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Application-Specific Remarks
Avid Media Composer
■ When importing a sequence that contains dissolve transitions, MC displays a warning about a sequence
update for advanced keyframe effect. You can safely confirm the dialog, and even enable the Do not ask
again loading a sequence option.
■ When importing an AAF file in Avid Media Composer, the sequence appears as Offline (media files will
not be linked to the sequence). Media Composer requires media files to be indexed prior linking. You
need to manually import the media files (through either Media Import or AMA Import), and then relink
the sequence to the master clips. If you generated MXF files from Smoke, make sure to select the MXF
file format in the AMA Import dialog; not doing so will produce an error.
■ Also, avoid generating QuickTime files with Avid DNxHD codec if you plan on relinking the sequence
using the Import dialog. QuickTime DNxHD can only be read through AMA.
Avid Pro Tools
■ If the media files do not automatically link when importing the AAF file in Pro Tools, select the following
options in the Missing Files dialog:
■ Select Manually Find & Relink.
■ In the Linking Options, use Find By Name.
■ Disable Match Format, Duration, and Modification Date.
■ Select Manual Link and disable Duration.
DaVinci Resolve:
■ Avoid publishing a sequence that has audio crossfades and fades transitions. DaVinci Resolve will report
errors and will remove the audio transitions.
Publishing an FCP X XML Sequence
Use FCP X XML Export when you want to share a sequence with third party applications. The XML Export
generates a simplified sequence that can be used in third party applications for creative editorial, color
correction, media management, etc.
You can also use XML export to share a sequence and media files with Smoke, but the amount of exported
metadata is limited by the FCP X XML format:
■ Non-dissolve transitions (Wipe, Action, Matchbox) are converted to dissolve.
■ Since Smoke uses an effects and transitions technology different from FCP X, and because the timeline
is not magnetic like in Final Cut pro X, it is not possible to completely represent a Smoke sequence in
FCP X XML format. For the same reason FCP X does not support FCP 7 XML.
The exported XML file can be imported in:
■ Apple Final Cut Pro X (version 10.1 and later)
■ DaVinci Resolve (version 11 and later)
■ Autodesk Flame (version 2015 Extension 1 and later)
■ Autodesk Smoke (version 2015 Extension 1 and later)
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