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1. 002 BL 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 59 45 00 00 59 55 00 75 Frame Dissolve from Reel 115 to Reel 115B on Video and 105 115 03 05 57 17 03 05 57 27 01200 21 20 01 00 21 20 105 15 D 075 03 15 33 09 03 15 35 24 01 00 21 20 01 00 24 05 Split edit to Reel 018 first to video only then video and A1 with two notes SPLIT 053 018 V C 01 21 05 19 01 21 06 26 01 00 51 11 01 00 52 18 053 018 A 01 21 05 25 01 21 06 26 01 00 51 17 01 00 52 18 THIS IS A NOTE THIS IS ANOTHER NOTE 7 3 EDL FORMATS AND FLOPPY TYPES EDL Formats Chart Floppy Type EDL Chart TIME CODE AUDIO CHANNELS EE NUMBER REEL NAMES OF EDITS 1 3 characters that evaluate to CMX 340 numbers from 1 253 and B i alphanumeric t 2 2 t SMPTE GVG 4 0 9999 charac er character wow omm So 9100 sys 0 meme j MFX AUTO User Manual 32 FLOPPY FILE NAMES CMX 340 EDL NATIVE DISC TYPE FILE TYPE 6 Character Alphanumeric MYLIST1 EDL 6 Character Alphanumeric MYLIST2 EDL 6 Character Alphanumeric LST001 EDL 6 Character Alphanumeric MYLIST2 EDL last 2 characters reserved by Sony mfx Auto 7 4 EDL CHANNEL 55 REFERENCE 3400 amp 3600 SONY 9100 3 amp IN EDIT 2 4
2. EXAMPLE 1 001 100 1 1 CQ 18 17 11 174 18 17 16 27 00159256512 01 00 01 25 002 00 2 2 181731114 18 17 16 27 004595612 014 00 014 25 003 999 1 3 00 00 35 00 00 00 43 18 01 00 01 11 01 00 09 29 004 5A 19250 05 15 19250 05 16 01700701529 01 00 01 26 After selecting Combine Equal Events the following would be left 001 100 12 12 18 17 11 14 18 17 16 27 00 59 56 12 01200201325 003 999 1 3 C 00 00 35 00 00 00 43 18 01 00 01 11 01200209529 004 5A T pa 19 50 05 15 19 50 05 16 01 00 01 25 01 00 01 26 2 001 OO 1 zA OSTTITESLA X93172016227 5005956212 OTIzSs00 01525 2022 100 2 2 18 17 11 14 1817516527 00259256812 01200701525 003 5 1 32 2955005515 19 50 05516 01 00201 25 01 00 01 26 004 5 4 4 94 50105215 19 250 05 16 01200801225 01 00 01 26 After selecting Combine Equal Events the following would be left 001 100 12 12 18 17 11 14 18 17 16 27 00 59 56 12 01 00 01 25 003 5 14 34 19 50 05 15 19 50 05 16 01 00 01 25 01 00 01 26 STRIP A B Sometimes A or B is appended to the soundroll number and the scene number during the process of picture editing This can cause some confusion during the auto assemble process Select ing this option then one of the following submenus will rem
3. 2 Assign edits to tracks 33 46 Clear dit INKS 46 Conform edit tracks 47 Edit ee Pee Cee 39 Ebditclip 2 2 epatis 66 Editline sanimi rarena ane aE Erea 39 Edit link option 33 Edit scene enne 39 Link assigned edits to 222 22 46 Mark audio 50 Mark video edits 50 EDLs Audio channel cross reference 53 Compress atload eene 36 Converting aia EDU PEDE 53 Floppy types ct cer trm rere reete tentis 52 52 Introduction to 51 Management 5 NEW 25 eene E 14 Window nnne nennen 18 Event Combine equal events sees 40 Duration 2 eie i e E EEEE 44 Insert overall event 2 39 Mark auto assembled unassembled 43 37 Fil Men 2 5 58 GIOSSALY Sista addenda gia 79 82 GVG Format 25 33 51 54 67 80 H Handles ceteri trt tete 56 60 61 Hardware CONMECHIONS sweden 9 QUICK start 0 cc cecsesssccececsesssaeececeeneseeceeeceensaeeeeees 7 Requirements 2 2222 9 1 Contextual help esee 16 Help topl
4. List at startup 21 1 Sort list automatically 1 List Report when opened Note File when opened View Window Rows Al Autoassemble Window Rows 11 Cursor Scroll Speed 5 1 1 Load Previous File 1 Select Menu on first click 1 fiuto Renunber 1 Exploding Windows 1 1 1 fiuto Save 1 Sunc Preference Ih Compress EDL at load firrou Style Pointer Sound Effects Advanced 7 Minimize Fife s Press Spacebar to change F10 Ctyl Enter to accept Esc to Cancel Alt Help Advanced Setup Strip A B SR s Port Detection E s 22242 Er 1 Allow Video Edits ae re 1 Use edit link option 1 27 02 2 Moving progress display Combine Events NONE to 1 Startup List Converts strip AB Scene s 1 Check Timecode CW Custom Convert GEN o The User Settings Data Entry Window top and Nested Sub Windows default settings shown mfx Auro 15 Chapter 1 Getting Started 1 6 USING THE HELP SYSTEM nections Help You access MFX AUTO s Help System by either Selecting Help from the Help Menu Help Topics Index or Pressing the ALT amp H keys Contextual Help wherever you need help USING THE HELP MENU Selecting Help from the Help Menu Help Topics brings up a screen with a list of options suits Mises HELPFUL HINTS USING CONTEXT
5. 000 0 0 50 6 7 SETUP 50 6 8 MARK AUDIO EDITS 50 6 9 MARK VIDEO 50 6 10 CLEAR PROJECT MARKS eee 50 6 11 GET VERSION ALT V gt 50 7 EDLs 51 7 1 INTRODUCTION TO 51 7 2 GENERAL EDL DESCRIPTION eene 51 7 3 EDL FORMATS AND FLOPPY 52 7 4 EDL CHANNEL Cross REFERENCE 53 7 5 How AUTO Converts EDLs 53 8 Using Auto Assemble 55 8 1 OVERVIEW OF THE AUTO ASSEMBLE PROCESS 55 8 2 PREPARING FOR AUTO ASSEMBLY 55 8 3 THE AUTO ASSEMBLY DATA ENTRY WINDOW 55 Record amp 56 Conform 56 Record Track and Conform Track 56 Head Handle Tail Handle amp Pre Roll 56 Name BY isse 57 Group Bye iine itte 57 Unwind Source eene 57 Project Frame Rate eee 57 GOIN 58 Advanced uia Gase oe oe de eus 58 or Auto Skip bad events 58 or Single Step 58 or Wave Process 58 or M2 Master Key 58 8 4 THE AUTO
6. Dupe Record Timecode in 5 Reports gt Copy Source Hour to Sound Roll Suitch Li Equalize Source amp Record duration Renunber Combine Equal Events Strip A B gt Custom Convert 006 007 AUTO Help Index 1 HILIGHTED CONFORM 1 m TO USE THE MENU LIST MANAGEMENT ALTERNATE LIST CONVERSIONS LIST SEARCH OPTIONS ASSIGNING EDITS MARK AUDIO or VIDEO EDITS AUTO SPLIT AUTO KEYSTROKES AUTO ASSEMBLE FUNCTIONS CHECK TIMECODE SETUP COM PORT DETECTION amp SETUP NAME CLIPS COMBINE EQUAL EVENTS OFFSETTING COMMAND LINE OPTIONS PRINTING CONFORM EDIT TRACKS RANGES CONFORM STYLE RE CONFORM CONVERT SAVING FILES COPYING FILES SELECT DRIVE amp FILE CUSTOM CONVERT SET MFX INPUT DATA ENTRY SORTING DIALOG STARTUP LIST CONVERTS EDL AUDIO CHANNELS THE STATUS LINE EDL FORMATS TROUBLESHOOTING FIRST THINGS FIRST USER SETTINGS GENERAL HINTS USING SEARCH 4 Fi Index Alt F1 Previous Tab Next Link F5 Search Esc Exit Help Index Help Topics These all have items that are grouped together in a window for selection by a user If there are more items than will fit in a window a scrollbar appears on the right border of the window mfx Auto AUTO User Manual 24 3 THE FILE MENU Objective To understand all of the options and features under the File drop down menu List futi 3 1 OVERVIEW OF FILE MENU The file menu contains
7. AUTO again stores the position of the MFX3Pls The procedure for naming clips then follows this pattern AUTO sends the 3 to the first position that was stored and names the clip at that location If the second position is greater than the first a jump right is performed and the clip at the new location is again named and that position is compared with the second position This is repeated until all the clips between the first and second position are named OTHER OPTIONS Auto Add Quotes is Press Ctrl Q to toggle Alt R Read name of current clip into edit buffer Ctrl F12 Jump to next clip amp name as previous clip AUTO ADD QUOTES The Add Quotes function will automatically surround the name with double quotes but only under the following conditions e There are no quotes already in the name e There are at least two spaces left to perform the function mfx Auto AUTO User Manual 66 APPENDIX A TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE MFX AUTO and the MEX3P 5 are both computer based products Computers themselves have zero tolerance for bad data You might have heard the saying garbage in equals garbage out There are many ways for garbage to get into AUTO and MFX3 s The most common as usual is human error It has been our experience here at Fairlight that over 90 of technical questions relating to MEX AUTO can be traced back to bad data caused by human error or just plain human e
8. Non drop frame 1 00 00 00 colon in last position Drop frame 1 00 00 00 semicolon in last position PAL SECAM 1 00 00 00 colon in last position SONY Non drop frame 1 00 00 00 in last position Drop frame 1 00 00 00 in last position PAL SECAM 1 00 00 00 in last position NTSC DROP FRAME Versus NON DROP PAL NON DROP FRAME NTSC video actually runs at 29 97 frames per second not 30 fps as is usually implied If you label all the NTSC frames incrementally as with NON DROP FRAME a 01 00 00 00 label a colon in the last position indicates non drop frame will represent 108 000 video frames from zero 108 000 NTSC video frames actually takes 01 00 03 18 to play back In other words 01 00 00 00 in NON DROP frame is not truly 1 hour but 1 hour and 3 seconds 18 frames This unfortunately leads to the fact that timecode calculations do not represent real time 2 00 00 00 minus 1 00 00 00 equals 1 00 00 00 in non drop frame BUT the running time of this duration is really 1 00 03 18 Drop FRAME Many people are very concerned with the actual running time Imagine a network making a 3 second amp 18 frame error when advertisers at major televised events can be paying enormous amounts of money per each second of airtime The drop frame labeling scheme was designed to overcome the inaccuracy of non drop frame labeling and it is gospel in broadcasting The drop frame format r
9. in seconds Once a clip is put on a track this is the amount of time before a new clip will again be put on that track that does not compare the preceeding clip COMPARE TimeCode Scene Scene Take This option is used to decide how to compare the source material for the splits TIMECODE TimeCode will compare the source Timecodes of the highlighted event against the out Timecodes of all the previously placed clips If any are in the range set in Same TC Gap the highlighted event is placed on that track SCENE amp SCENE TAKE Scene will compare the scene not including take of the highlighted event against the scene of all the previously placed clips If there is a match the highlighted event is placed on that track Scene Take is the same as Scene except that Take s are included in the comparison In any of the previous examples if a match is not found the highlighted clip is placed on the first track that has at least the amount of space set in Minimum Separation Gap after the last clip is placed on it NOTE There is a special case for stereo clips which must be indicated by converting all stereo clip edits to 15 15 This will always allow for two tracks for each clip See Convert This will always allow for two tracks for each clip SAME TC in seconds The amount of time that is used to calculate whether a clip should be placed on a certain track regardless of spacing EXAMPLE S
10. 11 A dialog box will appear informing you that the next screen will allow you to customize the operation of AUTO When you click OK you will be taken to that screen 12 You can customize the User Settings Dialog Box now or at any point by accessing this box in the File Menu Section 3 9a and 3 9b will give you a guided tour of the User Settings Dialog Box 13 The next box prompts Would you like to change the AUTOEXEC BAT file to include the pathname for AUTO Select Yes or No The pathname is a list of other directories that the computer will search to find a file when that file is not in the currently selected directory By selecting Yes you will add the pathname you selected to install AUTO to this list The next dialog box should read INSTALL has successfully completed A Microsoft Windows Pop Up Program Support window appears Press CTRL C to close this window and return to the Windows 95 desktop CREATING A SHORTCUT FOR AUTO The following instructions are for creating a shortcut for opening AUTO from the Windows 95 desktop Shortcut to Mfx3auto Properties 2 1 Double click on My Computer from the main General Program Font Memor Screen Mise Windows desktop 2 When that window opens double click your Drive or the drive you installed 1 AUTO on line C AAMFX3PLUS MFX34UTO EXE 3 Double click the MFX3 5 folder 4 Click once t
11. AUTO MAIN SCREEN eee 17 Screen Overview 20200000000 17 The Pull Down 17 18 18 The EDL 18 Tist 9 19 In List Mode eoo eto ePi 20 In Menu 20 In Auto Assemble Mode 20 The Status Line eee 20 2 2 USER INTERFACE IN AUTO 21 Mouse D Sec eee 21 Using the Mouse eerte 21 Chick Spots eite Rite 21 Data Entry Windows sese 22 MFX AUTO User Manual User Input Data Field 23 Multiple Choice Data Field 23 Select Data Field 23 Nested Data Field 23 Dialog BOXES 23 PICK Lists ca HT 24 3 1 OVERVIEW OF FILE MENU 25 3 2 OPEN FILE 25 New EDL File 25 Recent Files eese 25 3 The File Menu 25 Not File 26 Minimize File eese 26 Text FUG 26 3 3 SAVE AND SAVE 4 46 26 BA COPY 27 3 9 SEARCH NS 27 2 6 OTHER 27 Add Scene Search 27 Move Scene amp Take 28 Alt List Conversions eee 29
12. Project Frame Rate 1 Gain 2 1 Head Handle lt 1 Name by Tail Handle Group by Pre Roll lt 1 1 1 Advanced The first window that appears is the data entry window to select the parameters that will be used during the assembly These parameters can be changed at any time during the assembly The following describes each parameter select deselect 0 or Record or Conform Record and Conform are not tied together and can be selected independently As with all input menus selecting or deselecting items that have fields related to them will cause those fields to either be hidden or shown Use the SPACEBAR or mouse to select or deselect mfx Auto 45 Chapter 5 The Auto Assemble Menu INTERRUPTING AUTO ASSEMBLY The Auto assembly process can be interrupted by pressing any key on the PC s keyboard or by pressing the mouse The process will either immediately pause or if either a record or a conform is in progress finish that process and then pause If you are in a record and want to immediately stop it press the END key There are eight options that are directly available from this point 1 You may browse the list using the normal browse keys 2 Press ALT F1 to edit the current line 3 Press ENTER to start Auto Assembly from the current position 4 Press ALT C to conform the highlighted event 5 Press ALT F10 to go back to the parameter window to change parameters
13. by default When smart tabs are in effect the default setting the tab stops are determined by the location of the words on the previous line the first character in each word represents a tab stop Save the current file and continue editing Save the current file with a new name Load anew file If the current file is modified the user is first asked if it should be saved Quit editing If text has changed prompt user to save ark the beginning of a block ark the end of a block Copy the currently marked and displayed block to the position of the cursor The block markers are placed around the new copy of the block ove the currently marked and displayed block to the position of the cursor The block markers remain around the block at its new position Delete the currently marked and displayed block Reads a file and places text at the cursor position and marks it asablock The user is asked for a file name Writes the marked and displayed block toa file The user is asked for a file name Continued on next page mfx Auro 77 Appendix D Keyboard Shortcuts Text Editor Mode continued KEYSTROKE ACTION Searches the file for user specified text After enteringa search string the user is prompted for search options There are four options available LandU B Search Backwards G Search Globally Search Locally within marked block U Ignore Case Default If the search string i
14. it is indicated in the list by a lower case character placed next to the edit type column For instance if the list type was determined to be CMX and the following event was encountered 0002 002 12 02 10 12 14 02 10 12 14 01 00 09 21 01 00 09 21 It would convert like this 0002 002 12 12 02 10 12 14 02 10 12 14 01 00 09 21 01 00 09 21 The lower case indicates that that event was converted using convert routine mfx Auto AUTO User Manual 54 8 USING AUTO ASSEMBLE Objective To understand how to prepare for and begin the Auto assemble process and what options are presented or available during the process 8 1 OVERVIEW OF THE AUTO ASSEMBLE PROCESS AUTO allows the system to assemble and conform source audio according to an audio EDL This is one of its most powerful features where MFX AUTO rerecords the audio from its original source and places it at the correct timecode destination according to the EDL Chapter 5 gave you a complete tour of the Auto Assemble menu explaining all of its features and their locations This chapter will guide you through the actual process of an Auto assembly 8 2 PREPARING FOR AUTO ASSEMBLY Confirm that all of the devices you will use for the auto assembly are properly connected to your MFX3 s system This includes devices to play the source tapes such as DATs DA 88s and 1 4 machines Open MFX AUTO and select and open
