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Once export is complete, you’ll see a duplicate sequence and duplicate media populating your
Media Composer bin, with the suffix “.Exported” appended to the sequence, and “.new”
appended to each media clip. In the file system, the resulting folder contains an AAF file, and an
Avid MediaFiles folder that contains the exported media.
Step 3–Conforming Your AAF in DaVinci Resolve
1 Open DaVinci Resolve and create a new project.
2 Before you do anything else, you need to set DaVinci Resolve to properly read the
timecode and reel number information from the AAF files that Media Composer
creates. Click the gear button at the lower right-hand side of the DaVinci Resolve
window to open the Project Settings window, click General Options to reveal the
Conform Options, and do the following:
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Make sure that “Use Timecode” is set to “Embedded in the source clip.”
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Turn the “Assist using reel names from the” checkbox on, and choose
“Embedding insource clip file.”
Conform assistance with reel names embedded in the source clip
3 Click Save.
4 Do one of the following:
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From any page, choose File > Import AAF, EDL, XML (Shift-Command-I).
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Open the Edit page, right-click anywhere in the Media Pool, and choose Timelines >
Import > AAF/EDL/XML.
5 When the File Selection window opens, select the AAF file you exported from Media
Composer, and click Open.
6 When the Load AAF dialog appears, the settings you choose determine which media
files the AAF will be conformed to:
Load AAF window conform options
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