Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide360
Video Media Options
In the Import Session Data dialog, you can either
choose to leave video media files in their original
locations or copy them to a new location. This is
useful if you are importing tracks from a source
such as CDs or DVDs or shared storage, and you
want to place video files on a different drive.
Link to Source Media
Select this option to avoid duplicating video files
by referring to the original files.
Copy from Source Media
Select this setting to copy all video files related to
the imported tracks from the source media to a new
specified location.
Import as Offline Satellite Media
(Pro Tools HD Only)
Select this option to import a video track with of-
fline media. You will be able to see cuts and clip
names, but the video media remains offline. You
can view the video media on a connected Video
Satellite system. This option is only available
when
New Satellite Track is selected for the video
track.
Timecode Mapping Options
In the Import Session Data dialog, you can specify
where the imported tracks are placed in the current
session. Times are indicated in timecode.
The following
Timecode Mapping Options are
available:
Maintain Absolute Timecode Values This option
places tracks at the locations where they were lo-
cated in the source session. For example, if the cur-
rent session starts at 00:01:00:00, and the session
from which you are importing starts at
10:00:00:00, the earliest imported tracks can ap-
pear in your session is 9 hours and 59 minutes after
the start of the session.
Maintain Relative Timecode Values This option
places tracks at the same offset from session start
as they had in the source session. For example, if
the source session starts at 01:00:00:00 and con-
tains a track that starts at 01:01:00:00, and the cur-
rent session start is 02:00:00:00, the track will be
placed at 02:01:00:00 in the current session.
Map Start Timecode To This option places tracks
relative to their original session start time. (Times
are expressed in hh:mm:ss:ff) For example, if the
current session starts at 00:01:00:00, and the ses-
sion from which you are importing starts at
10:00:00:00, you can reset the start timecode to
00:01:00:00, to avoid placing files 9 hours and 59
minutes from the start of your session.
Adjust Session Start Time to Match Source
Start Time
When selected, the Adjust Session Start Time to
Match Source Start Time
option lets you automat-
ically set the start time of the current Pro Tools ses-
sion to match the start time of the session, or AAF
or OMF sequence you are importing.