15. 0 To accept the parameters press either CTRL ENTER or F10 Pressing ESC will cancel Auto assemble and return to the current list ADVANCED Advanced Bac or Avuro SkiP BAD EVENTS By default MFX AUTO will alert the user with a message and whatever options are available when a bad event is encountered Select this option to automatically skip to the next event without alerting the user or SINGLE STEP If Single Step is selected the user is prompted before every recording and no grouping is performed or Wave Process Select this option to either Stretch Vari or Pitch change recorded clips during Auto assembly After a recording the clip is changed to the option that is selected in the wave menu You are warned about this before an assembly and offered a chance to turn it off NOTES e Wave Process works with percent only so you must have the percent factor set up See your MFX3 s manual for information e Be aware that for long recordings you may get an NOT RESPONDING dialog box This is okay Just wait until the wave process is finished and select RETRY The assembly will then continue M2 Master Key Allows the user to choose which master key controls the MFX when in remote mode 8 4 THE AUTO ASSEMBLE PROCESS Choose Begin to start Auto assemble As the process begins you will be prompted to load the first sound roll required From this window MFX AU
16. 002 38 A 18 41 28 21 18 41 48 03 FROM CLIP NAME 15 2 A 003 38 A 18 46 29 23 18 46 48 12 FROM CLIP NAME IT 1 004 36 A 09458249215 09 58551 2 5 4 2 The items in italic would be put in the scene list NON DROP FRAME 001 POP A 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 02 FROM CLIP XBARS amp TONES 5 3 2 002 38 C 18 41 28 21 18 41 48 03 FROM CLIP NAME IS 2 A 003 38 A 18 46 29 23 18 46 48 12 FROM CLIP NAME IT 1 A 004 36 A 09258 49 15 09 58 51 25 FROM CLIP NAME 1 2 A SCENE amp TAKE POSITION If requested most picture editing systems generate EDLs with Scene amp Take information after the event that they belong to Given the following list TITLE FCM NON DROP FRAME 001 POP A 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 02 FROM CLIP XBARS amp TONES 5 3 2 002 38 A C 18 41 28 21 18 41 48 03 COMMENT 15 2 A 003 38 A C 18 46 29 23 18 46 48 12 1T 1 A 004 36 A C 09 58 49 15 09 58 51 25 SCENE 1 2 A The Scene amp Take for event 002 would be 1S 2 mfx Auto AUTO User Manual 28 MFXAUTO uses this system to build the scene amp take list for the converted list At least one system puts th
17. 6 Press either F1 F2 F3 or F4 to send the MFX to either Source In Source Out Record In Record Out time 7 Press ALT H for Help 8 Press ESC to cancel Auto assemble Or you can press tab and get a list of options on the bottom of the screen display For a complete explanation on Auto assembly check Chapter 8 Using Auto Assemble 5 4 ASSIGN EDITS TO TRACKS Assigns Record and Conform information to edit types rather than using EDL info For a complete description please see Use Edit Link Option on page 33 5 5 LINK ASSIGNED EDITS TO TRACKS This simply tells AUTO to use the assigned edits when assembling and conforming For more information please see Use Edit Link Option on page 33 5 6 CLEAR EDIT LINKS This simply tells AUTO to ignore any assigned edits and use the normal assemble and conform For more information please see Use Edit Link Option on page 33 5 7 Dure Work TRACK Assuming that there is a work track recorded preferably in one take Dupe Work Track will split that track at all locations found in the EDL making new clips for every edit The choice of naming the splits as in an Auto assembly by scene or timecode or not naming the splits is offered It is also possible to rename the edits in a previously assembled track 5 8 CONFORM HIGHLIGHTED Event lt ALT gt When in the main list or paused in the Auto assemble list you can conform the highlighted event by pressing AL
18. Appendix Timecode 69 sd have 69 NTSC DROP FRAME vs NON DROB and PAL CEBU 70 Non drop Frame eene 70 Drop Erame rernm 70 PAL SECAM 70 Appendix Command Line Options 71 Appendix D Keyboard Shortcuts 73 Appendix E Glossary 79 mfx Auto INTRODUCTION AUTO provides an interface to Fairlight MEX3P 5 and MFX3 systems to aid and auto mate the sound editing process of TV and Film productions Note From now on this manual will refer to the MFX3 8 system Since the two systems are very similar the vast majority of what applies to the also applies to the MFX3 For purposes of this manual we will use to represent both and note in the text only when something applies differently to the standard MFX3 AUTO allows the to assemble and conform source audio according to an audio EDL In this process the audio is re recorded from its original source and placed at the correct timecode destination according to the EDL run AUTO a low cost Windows based PC is connected to the MEX3P 55 with a provided serial interconnect cable MFX AUTO is powerful with abundant features yet intuitive and easy to use with extensive help menus available The following describes some of these features EDL MANAGEMENT EDLs Edit Decision Lists are easily manipulated insi
19. Bel DOS RC 29 3 8 PRINT RERO APPEAR YR Ce ETC CI 29 3 94 USER SETTINGS eee nnne 29 Video 30 File Mask upire 30 Change VIeW eie teint tee tete telae ceres 30 ODOM m 30 TC 30 3 98 THE User SETTINGS Data ENTRY WINDOW 30 List Start up sees 31 View Window Rows Auto assemble Window 00 31 Cursor Control Speed 31 AULO S AVE 31 Sync Preference eese 31 Com Port Detection 32 Allow Video Edits o c 32 Advanced 32 Use Edit Link Option 33 Moving Progress Display 33 Startup List Converts esse 33 Strip A B SR S emen 34 Convert None to 1 34 Strip AB 34 Custom 34 Minimize File s esses 35 Use Default Minimize sess 35 Minimize at Startup eee 35 Minimize 8 8 35 Sort List Automatically sess 35 List Report When Opened se 36 Note File When 36 Load Previous 36 Select Menu on First Click e
20. Cur RANGES CTRL F6 Remove all ranges from active list KEEP RANGES CTRL F7 Remove all lines that are not marked from active list MIRROR Reverses the marked state of the current list Mark VIDEO ONLY EDITS Marks all V edits in list 1 4 8 OFFSET ALT O gt This option offsets the selected timecode in the current list A dialog box opens which allows you to input an offset value then choose which two columns to perform the offset on change the value by one when on the timecode field The Space key selects whether to ADD or SUBTRACT and which timecode columns to act on This routine works correctly with DROP NON DROP or PAL timecode mfx Auto 43 Chapter 4 The List Menu 4 9 CLEAR AUTO MARKS Clears all Auto Assemble indicator marks 4 10 MARK TIMECODE Mark Timecode copies the timecode number in MFX3P 5 LCD window to the timecode column of the highlighted event at the selected position 4 11 Event DuRATION Surr F1 Event Duration displays the source and record durations and equality of the highlighted event 4 12 REPORTS List REPort ALT R gt Shows various information gathered from the converted files SERIAL Port REPORT ALT P Shows Baud and Connect rates for MFX3P 5 remote operation 4 13 Swrrcn List WiNbow SWITCH To INACTIVE List ALT S gt Switches to inactive list SwaPF iND Pos ALT Z gt Switches to inactive list at the same position as active list 4 14 R
21. Press the SPACEBAR to select The length of each recorded Clip is decided by these settings when sorted in mode If Scene is selected all occurrences of each scene will be recorded in one pass regardless of time between them Take numbers are included when the calculations are performed so for example scene 1 2 would not be grouped with scene 1 1 If Timecode is selected a mathematical calculation of the Timecodes is used to determine the length to record If either Off is selected or the list is not sorted by Scene or C mode no grouping is performed UNWIND SOURCE UNWIND SOURCE Off 1 Forward Reverse Use either the SPACEBAR or keys to change To automatically wind source reels off set this to the direction you wish to go When each reel is finished it will be fast wound in the direction selected PROJECT FRAME RATE PROJECT FRAME RATE ND Project Frame Rate allows you to select between ND DF or PAL MFX AUTO gets the Project Frame Rate information from the list that is loaded in In the rare case where a list doesn t correctly supply the frame rate AUTO makes an accurate estimate You can change this here by pressing the SPACE BAR or keys to cycle through the options mfx Auto 57 Chapter 8 Using Auto Assemble 0 Gain allows you to trim the audio level during the record You trim from 15 to 15 Gain should probably be left at
22. a backslash In this case CAMOUSE is the program that will be run Right after that place a semi colon and then the path for SMARTDRV EXE 5 Click Apply if you will continue to make changes in the Properties box If you only wish to install the mouse capabilities into AUTO at this point you can click on OK to leave this box Mouse capabilities will be activated when you open AUTO Winpows 3 1 SETUP 1 Insert MFX AUTO Installation Disk in the A Drive 2 Atthe Windows 3 1 Program Manager select RUN from the File Menu 3 TheRun window will appear Type A INSTALL Note MEX AUTO will also install from to B drive If you wish to install from this drive instead insert the Installation disk into your B drive and at Step B above type B INSTALL instead 4 Adialog box entitled AUTO INSTALL will appear The dialog box will present three options COMPLETE INSTALL PARTIAL INSTALL AND CANCEL COMPLETE INSTALL will install AUTO along with all of its support files This is the recommended install for new users PARTIAL INSTALL will provide you with options and you select which files will be installed This is recommended if you are installing an update to your previously installed AUTO and don t necessarily need to reinstall all of the support files And CANCEL cancels the installation 5 Select the type of installation you would like to perform 6 Atthe prompt enter the direct
23. all of the options for opening saving copying and printing files as well as for setting your user preferences for the program 3 2 OPEN FILE NEW EDL FILE When opening a new EDL file you are first shown a list of files from the same drive and directory where the current file was loaded from You may optionally press lt SHIFT TAB gt or click on the D to choose another drive Floppy drives are usually A or B Fixed or Hard drives are usually C or D Directories show up in blue with a V appended to the end Files show up in yellow To select a file use the up or down arrow keys to position the yellow highlight bar on the file to open and press lt gt or double click on the desired file name MFX AUTO needs EDLs in a certain format to work A check is done during the open process to assure the list is in the proper format MFX AUTO will not proceed past this point until a valid list is encountered The following list formats are the most common and are known to work CMX 3400 amp 3600 GVG Grass Valley SONY AMPEX RECENT FILES MFX AUTO saves a list of the ten most recent use EDL files and the path where they were loaded from You may use this list to open them mfx Auto 25 Chapter 3 The File Menu NorkE FILE This is file with the same path and file name as the current EDL that is in use The only difference is the extension which is converted to NTE This file will only show up on the disk if yo
24. boxes have at least one option to choose These show up near the bottom of the box If the dialog is not dangerous pressing the space bar will always choose the first option Otherwise you must either use the mouse to select the option press the highlighted letter of the option to directly select it or use the Tab key or arrow keys to highlight the option then press enter 02 11 05 00 02 11 15 22 01 00 37 17 37 47 19 17 38 24 06 01 00 Warning Zs fSONY_50 EDL Overurite MEM Cancel Help 12330 5512 30 5512 01 02 00 04 00 00 50 21 00 01 18 00 01 02 PERTE PTE Q PUT 0 D Already Exists C D D mfx Auto 23 Chapter 2 Interacting With MFX AUTO 17 37 47 19 17 38 24 06 01 00 48 2 17 38 24 06 17 38 24 06 01 01 25 Timecode numbers check out okay 004 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 01 02 07 12 30 55 12 12 30 55 12 01 02 07 Pick LISTS AUTO uses pick lists extensively for user selection of data Some examples of pick lists are 045 1231 2 14 5 m 00 19 3 EDL Lists modified Pick List fiuto fissenble MFX Functions SONY 5G EDL Sort gt 00 00 00 61 00 00 00 Find gt 10 12 14 01 00 H BLK 12 12C z 002 12 12D Delete gt 29 7 Range gt Set Source Frame Rate gt Offset lt A Clt mt Mark Time Change Record Hour Non Drop Event Dur
25. defaults to Whole List Paper Size Letter or Legal This sets up how many lines to print before issuing a form feed command to the printer 3 94 USER SETTINGS The User Settings menu option allows three other options each based around the User Settings dialog box mfx Auto 29 Chapter 3 The File Menu CHANGE VIEW Opens the User Settings dialog box allowing you to view the set preferences or alter them OPEN The default filename for the user settings file is USER USR You can keep different files by either calling up MFX AUTO with a specific user filename or using SAVE AS to give a different name Each of these files can contain their own set of preferences Open allows you to open these while in MFX AUTO As soon as one is opened its settings take effect SAVE AS Lets you make a copy of your User Settings preference file and save it under a different name or a different location 3 98 THE USER SETTINGS DATA ENTRY WINDOW File List fiuto fissemble MFX Functions Help 601 _360 EDL 045 02 10 16 20 02 10 22 14 01 02 35 14 01 02 41 08 CHANGE USER SETTINGS C NMFX3NUSER USR Video Use Default Minimize File Mask 1 Minimize all lists List at startup Sort list automatically List Report when opened View Window Rows 41 1 Note File when opened Autoassemble Window Rows ikl Cursor Scroll Speed 1 Load Previous File Select Menu on first click Auto Save fiuto Renunber
26. fields which can only be turned on or off When selected a button occurs in the box when de selected a dash Serial Port A computer I O Input Output port through which the computer communicates with the outside world The standard serial port uses RS 232 or RS 422 protocols Also knows as the Com port SMPTE Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers SMPTE Timecode is a Timecode format standard Sony Format A popular EDL format Sound Rolls Refers to media containing the sounds which will be recorded during an Auto assemble Source Reel The actual media containing the original recorded sound Status Line A line of an application program s display screen that is usually at the bottom of the screen and describes some elements of the state of the program such as name of the file being modified cursor location etc Syncing Term used to describe the precise alignment of two signals or functions T Timecode A digital code number recorded onto a videotape for editing purposes When decoded the Timecode identi fies every frame of a videotape using digits reading hours minutes seconds and frames Track A preselected area for placing audio in the MEX3P 5 Up to twenty four are available U User Interface the features of a program or computer that govern the way people interact with the computer Two common examples are command driven programs and graphical user interfaces User Settings Da
27. from the current position Press ALT C to conform the highlighted event Press ALT F10 to go back to the parameter window to change parameters Press either F1 F2 or F4 to send the MFX3P 5 to either Source In Source Out Record In or Record Out time Press ALT H for Help Press ESC to cancel Auto assemble QU dor Lr 99 51 59 Chapter 8 Using Auto Assemble OR you can press and get a list of options the bottom of the screen display Fi 1 Record 01 1 Conform 01 3 Head Handle 921 Tail Handle 01 Pre Roll gt 12 12 12 12 12 12 gt 12 12 512 12 12 12 1 1 2 2 12 12 2 2 1 1 12 12 Continue c Parameters C NMFX3PLUSN tGUG 7 0 EDL Record Track 1 Unuind Source 1 Conform Track 1 Project Frame Rate 1 Gain 1 Name by Group by 1 Advanced Next All the options at the bottom of the screen have been explained here previously except for one Handle Handle allows you to set a head handle different to the one that has been set in the Auto Assemble settings This handle will only be used for the next recording to be done After that it reverts back to the Auto Assemble handle Use this when an event is at the head of a take and the Auto Assemble head handle makes the source machine go out of the timecode range of that event AUTO User Manual mfx Auto 60 9 USING AU
