Creating a Sequence
You can create a sequence in MediaCentral UX and save it as an asset in the Interplay Production or Interplay MAM database. You can also create a sequence and associate it with an iNEWS story. In this case the sequence is referred to as a script sequence.
Note the following:
• You must create a sequence and load it into the Sequence pane before you can add clips to the Sequence Timeline.
• Interplay Production sequences you create in MediaCentral UX can be opened and edited in Avid Symphony, Media Composer, and NewsCutter. Interplay Production basic sequences (shotlists) can also be opened and edited in Interplay Assist.
Interplay MAM basic sequences can be opened and edited in Interplay MAM Desktop.
• Interplay MAM supports only basic sequences.
• For Interplay Production sequences, the aspect ratio and the frame rate is determined by the first clip that you add to the sequence. Any additional clips can have a different resolutions but must match the initial frame rate. For example, you can mix NTSC 29.97 and 1080i 59.94 in the same sequence because both use the actual frame rate of 29.97. If the first clip you add is 1080i 59.94 (16x9), an NTSC 29.97 clip will appear stretched. If the first clip you add is NTSC (4x3), a1080i 59.94 clip will be displayed using anamorphic squeeze. See
Recording a Voice-Over.
• For Interplay MAM sequences, the target frame rate is defined when the basic sequence is created. By default, you can add clips with a differing frame rate but mixed frame rate editing might be disabled by configuration in Interplay MAM.
See the following topics: