M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 1074)

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Performance may vary, depending on the specif-
ics of your system and projects.
Playing QuickTime DV Video Through
the FireWire Port
(Mac Only)
To Play QuickTime DV video through the FireWire
Port:
1 Import a QuickTime video file into a Pro Tools
session. (See “Importing Video into Pro Tools”
on page 1043 for detailed information.)
2 Choose Options > Video Out Firewire.
When this option is enabled, Pro Tools will play
the video (NTSC or PAL) out the FireWire port to
an external DV decoder.
If the Video window is open while video plays
out the FireWire port, it displays text indicating
that video is playing out the FireWire port.
Exporting QuickTime DV from Avid
The following instructions describe export set-
tings for Media Composer, Media Station|PT, or
Avid Xpress Pro. These settings are required to
create QuickTime DV movies that can be played
back in Pro Tools through the Firewire port.
To export a QuickTime DV reference movie for
Pro Tools Firewire playback, set the following:
1 Enable the following export options:
• Flatten video tracks
• Fill in spaces with black
• Render all video effects
• Use Apple DV Codec
• Enable the Apple DV codec
2 Make sure the Use Avid Codec option is not en-
abled.
Tips for Optimizing Video Playback
When using Pro Tools to play video files, the
quality of the playback is dependent on the fol-
lowing:
• Speed of your computer and hard drive
• Size (in pixels) of the video file
• Quality of the video hardware used to capture
and play back the digitized video
• Codec and level of compression used
When using an Avid video peripheral (such
as an Avid Mojo SDI, Avid Mojo, or
AVoption|V10), you can output QuickTime
video formats to an external display using
the FireWire port on Windows and Mac. See
the Avid Video Peripherals Guide for more
information.
These export settings can be saved in
Avid Xpress Pro as a default, simplifying
future media exchange. Refer to your Avid
XPress documentation for more informa-
tion on export settings and defaults.