Batch Digitizing the Telecine Videotape to Digital Files (Film Workflow)

This phase of the workflow begins after the Avid editor receives the following components from the telecine operator:

Telecine videotape

FLEx file

Shootlist

Sound log

In some cases, you may also receive location audio from the production sound mixer.

In a film workflow, the Avid editor batch digitizes the telecine videotape to digital video and audio files in order to edit them.

To batch digitize a telecine videotape to digital source files:

1 In the Avid video editing application, import all relevant FLEx files into Avid Log Exchange.

Avid Log Exchange displays a list of all scene and take combinations, with associated film keycode, audio timecode, and relative videotape timecode.

2 In Avid Log Exchange, select the items in the FLEx file that represent the scenes and takes you want to batch digitize from the videotape.

3 Process the selected scenes and takes in the FLEx file. Avid Log Exchange sends the selected items to the Avid video editing application, where they are loaded into the Bin as offline media.

Any metadata required for matching (such as Tape name) should be visible in the undigitized clips.

4 In the Avid Bin, select the items you want to capture.

5 Load the telecine videotape into the Avid, and begin the batch digitize.

The Avid automatically batch digitizes the scenes and takes selected in the Avid Bin, and uses the FLEx file to assign each of the digitized video and audio files with the timecode information matching the original keycode and timecode information from the shoot.

6 When the batch digitize is complete, use the Avid video editing application to edit audio and video.

7 When you are finished editing, export the edited sequence as an AAF or OMF sequence so that it can be imported into Pro Tools.