P2 Avid Media Composer Tutorial - 02: Access & Edit

[TehSureNetwork]

the whole time I'm editing?

I don't understand why you can't just navigate to the folder where your video files are on your hard drive and import from there. This seems so unnecessarily complicated.

[steveOhollywood]

@ Chris Capel... You can do either. (1) link to files on the card(s) in the camera - or (2) link to files on the card(s) in a card reader or, (3) link to files that you have already copied to a hard drive. Good luck!

[ChrisCapel1998]

Wait so if I'm importing from the camera itself, I have to keep the camera on the whole time I'm editing?

I don't understand why you can't just navigate to the folder where your video files are on your hard drive and import from there. This seems so unnecessarily complicated.

[NewAgeDirector]

Great video keep up the good work.

[cdpryaicg]

hi my avid mediacomposer 4 dont have the option of import p2 why?

[mysite1000]

can i get a free copy of your avid media composer??? i can't afford to buy one :(

[mysite1000]

btw, that was just a joke dude... :P haha

[donkeyridersrock]

@cdpryaicg

lol it's not import - media, it's import - clips to bin, once in the bin (which happens quickly, but ONLY reads from the card), you need to consolidate to your media drive. Now with MC5, you can read/import w/out consolidating.

[rachinc]

if you insert the p2 card, then import the footage like your video has shown, and then you remove the p2 card, will the footage go offline? (if you arent editing from the p2 card)?

[t11163k]

Yes, the footage will go offline once the card has been removed, because the media only exists on the p2 card. You can 'transcode' the media with AVID creating DNxHD files. Or you can copy the p2 media as DVCpro HD to a hard drive and edit from there.