28. order by Timecode EVENT Sort in event number only SCENE Sort in ascending order with scene s as keys 4 3 FIND There are five types of list searches in MFX AUTO In the List menu under Find you can search for Item or TimeCode These two actually use the same search routine The only difference is TimeCode uses a special input field to help input Timecode numbers The third is a Scene Search that can only be used on List 2 and searches for scenes and takes The fourth is Find amp Replace in the Convert menu This basically does what it says searching for the Find item and if found replacing it with the Replace item The fifth is Custom Delete in the Delete menu This search deletes all events that match the Delete item With Item and Timecode searches you have the option of displaying the first event that matches or marking all of the matches MYX 37 Chapter 4 The List Menu All searches except Custom Delete and Scene Search have a field called Start Search Start Search Start of line Selects the column where the search will start The options are Start of line Soundroll column Source in Source out Record in Record out Start of Line Start search from start of line find match anywhere in line All of the other columns start the search at their positions and will only match if the search item is found at the start of their positions Finally the Find field has one more fi
29. ranges etc If list 2 is active both list 2 and list 1 are combined into one file If that file is re opened they are then separated back into the two lists The current position in the list as well as any Auto Assemble or Range marks are saved mfx AUTO User Manual 26 3 4 Copy Whenever there is a list of files to select from either the Copy or Open file menu you can copy files from that point If you want to copy more than one file you select them by pressing lt F5 gt then pressing ENTER on any valid file name Only those files that have been marked will be copied Note that if you selected Open you must use F5 even for one file When copying files the destination must be a different directory or disk Directory names are similar to file names in that they can have up to 8 characters a period plus a 3 character extension Any more characters than the 8 3 will be truncated You can string together a group of names separated by a backslash V Example CADOS CAWIN3INSYSTEMYTOOLS C MFX3 EDLS If the destination directory doesn t already exist a small window is shown with some options to choose Choosing Create will create the directory and copy the files Selecting Get Directory lets you pick from a list of all available directories and then either use or edit them 3 5 SEARCH Search is a rather powerful routine that will completely search any disk for a file or files and put the result into o
30. the EDL list you wish to perform the Auto assembly on Select PREP LIST FIRST THEN ASSEMBLE from the Auto assemble Menu This will minimize and the sort the list to prepare it for the Auto assembly process 11 39 22 08 11 39 30 25 01 43 50 18 A dialog box will open Preparing EDL NAME for Auto assembly When the sorting and minimiz ing is completed the Auto Assemble Data Entry Window will automatically appear 8 3 THE AUTO ASSEMBLY DATA ENTRY WINDOW NOTE You can begin Auto assembly by selecting this option in the Auto assembly first and MFX AUTO will Auto assemble List 2 as is To make sure the list is sorted properly and minimized make sure to select Prep list first from the Auto Assemble menu The Auto assemble data entry window allows you to select the parameters that will be used during the assembly These parameters can be changed at any time during the assembly C MFX3 76 6 7 0 EDL fl Record Record Track 1 Unwind Source 1 0 Conform Conform Track Project Frame Rate iD 1 Head Handle lt 1 Name by 55 1 1 1 Tail Handle Group by 2 15 1 Advanced Pre Roll 1 mfx Auto 55 Chapter 8 Using Auto Assemble RECORD amp CONFORM 0 or Record 0 or Conform Both of these options are selected ON or OFF As with all input menus selecting or deselect ing items that have fields related to them will cause those fields to either be hidden or shown Use the
31. you select Set User Parameters where you can change all of your program and file prefer ences You can also select this once you are in MFX AUTO by selecting User Settings from the File Menu See Chapter 3 The File Menu for more information And CANCEL cancels the installation mfx 13 Chapter 1 Getting Started 4 5 6 Select the type of installation you would like to perform At the prompt enter the directory where the source files are A At the next prompt enter the directory where the new files will be installed The default is C MFX3PLUS If this is where you would like the software to be installed select okay MFX AUTO will create a new directory if none exists If you wish to specify a different directory location enter a new directory location at the prompt If you selected PARTIAL INSTALL you will be given the option of selecting the files you wish installed 7 8 9 10 At the end of the installation a message will appear FILES SUCCESSFULLY INSTALLED A dialog box will appear with the following WOULD YOU LIKE TO CHANGE THE AUTOEXEC BAT FILE TO INCLUDE THE PATHNAME FOR MFX AUTO You will be offered a YES and NO option Another dialog box will appear INSTALL SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED At the DOS prompt you will be in whatever directory you ve chosen to install the files 1 4 STARTING AUTO OPENING AN EDL FILE When you first open MFX AUTO it will ask you to choose an Edit
32. 016 0 FROM CLIP NAME 1 2 A Up to five more searches may be added if required mfx Auto AUTO User Manual 48 6 THE FuNcTIONS MENU Objective To understand all of the options and features under the Functions drop down menu Help Auto Split g Goto Timecode gt H Goto in EDL F9 H Set MFX3 Input Setup g Mark fudio Edits g Mark Video Edits g Clear Project Marks g Get Version lt Alt U gt NNE gt 00 00 00 04 01 02 07 25 12 30 55 12 01 02 07 25 90 01 18 00 61 02 07 25 00 01 18 00 01 02 35 04 oo e 55 SN 6 1 OVERVIEW FUNCTIONS MENU Provides functions for naming clips auto splitting marking edits and setting MFX inputs and parameters 6 2 NAME CuiPs ALT gt Name Clips is designed to extend the capabilities of the Name Clip function built into the MFX3 s Besides providing more editing capabilities Name Clips also incorporates full motion control and track selection into the PC s keyboard During an editing session the last fifty names are remembered and available for recall For a complete description of the Name Clips process check Chapter 10 Naming Clips 6 3 AUTO SPLIT After Auto assembling individual edits can be split to a selected range of tracks automatically For a complete description of the Auto Split process c
33. 1 Converts AA edits to single edits 2 2 tol 2 Converts A2 edits to mapped A2 edits 1 2 to 2 2 Converts mapped A2 edits to unmapped A2 edits Combine Events Converts Al and A2 edits that have the same timecode into one AA 12 12 edit CONVERT NONE TO 1 list formats except CMX 340 offer four channels of audio If an event has channel three or four but not channel one or two and there is no patching information by default they convert to 3 3 or 4 4 Example CMX 125 48 NONE C 16 43 15 27 16 43 30 27 01 15 56 02 01 16 11 04 AUD 3 FROM CLIP NAME 41 1015 GRASS VALLEY OR SONY 125 48 A3 C 16 43 15 27 16 43 30 27 01 15 56 02 01 16 11 04 Would convert to 3 3 without selecting Convert Would convert to 1 3 1f Convert is selected You may also have one Custom Convert of your liking performed Be aware though that these converts are performed after list 2 is converted from list 1 This means that only the 1 1 type numbers are able to be converted See CUSTOM CONVERT below Strip AB SCENES If a scene is shot with multiple cameras the camera letter is usually appended to the scene such as 19 1 A Enabling Strip AB Scene s will remove them Custom CONVERT You can perform one custom convert at startup Item to find Item to replace Start Search Start of line Record column mfx Auto AUTO User Manual 34 Custom convert takes three parameters T
34. 17 38 24 06 01 01 25 08 01 01 25 08 AA D 003 02 10 12 00 02 10 12 03 01 01 25 08 01 01 25 11 NAME 5 2 0 01 TO CLIP NAME VIGIL ESTABLISHING PANNING SHOT 1 AUDIO UNDER TITLE 19 04 10 13 ALSO 2 Save List 1 List 2 List 2 is the MFXAUTO version of List 1 which is used in Auto assembly Only lines that have valid event numbers make it to list 2 The Audio columns A Al AA V etc are also converted into a special format to ease into Auto assembly Event Edit Source In Record In SR Type Source Out Record Out Audio Patching Info List 2 mfx Auro 19 Chapter 2 Interacting With MFX AUTO THE STATUS LINE The bottom line on the screen is the status line This line has various information about what is going on during the program AltH Hel Scene SIMMONS 5 COPY 01 aUnsorted 01 22 06 04 plus In List Shows type of MEX Connected plus Help Scene if available Type of Sort AItH Help Scene 294 n 01 22 06 04 plus Indicates that Ranges List Duration are Selected IN MENU fiuto fissemble MFX Functions 1204 C MMFX3N CMX 360 EDL COPY 12 10 95 3 2 U TRANSORMED 8 COPY 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 Recent Files 045 02 10 02 23 02 10 12 14 00 00 STABLISHING PANNING SHOT 1 AUDIO UNDER TITLE 015 16 46 36 20 16 47 04 28 01 00 09 21 01 Note File min
35. ASSEMBLE PROCESS 58 Starting Auto Assembly esses 59 LOW TACK CREE 61 High Ir Ck uei e te 61 wird cm 61 Take eene eene 61 E 61 No Handle 61 9 Using Auto Split 61 9 OVERVIEW 61 9 2 AUTO SPLIT DATA ENTRY WINDOW 61 Minimum Separation Gap eese 62 MFX AUTO User Manual Compare i caido irte o Pe Ea Rana 62 Tanmiecode 62 Scene amp Scene 62 Same TC Gap det emt eee 62 Compens lte iii ote ic rds 62 Set Track 63 9 3 AUTO SPLIT EXAMPLE 220220200 63 10 Naming Clips 65 5 eR RUE DRE EUER EVER 65 10 2 NAMING CLIPS essere 65 Keyboard eee nena 65 65 Auto Add Quotes 2222222 66 Track Selection eene 66 Motion 259 66 Edit Clip 66 Other Options cite eet entes 66 Appendix A Troubleshooting Guide 67 BAD 67 IMPROPER SETTINGS 2 67 INTERFACE ERRORS 67 Bad PC to MFX3 5 connection 68 MFX3plus to Master machine errors 68 Timeout Errors 68 UART Overrun 68 ASYNC ETTOTS 68
36. Decision List EDL file to work on MFX AUTO s functions all center on manipulating EDLs and therefore won t let you go any further until you select a file to work on 1 When MFX AUTO asks for an EDL to open select the directory and name of the EDL list you wish to work on After the first time you open a particular file the file will remain on MFX s opening list and the program will present its name to you as an option when you begin BLK 12 12 002 12 120 006 00 04 12 2 L 007 Note By selecting Load Last File in the User Settings page you will automatically have the last file you worked on opened when you start MFX AUTO mfx Auto AUTO User Manual 14 1 5 USER SETTINGS ENTRY WINDOW The User Settings Data Entry Window is accessed by opening the FILE drop down menu and selecting USER SETTINGS then CHANGE VIEW This window allows you to change all of the major settings and keep separate settings files for each user of MFX AUTO Chapter 2 Interacting With MFX AUTO presents information on entering data into all types of data entry windows and Chapter 3 The File Menu contains a section that describes at length all of the options available under the User Settings Data Entry Window File List fiuto fissenble MFX Functions 601 EDL CHANGE USER SETTINGS C MFX3 USER USR Video Type ELT Use Default Minimize File Mask 1 Minimize all lists
37. ENUMBER Renumbers the event numbers of the current list in ascending order starting from 1 4 15 TIMECODE NUMBERS Checks timecode for three conditions 1 Invalid timecode numbers 2 Source and record durations different 3 In timecode number higher than out If an event meets any of those conditions it is marked in the list in its own color and a warning is displayed No further action is taken 4 16 RECONVERT Lisr 1 Reconverts List 1 mfx AUTO MFX AUTO User Manual 44 5 AUTO ASSEMBLE MENU Objective To understand all of the options and features under the Auto assemble drop down menu Functions Auto Assemble Assign Edits to tracks Link assigned edits to tracks Clear edit links Dupe Work Track Conform Hilighted Event lt Alt C gt Re Conform Conform Edit Tracks Set Conform style fidd Scene Search D 9 C D D D D 5 1 OVERVIEW OF THE AUTO ASSEMBLE MENU The Auto Assemble Menu provides functions for preparing for starting and overviewing the Auto assembly process 5 2 Prep List First THEN ASSEMBLE Minimize and sort list before assembling 5 3 AUTO ASSEMBLE This will Auto assemble list 2 as is To make sure the list is sorted properly and minimized use Full Auto assemble C MFX3 fGUG_ 0 EDL H Record Record Track 1 Unuind Source 1 1 9 Conform Conform Track
38. EUN INEDIT EXTEN NONE AUD 1 2 AUD 3 ee ues fa dee co oe i ase ee ee LE EL Ee AUD 3 234 AUD 3 CER ev ees EET VA VA 234V AA V AUD 3 4 VA1A2 A3A4 EDL Audio Channel Cross Reference Chart 7 5 How MFX AUTO Converts EDLs MFX AUTO converts the Audio part of the original EDL to its own format for easier Auto assembly For Auto assembly the number s to the left of the delimiter pertain to the record track and to the right pertain to the conform track If the converted number is 1 1 that would mean record and conform this event on the tracks selected in the Auto assemble parameters window It is up to the user to make sure that the proper channels are patched to the record input tracks on the MFX The following show some examples and how they would be set up AUDIO PARAMETERS RESULTING RECORD amp CONFORM Ree cto Record 3 Conform Record track 4 Conformtrack 6 Record Conform Record tracks 3 amp 4 Conformtracks 5 amp 6 Conform Record tracks 1 2 3 amp 4 Conform tracks 5 6 7 amp 8 mfx 53 Chapter 7 EDL Lists The audio channel information in EDLs is different for the three formats supported However AUTO converts them all to the same for
39. European Broadcasting Union adopted the standard and it is now called SMPTE EBU referred to simply as timecode Timecode may be recorded on tape in two ways A Longitudinal Timecode or LTC is recorded on an audio channel or dedicated address channel B Vertical Interval Timecode or VITC is recorded in the vertical interval of the video signal itself These two formats are similar as far as the edit information they contain Longitudinal Timecode LTC is an electronic signal that switches from one voltage to another forming a string of pulses or bits Each one second long chunk of this signal is sliced into 2400 parts for NTSC or 2000 parts for PAL SECAM This makes 80 Timecode bits for each video frame NTSC 2400 bits sec divided by 30 frames sec 80 bits frame PAL SECAM 2000 bits sec divided by 25 frames sec 80 bits frame These 80 bits are given certain assignments according to the standard There are these important groups of information The hours minutes seconds frames Drop frame flag Whether this timecode is Drop frame C Color frame flag Whether color framing is intended D User bits leftover bits available for user assignment E Sync word Tells an electronic reader where the frame informa tion begins and ends and which direction the tape is moving F Sync bits Help verify together with the sync word the position of the data as the tape moves VITC Vertica
40. Exploding Windows Sync Preference 1112 1 Compress EDL at load Arrow Style Pointer Advanced 1 Sound Effects Minimize File s Press or Spacebar to change 10 or Ctrl Enter to accept Esc to Cancel Alt Help VIDEO TYPE This was previously set when you first installed the program but can be changed here if necessary NTSC is the American Standard which uses 30 frames per second PAL is the European standard which uses 25 frames per second FILE MASK File masks allow you to filter what files MFX AUTO displays when you are at an Open EDL dialog box mfx RT MFX AUTO User Manual 30 MS DOS allows a file name with a maximum of 11 letters Up to 8 are allowed for the name and up to 3 are allowed for the extension The extension part is always preceeded by a period MFX AUTO always uses a mask of ED for selecting files You may use a secondary mask to show other files For instance will show all files of any name and extension By entering a different extension at the File Mask option you can have MFX AUTO display only files with the suffix you request List AT START UP MFX AUTO keeps three versions of the EDL in memory List one is an exact copy of the list that was loaded from disk Unless the user has edited it List two only has lines that can actually be Auto assembled and does a conversion of the A AA AA V columns to its own format to ease in Auto assembly List three is a collec
41. FX AUTO with a userfile of myuser usr and without making a remote connection you could either type MFX3AUTO U MYUSER USR R or MFX3AUTO r uMYUSER USR Case is not checked so uppercase or lowercase type both have the same effect TYPE ACTION MFX3AUTO F MYEDL Start MFX AUTO with a specified EDL file Can be any valid filename Wildcards are okay MFX3AUTO U MYUSER Start MFX AUTO with a specified user file mE Can be any valid filename blank lines are ommitted from the list This COMPRI could help if you get a large list with video edits included and a lot of blank lines Changes the operation of the status line wait messages INT default shows three dots after the wait message INT draws a series of dots MFX3AUTO INT or I after the wait message INT draws a series of dots after the wait message during the wait period Of course the faster the computer the less dots are drawn mfx Auto 71 Appendix C Command Line Options mfx Auto AUTO User Manual 72 APPENDIX D KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS List Mode at _ y D a F5 Toggles the marked state of item increments position in list by one Brings up input routine for search ALT F6 Search for scene number in List 2 Puts an internal mark for a range start F8 If and internal mark is set this marks all items between the internal m
