Specifications

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This session will match the audio file type, sample
rate, and bit depth of the audio in the OMF or AAF
you selected. Pro Tools does not import video em-
bedded in a sequence.
If a Video Satellite system is available, Pro Tools
can import the video metadata from a sequence to
a satellite track. In this case, the video itself is
played back from the Video Satellite machine, in
tandem with Pro Tools playback.
Multi-Cam Resolution Files
On an Avid system, Multi-Cam Resolution files
display multiple individual camera angles of the
same scene. The Avid operator chooses which of
the Multi-Cam files (and therefore camera angles)
will be dominant, at the time of creating an AAF or
OMF export. When you import an AAF or OMF
sequence into a Pro Tools session, only the clip
representing the dominant camera angle will be
displayed.
Importing an AAF or OMF
Sequence into an Existing
Session
You can import an AAF or OMF sequence con-
taining audio and video media into an existing
Pro Tools session.
To open and import audio and/or video tracks from
an OMF or AAF sequence:
1 Launch Pro Tools, and open an existing
Pro Tools session.
2 Choose File > Import > Session Data, and select
the AAF or OMF sequence that you want to im-
port.
3 In the Import Session Data dialog, deselect any
source tracks that you do not want imported. (If
importing Session Data from AAF or OMF se-
quences, all tracks are selected by default. If
you are importing tracks from a Pro Tools ses-
sion, no tracks are selected by default.)
4 Select the AAF/OMF translation settings (see
“AAF/OMF Source Track Translation Settings”
on page 373).
5 Select the Audio Media Options (see “Audio
Media Options” on page 369).
6 Select the Video Media Options (see “Video
Media Options” on page 370).
7 Select the Timecode Mapping Options (see
“Timecode Mapping Options” on page 371).
For more information, see the Video
Satellite Guide.
During the import, if there are any errors, clip
name truncations, or other notes (such as miss-
ing effect renderings), a dialog appears asking
you if you want a detailed report of the changes.
Click Yes and choose where you want to save
the log. The log is a text file that you can open in
any text editing application.
Every AAF and OMF file has a filename and
unique identifier stored in the AAF and OMF
metadata, and a name which is displayed on
the desktop. Truncating a clip name in the
translation process does not change the AAF or
OMF filename or unique ID.
You can also open an AAF or OMF sequence
by dragging it from any location on your com-
puter or the DigiBase browser to the Pro Tools
Timeline.
Source Tracks