Specifications

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Linked Media

Exporting AAF or OMF with linked media results in a single metadata file (.AAF or .OMF) and all

associated media stored as separate files.

The main benefit to this approach is that fewer copies of media files may need to be made, so the

export and import process can be much faster. Using this approach, it is less likely that you will

encounter any file size limitations since the data is broken up into many smaller files.

The main disadvantage to this approach is that there are potentially many files (for example, one AAF or

OMF file and hundreds of media files) that must be transported between systems.

AAF and OMF Interchange Workflow with Linked Media

Linked to:

Avid Workstation Edited Sequence

AAF/OMF File (metadata only)

Original Source Media Files

Translated Pro Tools Session File

Pro Tools Imports

Session File

Avid Workstation exports

sequence edits and

file information as AAF

or OMF sequence