42. Igi Pressing ENTER or clicking with the mouse here brings up another input window with more advanced settings The Advanced user options dialog box offers the following options Com Port DETECTION This setting tells MFX AUTO how to find the Com Port that is connected to the MFX3P 5 Auto Detect automatically finds it the other choices below go directly to the selected Com Port Auto Detect COM 1 COM 2 COM 3 COM 4 Use either the SPACEBAR or keys to set this to the Com Port that the MFX3 s is connected to NOTE Selecting Auto Detect can cause problems When Auto Detect is selected MFX AUTO tries every Com Port starting with COM 1 until a connection is made If you have a mouse connected to a port that is lower than the MEX3P 5 is connected to the mouse is usually rendered unusable If you don t know what port is connected to the MFX3P 5 try the following 1 With Com Port Detection set to Auto Detect restart MFX AUTO After a list has been loaded in press ALT P This will bring up a Serial Port Report Serial is the same as Com Under the Connect Rate column find the Com that has either 9600 or 38400 in it That is the Com to select in Com Port Detection ALLOW VIDEO EDITS Jo Should be Off for most applications MFX AUTO needs to have an EDL opened and converted to fully operate By default only audio edits get converted so if you try to open a video only list it will fail and you will be
43. ND CANCEL COMPLETE INSTALL will install MFX AUTO along with all of its support files This is the recommended install for new users PARTIAL INSTALL will provide you with options and you select which files will be installed This is recommended if you are installing an update to your previously installed MFX AUTO and don t necessarily need to reinstall all of the support files CANCEL cancels the installation 5 Select the type of installation you would like to perform 6 Atthe prompt enter the directory where the source files are A 7 Atthe next prompt enter the directory where the new files will be installed The default is the main directory of the C drive If this is where you would like the software to be installed select OK If you wish to specify a different directory location enter a new directory location at the prompt mfx Auto AUTO User Manual 10 If you selected PARTIAL INSTALL you will be given the option of selecting the files you wish installed 8 A Verify dialog box will appear Select OK to continue or BACK to change As the software is installed on your drive a status box will notify you of the progress When complete a box will notify you Files successfully copied 9 Click OK or hit ENTER 10 Choose the Video Type NTSC or PAL NTSC is the American standard which uses 30 frames per second PAL is the European standard which uses 25 frames per second Select the appropriate type
44. SPACEBAR or mouse to select or deselect them Record and conform are not tied together and can be selected independently CONFORM STYLE STANDARD ADV1 ADV2 If RECORD is not selected and CONFORM is selected and the Fairlight software version 14 1 xx or greater the CONFORM STYLE field appears This also appears as an option in the Auto assemble Menu These settings affect the conforms that are not in conjunction with records Highlighted conforms conforms from the Auto assemble page with RECORD deselected and RECONFORM The standard style conform is quicker than the ADVs but is however dumb It doesn t confirm that the expected clip actually exists It just goes to the source location does a copy and then finishes the conform If the expected clip doesn t exist or is not the top layer standard conform will not know that and will just conform whatever is in the MFX3 s buffer The ADV style conforms do confirm that a clip exists before conforming which includes popping a clip to the top layer if needed The user is alerted if a match isn t found The difference between ADV1 and is that ADV1 expects to find an exact match of the clip name and the name derived from the EDL while ADV2 only needs to match the soundroll number RECORD TRACK AND CONFORM TRACK RECORD TRACK 3 CONFORM TRACK 1 Select the tracks to record to and to conform to You can bypass this option by entering 0 in the
45. T C The Auto assemble parameter settings will be used to determine which tracks to use and what style of conform to use mfx Auto AUTO User Manual 46 5 9 RE CONFORM There are basically two reasons to use re conform One is to conform Auto assembly that had the Conform option turned off during the assembly The other is to re conform an already conformed project to new EDL When Re conform starts it prompts you for the record and conform tracks the naming style and the project frame rate This is the same data from the Auto assemble parameters It is very important that the Record track naming style and project frame rate are set the same as when the original assembly was done The conform track can be changed After accepting the parameters Re Conform searches the project using the list and parameter infor mation and conforms the clips that it finds Clips that were recorded will be found even if they are not the top layer When clips are not found the event is added to a new list and you are offered a chance to Save or Auto assemble The Speed Conform option simply turns the Disk key on the on or off before starting When off Conform moves a little faster 5 10 CONFORM TRACKS Conform Edit Tracks is used to conform already edited tracks to a new and different EDL After selecting the group of tracks to be conformed Conform Edit Tracks will then do a block copy of the Source In Timecodes to the Rec
46. T LIST 1 uo 44 5 Auto Assemble Menu 45 5 1 OVERVIEW OF THE AUTO ASSEMBLE MENU 45 5 2 Prep List First THEN ASSEMBLE 45 5 3 AUTO ASSEMBLE nee e emnes ener nns 45 Interrupting Auto assembly sus 46 5 4 ASSIGN EDITS TO TRACKS eeeeee 46 5 5 LINK ASSIGNED EDITS TO TRACKS 46 5 6 CLEAR EDIT LINKS eese 46 5 7 DUPE WORK 46 5 8 CONFORM HIGHLIGHTED EVENT ALT gt 46 5 9 RE CONFORM 0000 47 5 10 CONFORM EDIT 00042 2 47 5 11 SET CONFORM 47 5 12 ADD SCENE SEARCH eee 48 6 The MFX Functions Menu 49 6 1 OvEeRVIEW FUNCTIONS 49 6 2 NAME Curs ALT N gt eee 49 6 3 AUTO SPLIT 49 6 4 2 4 4 49 Send 49 Source Start lt gt 49 Record In 49 Source Stop lt 2 gt 49 Record Out lt gt 49 Table of Contents Send Master sinirinin oni rk 49 Source Start lt CTRL FI gt nocc 49 Record CTRL F3 ccce 49 Source Stop lt 0 49 Record Out CTRL F4 esee 49 6 5 Go TC IN EDL lt F9 gt 49 6 6 SET INPUT
47. TO SPLIT Objective To understand the Auto Split process when to use it what it does and how to set and control preferences 9 1 OVERVIEW Auto Split is designed to automate a procedure often used by dialogue editors That is placing each conformed clip on a track within a selected range in an ordered manner After Auto assembling you can split the individual edits to a selected range of tracks automatically in a manner that rerecord ing mixers are familiar with This is easily accomplished with Auto Split After an overview of the options under the Auto Split data entry window an example of an Auto Split will follow 9 2 Auto SPLIT DATA ENTRY WINDOW Auto Split Parameters Head Handle 1 Compare Tail Handle 1 Same TC Gap 2 1 No Handle Length Minimum Seperation 1 Compensate 1 Set Track Data Spacebar Changes Low Track High Track Start Track Take From Low TRACK The lowest track in the range TRACK The highest track in the range START TRACK Track to start splitting to within range TAKE FRom What track the conform is on HANDLE in seconds Amount to add to the head and tail of a clip Note If you precede the amount with a the amount becomes frames and a cross fade is performed No HANDLE LENGTH in seconds Any clip this amount or less won t have handles pulled out mfx 61 Chapter 9 Using Auto Split MINIMUM SEPARATION GAP
48. TO User Manual 58 ENES Begin 5 Next Parameters 5 Cancel 3 1 1 Pressing or J will scroll through the sound roll list BEGIN will start Auto assembling with the selected sound roll 3 NEXT will position the cursor at the next event that doesn t have an auto assemble mark and pause the assembly 4 PARAMETERS will go back to the previous window to change parameters ESC or CANCEL will cancel Auto assemble 6 HELP provides a little more information bd STARTING AUTO ASSEMBLY AUTO will now control the and perform all the recording or conforming automatically until another sound roll is needed Each time another sound roll is needed the user will be prompted to insert it in the player The of events that will be recorded in one pass of events to go AUTO ASSEMBLY 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 AA column converted to of events left for AUTO Format current sound roll The Auto assembly process can be paused by pressing any key on the PC s keyboard or by pressing the mouse The process will immediately pause or if either a record or conform is in progress it will finish that process and then pause If you are in a record and want to immediately stop it press the END key There are eight options that are directly available from this point You may browse the list by using the normal browse keys Press ALT F1 to edit the current line Press ENTER to start Auto assembly
49. UAL HELP Pressing the ALT amp H keys provides Contextual Help help related to the current function in use mfx Auto MFX AUTO User Manual 16 2 INTERACTING With AUTO Objective This section describes the main screens and windows of MFX AUTO and describes all of the ways to input data and make selections within the program with the mouse and keyboard 2 1 AUTO MAIN SCREEN SCREEN OVERVIEW Pull Down Menus File List Auto Assemb le MFX Functions Help 003 EDL Window 004 002 004 004 187 pE Nol NEel NEeol lEelel lEelel EelelEel Eel ioO AltH Help Scene VIGIL ESTABLISHING P Unsorted 01 22 06 04 MFX3 plus Status Line THE PuLL DowN MENUS To select a menu item either select with the mouse or press the ALT key and the first letter of the menu desired Save Save As Once a menu is selected you can browse it with the mouse or the Copy lt arrow keys or directly choose an option by pressing its Search highlighted letter If the option has a atthe end there is another sub menu for it If the option has a at the end there is help available by pressing ALT H 01 mfx Auto 17 Chapter 2 Interacting With MFX AUTO THE EDL Winpow 601 C MFX3 fCMX_360 045 02 10 16 7 10 22 D C D C D C D C D C C D C C D C D C D C C EDL List Note how Sony EDLs below are formatted such that the
50. X AUTO User Manual Software Version 7 09 Part Number MAN14AUTO Document Number 114 Manual by George Campos Copyright October 1997 Ref mfxAuto Manual 97 02 THE BENCHMARK IN DIGITAL AUDIO TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 5 EDL MANAGEMENT 4 4 0 000 00000 5 RECORDING 5 CONFORMING viner senretene eea E AEE 5 AUTO SPLITTING cous E EENE 6 NAMING 6 Quick Start 7 QS 1 SETTING UP 7 QS 2 SETTING UP SOFTWARE esee 7 QS 3 STARTING UP AUTO 7 1 Getting Started 9 1 1 HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS eee 9 1 2 HARDWARE CONNECTIONS 2 2 9 The AUTO Protection Key 9 Interface Cable to Fairlight MFX3 5 System 9 1 3 SOFTWARE 5 10 Windows 95 5 10 Creating a Shortcut for MEX AUTO 11 Activating Mouse Support amp SMARTDRV 12 Windows 3 1 Setup esee 12 DOS Installation esee 13 1 4 STARTING AUTO eere 14 Opening EDL 14 1 5 User SETTINGS DATA ENTRY WINDOW 15 1 6 USING THE HELP SYSTEM eee 16 Using Contextual Help 16 Using the Help sse 16 2 Interacting With MFX AUTO 17 2 1
51. ZE FILE S on previous page Sort List AUTOMATICALLY A list should be sorted in C Mode order before assembling This sorts the list by sound rolls and source numbers in ascending order Selecting this option performs that sort at startup mfx Auro 35 Chapter 3 The File Menu List REPORT WHEN OPENED With this selected a fairly detailed report will be shown when the list is first loaded in Note FILE WHEN OPENED If an edited and saved note file exists for the EDL being loaded it can be shown at startup NOTE FILE This is a file with the same path and file name as the current EDL that is in use The only difference is the extension which is converted to NTE This file will only show up on the disk if you edit and then save it Use this file to keep information about the EDL For instance you can put in reminder to get a sound roll or to get information about a bad event If Note File When Opened is selected on the user settings page this file will be displayed for you when you first open the EDL that is associated with it Loap PREVIOUS FILE This option remembers the last EDL file used and automatically loads it at startup SELECT MENU ON FIRST CLICK This sets how the mouse operates when selecting from the menu If selected items are chosen on the first click without having to be highlighted Otherwise a menu item has to be highlighted before being chosen AuTO RENUMBER Will renumber the list if it is unconverte
52. ame TC Gap is set to 60 one minute If a clip whose source timecode is 14 10 04 11 is placed on track 5 and the next clip s source timecode is 14 10 57 13 that clip will be placed on track five regardless of any other open tracks within the range set Note If compare is not set to TimeCode the timecode gap is ignored COMPENSATE Compensate enables a special algorithm to allow for subframe inaccuracies that can occur during an editing or syncing session or when the NTSC setting is set to 29 97 mfx Auto AUTO User Manual 62 SET TRACK DATA With this set you can manually type in the source and location timecode and the scene numbers for the last position on every track 9 3 SPLIT EXAMPLE Let s say you would like to use tracks one through six as your split tracks You would set Low Track to 1 and High Track to 6 Start Track is usually set to the same as Low Track Only change this when you want to force the first split to a different track Take From would normally be set to the same track that you con formed to If the conform was two or more tracks wide all of the tracks must be adjacent to the Take From track Head amp Tail Handle settings are used to automatically pull out a predetermined handle from each clip as it is split and optionally perform a cross fade The handles are determined as follows If the number is a whole number 1 2 3 etc they refer to seconds For example having head amp ta
53. ark and the current position Toggles the marked state of any item that is scrolled over mfx Auto 73 Appendix D Keyboard Shortcuts List Mode continued pm Switch to inactive inactive list at same position as active list Get information on Fairlight mfx AUTO User Manual 74 Data Input Mode User Input Fields KEYSTROKE ACTION INSERT Toggles the insert mode Abig cursor means insert oves t ovest beginning of a field moved to the end of t oves t the end oves oves the cursor to the first character in the given field he cursor to the end of the given field he cursor left one character the cursor is at the and there is more than one filed it is he previous field he cursor right one character If the cursor is at ofa field and there is more than one field itis moved to the beginning of the next field he cursor left one word Except when naming clips Deletes the character over the cursor letes the character to the left of the cursor oves the cursor right one word Except when naming clips letes from the beginning of the line to the cursor Clears the field Deletes the word to the right of the cursor Restores the original contents of the field and allows you to continue editing Opens Help el Data Input Mode Multi
54. asked to open another EDL Allow Video Edits was implemented primarily to allow for those occasions when you want to view a video only list Video edits show up as VIDEO in the audio patching column of List 2 and are treated as 1 1 edits during an assembly mfx Auto AUTO User Manual 32 Use Link OPTION When the Edit Link option is enabled you will see three new options in the Auto assemble menu Assign Edits to Tracks Link Assigned Edits to Tracks and Clear Edit Links MFX AUTO understands 15 different patching schemes Each edit event that can assemble will have one of the following already assigned GVG CMX SONY MFX AUTO Al A Al CL 3b A2 A2 A2 2 2 A3 NONE AU 3 A A3 1 3 4 NONE AUD 4 A A4 1 4 A12 AA 12 12 A23 A2 AUD 3 2 23 23 A34 NONE AUD 3 4 A A3A4 34 34 A13 A AUD 3 Al A3 25212 24 2 AUD 4 2 4 24 24 14 AUD 4 Al A4 14 14 A123 AA AUD 3 2 ERR A124 AA AUD 4 2 A4 RA Ww A134 A AUD 3 4 Al A3A4 234 2 AUD 3 4 A2 A3A4 22552 1234 AUD 3 4 1 2 A3A4 EERE You are able to override the default patching meanings for these edits and assign your own To do this you first select Assign Edits from the Auto Assemble menu You then select the edit type to assign from the list of edits shown and press ENTER This w
