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File handling
• Select whether you want to include all audio data in the
OMF file (“Export All to One File”) or use references only
(“Export Media File References”).
If you choose “Export All to One File”, the OMF file will be totally “self-
contained”, but possibly very large. If you choose “Export Media File Ref-
erences”, the file will be small, but the referenced audio files must be
available for the receiving application.
7. If you selected the “2.0 File” option above, you can
choose whether to include the volume settings and fades
for the events (as set up with the event volume and fade
handles) as well as the clip names – to include these in
the OMF file, activate “Export Clip Based Volume”, “Use
Fade Curves” and/or “Export Clip Names”, respectively.
8. Specify a sample size (resolution) for the exported files
(or use the current project settings).
9. If you activate “Quantize Events to Frames”, the event
positions in the exported file will be moved to exact frames.
10. Click OK, and specify a name and location in the file
dialog that opens.
The exported OMF file will contain (or reference) all audio
files that are played in the project (including fade and edit
files). It will not include unused audio files referenced in
the Pool, or any MIDI data. Video files are not included.
Importing OMF files
1. Pull down the File menu and open the Import submenu.
2. On the submenu, select “OMF…”.
3. In the file dialog that opens, locate the OMF file and
click Open.
• If there is already an open project, a dialog opens in
which you can select whether a new project should be
created for the file or not.
If you select “No”, the OMF file will be imported into the current project.
4. If you choose to create a new project, a file dialog
opens in which you can select the project folder.
Select an existing project folder or create a new one by clicking on Cre-
ate and entering a name in the dialog.
5. The Import options dialog opens, allowing you to
choose a track for the import.
Activating the “Import all media” option allows you to import media that is
not referenced by events.
Activating the “Import Clip Gain as Automation” option imports volume
automation and envelopes of the Volume Automation Track of each track.
• If the OMF file contains Video Event information, you are
asked whether you want to create Markers at the start po-
sition of the Video Events.
This allows you to manually import the video files, using the Markers as
position references.
A new, untitled project is created (or tracks are added to
the existing project), containing the Audio Events of the
imported OMF file.
Exporting and importing standard
MIDI files
Cubase can import and export Standard MIDI Files, which
makes it possible to transfer MIDI material to and from vir-
tually any MIDI application on any platform. When you im-
port and export MIDI files, you can also specify whether
certain settings associated with the tracks should be in-
cluded in the files (automation subtracks, volume and pan
settings etc.).
Exporting MIDI files
To export your MIDI tracks as a Standard MIDI File, pull
down the File menu and select “MIDI File…” from the Ex-
port submenu. A regular file dialog opens, allowing you to
specify a location and name for the file.