Re: Syncing Audio with Vision on clips not sequences

Technically speaking, working in a "true non-linear" way means you don't have to redo your entire sequence if you need to change a shot in the middle. You put stuff into any order you want and change it however you want without redoing everything. Media 100 and Avid are both non-linear, they just treat clips differently and require the user to think differently. The Avid way of editing is incredibly logical and is based on years and years and years of feedback from actual editors. It just requires you to look at it from another point of view.

If you want your audio and video to stay linked on the timeline (move video, audio follows)--well, Avid doesn't operate that way. With Avid, it makes no assumptions about what you want to do. If you want the audio to come with your video you have to select it. If you want to move the video only, just select the video.

I know a lot of people like their Video and Audio linked. I personally dislike my editing system to link my audio to video--FCP drove me mad with this, and so did Edius. If I want my video and audio to move together, I'll make that decision. Very often, I don't.

Like I said before, Avid operates very differently from pretty much all other editors--particularly drag and drop editors like Premiere, FCP, or Media 100. I'm not saying Avid's way is better for you--it's just different than what you're used to. If you try to make Avid operate like a Media 100 you'll get frustrated very quickly. Embrace the Avid way! It's a very capable and fast editor once you get the hang of it and learn its "rules".

Let us know if you run into more problems or have more questions.

Michael.