RTF318: PHONE or SCREEN RECORDING WORKFLOW
So you've decided to shoot your Project B on your phone or computer - great. Read through everything below BEFORE shooting to avoid technical issues. THEN, make sure you read through it again AFTER shooting to follow the step by step guide. Use the side outline feature to navigate between the specific workflows. Here we go...
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Avid Ultimate Project Setup
Open AVID Media Composer | |
Then open Media Composer click on "New Project" then click on the folder icon to navigate to where you want to save your project then | |
Name the Project "Mad Men" - YOUR Name Set the Format 720/29.97 Raster dimension 1280 x 720 Color Space YCbCr 601 | |
Choose Create All the way at the bottom of the screen | |
Now bring the files into AVID In the open BIN right click in the bin and go to >Input>Source Browser | |
Choose the Import not Link Then click on the Options icon Also note the bin where you will be importing | |
Media Composer First Settings Choose Image Sized for Current Format Ignore Alpha Channel Click OK | |
Media Composer Ultimate Settings on how to import video see this link | AVID - AVID Media Composer Ultimate how to Import footage |
Media Composer First Navigate to where the files are saved that you want to import and click on import | |
The files will import and |
will be stored here your user account / Shared / folder as shown here in the frame grab | |
Click the red X to close the source browser |
Navigate to FILE → INPUT → IMPORT MEDIA (pictured below).
Find your footage within your hard drive (in the VIDEO → RAW folder).
Click on the OPTIONS button at the bottom of the window and make the following changes (pictured below)… CHANGE the resolution to DNxHD 80 and change the TARGET DRIVE to your hard drive's name (NOT MACINTOSH HD).
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NOTE: The target drive will default to your computer's hard drive. It is VERY IMPORTANT to switch this to your hard drive, ensuring all of your media is there.
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Record your screen via Quicktime (Mac) or Game Bar (PC).
Here is a wiki for screen recording via Quicktime (Mac).
Here is a wiki for screen recording via the Game Bar (PC).
NOTE: There are always other tools and software you can use to screen record, but these are some free/included resources on Macs and PCs.
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Set up a project (just like we did for Project 2). Follow the instructions at the bottom of this wiki for a quick refresher. NOTE: 1920x1080, 23.976fps. And make sure your project is saved within your PROJECT folder under PROJECT 3 on your hard drive.
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Record your screen via Quicktime (Mac) or Game Bar (PC). There are always other tools you can use, but these are some free/included resources.
Here is a wiki for screen recording via Quicktime (Mac).
Here is a wiki for screen recording via the Game Bar (PC).
NOTE: There are always other tools and software you can use to screen record, but these are some free/included resources on Macs and PCs.
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