Avio Pro User Manual
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1. by clicking on its button once more it will turn yellow Enhancements also have been added to the Special menu Click on the Special button and you ll see that a bar separates the im age processing effects from the special effects A new special effect you can select is the Clipboard function On the are three functions Clipboard gt Project Project gt Clipboard and Remove Scene If you click on Project gt Clipboard the scene you selected from the scene bin will be added to the Clipboard if there s no scene in the scene bin a No scene cur rently available message will appear Before you load a scene from the Clipboard you ll need to choose a place in the scene bin for it to go To do this click on any scene in the scene bin and the Clipboard scene will be placed after it When you click on Spe cial then on Clipboard and then select Clipboard gt Project the Load Scene from Clipboard dialog box opens Here you can select the scene you want click on OK and leave the Special menu by pressing OK You will then see that the scene that has been added to the scene bin it may have a new number if the scene or the scene name is already stored in the scene bin If you click on Delete Scene in the Clip board the Delete Scene from Clipboard box will open and you can mark the scene you want to delete from the Clipboard Click on OK to delete the scene Tips If you click on Delete Scene2. click OK and the sample will be placed at the beginning of the Work box scene in the track that you designated Note that if another sample is already at the beginning of the scene the Avio will auto matically insert the new sample immediately after the existing one 3 5 After it s been placed you can always move it with the Range button if necessary This function allows you to do two very different things First the Range option s Start button allows you to select the point in the scene where you d like the active audio sample to begin playing Remember it s automatically placed at the beginning Click Start and begin scrolling right through the scene Once you reach the point where you want to begin the active audio sample click the left trackball button and the start point will be set To change it click Start again You can also change the In amp Out points of the active sample Simply make the changes as you would if you were using the Trim function in the Edit screen Remember Once the In point is trimmed the active sample will still begin at the set Start point The title and length of the active audio file will be displayed at the bottom left in the menu Another new function that has been added is the ability to Fade an audio file s volume in or out Select a sample and click on Fade Note that the slider sets the duration of the fade out not the point at which it starts fad ing So if you want th
3. display switches between two forms of representation While you are scrolling through the audio file you will see approximately six frames of the audio wave form If you stop scrolling you will see the entire three seconds of the audio waveform that it is looping A new Clipboard function has also been added to Audio record edit screen If you click on Special and select Clipboard you ll see the three buttons Clipboard gt Project Project gt Clipboard and Re move Audio File that have the same func tions as those in the Video menu Tips If you click on Delete Audio File you ll notice that the OK button is grayed out and disabled This is a safety feature that pre vents the accidental deletion of a file How ever if you want to delete an audio file just click on the sample you want to delete even if it s already grayed out and then click on the now active OK button The Clipboard is available in all projects but once you switch off your Casablanca Avio all Clipboard files are deleted If you switch projects to a project with in compatible audio settings the samples in the audio clipboard will be marked with an asterix and cannot be added The audio files are automatically stored in the file list and can be added to audio tracks in the Audio mix screen by marking them If there s no audio file in the list you ll see a message stating No current audio file available 3 9 Audio mix scre
4. the effect Effect the effect including the entire length of the clips in the entire storyboard Effect Scene ora particular range within the storyboard Range 3 6 I P Effects screen As was the case in the Transitions screen the I P Effects screen now features a Full Size preview button underneath the Pre view button 3 3 Clicking the Full Size button displays a full size preview of a single frame from the se lected scene or scenes In the upper left corner of the toolbar are the effect s name and icon Below the name is a frame indica tor and a slider bar that enables you to select any frame within the scene Below the frame indicator is a display modifier This option allows you to preview any frame of your original scene Original any frame of the effect Effect or a special split screen mode Orig Effect that displays the original scene on the left half of the screen and the applied effect on the other On the right side of the Full Size preview s toolbar are the control options that allow you to modify the image processing effect Therefore you can make adjustments to the effect immediately after previewing it in full screen mode Clicking this button creates an entire scene from a rendered effect the effect and its surrounding scenes or any number of scenes that you specify you can even make a scene that s composed of your entire storyboard This procedure makes it possible to use more than one ef
