Avid Cinema 1.2 for Macintosh Read Me
Welcome to Avid Cinema! This document contains installation information, tips and late-breaking information that you should read before installing and using Avid Cinema.
Avid Cinema 1.2 Installation Notes for Macintosh- Installing Avid Cinema 1.2 requires:
Power Macintosh G3 All-in-one with Apple's Audio/Video In/Out card
Mac OS 8.1
QuickTime 3.0 (included) - Installing Avid Cinema requires several steps:
Step 1. Installing QuickTime version 3.0
Step 2. Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader
Step 3. Installing Avid Cinema
Step 4. Copying Example media to your hard drive
Reminder: If you reinstall your system software, you will need to reinstall Avid Cinema, Acrobat Reader and QuickTime.
Tips for Using Avid Cinema 1.2 for Macintosh- Avid Cinema 1.2 runs on the Power Macintosh G3 All-in-one only. No other machines are supported.
- The documentation and online help refer to editing in the PAL video format. The 1.2 version of Avid Cinema does not support PAL. It supports the NTSC video format only.
- When bringing video in with the mute box selected, audio will not be recorded onto your hard drive. However, the audio will still play through your speakers, if you have RCA In selected as your audio source.
- To change your audio source, choose an option from Audio Source in the Movie menu. Do not use the control strip to change your audio source while in Avid Cinema.
- If you need to change your monitor resolution or color depth, quit Avid Cinema, change your monitor settings, and then restart Avid Cinema. Do not use the control strip to change your monitor resolution or color depth while within Avid Cinema.
- To play a movie saved in Avid Cinema format you need the movie's Media folder. A movie saved in Avid Cinema format is not a self-contained movie, and requires that you keep the movie's Media folder.
- Titles and shot names cannot start with the "." (period character).
- You can use Zip or Syjet drives to store movies after you create them, but these drives are not fast enough to capture video directly.
- Before running Avid Cinema, turn File Sharing off in the File Sharing control panel. Video does not capture or play smoothly in Avid Cinema with File Sharing turned on.
If you need help- Look in the online help for answers to your "how to" and troubleshooting questions. Click the help button (the question mark) on the tab you are in.
- Refer to the Troubleshooting section of the online Avid Cinema Making Movies guide by double-clicking the file: Making Movies.pdf.
- Go to the Support section of our web site (www.avidcinema.com) and browse the Troubleshooting Zone, Tips and Tricks, and Hot Topics sections.
- Send email to our Technical Support team at support@avidcinema.com.
- If you still need help, call Avid Cinema Technical Support at 1-800-800-AVID.