Document Outline

• Contents
• Grass Valley Product Support
• Introducing Aurora Edit
  • What is Aurora Edit?
  • Quick overview of editing with Aurora Edit
  • Supported formats
  • Tour of the Aurora Edit window
    • Main toolbar
    • Bin
      • Bin toolbar
      • Bin contents toolbar
    • Timeline
      • Timeline toolbar
    • Dynamic tool window
    • Viewing monitor
    • Storyboard
    • Audio mixer
    • The Assignment List Manager
  • Aurora Edit tools
    • Timeline Tool
    • Source Tool
    • Trim Tool
    • Cut Point Edit Tool
    • Transition Tool
    • Audio Mixer Tool
    • Audio Effects Tool
    • Video Effects Tool
    • Title Tool
    • Graphic Tools
  • The Aurora Edit keyboard
    • Tool selection keys
    • Transport command keys
    • Editing and clip/track selection keys
    • Mark point keys
    • Track selection keys
    • Other Aurora Edit keys
  • Command pulldown menu
  • Keyboard shortcuts
    • Aurora Edit keyboard shortcuts
    • Edit setup keyboard shortcuts
    • Selecting and moving keyboard shortcuts
    • Play speed keyboard shortcuts
    • Tracks keyboard shortcuts
    • Transports keyboard shortcuts
    • Video effects keyboard shortcuts
    • MediaFrame keyboard shortcuts
• Working in the Bin
  • About the Bin window
  • Creating a new bin
  • How to organize your Bins
  • Saving the Bin position
  • Working in shared or local mode
  • Viewing clips in your Bin
    • Details view
      • Displaying columns
      • Sorting your media files
    • Thumbnail view
      • Changing thumbnail size
      • Selecting the head frame
  • Working with clips in the Bin
    • Searching for a clip or sequence
    • Copying a clip or sequence
    • Moving a clip or sequence
    • Renaming bins and media files
    • Deleting clips and sequences
    • Changing master clip properties
  • SmartBins
    • Understanding SmartBins
    • Creating a Transfer SmartBin
    • Creating a Shared SmartBin
• Using MediaFrame to manage media
  • Understanding MediaFrame
  • Searching for media
    • Setting search criteria
    • Tips for using search criteria
    • Saving a search
    • Working with searches
    • Using filters to refine a search
      • About searching with filters
      • Creating a filter
      • Working with filters
  • Using Explore to bookmark locations
  • Using Collections to categorize clips
    • About Collections
    • Creating a collection
    • Modifying Collections
    • Viewing Collection contents
    • Adding assets to a collection
  • Using metadata to define clips
    • About metadata
    • Adding general information
    • Using keywords to define clips
      • Adding keywords
      • Adding auto-mark keywords
      • Deleting keywords
      • Adding keyframes
      • Working with keywords
    • Managing custom metadata fields
    • Using custom metadata fields
    • Printing metadata
• Acquiring media
  • Using clips stored in the Bin
  • Using a clip source
  • Recording to the Bin
  • Using files from removable media
  • Importing files
    • Importing clips
    • Importing EDL files
    • Importing effects
    • Importing graphic files
      • Graphic file formats
    • Importing media
      • Imported media formats
    • Importing a TGA animation sequence
    • Importing a MOV Animation File
  • Batch recording
    • About batch recording
    • Creating a Batch Capture list
    • Rearranging the Batch Capture list
    • Changing row colors in the Batch Capture list
    • Saving a Batch Capture list
    • Loading a Batch Capture list
    • Recording clips to the Bin
• Preparing to edit
  • Creating a new sequence
    • Changing sequence properties
  • Preserving ANC Data
  • Selecting and deselecting tracks
  • About editing modes
  • Naming source tapes
  • Routing audio tracks
  • Using variable speed record
  • Selecting your source
    • Using a clip source
    • Changing sources
    • Using auxiliary input
  • Linking to an existing news or sports story
    • Story View functions
    • Adjusting the read count in Story View