5. Avio Casablanca Avio Pro Pack User Manual Security Information We recommend that you carefully read this User Manual before installing and using the Avio Pro Pack Completely bug free software cannot be guaranteed and some software errors could arise If this is the case the replicable bugs will be corrected and the customer will receive the revised software However we are neither responsible for potential data and or time loss nor any result ing damages since we cannot control for proper installation and operation of the pro gram by the customer Thus MacroSystem Digital Video AG and its dealers are there fore not responsible for faults and unintentional damages in relation to the installation or the application of the Avio Pro Pack With regards to the SmartMedia card MacroSystem Digital Video AG does provide a warranty of material or editing errors according to the legal regulations The warranty is excluded in the event of damaged materials misuse or misapplication Any form of tacit warranty is excluded including the warranty of the qualification of the software or the User Manual for a specific purpose Neither MacroSystem Digital Video AG nor its specialist dealers are liable for direct or indirect damages that result from using the software or the User Manual e g loss of profit costs hardware or software problems or other inconveniences Contents REC ee E E eee 1 1 2 nsiallalioni ai 2 1 9 Sep an
6. approxi mately half a second which is then automatically looped for the clip length that you ve set with the Time control ler You can interrupt the recording any point even if you ve preset a recording time by pressing the Stop button 3 3 Edit screen The Insert Split and Trim toolbars now include a button with speaker icon this is the Waveform button When you click on it a Waveform display appears This display represents sound over a period of time whereas the height of the curve shows the different volume levels the higher the curve the greater the volume and the width shows the period of time expired A black vertical position marker indicates your current frame position this position marker is also dis played while you scroll through the scene or the audio file If the Waveform is on you ll also be able to hear your scene s audio while you re scroll ing through it Depending upon the scrolling speed you will hear it faster or slower than it was recorded scrubbing If you select the In Out Split Position gt or lt buttons the Waveform will automatically replay a vertical bar shows the current posi tion of the playback When you re trimming the beginning of a scene In the black position marker will be on the left of the display When you re trim ming the end of a scene Out the black position marker will be on the right of the graph You can disable the Waveform simply
7. d TUNCIONS sezionali 3 1 3 1 Project Settings SO cnica 3 1 3 2 Record Screen i 3 1 3 3 Edi SCHOO MN sonon onapo en 3 1 3 4 Finish screen 0occcccoccccccnoncnnnnnncnnnonanoncnnnn cnn non nnncn cnn rnnnnnnnnnanon 3 2 3 5 Transitions screen euere 3 2 3 6 I P Effects screen ococoonccccnnonancnonononcnonananononnnnnnononononananannns 3 3 3 7 MNG SCEE lla 33 3 8 Record Edit Audio Screen Lu 3 4 3 9 Audio Mix screen Chapter 1 General information Welcome Thank you for purchasing the Avio Pro Pack We appreciate the trust you have placed in our company and our products and hope that this package will fulfil all of your expecta tions With the Pro Package software your Avio will become much more powerful and effi cient the individual features of this software package are explained in the Setup and Functions section of this manual This manual will help you with the installation and the application of the Avio Pro Pack We are available for further questions and suggestions about future improvements for contact information please refer to the ad dresses and phone numbers listed in the Casablanca Avio manual and have your Casablanca Avio s serial number available each time you contact us 7 7 Chapter 2 Installation Installing Avio Pro The Avio Pro Pack needs to be installed on your Casablanca Avio along with system software that is at least Version 1 4 or higher you ll find the version nu
8. e sample to fade out for three seconds simply set the slider at three seconds Once created you will have a nice smooth fade You can also fade volume corrections made to other tracks from the active sample To do this first make the correction to another track and then set the fade time Once cre ated any volume corrections that begin or end in the middle of a sample on the cor rected track will smoothly fade up or down Keep in mind that that both functions will always be performed If you want the Active sample to Fade but not the correction or vice versa generate a Silent Sample of the same length and place it on one of the other tracks and make the correction from there The Volume slider allows you to adjust the volume of the active file Remember that an audio file s volume can also be affected if it has been corrected from another audio file in the storyboard This slider is not used in conjunction with the Correction button The Correction button allows you to adjust the volume of another track for the duration of the active sample Click the button and scroll to the audio track icon that corre sponds to the track containing the audio file or files you want to correct Use the decibel slider to the right to make the adjustment you will not be able to hear the adjustment until you have created it To have this adjustment change gradually use a fade in and fade out Once a correction has been made it wil
