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Cut Notes now syncs with Avid Media Composer and Symphony

By popular demand, we have released an Avid timecode sync plugin for our iPad note-taking app Cut Notes. This is a free Mac plugin that sends timecode from your Media Composer or Symphony sequence to the iPad. We've qualified it for Media Composer 6+ but it will most likely work on earlier versions too.

Here's how to set it up:

1. Make sure Avid is closed.

2. Download the installer from the sidebar on the Cut Notes site and run it to install the plugin.

3. In Finder, launch Audio MIDI Setup in the Utilities folder under Applications. Go to Window > Show MIDI Window and then double-click the icon marked Network.

4. Click the + button under My Sessions and name the new session Cut Notes. Tick the box next to it to enable it. Under "Who may connect to me" at the bottom, set it to Anyone. In the Bonjour Name field, enter the name of your computer if it is not already set.

5. Now launch Cut Notes on your iPad, tap the Sync button and set it to MIDI. The name of your iPad should appear in the Audio MIDI Setup window on your Mac in the Directory list. Select it and click Connect. It should then appear under Participants on the right-hand side. You will need to repeat this step whenever you launch Cut Notes.

6. Relaunch Avid.

7. Go to Clip > New Video Track to create a blank track.

8. In the Effects Browser, browse to Digital Rebellion and drag "Cut Notes Timecode Plugin" onto the filler in the new track.

9. If necessary, set the starting timecode and drop frame flag in the Effect Editor.

10. Click the Video Track Monitor icon next to the track to make sure it will be shown.

11. Scrub the timeline and the timecode should appear in Cut Notes.

Tips

1. Do not render the Cut Notes plugin.
2. It may be easier to work without the effect attached and add it to the timeline before playing back.
3. The effect should be above all other tracks in the timeline.
4. Make sure the effect begins at the first frame and remember to extend it if your timeline is lengthened.

The Avid plugin is a free download for Cut Notes users. For more details on importing notes into Avid or syncing with other applications, please see the user manual.