Avid Xpress Pro and DV On the Spot

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Media Management

Media management really describes two things: finding your shots and managing the space you have for media on your drives. We’re going to cover both of these important topics in this chapter. We will look at managing media at the Project level, the Bin level, using the Media Tool, and with two important tools: Decompose and Consolidate.

Media management has long been one of Avid’s strong suits. The media management capabilities built into your Xpress Pro or Xpress DV are the gold standard for all of the other NLEs on the market, but if you don’t know how to take advantage of that power, you’re missing out on one ...