AVID - Sony F5 Footage Project Setup and Transcoding Workflow - Gemini 4444 DPX Files

Launch AVID

In the AVID Select Project Window choose the Folder Icon to select the destination to store your new project.

Navigate to the location you would like to save your project and select "Open"

Select "New Project"

Choose a name for your project>

Format Choose HD 1080>1080P/23.976 

Go to >File>Input>Source Browser

Navigate to the folder that contains your .dpx files 





Then Choose Link

The .dpx files will load sequentially and create a Master Clip in the bin

Link to all the .dpx folders to load all the footage you have

Select the AMA linked Clips in the bin and choose "Consolidate/Transcode"

Choose Transcode>

Choose the Raster Dimensions as "Source dimensions"

Choose to Keep source's
frame rate

Target Video Resolution
DNXHR LB MXF

Scaling Quality is Half (Best Quality)


Choose to use the color encoding so that your footage does not look flat and dull. The color encoding is only applied to the transcoded files. Your source files are not affected.

Choose "Transcode"

The Resulting clips will have the following settings.
DNxHR LB is the codec and the clip Raster Dimensions should be your Projects Aspect Ratio 1920 x 1080

Move all the transcoded files to their own bin and close the AMA linked files bin because we will use that bin when we do the final conform to the "Native" files.

The next step is to organize the files by shoot day then use this
wiki to sync the footage.

https://wikis.utexas.edu/display/comm/AVID+-+Syncing+Audio