55. ct the Interface null modem cable between the serial port of your PC and the hang ing serial port on the rear of the system keyboard 3 Turn on your PC system then your system 4 Place the MEX AUTO installation diskette in the floppy drive of your PC QS 2 SETTING UP SOFTWARE 1 Type A INSTALL at the DOS Prompt DOS systems or at the Run window Windows 3 1 or 95 systems 2 Select the desired options until MFX AUTO is completely installed 05 3 STARTING UP AUTO 1 Type MFX3AUTO DOS select MFX3AUTO from the File Manager Windows 3 1 or double click the MFX3AUTO icon Windows systems 2 Follow the instructions on the screen Note For detailed instructions on any or all of the above see Chapter 1 Getting Started mfx 7 Quick Start mfx Auto AUTO User Manual 8 1 GETTING STARTED Objective To understand the process of beginning to work with MFX AUTO from preparing the hardware to installing the software to setting the user preferences 1 1 HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS In order to properly run MFX AUTO you need the following setup An MS DOS or Windows 3 x or 95 compatible PC with at least One RS 232 serial port One Centronics parallel port For DOS A minimum of 4MB RAM For Windows a minimum 8MB RAM A Color Monitor A Fairlight MFX3 or MEX3P 5 System Although AUTO will allow you to manipulate lists without being connected to a Fairlig
56. d is that ADV expects to find an exact match of the clipname and the name derived from the EDL list while ADV2 only needs to match the soundroll number mfx 47 Chapter 5 The Auto Assemble Menu 5 12 App SCENE SEARCH When MFX AUTO encounters a list that it hasn t saved in the converted format it builds a list of scene numbers if they are available as it loads the file It does this by scanning the scene search list and looking for matches of any of the names For example There are five default search items built in TO CLIP NAME COMMENT SCENE Given the following list TITLE FCM DROP FRAME FCM NON DROP FRAME 001 POP A C 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 02 FROM CLIP NAME XBARS amp TONES TEST 3 2 002 38 A C 18 41 28 21 l8541 48 03 FROM CLIP NAME 13 2 A 003 38 A C 18 46 29 23 18 46 48 12 FROM CLIP NAME 1T 1 A 004 36 A C 09 58 49 15 09 58 51 25 FROM CLIP NAME 1 2 A The items in italic are put into the scene list TITLE FCM DROP FRAME FCM NON DROP FRAME 001 POP A C 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 02 FROM CLIP NAME XBARS amp TONES TEST 3 2 002 38 A e 18 41 28 21 18 41 48 03 FROM CLIP 15 2 A 003 38 A e 18 46 29 23 18 46 48 12 FROM CLIP NAME 1 1 A 004 36 A C 09 58 49 15 09 25835122
57. d EXPLoDING WINDOWS Many of the windows that appear in MFX AUTO have the ability to explode on and implode off This feature can be switched on and off here 5 EDL LOAD When this option is enabled all blank lines are omitted from the list This could help if you get a large list with video edits included and a lot of blank lines That could exceed the maximum events allowed 3600 without using the compress option ARROW STYLE POINTER Selects an arrow style pointer Deselects it SouND EFFECTS Turns alert sound effects used in conjunction with certain messages on or off 3 10 Exir MFXAUTO lt ALT X gt Selecting this option quits the program mfx AUTO User Manual 36 4 List MENU Objective To understand all of the options and features under the List drop down menu fiuto fissenble Range gt Offset lt Alt 0 Clear fiuto Marks Hark Timecode gt Event Duration lt Shft 1 gt Reports gt Switch List Window gt fet Renumber Check Timecode Numbers 74 Reconvert list 1 00 01 18 00 00 01 18 4 1 OVERVIEW OF THE List MENU The List Menu provides a variety of functions for working on your EDL before Auto assembly including converting sorting offsetting marking ranges and Timecode functions 4 2 SORT C MODE Sort in ascending order with sound roll amp source code as keys RUNNING ORDER Sort in ascending
58. d digital For analog you should have a video house sync signal that is fed to the and all other machines connected to it You should set your sync setting in the Digi menu to Video For digital recording you might benefit from having a digital house sync connected to all machines Be aware that some error messages can be triggered by numerous problems For instance during an assemble you may get the Unsuccessful Source Search error message There are at least four different problems that can cause this An invalid timecode number a bad sound roll number a head handle setting that is to high or if you are doing a digital recording improper MFX settings INTERFACE ERRORS Interface errors are those annoying errors that can occur when running the MEFX3P5 in the remote mode Either one of two things happens to cause these errors The PC to MFX3P 5 connection isn t working or the MFX3P 5 to Master machine connection isn t working There are two baud rates available 9600 and 38400 38400 transfers data four times faster than 9600 Though 38400 is the preferred choice it can cause problems on some older PC s If you are having problems at 38400 switch to 9600 to rule this out mfx 67 Appendix A Troubleshooting Guide Bap PC MF X3 CONNECTION This connection is made with a special 9 pin cable that was supplied with MFX AUTO There are separate wires to send to and receive from the MFX3 If you don
59. d they can contain a variety of different types of data fields within their window The User Settings data entry window is a good example of multiple data entry types within one window There are four types of data fields used in MFX AUTO User Input Multiple Choice Select On or Off Nested Select Data Field Multiple Choice Data Field allows you to choose only between allows you to choose from NTSC selected 1 or PAL or deselected List fiuto fissenble MFX Functions 601 1 _366 645 02 10 16 20 02 10 22 14 01 02 35 14 01 02 41 08 User Input Data d J T Field Video Use Default Minimize allows you File Mask Mininize all lists to type data ist at startup 71 Sort list automatically 21 List Report when opened into it View Window Rows 1 1 Note File when opened fiutoassenble Window Rows 1111 Cursor Scroll Speed 1 Load Previous File Select Menu on first click futo Save 1575 futo Renumber Exploding Windows Sync Preference 111781 Conpress EDL at load firrou Style Pointer Advanced 51 Sound Effects Minimize Filg s Press or Spacebar to change F10 or Ctrl Enter to accept Esc to Cancel Alt Help Advanced Setup Com Port Detection Nested Data Field Allow Video Edits 1 Use edit link option When you select a Nested Data Moving progress display Fields such as Advanced above another input screen pops up
60. de AUTO Lists generated by virtually all popular video editing controllers can be loaded managed and edited including CMX Grass Valley Sony and Ampex AUTO is also switchable between PAL and NTSC MFX AUTO provides powerful editing functions for editing and correcting errors encountered in EDLs including offsetting source or record numbers and either or source or destination numbers in both non drop and drop frame and PAL MFX AUTO can output a filtered EDL with all the unneeded edits removed sorted by reels and then chronologically within reels so that the source audio can be accessed quickly in a linear fashion keeping shuttle time on the source machine to a minimum RECORDING AUTO drives the MEX3P 5 during the recording of the audio from the source tapes with a 9 pin Sony protocol interface This process takes complete control of the recording operation only requiring the operator to change source reels The user can set handles so that extra audio at the start and end of each clip is also recorded This extra audio is useful during editing to create smooth transitions between clips CONFORMING Conforming can be performed on each clip after recording Any extra handles that are recorded are hidden but are available for later editing and the audio is copied to the destination timecode position indicated by the edit decision list Optionally recording can be performed independent of conforming and auto co
61. e Name Clips window appears Track Selection ack is Motion Control Page Down P Edit Clip Name Other Options mfx Auto 65 Chapter 10 Naming Clips TRACK SELECTION The twelve function keys are mapped to either tracks 1 12 or 13 24 The current twelve tracks are shown in the Tracks line You toggle the mapping by pressing ALT F10 By choosing a function key the track associated with it is selected and soloed The T and J keys increment or decrement track choice by one MorioN CONTROL These are the motion control options when not editing a clip name Delete Reuind End Fast Forward Page Doun Play Page Up Stop _ 4 gt Jump to previous or next clip When editing a clip name these are the options Enter Clip Name Page Down Play Page Up Stop Ctrl 4 Ctrl gt Jump to previous or next clip CLIP NAME Enter Start editing clipname Pressing ENTER brings up the Clip Name edit window After you ve got the correct name you again press ENTER It is at this point that the clip on the selected track is named If Add Quotes is on and there is enough room the name is surrounded with double quotes To defeat this you either turn Add Quotes off or press CTRL ENTER You also have the ability to name multiple clips with the same name automatically When you first press ENTER to bring up the edit window AUTO stores the position of the When you again press ENTER to do the actual name
62. e many fine points about EDLs which can prevent a successful exchange of informa tion if not understood This chapter will provide an overview of EDLs as well as tips on using them successfully 7 2 GENERAL EDL DESCRIPTION An EDL is a special kind of database It includes events that include the source to be re corded and where to record it It also includes information about transitions Cuts Dissolves Wipes transition durations etc Most EDLs are simple ASCII files files containing alphanumeric characters or text only This is true of most manufacturers EDL formats CMX GVG regardless of the disk type they are saved on CMX GVG DOS ASCII EDLs can be viewed and edited with a word processor as long as the disk type can be accessed most word processors can t read CMX or GVG disk Sony saves the EDL as a JIS file which is a modified ASCII file These lists can t be viewed with a word processor However the data contained therein can be converted to ASCII then with some exceptions the EDL can be converted to be similar to the other manufacturers All these EDL formats CMX GVG SONY etc vary slightly in the exact location of the fields of information and in the exact encoding of these fields These variations make each format incompatible for example you can t load a Grass Valley format list into a CMX editor However they are similar enough so the basic edit information can be conver
63. e scene amp take before the event If you find this to be the case Move Scene amp Take will place the scene amp take information correctly ALT List CONVERSIONS MFX AUTO allows the user to define up to ten alternate conversions for any instances where a list has an event that MFX AUTO can t convert These conversions are saved in the user s user file Normally this won t happen because every possibility of each supported list type is understood by MFX AUTO If it does happen though here is how you will add it to the ALT Conversions List After selecting ALT List Conversions a window is drawn showing any previously added conver sions or if none have been added a default conversion of A2 V 2 2 Press F1 for Add A small data input window opens which allows you to add the unconverted and the converted data Here is an example In the Unconverted box type 1 In the Convert to box type 1 3 Press F10 You ve now added an alternate conversion If any list comes in with 1A3 in its audio column it will be converted to 1 3 3 7 DOS SHELL Allows user to temporarily use DOS Typing Exit will return to MFXAUTO 3 8 PRINT MFX AUTO allows for printing of either of its list formats to either letter or legal size paper You make your choices from three multiple choice data fields List to Print List One or List Two Amount to Print Whole List or Marked Ranges If you select Marked Ranges and no ranges are marked this
64. ec 36 Auto Renumber eee 36 Exploding Windows esses 36 Compress EDL at Load sess 36 Arrow Style Pointer esses 36 Sound Effects ier tee ein 36 3 10 Exir MFXAUTO ALT gt 36 4 List Menu 37 4 1 OVERVIEW OF THE LIST MENU eee 37 4 2 SORT i eee a ee 37 37 Running Order eese 37 EVOL 37 37 4 3 FIND 37 SOD C 38 Timecode 38 Scene ALT gt 38 Find Next lt FI I gt 38 Find Prey 38 Find Next Range lt CTRL 11 gt 39 Find Prev Range CTRL FI2 39 44 39 Edit Line ALT gt 39 Insert New Line ALT INSERT gt 39 Delete Line ALT DELETE eee 39 Edit Scene ALT F3 ses 39 Insert Overall Event esset 39 Toggle Assemble Mark CTRL A 39 4 5 CONVERT P 39 DDO eR 39 Set Source Frame Rate sse 39 Set Record Frame Rate sse 40 Change Record Hour 40 Dupe Record Timecode in Source 40 Copy Source Hour to Sound Roll 40 Equalize Source amp Rec
65. eld called Action This allows you one of the following two choices when a match is found Action Display or Mark Range Decide what to do when a match is found Display Display the first match Mark Range Marks all matches Irem F6 Search the list for a match of user input TIMECODE Uses a special timecode input routine SCENE lt ALT F6 gt In List 2 the converted list the scene and take information is stored in a separate list What ever event is currently highlighted has its scene and take information displayed on the bottom status line Scene Search will search the scene and take list and if a match is found display and highlight the correct event The user input search data is converted to uppercase before the search begins Partial searches are acceptable For example If you entered 40 any of the following would be found 5 40 3 40 2 30B 1 40 NExt lt F 11 gt Search forward from current position in list for previous item Prev F 12 Search backward from current position in list for previous item mfx AUTO User Manual 38 NEXT RANGE lt CTRL F11 Search forward from current position for next range FinD PREV RANGE lt CTRL F12 gt Search backward from current position for next range 4 4 ALT FI gt Edit the highlighted line IusERT NEW LINE ALT INSERT gt Inserts a new line above the highlig
66. epresents NTSC running time accurately by dropping out some of its frame labels specifically 2 frame labels at the end of each minute except each 10th minute This way a display of drop frame 01 00 00 00 semicolon indicates drop frame represents 107 892 video frames or exactly one hour of real time from zero No actual video frames are dropped where could they go only the timecode labels of the frames At any point through the labeling sequence the timecode label is very close to the actual elapsed time from zero Since the labels represent an accurate time line adding or subtracting drop frame timecode results in an accurate calculation 2 00 00 00 minus 1 00 00 00 equals 1 00 00 00 one true hour of running time PAL SECAM EBU PAL and SECAM video run at precisely 25 frames per second so the DROP frame NON DROP frame issue is meaningless 01 00 00 00 in EBU represents 90 000 PAL video frames precisely 1 hour of running time mfx Auto AUTO User Manual 70 APPENDIX COMMAND LINE OPTIONS MFX AUTO is opened from MS DOS by typing the name MFX AUTO and pressing ENTER From Windows 3 1 or 95 access MFX AUTO by clicking the icon set up for the program Command Line Options allow you affect the operation of MFX AUTO Under MS DOS you can type these options directly into the DOS line Under Windows 3 1 or 95 first access the MS DOS box or line then type in a command line option Example To start M
67. es etc terere eie dieere tees 16 Using help system seen 16 1 Installation Hardware 9 Quick 7 SOPW ALC 10 14 Keyboard Shortcuts 2 73 List CIE MET oo 18 lio ns 19 IBN MEER 37 44 AUTO Screen OVervIeW 17 Functions Menu eee 40 50 Minimize 26 35 sce 35 Mouse Activating in Windows 795 sss 12 Mouse clicks 21 21 Non drop Frame ee eria 70 81 NTSC due 69 81 Null Modem Cable eee 7 9 81 42 43 5 22 30 57 69 70 81 lute dE M 24 EUER 29 Protection 7 9 Pull down Menus 17 Quick Start ien ee 7 RANGE 42 erm 43 AUTO User Manual Gi MM 43 Find CE 39 Find pr vioUS 12 39 Keep 43 15259 4 M 44 Recording osten teorie DO E PAR Reds 5 Change i nies e tek irre bibas 40 Dupe timecode in source 2 2 4 4 22 40 DULO IE 40 If 49 S 49 Rec
