Lining in the Digital Realm
Script integration in the Avid application provides a number of enhancements to this traditional system. These enhancements allow you to shorten dramatically the distance between the concepts captured on the page and the source materials used to assemble a finished program.
Unlike the traditional lining of a script, digital script integration is usually performed after the shoot — by the assistant editor, for example — using the notes of the continuity person. The following is an example of the script shown in Lined Script Basics, prepared and lined using script integration.

In addition to the standard lining conventions, script integration includes the following enhancements:
  Slates: Takes are organized into slates that display a representative frame and clip name for the take that is currently selected.
  Takes: The Takes tabs and lines extending from the bottom of each slate indicate the number of takes for that scene. Click a Takes tab to select the take.
  Indicators: You can apply off-screen dialog indicators or colors to indicate such things as preferred takes, takes used in the current active sequence, or line changes in dialog.
  Script marks: The double arrows marking the takes at various points represent marked lines of dialog in the script that have been synchronized to matching dialog in the source clip. Script marks are especially effective during editing, allowing the editor to quickly locate dialog and piece together parts of a scene.
The Script window provides additional controls for matching back to clips in the source bins, loading and playing back takes, and searching for takes and script text.

Some features described in Help are available only in Avid Xpress Pro or Avid Xpress DV. For more information about Avid Free DV go to
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