Specifications

Pro Tools Unity ISIS Guide50
4 Select Export to Pro Tools from the Export Set-
tings menu at the bottom of the Export As dia-
log.
5 Click the Options button to open the Export
to Pro Tools Settings dialog. Verify the settings:
• For Export As, select AAF.
• Select the Include All Video Tracks in Se-
quence option. When the sequence is im-
ported into Pro Tools. All of the video
tracks will be “flattened” so that the im-
ported sequence shows only a single video
stream.
• Deselect the Include All Audio Tracks in Se-
quence option if you do not want to export
any audio.
6 In the Video Details tab, select one of the fol-
lowing from the Export Method pop-up menu:
Link to Current Media The Pro Tools session will
link to the same video files as the current Avid
sequence.
Choose this setting in a single-user scenario in
which the video files are currently stored on a
volume suitable for Pro Tools video playback
(such as an ISIS volume).
Copy Media and Link to Copied Media New com-
plete video files will be created on the desig-
nated volume.
Choose this option in a multi-user scenario in
which the Pro Tools user is receiving the se-
quence for the first time and will copy the media
to their respective Workspace.
Consolidate and Link to Consolidated Media Sim-
ilar to Copy Media, but only the parts of the
video clips which are actually used in the Time-
line are copied.
Choose this setting in a multi-user scenario in
which the Pro Tools user may already be work-
ing on media from the sequence, and will copy
the changed material to their respective Work-
space.
The following settings may also appear under
the Video Details tab, depending on the selected
export method:
Destination Folder Choose where to store copied
video files.
Target Drive for Consolidate Choose the target
drive for consolidated video. New video files will
be stored on that drive in the OMFI MediaFiles
folder (for OMF media) or the Avid MediaFiles
folder (for MXF media). You should be certain
that the drives to which you are exporting cur-
Export Settings – Export To Pro Tools dialog, Video
Details tab
Do not use either Embed Media or Consoli-
date and Embed Media for video files.
Pro Tools does not support embedded video
files in AAF sequences.