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To conform to the transcoded or AMA-linked media files you edited: Leave the
“Automatically import source clips into media pool” checkbox turned on.
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To conform to a different set of camera original media files: Turn on both the
“Automatically import source clips into media pool” and “Link to source camera files”
checkboxes, which references the Source Name metadata that Media Composer/
Symphony embeds in exported AAF files to track the correspondence in file naming
between transcoded and camera original media.
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To conform to a directory of media of your choosing: Turn on both the
“Automatically import source clips into media pool” and “Ignore file extensions when
matching” checkboxes.
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To conform to media that’s already in the Media Pool: Turn off the “Automatically
import source clips into media pool” checkbox. There must be clips in the Media
Pool for this to work.
7 Additionally, make sure that the “Automatically set project settings” checkbox is on.
8 There are three other options that are relevant to AAF import:
Load AAF window conform options
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Use Sizing Information: (Optional) Use this checkbox if you want to import position,
scale, and rotate transform data from the originating Media Composer project into
DaVinci Resolve.
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Import log messages as COLOR markers: Turn on this checkbox and choose a
color from the accompanying drop-down menu for markers that will be placed in the
Timeline with note text describing import errors that you might want to troubleshoot
later.
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Import multi-channel audio tracks as linked groups: Turn on this checkbox if you
want to import multi-channel audio, such as stereo, 5.1, and 7.1 audio into individual
mono timeline tracks that are linked together in the Fairlight page. For more
information about Linked Groups, see Chapter 150, Setting Up Tracks, Buses, and
Patching. If this checkbox is turned off, multi-channel audio will be imported into
multi-channel audio tracks in the Timeline.
9 Click OK.
As long as the media remains where it was when you exported it from Media
Composer, the timeline and all its media should now import. However, if the location of
the media files you’re conforming to has changed, then you may need to identify the
location of the media via an additional dialog. For example, if you’ve copied the media
from the portable hard drive it was originally conformed to, to a faster storage volume,
then a file dialog appears, requesting that you choose the folder containing the media
used by your project. If prompted, do so and click OK.
Once import is complete, the Media Pool fills with the source media used by the imported
project, and the edit appears as the current Timeline in the Edit page.
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