68. h sets the column where the search will start Start of Line starts the search from the start of the line finding a match anywhere in the line of the other columns start the search at their positions and will only match if the search item is found at the start of their positions mfx 41 Chapter 4 The List Menu 4 6 DELETE MINIMIZE List Remove from list events that won t auto assemble What we mean by Minimize is to remove events from an EDL that probably won t auto assemble AUTO does this in a three step process 1 Removes all BLACK events 2 Removes all events that have a zero length duration 3 This third step is more involved and needs a some explanation Certain events can be included in an EDL that aren t intended for Auto assembly An example of this would be audio from a sound effect or music from a temp music score MFX AUTO uses a list of ten items that are commonly used to denote this in an EDL 999 NONE ACD FX MOS POP MX MUSIC LDR Each of these items is searched for in the EDL and if any matches are found that event is removed from the EDL This third step is an option in User Settings called Use Default Minimize that can be turned off if desired See Minimize File for information on setting up a custom list of match items CUSTOM DELETE Search list amp remove any line that contains a user defined item DELETE HIGHLIGHTED LINE lt ALT DELETE gt Removes the hig
69. he first is the search item The second is the replace item The length of these two items must be the same for the convert function to operate Example Search For 22 12 Replace With 12 12 Search For TEMP Replace With 101 Start Search sets the column where the search will start Start of Line Start search from start of line find match anywhere in line All of the other columns start the search at their positions and will only match if the search item is found at the start of their positions MINIMIZE FILE S If a file name is included in this field MFX AUTO will load that file and extract item names in the list to remove Minimizing removes events from the EDL list that probably won t auto assemble THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS ARE EITHER SELECTED 0 DESELECTED Use DEFAULT MINIMIZE MFX AUTO has a list of items built in that can exclude lines that probably won t Auto as semble Selecting this will use the built in list when minimizing The following examples are built into MFX AUTO and are automatically removed from a list when Use Default Minimize is enabled Any line with source in and source out numbers that are the same Any line containing any one of the following BL 999 NONE ACAD FX MOS POP MX MUSIC LDR MINIMIZE AT STARTUP If default minimize is selected or a user minimize file is supplied minimizing can take place when a list is first opened MINIMIZE ALL LISTS See MINIMI
70. heck Chapter 9 Using Auto Split 6 4 Go To TIMECODE SEND DISK You can send the to a timecode location by pressing either F1 F2 or F4 SOURCE START F1 Recor IN F3 SOURCE Stop F2 Record F4 SEND MASTER You can send whatever is the Master by pressing CTRL with either F1 F2 F3 or F4 SOURCE START CTRL F1 Recor IN CTRL F3 Source CTRL F2 Record CTRL F4 6 5 Go TC In EDL F9 Search the EDL for the timecode displayed in the LCD mfx 49 Chapter 6 The Functions Menu 6 6 SET MFX INPUT Used to patch set the gain and input type of the MFX3 s tracks any available combination Trk Patch Gain Type 1 0 1 O 0 ANLG 4 Pressing the SPACEBAR or clicking the mouse selects or deselects the track Trk Patch Gain Type 2 p If a track is deselected the Patch Gain and Type fields disappear and that track will not be changed The patch data has two fields used to assign two inputs to one track to perform stereo recording The gain and type fields are set by selecting from built in multiple choice values Pressing the and keys will increment or decrement the fields The SPACEBAR also increments Function keys F5 through F9 perform the following F5 Sets all tracks off F6 Sets all the tracks on F7 Patches all tracks to input 1 F8 Patches tracks in 1 2 order F9 Patches tracks in ascending order from 1 N
71. hlighted line from the list 4 7 RANGE Selected ranges can be chosen with either Enter F5 F7 or F8 or by holding the ALT key and pressing the or J keys Either ENTER or F5 marks the current line if it is not already marked or else un marks it and then increments the position in the list by one F7 and F8 work together to mark larger ranges Press one then move to another position in the list and press the other All events within that range will be marked You can have as many separate groups of ranges as needed CTRL F5 clears any ranges that are marked CTRL F6 deletes from the list any un marked ranges The mirror option from the menu reverses the marked state of the entire list Any event that wasn t marked is marked and any event that was marked is un marked Note If any ranges are marked all global functions ie Auto assemble Convert Delete Offset work only on those ranges mfx Auto AUTO User Manual 42 MARK START F7 Marks the start of a range Mark END lt F8 gt Marks the end of a range ScnoLL amp Mark ALT Tl gt Hold down the ALT key and press theT or J keys TOGGLE F5 ENTER Selects or Deselects according to current state of line AUTO ASSEMBLE MARKS MARK AUTO ASSEMBLED EVENTS Mark all events with the mark MARK UNASSEMBLED EVENTS Mark all events without the mark CLEAR RANGES lt CTRL F5 gt Clears all ranges from the active list
72. ht system all other functions require the MEX 1 2 HARDWARE CONNECTIONS Before you begin the following hardware connections make sure that both your Fairlight system and your PC system are completely turned off The AUTO software requires two hardware connections on your PC e AUTO Protection Key e Interface Cable to Fairlight MFX3 or System THE MF X AUTO PRoreEcTION KEY The AUTO Protection Key is a dongle that plugs into the parallel port on the back of your PC It does not have to be connected directly on the parallel port If you have other devices on the parallel bus such as external drives printers etc you may use the Protection key as a pass through device anywhere on the chain including on the end of the chain INTERFACE CABLE TO FAiRLIGHT MF X35 SYSTEM In order to communicate with the Fairlight MEX system you must plug in the supplied null modem cable Note Most PCs have two serial ports One of these is often used for the mouse Since almost all PC operating systems allow for up to four serial ports AUTO also supports four By default MFX AUTO is set to auto detect which port is connected to the MEX See Com Port Detection in Chapter 3 section 3 9B for information on possible mouse problems with this setting and how to change it if desired 1 Remove supplied 9 pin to 9 pin null modem cable from the software box Warning Make sure to use
73. hted line DELETE LINE lt ALT DELETE gt Removes the highlighted line from the list ScENE ALT F3 Edits the scene number List 2 only INSERT OVERALL EVENT Inserts a new event at the top of List 2 with a start and stop time computed from the lowest and highest Timecodes in List 2 This is used to auto assemble the work track TOGGLE ASSEMBLE Mark lt CTRL A gt Toggles the assemble mark of the highlighted event 4 5 CONVERT DEFAULTS Select from some standard conversions 1 to 12 12 12 12 to 2 r2 t 12 12 2 2 to 1 2 2 3 to Ll 3 ANY to 15 15 Special case for Auto Split with stereo marks SET SOURCE FRAME RATE Drop Frame or Non Drop mfx Auro 39 Chapter 4 The List Menu SET RECORD FRAME RATE Drop Frame or Non Drop CHANGE RECORD HOUR Instead of offsetting RECORD TIMECODE IN SOURCE Mainly used to auto load Work Tracks Copy SourcE Hour To SOUND ROLL Can be helpful on incorrectly generated lists EQUALIZE SOURCE amp RECORD DURATION If the source amp record durations are unequal they can be adjusted COMBINE EQUAL EVENTS Combine Events will traverse List 2 looking for any equal 1 1 2 2 or 3 3 4 4 events If any are found they are converted to a single event and the extra event is deleted from the list Patching information is retained Here are two examples of four events and the results after combining
74. il handle set to 1 would pull out one second head amp tail handles If you precede the number with a period the handle amount becomes frames and a cross fade is performed Frame handles are performed in this way The selected number is actually referring to the fade The amount to pull out is actually half of the selected number For example with head amp tail settings of 5 the handle is pulled out 2 5 frames We use subframes to accomplish this then a 5 frame fade is performed No Handle Length is used to skip the handle pulling function on short clips Using 1 here is usually sufficient resulting in having only clips longer than one second with handles pulled out Auto Split doesn t just split every clip to a different track Although you can make it do that Using the settings in Minimum Separation Gap and Compare it decides what clips to group together on the same track The position and clip information of the last clip to be split for every track is kept That way when the next clip is split the information can be scanned to determine if it should be grouped with a previous clip Auto Split always follows these rules when splitting tracks It goes to the timecode of the clip to be split calculates the start and end points from the head and tail handles then scans each track to see if any previously split clips compare the same as the new clip If any do the new clip is placed on that track If it doesn t it is placed on the lowes
75. ill bring up the Set MFX Input screen Select the patching scheme you want then press F10 to save Continue this until all the edit types needed are assigned Finally select Link Assigned Edits from the Auto Assemble menu and you are done For example you could assign A2 2 2 to record tracks 9 16 patching them through inputs 1 8 and conforming them to tracks 5 12 PROGREsS DISPLAY Certain tasks that MFX AUTO performs such as loading saving files sorting timecode checking can be represented on the bottom status line as a moving progress display This involves displaying the task name that is in progress along with ascending red boxes that draw from left to right along the status line for the duration of the task being performed Of course the faster the computer the less boxes are drawn When not enabled three dots are shown after the task message STARTUP List CONVERTS Selecting this field brings up a separate input window that contains all of the optional list 2 conversions that can be performed as the list is being loaded in mfx Auto 33 Chapter 3 The File Menu Strip A B SRs Sometimes A or B is appended to the soundroll number during the process of picture editing This can cause some confusion during the auto assemble process Selecting this will remove them 1 to 12 12 Converts A edits to double edits 2 to 12 12 Converts 2 edits to double edits 12 12 to 1
76. imize File gt 02 10 12 14 02 10 12 14 01 00 09 21 01 ESTABLISHING PANNING SHOT 1 AUDIO UNDER Text File 0 01 02 11 05 00 02 11 15 22 01 00 37 29 01 User Settings gt ESTABLISHING PANNING SHOT 2 1ST PANNING Exit MFXAUTO lt Alt X 17 37 47 19 17 38 24 06 01 00 48 21 01 COPY 01 17 38 24 06 17 38 24 06 01 01 25 08 01 005 C28 AA D 003 02 10 12 00 02 10 12 03 01 01 25 08 01 FROM CLIP SCHAFF 2 CUPY 01 TO CLIP NAME VIGIL ESTABLISHING PANNING SHOT 1 AUDIO UNDER TITLE 10 04 10 13 ALSO 2D When the menu is selected the Status Line is cleared to allow for descriptive lines of help for some of the menu items IN AUTO ASSEMBLE MODE Status of Total time that Assemble will be recorded 00 00 12 18 Elapsed time Help messages mfx Auto MFX AUTO User Manual 20 2 2 USER INTERFACE AUTO A lot of communication between AUTO and the user is done with data entry windows dialog boxes and pick lists These boxes or windows will warn you of problems validate requests ask for data entry or let you make selections In order to use the data entry windows dialog boxes and pick lists and all of the data entry and selection points in MFX AUTO it is important to first go over use of the mouse in MFX AUTO as well as the data entry keystrokes for moving around the lists and data fields within the program Mouse USE USING THE MOUSE The mouse can be used extensively for naviga
77. ing the SPACEBAR or pressing the or keys N Nested Data Field A data field which when selected takes you directly to another input screen Non Drop Frame The actual speed of NTSC video is 29 97 not 30 frames per second and when its frames are run incremen tally one hour equals more than one hour real time Drop Frame is a technique to make standard NTSC video and audio run in a way equalling real time Non drop refers to the standard NTSC video and audio running incrementally and unaltered NTSC Standard of color TV broadcasting used mainly in the US Canada Mexico and Japan featuring 525 lines per frame and 30 frames per second Null Modem Cable A specially configured serial cable for connecting two computers directly without mediation by a modem P PAL The European color TV broadcasting standard featuring 625 lines per frame and 25 frames per second Pick List A window with a list of items grouped together for selection by a user P Pointer An on screen symbol usually an arrow or a hand with pointing finger that shows the current position of the mouse The pointer doesn t necessarily indicate the position of the cursor to move the cursor with the mouse you must click the pointer on the desired cursor position Pull Down Menu An on screen menu of command options that appears after you select the command name of the menu bar 81 Appendix D Keyboard Shortcuts 5 Select Data Field Data
78. is a list of other directories that the computer will search to find a file when that file is not in the currently selected directory By selecting Yes you will add the pathname you selected to install MFX AUTO to this list The next dialog box should read INSTALL has successfully completed Return to the Main window inside the Windows 3 1 Program Manager window 1 Select File Manager 2 In File Manager select MFX3plus from the left side directory column 3 To open the MFX AUTO software select MFX3auto exe from the right side file column DOS INSTALLATION 1 Insert the MFX AUTO Installation Disk in the A Drive 2 Atthe DOS prompt type A INSTALL 3 dialog box entitled AUTO INSTALL will appear The dialog box will present three options COMPLETE INSTALL PARTIAL INSTALL AND CANCEL COMPLETE INSTALL will install MFX AUTO along with all of its support files This is the recommended install for new users as it installs all files When finished it will take you to the User Settings Data Entry Window where you can set program and file preferences See Chapter 3 The File Menu for more information on setting the User Settings Data Entry Window PARTIAL INSTALL will provide you with options and you select which files will be installed This is recommended if you are installing an update to your previously installed MFX AUTO and don t necessarily need to reinstall all of the support files Partial install also lets
79. l Interval Timecode format adds 10 extra bits to each frame label These add the following to the LTC list above A Additional sync bits between data bit groups B Field bit allows video field indexing accuracy C Cyclical Redundancy Check CRC used for error detection The hours minutes seconds frames is the primary information we are interested in This data is Drop frame Non drop frame or EBU 25 frames sec PAL SECAM as indicated by the drop frame flag The sync word and sync bits are the heart of how timecode works As the tape moves these bits instruct the electronic reader which direction the tape is moving where the hours minutes seconds frames drop frame bit etc are located and if properly aligned on the tape where the video frames themselves are located with respect to the timecode stream mfx 69 Appendix B Timecode So even though the tape is moving at an unknown speed in either direction as the machine is used the timecode can be read at all times given a good recording and properly functioning equip ment Note that at microscopic levels the tape is jumping and jittering across the reader heads stopping reversing direction going into fast forward etc The sync words and the design of the readers makes it all work NTSC timecode comes in two types Non drop frame and Drop frame but there is only one PAL SECAM sometimes called These are usually displayed as MOST SYSTEMS
80. mat 1 1 12 12 etc If there are two or less channels they are shown in the 1 1 format That represents the source in channel s followed by either a comma audio edit only or period also a video edit and the channel s used on the picture editing system For instance given the following edit line 026 05 12 15 16 25 28 15 16 53 12 01 00 36 28 01 01 04 12 The source was reel 05 Its track 1 was used The piece that was used was put on track 2 of the picture editing system When three or more channels are used they are shown with a combination of stars The source in and the picture editing tracks are assumed to be the same 123 124 134 1234 AUTO understands 15 different patching schemes Each edit event that can assemble will have one of the following already assigned MFX AUTO 1 1 2 2 NONE AUD 3 1 3 NONE AUD 4 1 4 2 AUD 3 A3 23 23 NONE AUD 3 4 A 34 34 A AUD 3 A 13 13 A2 AUD 4 24 24 AUD 4 14 14 AA AUD 3 etm AA AUD 4 Un A AUD 3 4 RS A2 AUD 3 4 ER A1234 AA AUD 3 4 1 2 A3A4 SREE MFX AUTO does its conversions by first determining the list type and then using the convert routine for that list type If during the conversion an event fails to convert MFX AUTO will usually run it through the other two list type routines to see if it converts with either of them If it does
