Specifications

Video Satellite Guide32
Opening an Avid Sequence with
Pro Tools Connected to Avid
Shared Storage but Not
Streaming
This section describes how to open a sequence
with the following configuration:
• Media Composer or Symphony will open
the sequence from a Avid shared storage
system.
• Pro Tools is connected to the Avid shared
storage system but cannot play the media
directly from it.
This workflow involves the following steps:
 Opening the sequence in Media Composer or
Symphony directly from the Avid shared storage
workspace.
 Creating an AAF export from Media Composer
or Symphony, linking to existing audio files.
 Opening the AAF sequence in Pro Tools, copy-
ing the audio files to the local audio storage.
To open an Avid sequence by copying audio from
shared workspaces:
1 Launch Media Composer, and open the project
containing the bin and sequence you wish to
open.
2 Open the bin containing the sequence you are
working with.
3 Drag the sequence into the Record Monitor to
place it in the Timeline.
4 Select and right-click the sequence, and
choose
Export.
5 In the Export As dialog, click Options.
6 In the Export Settings dialog, do the following:
• Make sure the Export As pop-up menu is set
to AAF.
– and –
• Enable the options for Include All Video
Tracks and Include All Audio Tracks in Se-
quence.
7 Click the Video/Data Details tab, and select Link
to (Don’t Export) Media
from the Export Method
pop-up menu.
8 Click the Audio Details tab, and select Link to
(Don’t Export) Media
from the Export Method
pop-up menu.
Export As dialog
Export Settings dialog (Video/Data Details tab)
Export Settings dialog (Audio Details tab)