Car Video System User Manual

Media Station|PT Guide110
Opening an AAF Sequence for
Playback on a Video Satellite
System
You can open an AAF sequence for playback on
a video satellite system from volumes that do or
do not support direct playback.
Importing an AAF Sequence into
Media Station|PT from a Volume
Supporting Direct Playback
Volumes supporting direct playback can include
local video storage or Unity.
To import an AAF sequence into Media Station|PT
from a volume supporting direct playback:
1 If the AAF sequence you received contains
linked media, copy the media as follows:
• Copy all OMF video files and OMF-
wrapped WAV or AIFF files to the OMFI Me-
diaFiles folder.
• Copy all MXF files to the Avid MediaFiles
folder.
2 Refresh the media database by doing one of
the following:
• Launch Media Station|PT.
– or –
• Choose File > Refresh Media Directories
3 In Media Station|PT, open the bin where you
want to import the AAF sequence. (If the bin is
already open, click inside it to make it the active
window.)
4 Choose File > Import.
5 Locate the AAF sequence on the volume sup-
porting direct playback.
One of the following occurs:
• If you imported an AAF sequence that refers to
external (linked) media, the sequence appears
in the bin.
• If you imported an AAF sequence with embed-
ded media, Media Station|PT automatically
copies the embedded media to the designated
media file folders.
6 When the sequence appears in the bin, drag
the sequence into the Record Monitor to place it
in the Timeline.
If your Pro Tools session contains video re-
gions of one frame rate, you cannot import
a satellite video track that refers to video of
a different frame rate—regardless of the
fact that you're not playing the actual
video. You must first delete the existing
video regions. If you have a 1080 sequence
at 50 fps and your Pro Tools session con-
tains video clips at 25 fps, you can convert
the project in Media Station|PT to SD (see
“Down-Converting an HD Project to SD
Video” on page 54) and re-export the AAF
at 25 fps. You can use the same technique if
you have a 1080 sequence at 59.94 fps and
your Pro Tools session contains video clips
at 29.97 fps.