81. ne list The default searchpath C ED will find any EDL files in any directory on the C drive and display them with their path names You should use search when you don t remember where an EDL file is located or when search ing for a file with an extension other than EDL Search has the capabilities to open delete and copy files After the list of found files is shown the Action field is shown next to the Start Path field There are three options with this field Open Delete Copy You select from these by pressing the SPACEBAR after the list of files is shown If you choose either Delete or Copy you can mark ranges for multiple files Holding down the ALT key while pressing the up or down arrow keys marks or unmarks files 3 6 OTHER ADD SCENE SEARCH When MFX AUTO encounters a list that it hasn t saved in the converted format it builds a list of scene numbers if they are available as it loads the file It does this by scanning the scene search list and looking for matches of any of the names mfx Auto 27 Chapter 3 The File Menu For example there are five default search items built in TO CLIP NAME COMMENT SCENE Given the following list NON DROP FRAME 001 POP A C 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 02 FROM CLIP NAME XBARS amp TONES TEST 3 2
82. nforming delayed until another time It is also possible to re conform audio already recorded into the useful in cases when the picture has been re cut mfx 5 Introduction AUTO SPLITTING After recording and conforming AUTO can direct the MFX3P 5 to automatically split the conformed material by a number of criteria including Scene Number Only Scene and Take Number and Timecode with user set gap lengths In addition extended handles with fades can be auto matically performed at every track split CLiP NAMING During recording clips can be automatically named by either Scene and Take Number or Timecode After editing AUTO provides an interface that allows the editor to rename each clip for Dub Chart requirements The editor is walked through the entire project and can rename clips either manually or by selecting from a menu of the last 50 clip names for easy automatic entry mfx Auto AUTO User Manual 6 Quick START Objective A condensed quick summary tour through setting up and getting going with MFX AUTO Quick Start is recommended only for those who are already very familiar with the processes involved and need minimal guidance For full information and for step by step instructions through setting up and using MFX Software move on to the next chapter Getting Started 05 1 SETTING HARDWARE 1 Place the Protection Key dongle on the parallel port of your PC 2 Conne
83. o select the Mfx3auto icon Batch c mouse e smartdry 5 Click the right mouse button to bring up a pop Shoteutkey Noe up menu Bun Normal window 6 Select Shortcut from this menu shortcut for the MFX AUTO program is created and will appear in the active window 7 Drag this new icon Shortcut to Mfx3auto Advanced Icon from the MFX3P s window to the main Win dows 95 desktop Cancel You can now open MFX AUTO from the MEX3P 5 window inside the drive you installed it in or more conveniently from the main Windows 95 desktop mfx Auto 11 Chapter 1 Getting Started ACTIVATING MOUSE SUPPORT AND SMARTDRV Though not necessary there are two DOS programs that will help the operation of MFX AUTO Any mouse driver usually called MOUSE EXE and SMARTDRV EXE The mouse program does what you might think It enables mouse support SMARTDRV EXE is a disk cache program that greatly reduces hard drive thrashing when accessing files 1 Click the right mouse button on the Mfx3auto icon or the Mfx3auto shortcut icon 2 A pop up menu will appear Select Properties Properties allows you to alter a wide range of settings within the selected program or file 3 On the top index tab of the Properties box select Program 4 Inthe Batch File box type in the path for the mouse driver Here we have it in the root directory which is always the drive letter a colon and
84. ord amp conform 56 Record track amp conform track 56 Set frame rate 40 I M C 44 bre 36 44 Serial Erie ea 44 S NIME 27 Add scence Search seem 27 48 SMREDRY 12 SONY Format 25 33 34 41 51 67 70 NI MET 37 List automatically oo ee eee 35 Stat s LIDE 20 Strip ET 40 AB SCENES 34 Scene Tumbets 41 Sound rolls 41 Sync Preference 1 epe bend erint 31 38 69 CHECK NUMBERS 44 Diop frame 70 Dupe record in source sess 40 undc cc 49 Math 44 Non drop frame i e emet t tee ins 70 PAL SECAM EBU 70 Review 69 Troubleshooting nettes 67 68 U User Settings Data Entry Window 15 30 Windows 3 1 Setup 12s me terret eter 12 Windows 95 Setup iere tette tenere onere ds 10 mfx Auto 84
85. ord Duration 40 Combine Equal Events ees 40 Strip A B e tee aa 40 Sound 41 Scene Numbers 41 Convert None to l oaeee 41 Custom Convert 41 4 6 DELETE HERE 42 Minimize List 42 Custom 4 1 42 Delete Highlighted Line ALT DELETE 42 A T RANGE re Decide 42 Mark Start 43 Mark End lt gt 43 Scroll amp Mark ALT TY gt 43 Toggle F5 or ENTER 43 Auto assemble Marks 43 Mark Auto assembled Events 43 Mark Unassembled Events 43 Clear Ranges CTRL F5 sse 43 Cut Ranges CTRL F6 sss 43 Keep Ranges CTRL F7 43 43 Mark Video Only Edits 43 4 8 OFFSET ALT 43 4 9 CLEAR AUTO 0 00 0 44 4 10 MARK TIMECODE eene 44 4 11 Event DURATION lt Fl 44 4 12 REPORTS ecciesie ect ea osa oe 44 List Report ALT gt 44 Serial Port Report ALT P 44 4 13 SwitcH List WINDOW eee 44 Switch to Inactive List ALT S 44 SwapFind Pos ALT Z gt eee 44 4 14 RENUMBER 44 4 15 CHECK TIMECODE NUMBERS enn 44 4 16 RECONVER
86. ord In Timecodes You must make sure that there are no overlapping Timecodes between the Source In and Record Start Probably the best way to do this is to block move the edited tracks one or two hours ahead or behind their original position Of course you then offset the EDL s Source In timecode to the same hour that you placed the edited tracks Don t use the typical Nagra Trace EDL for this it won t work The EDL must have the Source Timecodes traced back to the previous EDL s Record Timecodes To select the tracks for conforming press the SPACEBAR or click with the mouse to select or de select tracks Then press F10 or CTRL ENTER to start F5 De selects all tracks F6 Selects all tracks 5 11 Set CONFORM STYLE STANDARD ADV1 ADV2 This setting affects the conforms that are not in conjunction with records Highlighted conforms conforms from the Auto assemble page with Record deselected and Re conform The standard style conform is quicker than the ADVs but it is if you will dumb It doesn t confirm that the expected clip actually exists It just goes to the source location does a copy and then fin ishes the conform If the expected clip doesn t exist or is not the top layer standard conform will not know that and will just conform whatever is in the buffer The ADV style conforms do confirm that a clip exists before conforming and will alert the user if any don t The difference between ADV1 an
87. ory where the source files are A or B 7 Atthe next prompt enter the directory where the new files will be installed The default is the main directory of the C drive If this is where you would like the software to be installed select OK If you wish to specify a different directory location enter a new directory location at the prompt mfx Auto AUTO User Manual 12 If you selected PARTIAL INSTALL you will be given the option of selecting the files you wish installed 8 A Verify dialog box will appear Select OK to continue or BACK to change As the software is installed on your drive a status box will notify you of the progress When complete a box will notify you Files successfully copied 9 Click OK or hit ENTER 10 Choose the Video Type NTSC or PAL NTSC is the American standard which uses 30 frames per second PAL is the European standard which uses 25 frames per second Select the appropriate type 11 A dialog box will appear informing you that the next screen will allow you to customize the operation of MFX AUTO When you click OK you will be taken to that screen 12 You can customize the User Settings Dialog Box now or at any point by accessing this box in the File Menu Section 3 9a and 3 9b will give you a guided tour of the User Settings Dialog Box 13 The next box prompts Would you like to change the AUTOEXEC BAT file to include the pathname for MFX AUTO Select Yes or No The pathname
88. ote When Auto assembling there is a field between Trk and Patch called Cnfrm This data tells MFX AUTO where to conform that recorded track To not perform a conform set this field to 0 Press F10 or CTRL ENTER to accept the data and make the changes to the MFX 6 7 SETUP This option allows you to view or change important MFX parameters 6 8 Mark EDITS Mark Audio Edits traverses List 2 and places a mark in the project for every event encountered If ranges are marked only they are traversed 6 9 MARK VIDEO EDITS Mark Video Edits traverses List 1 looking for any occurrences of V in the audio column of valid timecode events If found then it sends the MFX disk to the Record Start location and places a mark there If ranges are marked only they are traversed 6 10 CLEAR PROJECT MARKS Clears all marks for the current project except the project head and project tail marks which can t be removed 6 11 GET VERSION lt ALT V gt This option shows the release version of the MFX and of MFX AUTO mfx Auto AUTO User Manual 50 7 EDLs Objective To understand basics of Edit Decision Lists how to use and translate them and how MFX AUTO converts them 7 1 INTRODUCTION EDLs Edit Decision Lists EDLs are the primary method of transferring information about an edit project between editing systems This is especially important in transferring Off line decisions to the On line assembly There ar
89. ove them m f fumo MFX AUTO User Manual 40 Sound ROLLS Removes As or Bs appended to sound roll numbers SCENE NUMBERS Removes As or Bs appended to scene numbers CONVERT NONE 1 list formats except CMX 340 offer four channels of audio If an event has channel three or four but not channel one or two and there is no patching information by default they convert to 3 3 or 4 4 For example CMX 125 48 NONE C 16 43 15 27 16 43 30 27 01 15 56 02 01 16 11 04 AUD 3 FROM CLIP NAME 41 1015 Ij GRASS VALLEY OR SONY 125 48 6 43215227 26 43 230 527 05 525620201216 11204 Would convert to 3 3 without selecting Convert Would convert to 1 3 if Convert is selected Also one Custom Convert may be performed Be aware though that these converts are performed after List 2 is converted from List 1 This means that only the 1 1 type numbers are able to be converted CusroM CONVERT Custom Convert is used to search for item 1 amp replace with item 2 Item 1 amp 2 must be same size Item to find Item to replace Start Search Start of Line Record column Custom convert takes three parameters The first is the search item The second is the replace item The length of these two items must be the same for the convert function to operate For example Search For 22312 Replace With 12 12 Search For TEMP REPLACE WITH 101 Start Searc
90. ple Fields Input Screen KEYSTROKE ACTION RL PAGI CTRL PAGE DOWN CTRL ENTER or F10 Accepts data and allows you to continue Oves Oves Oves Oves he cursor tot he cursor tot he cursor tot 75 Accepts the contents of the field and moves to the next on oves the cursor to the previous field he next field he beginning of the next field oves the cursor to the beginning of the previous field he first field on the screen the cursor to the last field on the screen mfx Appendix D Keyboard Shortcuts Help Mode KEYSTROKE ACTION ee Fi deny one ne mo 7 C CTR TRL CTRL PAGE UP to beginning of topic PAGE DOWN Go to end of topic Search forward for next topic link SHIFT TAB Search backward for next topic link ENTER When cursor is over atopic link shows help for that topic Search engine help for user selected text Repeat last search from last position AUTO User Manual 76 mfx Auto Text Editor Mode KEYSTROKE ACTION Delete from cursor to end ofline Delete word to right of cursor If the cursor is at line the following line is joined with the current line CTRL T Move the cursor to the next tab stop If insert mode is on any text to the right of the cursor is moved to the right of the tab stop When fixed tabs are in effect the tab stops occur at 8 column intervals
91. record field This will invoke another data entry window which allows you to independently select record and conform tracks and also allows you to patch the input menu s parameters If you want to record but not conform a track enter 0 in the conform field See also section 6 6 Setting MEX Input HEAD HANDLE HANDLE amp PRE ROLL HEAD HANDLE 3 TAIL HANDLE 3 PRE ROLL 3 Head amp Tail Handle is the amount in seconds that will be added to the recording C MFX3 60 6 7 0 EDL Record Record Track 1 Unwind Source 17 1 0 Conform Conform Track lt 1 Project Frame Rate 1 Head Handle Name by 1 Gain 1 Tail Handle lt 1 Group by 1 1 Advanced Pre Roll lt mfx Auto AUTO User Manual 56 Example If the source code was 01 19 20 05 to 01 19 22 11 and Head amp Tail handles were 3 then the recording would start at 01 19 17 05 and end at 01 19 25 11 Pre Roll is the amount in seconds that the MFX will subtract from the record start time NAME By NAME BY Scene 1 TimeCode Off Press the Spacebar to select If Name By is not set to Off then Each recorded Clip is named either by scene number if Scene is selected or by timecode The soundroll is always included in name If Scene is selected and there is no scene number for the event being recorded timecode is used instead Group By GROUP BY Scene TimeCode ORE
92. rror itself Therefore we have come up with some common problems and if possible their solutions Bap EDLs Bad EDLs are the most common cause of problems It is way beyond the scope of this manual to describe all the possibilities that can cause a bad EDL but what we can offer is this Always get the EDL in either a CMX GVG or SONY format Make sure that the disk format different than the EDL format is either an MS DOS IBM or PC format If the source audio for the project is on dailies make sure that the EDL was made with the Nagra Trace option turned on Finally to make full use of the options in MFX AUTO make sure the Scene amp Take information is included if avail able Even if you get an EDL that passes these tests there are still many problems that can be caused by it These problems will have to be dealt with by you or the supplier of the EDL Some of these problems are invalid timecode numbers wrong sound roll numbers listed or missing edits There are no easy answers to these types of problems They must be addressed case by case IMPROPER MFX SETTINGS The MFX3p is able to provide recording and lock synchronization for a wide range of source material Because of this there are more ways to set the incorrectly It s always a good idea to review the chapter from the MFX3p manual on synchronization to determine the proper settings for your situation It is worth discussing the two input types here analog an
93. s found the text is highlighted until a key is pressed This is the Search and Replace command It works the same as F6 except that the user is asked for a replace string In addition the previous search options an additional option of Nis available IfNis not selected the user is asked to confirm each replacement Repeats the last search Centers the line between column 1 and the right margin Restore original contents of the current line mfx Auto AUTO User Manual 78 APPENDIX E GLOSSARY A Active List The EDL on your screen which is currently activated AMPEX A popular EDL format generated by the Ampex video editing controller ASCII A simple text only file format containing only alphanumeric characters Auto assemble The automatic assembly and conforming of source audio according to the EDL This is one of the key features of MFX AUTO Auto Detect The process by which MFX AUTO automatically concludes which port on the MFX AUTO PC is connected by cable to the MEX3P 5 system C C Mode Sort mode in which the EDL is sorted in ascending order by sound roll amp source code Click Spots Locations on the MFX AUTO screen where a click of the mouse will activate a specific function Clips A section or piece of sound in the CMX A popular EDL format Com Port A computer I O Input Output port through which the computer communicates with the outside world The
