Name:         Avid Cinema 1.1 Update
Version:      1.1
Released:     December 20, 1996
Description:  Updates Avid Cinema 1.0 to Avid Cinema 1.1.
              Adds PAL support, improves performance in
              some areas, and fixes some minor problems.

This software is available in two formats (disk images and
"Net Install"):

1.  3 self-extracting archives of Disk Copy 1440K disk
images.  To use, download, double-click the downloaded file
(this decompresses it), and use Disk Copy to create the
disks. 

2.  A complete Avid Cinema 1.1 Update "Net Install".  It 
includes all software from all 3 Avid Cinema 1.1 Update disk
images. This posting is provided as a convenience for those
customers who:
- want to download just one file.
- want a pre-configured "Net Install" to place on their hard
drive or on a server.

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PLEASE NOTE:  
You do not need to download the "Net Install" if you have
already downloaded the 3 separate disk images of
Avid Cinema 1.1 Update.
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Disk Copy can be found in the Utilities folder posted here.

From the Read Me included with this software:

Avid Cinema Update v1.1 Release Notes
December 19, 1996


Welcome to Avid Cinema!

This document explains how to update Avid Cinema 1.0 to 1.1 and
contains tips and late-breaking information about using Avid Cinema. 

Upgrading the Avid Cinema software:

1.   Launch the "Avid Cinema 1.1 Updater" application.

2.   Confirm that the folder shown in the "Update Location" area contains
     Avid Cinema 1.0.  The updater software automatically searches any
     mounted disks for a folder containing the Avid Cinema 1.0 software,
     so the folder shown is most likely correct.  If you think that it isn't,
     press the "Select Folder" button and select the folder that you believe
     is correct.

3.   Press the "Update" button.

4.   The updater will update the application, Plug-Ins, Storyboards, and
     Avid Cinema Extension files.  It will also install the "54xx/64xx Update"
     extension.  When the update is done, press the "Restart" button. 

     (The "54xx/64xx Update" will not be installed on any CPU other than a Performa
      5400/6400.)

5.   After restart, please empty the trash on your desktop by holding down
      the Option key on your keyboard and selecting "Empty Trash"  from the
      "Special" menu.  This deletes the Avid Cinema 1.0 software and extension
      from the trash.

A Word About System Software
If you updated Avid Cinema under System 7.5.3, then before updating to System 7.5.5
you need to:

1.   Move the "54xx/64xx Update" extension from the Extensions folder in the System
      Folder to the desktop.

2.   Update to System 7.5.5.

3.   Replace the "54xx/64xx Update" extension that the System 7.5.5 update placed
      in the Extensions folder with the "54xx/64xx Update" extension that you moved
      to the desktop in step 1.

4.    Restart the machine.

Differences between versions 1.0 and 1.1
* Storyboards and movie files have a different type.  Version 1.1 converts
   1.0 movie files when they are opened for the first time.  Once this
   is done, they are now version 1.1 projects and can only be edited with 
   Avid Cinema 1.1.

* You can now split clips by selecting a clip, positioning the position
   indicator at the place in the clip where you want to split it, and then
   selecting the "Split Clip" from the "Movie" menu.

* Timeline navigation speed and ease of use has been greatly increased over 1.0.

* Avid Cinema no longer has a problem if Apple Guide isn't installed.

* Movie playback has been improved with the addition of the "54xx/64xx Update"
   extension.

* PAL format movies are now supported.

Compatibility Issues
* If there is an X over the Avid Cinema extension when your system 
   is started, check for one of the following problems:

   - Problem: You are running either Virtual memory or RAM Doubler, neither 
      of which are compatible with Avid Cinema. If this is the case,
      you will receive a message explaining the problem when you start 
      Avid Cinema. 
      Solution: Turn off Virtual memory or RAM Doubler, restart
      your system, and then run Avid Cinema again.
  
   - Problem: You have a version of QuickTime older than QuickTime 2.5, or 
      the ¡Avid Cinema extension has been renamed (the degree ¡ mark 
      removed) so that it loads before the QuickTime extension.  
      Solution: Install QuickTime 2.5 (or later), or rename the 
      Avid Cinema extension to ¡Avid Cinema extension. (To make 
      the degree mark, hold down the Shift and Option keys and press the 8 key.)

