Specifications

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2 Refresh the media database by doing one of the
following:
•Launch MediaComposer.
– or –
•Choose
File > Refresh Media Directories
3 Choose File > Import, and locate the AAF se-
quence on the video storage.
Importing an AAF Sequence with
Embedded Media into Media Composer
To import an AAF sequence with embedded media
from a volume that does not support direct
playback:
1 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.)
2 Choose File > Import.
3 Locate the AAF sequence.
The media from the AAF is copied to the desig-
nated media files folder, and the sequence is
ready to play back in Media Composer.
4 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
Pro Tools from Volumes
Supporting Direct Playback
This section describes how to use Pro Tools to
import an AAF sequence from a volume suitable
for direct playback (such as local audio storage
or Avid shared storage).
To import an AAF sequence into Pro Tools from a
volume supporting direct playback:
1 In Pro Tools, choose File > Open Session.
2 In the Open Session dialog, locate the AAF se-
quence you want to import.
3 Click Open.
4 Under the Source Tracks section of the Import
Session Data dialog, do the following:
• To import the metadata (cuts and clip
names) exported from a video satellite into
a new video track, select
New Satellite
Track
. (The video itself will not be im-
ported.)
• To import video into a new video track in
Pro Tools, select
New Video Track (SD video
only, Avid video peripheral required.)
• For each audio track you want to import,
select
New Track.
The AAF sequence is ready to play back in
Pro Tools.
Source Tracks browser