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AAF & XML Import Options
Media Options
Link to Files button Enable to create a sequence with segments that link to the original media. Disable to
import an unlinked sequence. If Search and Import Files is also enabled, the application first tries to relink
to the media using the file paths, and then searches for what could not be relinked using only the file paths.
Preferred Media button Select which one of either offline intermediates or original sources to import when
both are found by the application. Only used when importing AAF sequences.
Consolidate on Import button Enable to limit the handles to the amount specified in Maximum Handles.
Disabled if Search and Import Files is enabled but the Match Criteria is not Tape-Source Timecode.
Maximum Handles field Displays the maximum number of handles (head and tail) allowed for each event
in the sequence. If the sequence also sets the amount of handles, the application imports the sources using
the lowest number of handles set between Maximum Handles and the sequence. Editable.
Save Sources Separately button Enable to import each source referred by the sequence, and to save them
in a Sources folder.
Relative Search Options
Search and Import Files button Enable to search and import the media listed in the sequence, using the
selected Match Criteria options but not the file paths the sequence might contain. The media found is
imported as segments of the sequence. If Link to Media Files is also enabled, the application first tries to
relink to the media using the paths, and then searches for what could not be located.
Directories Up field Use to expand the search to parent directories. The application searches for media to
match by going down any folder structure, starting with the directory from where the sequence file is
imported.
NOTE When setting the Directories Up field, keep in mind that the application navigates through the whole
directory structure. This means that the higher up you go in the folder structure, the longer the conform takes.
Match Criteria box Opens the list of criteria used to identify the sources of the imported sequences.
Available Match Criteria
Name The name of the clip referenced by the sequence.
Filename The filename specified in the sequence as a match criteria.
Source Timecode The source timecode specified in the sequence as a match criteria. Enables Consolidate
on Import.
Tape The tape name specified in the sequence as a match criteria.
UMID The starting SMPTE UMID in the sequence as a match criteria. This is only used with MXF files and
is ignored in all other cases.
Resolution The resolution specified in the sequence as a match criteria. If this option is disabled, the Smoke
applies a Resize FX to the media found to make it match the resolution specified in the imported sequence,
if required.
Frame Rate The frame rate specified in the sequence. Disable to disregard the frame rate; try slipping the
clip and using a timewarp in the timeline after loading the timeline to correct any frame rate discrepancy.
Be careful when using the Use Frame Rate search option with FCP XML files, especially if the FCP sequence
is using multiple frame rates. With Use Frame Rate enabled, Smoke uses the frame rate of the sequence's
edits as a match criteria to relink to the correct sources: if the frame rate of the considered source is 24 fps
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