9. en The Avio Pro Pack enables you to use up to six audio tracks in your Audio mix screen The track at the top is reserved for the origi nal source audio camera icon of the video whereas the commentary track micro phone icon the two tracks for the back ground music musical note icon and the two effects tracks FX are available for you to add clips to Naturally you can use these five tracks as you want to the names and the symbols at the right side are only sug gestions Tips The original source audio track the com mentary track and the effect tracks are locked to the scene s above them If you make changes to the either of the scenes positioned before and after the audio clips on these tracks the sound will move with the scene it was placed under If changes are made to the scenes that overlap with the audio file the audio will be deleted after a warning message Audio files placed in the music tracks are not connected to one scene but maintain their position according to the starting point of the storyboard If you make changes to the scenes positioned before and after the audio clips on these tracks the audio will stay put while the storyboard scenes shift Several other buttons in this screen have changed due to the new number of sound tracks The audio file list is now displayed in a separate dialog box when you click on In sert Scroll through the list to select the sample you want
10. fect on a particular scene which is often called multilayering Multilayering can be a powerful tool for expe rienced Avio users it s like using several analog video mixers at the one time but without any quality loss You can make a scene of just the effect Effect the effect including the entire length of the clip in the effect Effect Scene or a particular range within the storyboard Range 3 7 Titling screen The Avio Pro Pack also enhances your Titling screen s capabilities If you select the Textured option under Color Pattern a Select Pattern box will appear enabling you to choose a texture to place over the letters of your text You will see a Product list enabling you to choose from either the standard Casablanca pack age Liquid Images a set of 25 3D surfaces and illumination radiance effects or Video SpiceRack a package of nearly 200 exciting transitions and i p effects that you can obtain from your dealer The Type which can be found under Prod uct provides a selection among the three options Masks Unicolor and Textured The Masks button will open predefined masks listed in the dialog box below If Casa blanca has been set under Product you will see two masks If you have selected Liquid Images you can select among 25 different masks while Video SpiceRack offers a selection of up to 200 masks Each of these masks can be selected and modified Click on the left area of the dialog box
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12. mber in the informa tion field in the bottom left corner of the System Settings screen and 64 MB of RAM Note Before installing a new OS please make sure that you don t have a project in process because reinstalling the OS software deletes all data from your hard drive Installing the Avio Pro Pack does not delete your material this warning applies only to the OS 1 4c 1 5 etc In the System Settings screen select the Install Product option and insert the Avio Pro Pack SmartMedia installation card into the SmartMedia disk drive on the front of the Casablanca Avio Now you can see the Avio Pro Pack listed as an item in the dialog box Select this software package from the list and click on License A keypad will then appear enabling you to enter the registration code that you received from your dealer Click OK and then OK again on the Install Product Screen Once you do this you ll see a mes sage prompt informing you that the installa tion is complete and that you can remove the SmartMedia card Chapter 3 Setup and Functions Once you ve installed and registered the Avio Pro Pack you ll notice that a number of your Casablanca Avio s screens and features have been enhanced 3 1 Project Settings screen Notice that the items in the project settings have been reordered The three standard options for selecting projects have been replaced by the Select button Clicking on it opens the Select project box
