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CHAPTER
Digital Editing
About Digital Editing . . . . . . . .506
Postproduction Workfl ow . . . . . .
506
Capturing and Importing Material .506
Capturing Tape Footage . . . . . . .
506
Capturing File-Based Materials . . .
509
Capturing Other Components . . .
510
Managing Program Elements . . . .
510
Importing Elements into a Project .
510
Building the Program. . . . . . . . .510
Assembly Editing. . . . . . . . . . .
511
Insert Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . .
512
Adding Transitions and
Other Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . .515
Transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
515
Superimpositions . . . . . . . . . . .
515
Compositing. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
515
Titles and Graphics . . . . . . . . . .
516
Image Processing . . . . . . . . . . .
516
Designing the Audio . . . . . . . . .517
Digital Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . .
518
Capturing Audio . . . . . . . . . . .
518
Audio Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . .
519
Audio Processing . . . . . . . . . . .
520
Storing and Publishing . . . . . . . .521
Storing Finished Projects. . . . . . .
521
Publication and Display . . . . . . .
523
Varying the Task Order. . . . . . . .523
Sequence-Based Editing . . . . . . .
523
Multiple Pass Operations . . . . . .
523
Successive Approximation. . . . . .
523
Confi guring Digital Projects . . . . .524
Video Formats. . . . . . . . . . . . .
524
Time and Frame Measurement . . .
525
Video Scanning System . . . . . . .
526
Picture Quality . . . . . . . . . . . .
527
Aspect Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
528
Audio Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . .
529
CHAPTER
Mastering Digital
Software
About Mastering Digital Software . .534
Digital Editing Software . . . . . . .
534
Different Learning Styles . . . . . .
534
Preparing Your System . . . . . . . .534
Recommended Hardware . . . . . .
535
System Tweaks . . . . . . . . . . . .
535
Other Programs . . . . . . . . . . . .
536
Reviewing the Basics . . . . . . . . .536
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . .
536
Software Manuals. . . . . . . . . . .
536
Learning the Interface . . . . . . . .537
The Step Panel . . . . . . . . . . . .
538
The Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . .
538
The Options Panel . . . . . . . . . .
538
The Preview Window . . . . . . . .
538
The Navigation Panel . . . . . . . .
539
The Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
539
The Timeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
539
Mastering Your Program. . . . . . .
540
Starting a New Project . . . . . . . .541
Confi guring the Project . . . . . . .
541
Capturing Materials . . . . . . . . .
541
Editing Your Project . . . . . . . . .542
Assembling Your Clips. . . . . . . .
542
Inserting Transitions . . . . . . . . .
543
Designing Titles. . . . . . . . . . . .
544
Using Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . .
544
Employing Filters. . . . . . . . . . .
545
Panning and Zooming . . . . . . . .
546
Compositing. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
548
Designing the Audio . . . . . . . . .
549
Completing Your Project . . . . . . .550
Creating a Master Program File . . .
551
Creating an Output File . . . . . . .
553
Blu-ray Discs™ and DVDs. . . . . .553
Selecting Programs . . . . . . . . . .
554
Creating Menus . . . . . . . . . . . .
555
Adding Chapter Points . . . . . . .
555
Disc Burning . . . . . . . . . . . . .
557