Glossary: M
The common designation for a single sound track containing music and
sound effects but not dialog.
A sound track recorded on magnetic sound recording film.
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The process of entering the start and end timecodes for a clip to be
edited into a sequence.
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The process of marking or logging timecode numbers to define clips
during a logging, recording, or digitizing session.
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In film, a border placed over an image with a 3:4 aspect ratio to create
the look of an another aspect ratio, such as wide-screen.
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The tape resulting from editing. The finished program.
In the bin, the media object that refers to the media files recorded or
digitized from tape or other sources.
The shot that serves as the basic scene, and into which all cutaways and
close-ups will be inserted during editing. A master shot is often a wide shot
showing all characters and action in the scene.
A video-editing process in which one or more decks (the slaves) are set to
imitate the actions of another deck (the master).
The process allowing you to generate a film cut list from a 30-fps video
project that uses film as the source material.
The conversion from film to video frame rates.
An edit in which the last frame of the outgoing clip is in sync with the first
frame of the incoming clip, such that the incoming clip is an extension of
the outgoing clip.
A video effect comprised of three components: the background video, the
foreground video, and the matte or alpha channel (black and white or
grayscale silhouette) that allows one portion of the image to be
superimposed on the other.
The video, audio, graphics, and rendered effects that can be combined to
form a sequence or presentation.
Data from a media source. Media data can be:
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Analog data: film frames, Nagra tape audio, or videotape video and
audio.
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Digital data: either data that was recorded or digitized such as video
frame data and audio samples, or data created in digital form such as
title graphics, DAT recordings, or animation frames.
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Files containing the compressed digital audio and video data needed to
play Avid clips and sequences.
One million cycles per second.
Musical Instrument Digital Interface. A standard protocol that allows a
user to control electronic music equipment from a PC.
A component videotape format created by Panasonic in an effort to
compete with Sony Betacam. MII is an extension of the VHS consumer
format as Sony Betacam is an extension of the Betamax home video
technology.
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A transition from one video source to another in a switcher.
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The product of a recording session in which several separate sound
tracks are combined through a mixing console in mono or stereo.
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The process that allows the user to combine several tracks of audio onto a
single track.
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In video, a picture tube and associated circuitry without tuner or audio
sections. The monitor includes the display of source media, clips, and
sequences.
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In Avid products, virtual monitors are displayed on the screen in which
source media, clips, and sequences can be edited.
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In audio, to monitor specific audio tracks and channels, or another
name for the speakers through which sound is heard.
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The term used for silent shooting. From the pseudo-German, "Mit Out
Sprechen"— without talking.
An effect that speeds up or slows down the presentation of media in a
track.
The process of generating position information that describes motion in a
clip, for example, the changing position of a moving vehicle. You use
motion tracking data to control the movement of effects.
A production or scene that is shot and recorded from more than one camera
simultaneously.
A duplicate of the original source tape, created so that overlays can be
merged onto one source tape.
A magnetic tape or film recorder capable of recording more than one track
at a time.
