AVID - Canon - C100 - Quick Start Editing Workflow

Launch AVID
Click on the Folder ICON and navigate to where you want to save your file
Click On New Project
Choose a location to save your project Title your Project in Project Name
Choose HD1080 > HD 23.976P as the Format of the project and click OK Color Space default 709 Then Click on Create
Next Choose >Tools>Source Browser
Choose to Link not Import Navigate to the Private folder for each card Click on Link
The clips will load into the Bin shown here
In the BIN choose Format from the top bin setting shown here
The format of the files will be 1080 23.976 H.264
Select the clips and choose > Clip>Consolidate/Transcode
Choose Transcode Then select where you want to save the consolidated files and choose the “Target Video Resolution” *Make sure you have Convert to project frame rate selected* We recommend DNxHD LB MXF for "Offline" (MOSTLY USED CHOICE) Also convert the audio sample rate for consistency Then Choose Transcode
When transcoding is finished you will end up with files with a .new extension use those as those are your new master clips Edit with the master clip not the linked file Notice the different icon for a linked file The linked files you can put in another bin as you won't need them till the final conform when you are picture locked.