Car Video System User Manual

Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows 63
Transcode Video To Use this only if you need to
change the video resolution. Pro Tools supports
most SD resolutions supported by
Media Station|PT, and even supports mixed res-
olutions in the Pro Tools Timeline, so in most
cases there is no need to spend extra time
transcoding the video. However, if you have
video of a resolution which is not currently sup-
ported by Pro Tools (such as DVCPro HD or
HDV) or you want to play back HD video to an
external monitor via an Avid video peripheral,
use this setting to transcode it to a supported
resolution.
While new video files are typically stored in the
OMFI MediaFiles folder (for OMF media) or the
Avid MediaFiles folder (for MXF media), some
workflows let you choose a different target des-
tination for video in the Media Destination sec-
tion of the Video Details tab, as follows:
Media Drive This option exports media to the
OMFI MediaFiles folder or Avid MediaFiles
folder on a connected storage drive. Select the
Use Media Creation Settings option to use the
default settings, or deselect that option to
choose a media drive from the pop-up menu.
Folder This option exports video media to a spe-
cific folder. Select the Use Same Folder as AAF
File option to export the video media into the
same folder you designated for exporting the
AAF sequence, or deselect this option to select a
specific folder location for the media.
Embedded in AAF This option embeds the video
media in the AAF sequence that is exported from
Media Station|PT.
7 Click the Audio Details tab, and select one of
the following from the Export Method pop-up
menu:
Link to (Don’t Export) Media The Pro Tools ses-
sion will link to the same audio files as the cur-
rent Media Station|PT sequence. Use this setting
if the audio files are currently stored on a vol-
ume suitable for Pro Tools audio playback.
Copy All Media New complete audio files will be
created on the designated volume.
Consolidate Media Similar to Copy All Media,
but only the parts of the audio which are actu-
ally used in the Timeline are copied. Use this set-
ting to copy the audio files to a volume suitable
for Pro Tools audio playback.
If your Pro Tools system is running on a
slower computer, you may be able to reduce
some of the CPU load in Pro Tools by
transcoding the video to 1:1 on export. 1:1
video is uncompressed, and consequently it
does not need to be decompressed before
playing back. However, 1:1 video requires
significant amounts of storage space.
Pro Tools cannot play video that is embed-
ded in an AAF sequence, but it can read the
video editing metadata when imported into
a satellite track. Do not use this option if
you want to import the video itself into
Pro Tools. (See “Opening an AAF Sequence
for Playback on a Video Satellite System”
on page 110.)
Media Destination section of the Video Details tab