Specifications
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Exporting an Avid Sequence as
an AAF Sequence with Audio
Storage Mounted on the
Satellite
This section describes how to export an AAF se-
quence for Pro Tools when the audio storage is
mounted on the satellite.
To export an AAF sequence for Pro Tools with
audio storage mounted on the satellite:
1 On the Pro Tools system, do one of the follow-
ing:
• Create a session with the desired name and
ensure that the frame rate matches the
frame rate of the AAF sequence.
– or –
• Open an existing session into which you
wish to import the AAF sequence.
2 On the satellite system, open the project con-
taining the sequence you wish to export.
3 Open the bin containing the sequence you
want to export.
4 Drag the sequence into the Record Monitor to
place it in the Timeline.
5 Select and right-click the sequence, and
choose
Export.
6 In the Export As dialog, click Options.
7 In the Export Settings dialog, do the following:
• Make sure the Export As pop-up menu is set
to AAF.
– and –
• Enable the Include All Video Tracks in Se-
quence and Include All Audio Tracks in Se-
quence options.
8 Click the Video/Data Details tab, and select Link
to (Don’t Export) Media
from the Export Method
pop-up menu.
9 Click the Audio Details tab, and select one of
the following options from the Export Method
pop-up menu:
Consolidate Media
This option is faster and uses
less storage because only those parts of the au-
dio files which are actually used in the sequence
are copied. You have the option to add “handles”
on either end of the files in case you need to ex-
tend them once in Pro Tools.
Copy All Media
This option is slower and uses
more storage, but allows you access to the full
file once in Pro Tools. If this export is an update
to an existing sequence where you copied in-
stead of consolidated, only new files will be cop-
ied as long as you are exporting the AAF to the
same session folder.
Export As dialog
Export Settings dialog (Video/Data Details tab)
Export Settings dialog (Audio Details tab)