Specifications

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4 If desired, select Enforce Avid Compatibility.
5 Be sure to select the correct Target Project
Timecode Format
option for the project as set
for the project in your target application (such
as Avid Media Composer).
6 Set the Sample Rate Conversion Options as
necessary.
7 Set the Audio Media Options settings by doing
the following:
• Ensure that the
Format and Bit Depth match the
settings in your target project (as set for the proj-
ect in your video software application).
• Select a
Copy Option (Link to Source Media,
Copy from Source Media, or Consolidate from
Source Media
).
8 If you’re exporting a sequence that contains ste-
reo, 5.1 or 7.1 tracks and want those tracks to re-
tain proper channel layouts upon export, enable
the
Export Stereo, 5.1 and 7.1 Tracks as Multi-
Channel
option.
9 Select other export options.
10 Click OK.
11 In the Publishing Options dialog, type the
Pro Tools Comment and Sequence Name.
12 Click OK.
13 In the Save dialog, navigate to a folder where
you can easily locate the AAF or OMF se-
quence when it is time to distribute it to another
editor or import it into Media Composer.
14 Click Save.
15 In the “Please Choose a Folder for Converted
Audio Files” dialog, navigate to a folder where
the media files can be easily located (such as the
same folder where AAF or OMF sequence re-
sides).
16 Click Choose (Mac) or Use Current Folder
(Windows).
Pro Tools exports the composition and related me-
dia to the appropriate folders.
Enforce Avid Compatibility limits the sample
rate options to 44.1 or 48 kHz, and enables
exporting of clip gain data. Dither without
noise shaping will be applied to files being
exported from 24-bit to 16-bit.
For more information, see “Export Options
when Exporting to AAF or OMF Sequences” on
page 382.
Publishing Options dialog (Export Selected Tracks as
OMF/AAF) shown
Some video editors (such as Avid Media
Composer), require all media files to be in
specific folders to allow proper relinking.