[Avid-L2] Re: ScriptSync

On Monday, I started a new corporate project with a ton of talking heads using ScriptSync. I've used it a lot and every time I do, I feel like a kid with a new toy! I love showing it off to the other editors around me.

One trick that I use is to have the Producer call out the Out Cue, hit CMD+F to find the phrase then double-click it (note that Avid auto marks an In wherever you double-click). Then play the line to the desired out (or close) and Mark Out. Then I scan up the transcript for the In Cue, and when you find it double-click that line. Because Avid automatically sets your In Point when you double-click the line, and you've already set your Out prior you can speed up the process of pulling bites. Conversely, if you were to Find the In cue first, then you'd likely have to play through the bite in full to find the proper out and that can take time.

I then Subclip it off to a Bin, copy/paste the dialogue from the transcript into the Comments section for the Subclip.

-kenton

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Alan Miller <ammfx@...> wrote:
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> I've been saying that since it came out. It's Avid's best exclusive feature with nobody else even close.
> Everytime I talk to someone who has used it for the first the response is just like yours.
> Avid marketing has never understood it's value to editors. Then again most editors haven't either.
> I wouldn't want to cut without it.
> Alan Miller
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Christopher Pitbladdo <avid@...>
> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tue, March 30, 2010 5:33:31 AM
> Subject: [Avid-L2] ScriptSync
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> Over the past couple of days, I've been using ScriptSync for the first
> time to marry up transcripts with hours and hours of talking-heads.
>
> Gee-whizz... this changes everything!  I keep turning to my Director and
> saying just how amazed I am.  It really comes into its own when you're
> looking for an 'and', or an 'its', or other single words.  Traditionally
> that would've taken forever to search through the transcript, then find
> the sound and realise that it's not quite right... then try to find
> another instance...  Sheesh.
>
> Simply put, it's changed my life!
>
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