94. standard com also known as serial port uses RS 232 or RS 422 protocols Cursor A movable indicator on the screen usually blinking marking the position at which a character can be entered corrected or deleted The cursor position can be moved with the arrow keys or by clicking with the mouse in a different location D Dialog Window An on screen message box that conveys or requests information from the user Data Entry Window Windows which appear on your screen and contain a variety of different types of data fields for you to select or enter information into DOS Usually refers to MS DOS Microsoft Disk Operating System the standard single user non graphical operating system of IBM and IBM compatible computers introduced in 1981 79 Appendix Glossary DOS Shell A menu driven user interface for the MS DOS operating system that provides menu driven access to most DOS commands DOS Prompt In MS DOS a letter representing the current disk drive followed by the greater than symbol gt which together inform you that the operating system is ready to receive a command Drop Frame An NTSC timecode format which uses a technique of dropping specific frame labels in order to have NTSC video which actually runs at 29 97 frames per second run at 30 frames per second thereby matching real time E EDL An EDL or Edit Decision List is a database list of a production s edit points events that incl
95. t see MFX RE MOTELY CONTROLLED message on the MEX3P 5 status line the second line from the top you need to check this cable and all connections If you get the MFX REMOTELY CONTROLLED message but then get an timeout error in AUTO you need to check the return line on the cable or the connec tions MF X3 MASTER MACHINE ERRORS The master machine is the machine that has the source material to auto assemble This machine must communicate with the MFX Some things to check are 1 Make sure the 9 pin connection from the master machine is connected to the MFX on the same port that is selected in the Auto Assemble parameters window This setting is M1 by default 2 Make sure the master machine is in external or remote mode and online 3 If you are using a switcher make sure it is set correctly and if it is try switching it back and fourth a couple of times to clean the contacts TIMEOUT ERRORS Timeout errors occur when MFX AUTO sends an instruction to the and does not receive a response within the allotted time Usually 6 to 8 seconds First make sure the 9 pin cable is properly attached then check the following 1 The connection to the may have been terminated by pressing Ctrl on the or some other means 2 The MFX may be busy ina process that doesn t allow remote connection 3 Setting the MFX LCD selection to a Master Setup function may prevent a remote connection 4 Ens
96. t track available that has at least the number of seconds set in minimum separation gap clear before the last clip that was placed See Compare under subsec tion 9 2 for a detailed description of how clips are compared mfx 63 Chapter 9 Using Auto Split mfx Auto AUTO User Manual 64 10 NAMING CLIPS Objective To understand the process of Naming Clips with AUTO s keyboard automatic functions 10 1 OVERVIEW Name Clips is designed to extend the capabilities of the Name Clip function built into the MFX3p 5 Besides giving more control capabilities Name Clips also incorporates full motion control and track selection into the PC s keyboard During an editing session the last fifty names are remembered and available for recall 10 2 NAMING CLIPS KEYBOARD Selecting Keyboard allows you to manually go through a project and efficiently name individual or multiple clips This is commonly used for preparing a project for cue sheet printing AUTO must be in List 2 to use Using the current highlighted event as the guide this will name a single clip either by scene amp take or by timecode depending on the Name By parameters set in the Auto assemble page see Chapter 8 section 8 3 After you select Keyboard or Auto a Name Clips user input data field will come up Enter the track number you would like to start on If you selected Auto that track is named If you selected Keyboard th
97. ta Input Window An AUTO input window that allows the customization of the program to the user s needs mfx MFX AUTO User Manual 82 INDEX A Ampex 5 25 79 51 79 Auto Split Data entry window esee 61 Example asi abi 63 Introduction 6 61 Auto assemble Data entry window 55 Interrupting iiec nettement 46 59 ODEGODS 55 58 Prepa titig TOT 25 eoi eere er dre oe Ra 55 Process introduction een 5 55 Auto Assemble Menu seen 45 C Chip Naming tine net oerte 6 65 Format 5 25 33 34 51 54 67 79 Com Susie e idet deese t etre ies 9 barres p 32 Command Line Options seen 71 Conforming track 56 Highlighted event 46 InttOdUGtion teer EO des 5 RECONTO fists aoi 47 Record amp conform 56 Set conform style 2 47 56 Convert urn Mx 34 viator Rc S 34 Start p Dst 33 Cursor Control Speed sese 31 D Data Entry Window 22 ZUDEM 61 Auto assembly ener 55 User Settings M 15 Dialog BOXES 12 2 nee eec beret 23 User settings 29 30 DOS Shell 29 Drop Frame 70 E Edit s Allow video edits 3
98. ted from one form to another For an example here is a simple sound edit in both CMX and Grass Valley GVG 004 203 A 2203 223 16320203 28221 208 01 00 03 19 01 00 08 07 0004 203 Al 03 23 16 20 03 23 21 08 01 00 03 19 01 00 08 07 SONY 004 203 11 03 23 16 20 03 23 21 08 01 00 03 19 01 00 08 07 Note that the spacing between fields is different This illustrates one of the many subtle differences between list types The Sony EDL is slightly different still This causes incompatibility you need to generate an EDL of the correct format for whichever machine editor or program you are going to use mfx Auto 51 Chapter 7 EDL Lists These format differences are not so different that we can t recognize one format to understand the EDL s general nature The following examples are in CMX format A simple cut is represented by a single edit line and an effect wipe dissolve key is repre sented by two lines In each line the edit number comes first followed the source reel name the channel s to record the transition cut dissolve etc transition duration if it applies Source IN Timecode Source OUT Record IN Record OUT An edit can have notes any number and other information for GPIs General Purpose Inter face motion events switcher event memories master slave machines etc Here are some examples CMX format Cut to Black on video and Al amp 2
99. the supplied null modem cable Do not try to use an ordinary serial cable 2 Plug either end of the cable to the selected serial port on the PC mfx 9 Chapter 1 Getting Started 3 Look on the rear of the keyboard on the MFX3P 5 system short cable should be hanging from the 37 pin remote port connector At the end of this cable is a 9 pin connector 4 Connect the other end of the null modem cable to the end of this cable Warning Make sure to connect to the hanging cable and not the rear port on the MFX keyboard The hardware connections are now complete 1 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 1 Turn on your PC system 2 Turn on your Fairlight MFX3 s system 3 When your Fairlight MFX3P 5 system is completely booted a Project Menu will come up on the screen You are now ready to install the software on your PC Winvows 95 SETUP 1 Insert the AUTO Installation Disk in the A Drive 2 From the Start menu at the bottom of left of the Windows 95 desktop select Run 3 The RUN user input data field will appear Enter A INSTALL Note MFX AUTO will also install from to B drive If you wish to install from this drive instead insert the MFX Installation disk into your B drive and type B at the first DOS prompt Then once you are prompted with B type INSTALL 4 dialog box entitled AUTO INSTALL will appear The dialog box will present three options COMPLETE INSTALL PARTIAL INSTALL A
100. ting highlighting and selecting in MFX AUTO Wherever you are in the program you can use the left button of the mouse to select an item Within Data Entry Windows you can click on both buttons simultaneously to accept input and continue Note The mouse action takes place upon the release of the mouse click not on the first press CLICK SPOTS There are many click spots available MFX AUTO s screens and EDL windows Clicking anywhere inside a framed pick window will select that item Opens new list Switches to other List File List fiuto fissenble MFX Functions Help Scroll up one Nil MODE Start of list Page Up Slider bar shows position 1 1 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 Page Down End of List Scroll down one Saves current List Finds same item in other List Note The scrollbar appears when there are more items than will fit Mouse Click Spots in Main List Window in the display window Note Sony lists are formatted such that they take up the entire display and therefore do not leave room for window frames and scroll bars mfx Auto 21 Chapter 2 Interacting With MFX AUTO AltH Help Scene 23Q Mode 01 22 06 04 MFX3 plus Show Help Edit Scene number Bring up Sort Menu Bring up Range Menu Mouse Click Spots in Bottom Status Line Entry WINDOWS Data entry windows allow for more options than your typical dialog box an
101. tion of lines from list 2 that the user has chosen to Auto assemble Lists one and two are accessible and available for all the optional commands You can choose which list is shown at start up here ViEw WinDow Rows AUTO ASSEMBLE WINDOW Rows The number of rows displayed in the windows is user selectable The allowable range for view window is 1 though 21 The allowable range for the Auto assembly window is 1 through 15 CunsoR CONTROL SPEED Sets the speed that keys repeat when held down 1 is fastest 10 is slowest Change the number with the and SPACE keys AUTO SAVE Use either the SPACEBAR or arrow keys to change Off Autosave disabled List 1 When list 1 changes it is saved List 2 When list 2 changes it is saved List 2 after assemble List 2 is saved after an auto assemble Either list When either list changes they are saved SYNC PREFERENCE Your options are INT AES WCLK VIDEO INPUT MFX3 s only NONE Use either the SPACEBAR lt keys to change If this is set to anything other than NONE a check is made before Auto assembly that the is set to the chosen sync type If it is not a warning is shown with an option to change to the preferred sync type mfx Rura 31 Chapter 3 The File Menu ADVANCED Advanced Setup Com Port Detection Tb TA Ted A 1 Allow Video Edits 1 Use edit link option Moving progress display Startup List Converts
102. u edit and then save it Use this file to keep information about the EDL For instance you can put in a reminder to get a sound roll or to get information about a bad event If Note file at startup is set to Y this file will be displayed when you first open the EDL that is associated with it MiNIMIZE FILE This is a small text file that you can use to make your own list that MFX AUTO will use to minimize a list If no extension is given in the file name MIN is appended to the name and that is the name that will be searched for on the disk EXAMPLE USERNAME TXT would search for USERNAME TXT USERNAME would search for USERNAME MIN NOTE Put only one item per line in this file EXAMPLE VIDEO CD TEMP Do not use delimiters like _ _ unless they are part of what you want to match in the search TEXT FILE This is a general purpose text file that has no restrictions and can be used to store data such as phone lists etc 3 3 SAVE AND SAVE Choosing Save will save the list using the same path and file name that belongs to the list which in effect will overwrite the file that was opened Choosing Save As gives you the option to give a different file or path name If you give a path name that doesn t exist you are offered a chance to create it Note Saving Files works differently depending on the list that is active when saving If list 1 is active just that list is saved No information is retained about cursor position
103. ude the source to be recorded and where to record it plus information on transitions A record of all original scene location time references corresponding to a production s transition events EDLs are usually generated by computer ized editing equipment Event A line on an EDL list representing an edit activity to be performed F Fields Specified areas in user input windows for entering or selecting data G Gain A control which allows you to trim the audio level during a record You can trim from 15 to 15 although the recommended amount is 0 GVG Grass Valley Group A popular EDL format I Inactive List An EDL list on your screen which is currently activated J JIS Native file format in which Sony saves EDL files JIS files are modified ASCII files which cannot be viewed by with a word processor although the EDL data contained can be converted to ASCII then with some exceptions into a format similar to other manufacturers formats mfx AUTO User Manual 80 L List 1 An exact copy of the EDL that you load from a disk List 2 The MFX AUTO version of List 1 which is used in Auto assembly Only lines that have valid event numbers make it to List 2 Minimizing Removing events from an EDL that probably won t Auto assemble Multiple Choice Data Field A data field which allows you to select from a list of pre determined choices by clicking on the field with the mouse hitt
104. ure the MFX is turned on UART OVERRUN ERRORS A UART overrun occurs when a piece of data being sent by the is received at the serial port before MFX AUTO has a chance to process the previously sent data That is data is coming too fast for MFX AUTO to handle The only time this error should happen is when the baud rate on the set to 38400 and a slower 486 or 386 PC is being used AUTO has been optimized for fast serial port transmission but there is a finite limit to the speed at which a given machine can receive data There is a possibility that some system software is causing the problem One known culprit is disk caching software If the problem persists you will have to select the lower baud rate setting of 9600 on the MEX3P 5 until you can upgrade to a faster PC ASYNC Ennons async errors relate to the serial port on the PC Most often they are caused by software but they can mean a problem with the serial port itself If you reboot the PC and still get an async error it s time to try another port mfx AUTO MFX AUTO User Manual 68 APPENDIX TIMECODE TIMECODE Timecode is an electronic signal which labels video frames on video tape The ideas for the format were invented by NASA for telemetry tapes tracking space missions The concept was adopted by EECO in 1967 for video editing and after many similar but incompatible systems were created SMPTE created the standard in 1969 The
105. with more options Startup List Converts tfi mfx Auto MFX AUTO User Manual 22 User Input Data FIELD Record Track User input fields need to have data typed into them Most often they will ask for numbers for track assignments or file names for saving MULTIPLE CHOICE Data FIELD Unwind Source Off Forward Reverse Multiple Choice Fields themselves have the data choices You select by either clicking on the field with the mouse pressing the SPACEBAR or pressing the or keys SELECT DATA FIELD 0 Record Record Select fields are On or Off fields When selected a button shows in the box When not selected a dash shows and the descriptive name is drawn dimmed As with multiple choice fields you select or deselect by either clicking on the field with the mouse pressing the SPACEBAR or pressing the or keys Note Some select fields affect other fields so don t be alarmed if for example turning off the Record field in the Auto assemble input page causes several other fields to disappear NESTED DaTA FIELD Start up List Converts Nested fields are simply an easy way to get to another input screen You select by either clicking on the field with the mouse or pressing ENTER DIALOG BOXES A lot of the communication between MFX AUTO and the user is done with dialog boxes These boxes will warn you of problems offer solutions to problems validate requests ask for data entry etc Most dialog
106. y take up the whole display and therefore do not leave room for window frames and scroll bars File i fiuto fissenble Open 361 C MFX3PLUSN fSONY_90 0002 0002 1009 1009 0002 0002 1007 1007 1507 1007 0001 BLK 0002 BLK 0502 0012 0018 0018 0002 0002 12 12 Save Sony Format EDL List Lists The EDL Window displays the EDL or Edit Decision List upon which MFX AUTO works List 1 List 1 is a copy of the list that is loaded from the disk All editing and searching routines can be performed on List 1 though so it can change mfx Auto MFX AUTO User Manual 18 Number of Items List Being Displayed Path amp Filename Can be 1 or 2 Open 1204 C MFX3NfCMX_360 EDL TLE CUT LIST WORKING COPY 12 10 95 3 2 U TRANSORMED HI 8 COPY 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 D 045 02 10 02 23 02 10 12 14 01 00 00 00 01 00 09 21 TO CLIP NAME VIGIL ESTABLISHING PANNING SHOT 1 AUDIO UNDER TITLE 10 04 10 13 ALSO 2D AA 02 10 12 14 02 10 12 14 01 00 09 21 01 00 09 218 AA D 015 16 46 36 20 16 47 04 28 01 00 09 21 01 00 37 29 FROM CLIP NAME VIGIL ESTABLISHING PANNING SHOT 1 AUDIO UNDER TITLE 10 04 10 13 ALSO 2D TO CLIP NAME MILLER 1 COPY 01 02 11 05 00 02 11 15 22 01 00 37 29 01 00 48 21 NAME VIGIL ESTABLISHING PANNING SHOT 2 1ST PANNING SHOT OF CROWD 3D E AA 17 37 47 19 17 38 24 06 01 00 48 21 01 01 25 08 SCHAFF 2 COPY 01 AA C 17 38 24 06

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