Car Video System User Manual

Chapter 4: Media Station|PT Video Satellite Workflows 111
Importing an AAF Sequence into
Media Station|PT from Volumes
Not Supporting Direct Playback
This section describes how to import an AAF se-
quence stored on a volume that is not suitable
for playback in Media Station|PT (such as a DVD
or Ethernet-mounted network volume).
Importing an AAF Sequence with Linked
Media in Media Station|PT
Before opening an AAF sequence that links to
media which is not embedded in the sequence
file, you must manually copy the media to the
satellite video storage.
To copy an AAF sequence with linked media to the
satellite video storage:
1 Copy all media files to the satellite video stor-
age, 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 Choose File > Import, and locate the AAF se-
quence on the video storage.
Importing an AAF Sequence with
Embedded Media into Media Station|PT
To import an AAF sequence with embedded media
from a volume that does not support direct
playback:
1 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.)
1 Choose File > Import.
2 Locate the AAF sequence.
The media from the AAF is copied to the desig-
nated media files folder, and the sequence is
ready to play back in Media Station|PT.
3 When the sequence appears in the bin, drag
the sequence into the Record Monitor to place it
in the Timeline.
Importing an AAF Sequence into
Pro Tools from Volumes
Supporting Direct Playback
This section describes how to use Pro Tools to
import an AAF sequence from a volume suitable
for direct playback (such as local audio storage
or Unity).
To import an AAF sequence into Pro Tools from a
volume supporting direct playback:
1 In Pro Tools, choose File > Open Session.
2 In the Open Session dialog, locate the AAF se-
quence you want to import.
3 Click Open.