  • Using the Assignment List Manager
    • Editing and Aurora Playout
    • Creating placeholders in the Assignment List
    • Viewing by category in the Assignment List
    • Changing the clip category in the Assignment List
    • Identifying missing clips
    • Deleting placeholders in the Assignment List
• Working in the Timeline
  • Understanding Aurora Edit's Agile Timeline
  • Mark Points
    • About Mark Points
    • Marking In and Out Points
  • Setting up a split edit
  • Controlling a deck from Aurora Edit
  • Zooming in on a clip source
    • Tips for using the zoom controls
  • Changing the Timeline view manually
  • Using Auto-Scale to adjust the Timeline view automatically
  • Toggling tracks on the fly
  • Moving clips
    • Moving clips in the Timeline
    • Moving audio clips
    • Copying clips to the Timeline
    • Copying and pasting clips
    • Copying a selected area of a sequence
  • Using Quick Edit mode
  • Creating your clips
  • Playing a sequence
  • Saving a sequence
  • Splitting clips
  • Lifting clips
    • Lifting clips from the Timeline
    • Lifting an area of a sequence
  • Deleting clips
    • Deleting a clip from your sequence
    • Deleting an area from a sequence
  • Saving the Timeline track configuration
• Trimming clips
  • Trimming your clips
  • Using handles to add frames to your clips
  • Locking the duration of a clip
  • Playing Past Out
  • Changing cut points between adjacent clips
    • About adjusting cut points
    • Changing cut points
    • Navigating to cut points
    • Using audio scrubbing
    • Extending an individual track
  • Extending your edits
  • Trimming your media clips in the Bin
    • Creating SubClips
    • Copying a clip to the Timeline
    • A quick way to edit
• Transitions
  • Transitions in Aurora Edit
  • Understanding transition types
    • Dissolves
    • Wipes
    • Pushes
    • Slides
  • Creating a transition
  • Changing transitions
  • Creating wipes
    • Adding a border to a wipe
      • Wipe border parameters
    • Changing the border color of a Wipe
    • Reversing a Wipe
  • Rendering transitions
  • Creating transitions for an area of the sequence
  • Deleting transitions
  • Audio crossfades
    • About audio crossfades
    • Applying crossfades to the audio tracks only
    • Applying crossfades automatically with transitions
• Audio
  • Adjusting audio levels
    • About adjusting audio levels in Aurora Edit
    • Viewing audio levels on the Timeline
    • Changing audio levels in a clip
    • Removing fade control points
    • Ganging and adjusting multiple audio tracks
  • Monitoring audio tracks
    • Soloing an audio track
    • Muting an audio track
    • Using the Master Audio Sliders to set output level
  • Setting Timeline audio settings
  • Adjusting audio gain
  • Using Audio Automation
    • Showing Audio Automation
    • Removing Audio Automation
  • Adding audio narration
  • Audio effects
    • About audio effects
    • Equalizing audio in a recorded sequence
      • Audio EQ parameters
    • Using a previously applied Audio EQ effect
    • Disguising a voice in a clip
      • Pitch Adjustment and Randomizer parameters
  • Enhancing audio using OMF files
    • Exporting an Aurora Edit sequence as an OMF file
    • Enhancing audio with Digidesign Pro Tools
    • Enhancing audio with Steinberg Nuendo
    • Enhancing audio with Fairlight and AVTransfer
    • Importing enhanced OMF files back into Aurora Edit
• Advanced editing
  • Converting clip aspect ratios
    • About aspect ratio conversion
    • Aspect ratio conversion types
    • Manually converting a clip aspect ratio
    • Creating an aspect ratio preset
  • Inserting filler between clips
  • Creating a Fit To Fill
  • Adding a freeze frame to your sequence
  • Varying the speed of a clip
  • Creating split edits
  • Using control track
  • Using Match Frame
    • Match Frame to Bin
    • Match Frame to source
  • Editing using offline proxy media
    • Seaching for Offline Assets
    • Moving offline assets to the Timeline
