Specifications

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Consolidate From Source Media Copies only the
part of the files that are actually used by the ses-
sion. For example, you may only be using a ten
second clip of a ten-minute audio file in your ses-
sion. Consolidating this audio saves a great deal of
disk space by copying only the audio you use, and
discarding the rest.
Consolidate Handle Size (Milliseconds) Speci-
fies the number of milliseconds of the original au-
dio file to retain at the beginning and end of each
audio clip that is created. This lets you extend clip
boundaries even after you have consolidated, by
the amount you specify. It is a good idea to have at
least 1000 milliseconds (one second) of handle, so
you can “trim out” edits that sound “clipped” or
“up-cut.”
Consolidate Handle Size is only avail-
able when
Consolidate From Source Media is se-
lected.
Export Stereo, 5.1, and 7.1 Tracks as Multi-
Channel
When exporting a sequence with multi-channel
(stereo, 5.1 or 7.1) tracks, enable this option to re-
tain proper channel layouts upon export.
Publishing Options
When exporting AAF or OMF files from
Pro Tools, specific publishing options that provide
information about the sequence or media are avail-
able through the Publishing Options dialog. These
options will vary depending on which method of
exporting files you use.
OMF Options
Pro Tools Comment Identifies the source of the
file, and defaults to the name of the current session.
The Pro Tools Comment field does not appear if
you are using the
Export Selected as Tracks com-
mand, since audio on one track may have many
different sources.
Sequence Name This is the name that will be dis-
played when the file is imported into another AAF-
or OMF-compatible program. The sequence name
is not the file name that will appear in the finder.
This field defaults to the Pro Tools clip name.
When exporting more than one clip, all clip names
are automatically set to the clip name.
Target Project Timecode Format This is the time-
code format for the project into which this file or
sequence will be imported. This may be different
from the timecode format of the current session.
This parameter allows clips to be placed correctly
in sessions with different timecode formats, and
also calculates how many samples must be added
to pad clips to frame boundaries.
Time Stamping
When you export to AAF or OMF, all exported
media is time stamped. A time stamp is a specific
timecode location stored within an individual me-
dia file.
The time stamp can indicate:
• Timecode location on the source tape
• Where the file was originally recorded in the
Pro Tools Timeline
• Where a clip was placed in an Avid or Pro Tools
Timeline
• User-entered timecodes
Consolidate Source Audio Media is the only us-
able option for a Pro Tools to AAF or OMF
translation when Quantize Edits to Frame
Boundaries is selected. See “Quantize Edits to
Frame Boundaries” on page 383.