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Chapter 17: Importing and Exporting Session Data 359
To export selected audio tracks from Pro Tools as
an AAF sequence referring to MXF audio files:
1 In Pro Tools, select the tracks you want to ex-
port.
2 Choose File > Export > Selected Tracks as
OMF/AAF.
3 Under OMF/AAF Options, select AAF from the
Export As pop-up menu.
4 Select Enforce Avid Compatibility.
5 Ensure the Target Project Time Code Format is
correct for the Avid application project to which
you are exporting the AAF sequence.
6 Under the Audio Media Options section, se-
lect MXF from the Audio Format pop-up menu.
7 Verify the Audio Bit-Depth setting is acceptable
for the recipient of this export.
8 Click OK.
9 In the Publishing Options dialog, type the
Pro Tools Comment and Sequence Name.
Pro Tools will create a sequence with the name
you supply. The comment appears in the Avid
application bin in the Pro Tools Comment col-
umn.
10 Click OK.
11 In the Name the AAF File to Export dialog,
navigate to a folder where you can easily locate
the AAF sequence when it is time to distribute it
to another editor or import it into
Media Composer.
12 Click Save.
13 In the Please Choose a Folder for Converted Au-
dio Files dialog, navigate to a folder where the
media files can be easily located (such as the
same folder where AAF or OMF sequence re-
sides).
14 Click Choose (Mac) or Use Current Folder
(Windows).
Pro Tools exports the AAF sequence to the se-
lected folder, and exports the related media to
the OMFI MediaFiles folder (OMF files) or the
Avid MediaFiles folder (MXF files).
15 If you are ready to import the files into the
Avid application, exit Pro Tools.
An OMF sequence cannot reference MXF me-
dia files. When using the Export Selected
Tracks as OMF/AAF dialog, choose AAF in
the Export As pop-up menu to enable MXF in
the Audio Format menu.
Enforce Avid Compatibility creates frame-ac-
curate edits, wraps the files as OMFI (unless
you choose MXF), and limits the sample rate
options to 44.1 or 48 kHz. Dithering without
noise shaping will be applied to files being ex-
ported from 24-bit to 16-bit.
Many versions of Avid editors only support
16-bit audio. However, all versions of Media
Composer Adrenaline editors and
Avid Xpress Pro versions 4.5 or higher sup-
port 24-bit audio.
Some video editors (such as Avid Media Com-
poser), require all media files to be in specific
folders to allow proper relinking.
For more information on working in
Avid applications, see the appropriate
Avid application guide.