13. on below the Preview button The Full Size toolbar contains a frame indicator and a slider bar that enables you to select any frame within the scene Below the frame indicator is a display modifier This option allows you to preview any frame of your original scene Original any frame of the effect Effect or a special split screen mode Orig Effect that displays the original scene on the left half of the screen and the applied effect on the other On the right side of the Full Size preview s toolbar are the control options that allow you to modify the transition Therefore you can make adjustments to the transition immedi ately after previewing it in full screen mode The effect options that are set in this menu are accepted by clicking OK clicking on Cancel enables you to leave the menu with out saving any changes You ll also notice the presence of a Scene button in this screen Clicking on it creates an entire scene from a rendered effect the effect and its surrounding scenes or any number of scenes that you specify you can even make a scene that s composed of your entire storyboard This procedure makes it possible to use more than one transition effect on a particular scene the so called multilayer effect or A B C D Roll Multilayering can be a powerful tool for expe rienced Avio users it s like using several analog video mixers at the one time but without any quality loss You can make a scene of just
14. on the desired mask to frame it you can read the name of the selected mask in the upper right side of the dialog box You can then determine the Color of the mask on the right side of the dialog box make your selec tion between Positive and Negative under Mode and enter the Alpha value that is the degree of transparency as a percentage If you want to view patterns from either the Unicolor or Textured categories you need to select Casablanca under Product nei ther Liquid Images nor Video SpiceRack offer these variations Unicolor provides 17 different patterns that you can modify with individual settings just like the masks Textured provides a selection of eight pat terns for which you can make individual settings You can lay any color you want over them with the help of the color box Another new function is the Char line spaces button that is located under Shadow If you click on this new function a dialog box opens where you ll see three options Char acter Width Character Spacing and Line Spacing This feature allows you to adjust the width of the characters the spacing between the individual characters and the spacing between the lines of text 3 8 Audio record edit When you enter the Audio record edit screen select an audio file from the sample list and then click on either Split or Trim you ll now be able to see the same Wave form display that was described in the video editing section The Waveform
15. where you can select from up to ten different projects After you have clicked on OK the name of the project you selected will be displayed next to the Select button e g P1 If you want to rename the project click on the project s current name and a keyboard will appear enabling you to enter a different name for it It s important to remember that you can only edit the project that s currently active You can however exchange archive title and colors and clipboard video scenes or audio clips material between different projects 3 2 Record screen A new Split button has been added to the Record toolbar you ll need to have an Avio with the DV option in order to use the new feature When capturing via FireWire from a camera original tape you can capture the full tape and then click once on Split and the Avio will split the scene instantly into smaller clips 3 1 This Split function uses the index points that DV cameras place on the tape at each stop start If you are using a copy of the original tape or a playback device or tape that does not support these index points the split function will not work A new Mode button has also been added to the Record screen It offers you three re cording options Normal for standard recording Time enables you to determine the exact recording length the recording automatically stops Photo is for still images Casablanca Avio records material for
16. you ll notice that the OK button is grayed out and dis abled This is a safety feature that prevents the accidental deletion of a scene However if you want to delete a scene just click on the scene you want to delete even if it s already grayed out and then click on the now active OK button The Clipboard is available in all projects but once you switch off your Casablanca Avio all Clipboard scenes are deleted If you switch projects to a project with in compatible video or audio settings the scenes that are in the Clipboard will be marked with a small star If you select these marked scenes in order to add them a These scene features do not match the project settings message will be dis played 3 4 Finish screen In this menu you will see the new Range button and the Selected display Range lets you record a selected portion of your storyboard to tape rather than the entire storyboard Once you click on the Range button the first frame of your storyboard will appear behind a Trim toolbar see the section on the Trim option within your Casablanca Avio manual for more information Once you set new In and Out points click on the video cassette icon in the lower right corner of the toolbar to return to the Finish screen The running time for the segment of video that you chose will be indicated in the Se lected counter 3 5 Transitions screen In this screen you ll notice a Full Size pre view opti
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