Specifications

Pro Tools Reference Guide366
Importing an AAF or OMF
Sequence as a Pro Tools
Session
The easiest way of using Pro Tools to edit a
sequence exported from an Avid application (such
as Media Composer) is to open it as a new session.
To open and import an AAF or OMF sequence in
Pro Tools:
1 Launch Pro Tools.
2 Choose File > Open Session.
3 In the Open Session dialog, navigate to the AAF
or OMF sequence you want to import.
4 Click Open.
5 Select the Audio File Type, Sample Rate, and Bit
Depth
to use for the session.
6 To create interleaved multichannel audio files in
the session. select
Interleaved.
7 Click OK.
8 Name your session in the Save As field.
9 Click Save. The Import Session Data dialog
opens.
10 Depending on how you want to import the au-
dio, select the appropriate option from the
Audio
Media Options
pop-up menu (see “Audio Media
Options” on page 369).
11 Depending on how you want to import the
video, select the appropriate option from the
Video Media Options pop-up menu (see “Video
Media Options” on page 370).
12 Change other settings and options as necessary
(see “Import Options when Importing AAF or
OMF Sequences” on page 369).
13 Click OK.
Pro Tools creates a new session file in the location
you’ve specified, along with the following new
items:
• Audio Files folder
• Clip Groups folder
• Session File Backups folder
• Video Files folder
• cache.wfm file
Pro Tools cannot play video files embedded
within an AAF or OMF sequence.
You can open and import OMF or AAF
sequences that reference audio files with
mixed sample rates or bit depths.
Import Session Data dialog