Specifications

Chapter 5: Exporting AAF, MXF, and OMF from Pro Tools
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Exporting a Region as a New MXF File
With DigiTranslator 2.0 or higher, you can export re-
gions as MXF audio files with the Export Selected As
Files command. Use this command if you intend to use
a region in other sessions or other audio applications
without using its parent source file.
This command also provides a way to convert regions to
a different sample rate or bit depth.
To export regions as new MXF files:
1 In the Audio Regions List, select the regions you want
to export.
2 From the Audio Regions List pop-up menu, choose
Export Selected As Files.
3 In the Export Selected dialog, select the Enforce Avid
Compatibility option.
4 Choose MXF from the Audio Format pop-up menu.
5 Set the bit resolution and sample rate. In addition,
specify the Conversion Quality and Destination Direc-
tory.
Publishing Options
When exporting AAF or OMF files from Pro Tools, spe-
cific publishing options that provide information about
the sequence or media are available through the Pub-
lishing Options dialog. These options will vary depend-
ing on which method of exporting files you use.
Export Selected dialog
Enforce Avid Compatibility creates frame-accu-
rate 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 shap-
ing will be applied to files being exported from 24-
bit to 16-bit.
Publishing Options dialog (Export Selected Tracks as
OMF/AAF) shown