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Pro Tools Reference Guide350
Video Media Options
When importing AAF or OMF tracks into
Pro Tools, use the pop-up menu in the Video
Media Options section to copy or link to the
source video media.
Link to Source Media
Select this option to avoid duplicating video
files by referring to the original files.
Copy from Source Media
Select this setting to copy all video files related
to the imported tracks from the source media to
a new specified location.
Import as Offline Satellite Media
(Pro Tools HD Only)
Select this option to import a video track with
offline media. You will be able to see cuts and
clip names, but the video media remains offline.
You can view the video media on the connected
Video Satellite system. This option is only avail-
able when New Satellite Track is selected for the
video track.
Time Code Mapping Options
When importing AAF or OMF tracks into
Pro Tools, you can specify where the imported
tracks are placed in the current session. Times
are indicated in time code.
Maintain Absolute Time Code Values
This option places tracks at the locations where
they were located in the source session. For ex-
ample, if the current session starts at
00:01:00:00, and the session from which you are
importing starts at 10:00:00:00, the earliest im-
ported tracks can appear in your session is 9
hours and 59 minutes after the start of the ses-
sion.
Maintain Relative Time Code Values
This option places tracks at the same offset from
session start as they had in the source session.
For example, if the source session starts at
01:00:00:00 and a contains a track that starts at
01:01:00:00, and the current session start is
02:00:00:00, the track will be placed at
02:01:00:00 in the current session.
Map Start Time Code to hh:mm:ss:ff
This option places tracks relative to their origi-
nal session start time. For example, if the current
session starts at 00:01:00:00, and the session
from which you are importing starts at
10:00:00:00, you can reset the start time code to
00:01:00:00, to avoid placing files 9 hours and
59 minutes from the start of your session.
Video Media Options
Time Code Mapping Options