Specifications

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8 Set the Track Offset Options (see “Track Offset
Options” on page 371).
9 Set the Sample Rate Convert Options (see
“Sample Rate Conversion Options” on
page 372).
10 Change other settings and options as necessary
(for more information about the Import Session
Data dialog, see “Import Session Data Dialog”
on page 358).
11 Click OK.
12 If your audio or video source media is on a vol-
ume that is not suitable for playback (shown as
a Transfer volume in the Workspace browser),
Pro Tools displays a dialog that guides you to
copy the media to a volume designated for Play-
back or Record. (Click
Yes.)
Pro Tools imports the audio and video media to the
Timeline. Audio tracks with mixed sample rates
are automatically converted to the same sample
rate as the session.
Now you are ready to edit or mix the audio files in
Pro Tools.
Importing AAF/OMF Audio
Sequences with Mixed Sample
Rates or Bit Depth
You can open and import AAF or OMF sequences
with mixed sample rates and bit-depths into
Pro Tools.
Audio files that are not of the same sample rate as
a session must be converted to be used with the
session. When an audio file is converted, a new file
with the correct file type, and sample rate is created
and placed in a folder you choose. Audio files with
mixed bit-depths (and matching sample rates) can
be imported without conversion.
Importing Audio from AAF
Sequences with Unsupported
Video Formats
Pro Tools lets you import audio from AAF se-
quences containing unsupported video formats, in-
cluding high-definition Avid video files with
frame rates over 30 frames per second.
The following rules apply when importing AAF
sequences of this type:
• Supported audio in these sequences will play
back, but unsupported video will not.
• Unsupported video appears in the Timeline as
orange blocks.
If there are any errors or clip name truncations,
a dialog will appear asking you if you want a
detailed report of the changes. Click Yes and
choose where you want to save the log.
You can use the Source Sample Rate settings
to compensate for any pull up or pull down
factors that may have been applied to the au-
dio prior to importing. In a sequence with files
of mixed sample rates, set the Source Sample
Rate in proportion to the Target sample rate
of the session, and the pull up or pull down
compensation will be applied correctly to all
files in proportion with their original sample
rate.