Specifications

Chapter 17: Importing and Exporting Session Data 379
Exporting Multichannel Audio
Tracks
When exporting AAF, stereo, 5.1, and 7.1 tracks
can be exported as multichannel tracks, or as split-
mono tracks. When exporting to OMF, multi-
channel tracks are always exported as multiple
mono files.
Exporting Clip Gain
When exporting to AAF with the Enforce Avid
Compatibility
option on, Pro Tools generates
Media Composer-style clip gain data, based on the
clip gain data on each track.
The clip gain of Pro Tools clips with static volume
between -inf dB and +12 dB will translate directly
to clip-based gain upon export. Dynamic clip gain
and values above 12 dB will be rendered for each
clip in the resulting media, to optimize compatibil-
ity with Avid video editing applications.
Exporting Volume Automation to OMF
Pro Tools does export volume automation to
OMF, but only if the
Enforce Avid Compatibility
option is disabled.
Exporting Fades
While Pro Tools supports generating audio fades
in real time, all fades in the session are rendered to
disk upon AAF or OMF export, to optimize com-
patibility with Avid video editing applications.
Clip Groups
Pro Tools cannot export tracks with clip groups
when exporting to AAF or OMF. Before exporting
tracks from a sequence containing clip groups to
AAF or OMF, ensure that any tracks containing
clip groups are not selected.
Exporting Pro Tools Tracks
as MXF Audio Files
You can export MXF audio files using the follow-
ing commands:
•
Export Selected Tracks as OMF/AAF
• Bounce to Disk
• Export Selected Clips as Files
Exporting AAF Sequences
Containing MXF Audio
Use Export Selected Tracks as OMF/AAF to export
individual tracks or an entire Pro Tools session as
an AAF sequence referring to MXF audio files.
Video tracks cannot be exported to AAF or
OMF from Pro Tools.
To export clip-based gain data, the Enforce
Avid Compatibility option must be enabled.
Clip-based gain is not exported when
exporting to OMF format.
Fades are rendered and exported even when
creating an AAF/OMF sequence with the
Link to Source Media option enabled.
Tracks are exported in their entirety and time
selections are ignored.
Volume and pan automation is not exported if
Quantize Edits to Frame Boundaries or Avid
Compatibility Mode are enabled.