    • Restore and synchronize offline assets
    • Unlinking restored assets
  • Linking video MOS objects to the Timeline
  • About Aurora Edit and Final Cut Pro
    • Exporting an Aurora Edit sequence as a Final Cut Pro EDL
    • Importing an Aurora Edit sequence on Final Cut Pro
    • Exporting a Final Cut Pro file
    • Converting existing Aurora Edit files to .mov format
    • Opening an Aurora Edit clip on Final Cut Pro
• Video effects
  • Creating video effects - overview
  • Understanding video effects
  • Moving the foreground image within the viewer window
    • Moving foreground image—dragging image
    • Moving foreground image—using the joystick
    • Moving foreground image—moving the resize slider
    • Moving foreground image—adjusting the dials
    • Moving foreground image—using the keyboard
  • Adding a video effect to the Timeline
    • Other ways to add a video effect to the Timeline
    • Changing the duration of a video effect
    • Using saved effects in your sequence
    • Importing video effects
  • Choosing a video effect
    • Using video effect options
    • Adding effect properties
  • Working with keyframes
    • Understanding keyframes
    • Inserting keyframes
    • Modifying keyframes
  • Setting a path for your video effect
    • Video effect paths
  • Viewing video effects within your sequence
  • Saving video effects
  • Rendering video effects
  • Layering video effects
  • Exporting video effects
  • Effects & what they do
    • How video effects work together
    • Understanding video effects and keyframes
    • Resize video effect
    • Key Shape video effect
    • Blur & mosaic video effects
      • Blur video effect
      • Mosaic video effect
      • Creating a Blur or Mosiac effect
    • Color Effect
    • Proc Amp video effect
    • Color correction video effect
      • Using automatic color correction
    • Mirror Vertical video effect
    • Mirror Horizontal video effect
    • Luma Key video effect
  • Options for resize or key shape effects
    • Blend options for Resize and Key Shape effects
    • Border options for Resize and Key Shape effects
    • Cropping options for Resize effects
    • Drop shadows for Resize and Key Shape effects
    • Path Control for keyframes
• Titling and Graphics
  • Titling and Graphics Overview
  • Using the Title Tool
    • Using title templates
    • Modifying a template for your sequence
      • Editing text
      • Changing text properties
      • Changing edge properties
        • Edge property parameters
    • Advanced titling
    • Adding fonts
  • The Orad Graphics Tool
    • Configuring Orad in Aurora Edit
    • Moving Orad MOS objects into Aurora Edit
    • Creating Graphics In Orad
    • Preview and Edit Orad Graphics
  • The VizRT Graphics Tool
    • Configuring VizRT in Aurora Edit
      • Configuring the VizRT NLE Configuration Tool
    • Moving VizRT MOS objects into Aurora Edit
    • Create VizRT Graphic within Aurora Edit
    • Preview VizRT Graphics
• Sending and exporting output
  • Sending sequences
  • Associating a sequence with an Aurora Playout placeholder
  • Recording completed sequences to tape
  • Storing sequences on Aurora Edit
  • Creating a playback list
    • Playing and organizing sequences in the playback list
    • Playing all sequences in the playback list
    • Viewing footage while playing a sequence
    • Trimming sequences in the playlist
    • Loading a playlist
    • Changing playback colors
    • Modifying playback settings
  • Exporting files
    • Exporting EDLs
      • Options for exporting EDLs
    • Exporting a Final Cut Pro EDL
    • Exporting effects
    • Exporting graphic files
      • Exported graphic formats
    • Exporting media
      • Exported media formats
      • Options for exporting media
    • Exporting to a removable media device
  • Using the Conform Manager
• Software Licenses
  • cmemdc
  • cping
  • CSizingToolBar
  • CTextProgressCtrl
  • MIT
  • mozilla
  • Paintlib
  • resizeable lib
  • tconvert
  • zlib
• Glossary
• Index