   - Problem: The Avid Cinema card isn't installed or isn't seated properly. 
      . The Avid Cinema card is either not firmly seated in the computer, 
        or it is damaged, 
        OR
      . The ribbon cable (DAV cable) is either not properly connected 
        to the Avid Cinema card on one end and the Apple Video In card on
        the other end; or the cable is damaged. 
      Solution: Follow these steps to reseat the card:
      1. Open your computer** according to the instructions in your Macintosh 
          User's Manual.
      2. Seat the card securely in the connector on the system board.
      3. Securely connect both ends of the ribbon cable.
      4. If your model computer requires a screw to hold the card in place, 
         screw the card down tightly.
      **If you do not feel comfortable opening your computer, contact your 
      Apple Authorized Reseller for help connecting the card and ribbon cable.

* Apple Video Player incompatibilities with Avid Cinema
   - Problem: Starting Avid Cinema while Apple Video Player is running
      can cause an error. 
      Solution: Always quit from Apple Video Player before 
      starting Avid Cinema.
   - Problem: Bringing video in from the TV Tuner can be a problem if 
      Avid Cinema was not running before you opened the Apple Video Player 
      to set the channel. 
      Solution: To remedy the problem:
      1. Start Avid Cinema.
      2. Open the Apple Video Player and choose a channel.
      3. Close Apple Video Player.
      4. In the Avid Cinema Bring Video In tab, choose TV Tuner from the 
          Video Source menu (in the Movie menu).

* QuickTime conferencing
   Problem: The Avid Cinema card and Avid Cinema Extension do not support 
   QuickTime conferencing. If you want to use QuickTime conferencing,
   temporarily disable the Avid Cinema Extension and restart your system.   

* Post Compression
   Problem: The Avid Cinema card and Avid Cinema Extension do not support 
   post compression, a feature of applications, such as Apple Video Player
   and Adobe Premiere. 
   Solution: If you want to bring video in using either Apple Video Player
   or Adobe Premiere, either turn off the post compression option where available,
   or temporarily disable the Avid Cinema Extension and restart your system.

* Video image in Library Preview may not display or turns black
   Problem:  Under the right set of circumstances, playback of a clip 
   in the Preview window of the Library subtab can display black or no image.
   This is a minor update problem that goes away after a screen refresh.
   Solution: To fix the problem, go to another tab (Storyboard for example) 
   and then return to the Edit Tab.
      
Things to be Aware of
* Avid Cinema must be run using a monitor connected to your 
   Macintosh's built-in video port. When using a third-party 
   monitor card, such as an ATI graphic accelerator card, Avid Cinema 
   does not function. You must change your monitor connection 
   back to the built-in video port to use Avid Cinema.

* Send Movie Out formats
   A movie saved in the Avid Cinema format is not a self-contained 
   movie. To play the movie you need the movie's Media folder. Make
   sure you keep your movie's Media folder after you've saved the
   movie in Avid Cinema format.

* For best performance, the Largest Unused Block of memory should 
   be 2 MB or greater when Avid Cinema is running.  If you increase 
   the Preferred Memory size for Avid Cinema, make sure your system's 
   Largest Unused Block of memory is over 2 MB. (Choose 
   About This Macintosh from the Apple menu to see your system's 
   Largest Unused Block of memory.)

* Avid Cinema works best if you do not run other applications 
   while you are using it. Bringing in video and playing it are
   both memory intensive operations, and running applications
   (email applications for example) can cause problems.

* If you have a PC Compatibility card, don't run applications on 
   it while running Avid Cinema, as there are not enough system
   resources to support both.

* Don't play music CDs while bringing video in.
   Instead of playing music on your internal CD drive and 
   recording it over the microphone, use the Import button 
   in the Sound tab to import the music track directly from the CD.

* Don't use picture clips shorter than one second.
   Cinema may not display your movie correctly if you use imported pictures
   whose clip length is shorter than one second.
   
