Specifications

ptg

300

Working with File-Based Media

To bring file-based medi a into your syste m, yo u have the option to use t he

Avid Media Access (AMA) method, which links the media directly into a

bin, or to use the non-AMA method, which imports the media onto your

system, creating new Avid media files. When working with high-resolution

media, the AMA method is the preferred and faster method.

TH E TRADITIONAL I M P ORT WOR KFLOW

In a traditional workflow, you import file-based media into your bin from a third-party volume (for

example, a P2 or XDCAM device) by selecting File > Import P2 (or Import XDCAM Proxy). Prior to

AMA, this was the only way to access P2 or XDCAM files.

P2 and XDCAM media are the

traditional (non-AMA) formats for

moving file-based media between your

hardware and Media Composer

NOTE This book will not discuss traditional import methods, because the AMA method is the preferred

workflow. For detailed information on the traditional import workflow, see the

Avid Media Composer

Advanced Guide > File-Based Media.

NOTE Yo u c a nn ot i m po r t

GFCAM media into the

Avid system. You must

use the AMA workflow

with GFCAM media.

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