Specifications

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Opening an AAF Sequence
for Playback on a Video
Satellite System
You can open an AAF sequence for playback on
a video satellite system from volumes that do or
do not support direct playback.
Importing an AAF Sequence into
Media Composer from a Volume
Supporting Direct Playback
Volumes supporting direct playback can include
local video storage or Avid shared storage.
To import an AAF sequence into Media Composer
from a volume supporting direct playback:
1 If the AAF sequence you received contains
linked media, copy the media as follows:
• Copy all OMF video files and OMF-wrapped
WAV or AIFF files to the OMFI MediaFiles
folder.
– and –
• Copy all MXF files to the Avid MediaFiles
folder.
2 Refresh the media database by doing one of the
following:
•Launch MediaComposer.
– or –
•Choose
File > Refresh Media Directories
3 In Media Composer, open the bin where you
want to import the AAF sequence. (If the bin is
already open, click inside it to make it the active
window.)
4 Choose File > Import.
5 Locate the AAF sequence on the volume sup-
porting direct playback.
One of the following occurs:
• If you imported an AAF sequence that refers to
external (linked) media, the sequence appears
in the bin.
• If you imported an AAF sequence with embed-
ded media, Media Composer automatically
copies the embedded media to the designated
media file folders.
6 When the sequence appears in the bin, drag
the sequence into the Record Monitor to place it
in the Timeline.
Importing an AAF Sequence into
Media Composer from Volumes
Not Supporting Direct Playback
This section describes how to import an AAF se-
quence stored on a volume that is not suitable
for playback in Media Composer or Symphony
(such as a DVD or Ethernet-mounted network
volume).
Importing an AAF Sequence with
Linked Media in Media Composer
Before opening an AAF sequence that links to
media which is not embedded in the sequence
file, you must manually copy the media to the
satellite video storage.
To copy an AAF sequence with linked media to the
satellite video storage:
1 Copy all media files to the satellite video stor-
age, as follows:
• Copy all OMF video files and OMF-wrapped
WAV or AIFF files to the OMFI MediaFiles
folder.
– and –
• Copy all MXF files to the Avid MediaFiles
folder.