CONFORMING AND FINISHING 9

“The unfinished is nothing.”

—Henri Frédérik Amiel

If editing is a finely balanced mixture of art and craft, then it could be argued that conforming is almost entirely craft, for conforming is all about precision. In this chapter we’re going to delve into a very specific workflow for online conforms. There are variations and branches along the way, especially when conforming in high definition (HD), but fortunately the main thread works for nearly all conforms of an Avid offline.

Choosing the Finishing Resolution: Standard Definition

Before beginning your conform, you should select an appropriate resolution for media that you will be capturing in Avid online. Though sometimes the resolution is predetermined by the ...

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