226, 228
Selecting type for media file, 226
Animation, 246
Arming tracks to record, 65, 201
ASR, See Envelopes
Assignable effects, 187–188, 189
Assigning tracks to, 146, 188
Automation, 157
Routing to busses, 188
Volume...

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Video compression, 313
B
Balance panning model, 146, 217
Bézier masks, 225, 260
Bins, media, 51
adding media, 52
adding recorded files automatically, 52
creating, 51
deleting media, 52
searching, 52
Blue screening, 264
Broadcast wave
importing, 54
Burning 5.1-channel audio to DVD, 222
Burning audio CDs, 351
Adding pauses between tracks, 354
Creating a CD layout, 353
Disc-at-once burning, 351, 358
Exporting a track list, 356
Importing CD Architect files, 352
Marking tracks and indices, 354...

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INDEX
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Contrast
monitoring, 297
Control surface setup, 346
Converting format, See Rendering
Copying events, 99
Event attributes, 175
Time and events, 100
Time selections, 100
Creating a movie, 71, 307–314
Creating a multimedia CD, 360
Creating bins, 51
Creating DVD with DVD Architect, 222
Credit roll event, 247
Credits, 228
Cropping video, 223–225
Copying and pasting cropping settings, 175
Plug-in processing order, 245
Crossfades, 112–114, 267
Automatic, 112
Curve types, 113
Manually setting, 113...

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INDEX
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Editing tools
Envelope, 178
Selection, 96
Zoom, 62
Effects
fine-tuning with split-screen previews, 292
Effects, See Plug-Ins
Empty events, 103
Envelope Edit Tool, 165, 178
Envelopes, 163–166, 175–179
Adding points, 163
ASR, 175
Changing fade curves, 164
Deleting from track(s), 165
Deleting points, 164
Event envelopes, 175–179
Fade in and out, 176, 177
Fade types, 176, 178
Hiding on track(s), 165
Mixer controls, 188
Moving points, 164
Opacity, 177
Ripple editing, 111
Track envelopes, 163–166
Ve l...

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INDEX
v
via DeckLink, 303
viewing video on broadcast monitor, 301
F
Fade in and out, 176
Fade to color, 163
Fader
Assignable effects, 147
Bus send, 147, 186
Pan, 145
track, 144
Fading in/out
Mixer controls, 188
Field order, 238, 371
Filters, See Video effects
Focus, 95
Force resample, 173
Frame
freeze, 104, 172, 178
Frame numbers, 329
Frame-by-frame cursor movement, 95
Freeze frame, 104, 172, 178
G
General editing, 95–123
Event vs. file, 60
General preferences, 336
Generator
Adding, 247
Duplicating, 248...

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INDEX
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Isolate channels, 262
Isolating color channels, 294
J
J-cut, 103
K
Keyboard commands, 31–37
Cursor placement, 32, 95, 98
Edit, 32
Event, 34
Miscellaneous, 37
Playback, 32
Project file, 31
Selection, 33
Track view, 35
Tr i m m e r  w i n d o w, 3 6
Vi e w, 3 3
Window view, 31
Keyboard preferences, 345
Keyboard shortcuts, customizing, 345
Keyframe animation, 246, 273
Event panning and cropping, 277
Generated text, 280
Track motion, 283
Video effects, 279
Keyframe controller, 273
Navigating, 274...

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INDEX
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window, 28
Media generators, 247–248
Media libraries
tagging files, 77
Media library
adding media files, 75
backing up, 83
creating new, 73
opening, 74
removing media files, 77
Media Manager, 30, 73
adding custom columns, 91
adding media from, 89
automatically hiding Search pane, 90
customizing view, 90
media relationships, 88
moving columns, 90
Moving the Search pane, 90
options, 93
resizing columns, 90
resolving offline media, 89
Search Results Properties pane, 92
searching for media files,...

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INDEX
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Online help, 19
Via the web, 20
What’sThis? help, 20
Optimizing previews, 289, 300
Ordering of effects, 193, 244
Organizing tracks, 142–143
Overlays
Animating, 286
Compositing modes, 249–251
Masks, 257–265
Position, 283
Safe areas, 293
Shadow, 283
Transparency, 264
P
Palettes, 80
assigning buttons, 81
clearing buttons, 81
creating, 80
Pan type
Setting track default, 150
Panning
Pan types, 217
Surround, 214
Panning automation, 156
Panning, audio
Envelope, 163
Multipurpose slider, 145
Panning...
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