* Close the control strip while capturing video.
   If you have the control strip over the picture while in the Bring Video
   In tab, the start and stop buttons will be disabled. Closing the control
   strip floating window will enable the start and stop buttons.
  
* Using the Undo feature
   The Undo feature works only in the Titles tab.

* Titles and shot names cannot start with the "." (period) character.

Tips
* If your movie "stutters" when you play it:

   - Try quitting other applications, especially those that use the 
      network, such as mail programs and internet browsers. 

   - If you are adjusting the volume using the controls on the 
      front of your computer, avoid doing so while playing the movie.

   - If the movie is currently on a Jaz drive, or other media 
      slower than your computer's hard disk, move it to a faster disk. 

   - The portions of your movie with titles may appear to stutter because 
      the titles haven't been merged with the video yet. To remedy this, 
      choose Preview full-screen or Make videotape in the Send Movie Out
      tab, and then click the Start button to render the titles. If, after doing
      this, you move any of the title clips in the timeline, the stuttering
      will happen again until you prepare the movie in the same way. 

   - Lower the Disk Cache Size.
      If your systemÕs Disk Cache Size is greater than 96K, it can cause your 
      movie to "stutter." Before using Avid Cinema, set your Disk Cache 
      Size to a maximum of 96K:
      1. Choose Control Panels from the Apple menu and then Memory 
          from the Control Panels menu.
      2. Change the Disk Cache Size to 96K and close the window.
      3. Restart your system.

   - Finally, use a hard drive utility to defragment your hard disk or 
      move the project to a different drive.

* Making movies for the Internet
   Netscape 3.0 (or later) downloads QuickTime movies automatically, 
   if the movie has a .mov extension. 
   1. Add a .mov extension to the file name before uploading 
       it to the network. Upload the movie as "Raw Data" using Fetch
       (a commonly used FTP application).
   2. If you want to take advantage of the QuickStart movie feature
       that allows movies to start playing before they are completely 
       downloaded, the person downloading the movie must have 
       Netscape 3.0 (or later) and its plug-ins.

* A movie saved in the Avid Cinema format is not a self-contained movie. 
   To play the movie you still need its Media folder, because the saved movie 
   contains references to the original clips. 

*  To get a more condensed version of your movie's media:
   1. Save the movie in Avid Cinema format.
   2. Start a new movie.
   3. Import the movie saved in Avid Cinema format into the new movie.
   4. Delete the old movie and its Media folder, keeping only the 
       new movie and its Media folder.

* If you want to lengthen a music or narration clip that is touching 
   another clip, you must create enough blank space in the track before 
   lengthening the clip. 

* If you turn down the volume on a video clip to the minimum volume 
   using the Clip Volume slider in the Sound tab, a popping sound 
   may be produced each time you play the clip.  To remedy this problem,
   select the clip and choose Remove Audio from the Movie menu.  

* Occasionally, after quitting Avid Cinema, there is an area on the 
   desktop where the mouse pointer disappears.  Restart your computer 
   to correct this problem.

* When creating an effect longer than the default of one second, 
   make sure that you trim back about three seconds of each clip
   used in the effect to get the best results. 

* You can convert an Avid Cinema movie in PAL format to an Avid Cinema
    movie in NTSC format, or vice versa:
   1. Choose Preferences from the Edit menu and then 
       select the new format you want (PAL or NTSC).
   2. Start a new movie. It'll be in this new format.
   3. Go to the Library tab and import the movie that's 
       in the other format.

Documentation Error
In the Avid Cinema Making Movies guide, the image size for 
1/4-screen PAL movies is incorrectly given. The correct size is:
384 x 288 pixels.

If You Need Help
1. The online help may have answers to your questions. Click the 
    Help button (the question mark) on the tab you are in, or choose
    Avid Cinema Guide or Cabling Quick Reference from the Help menu.

2. Refer to the Troubleshooting chapter of the Avid Cinema 
    Making Movies guide.

3. Contact Apple Customer Support with the phone number in your Performa
   Macintosh manual.

4. Visit our Web Site at www.avidcinema.com for the latest tips and updates.