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Chapter 7 Exchange
VideoMachine DBF Import
Yo u c an i m p or t Project data from VM-Studio to a Avid Liquid Project.
Proceed as follows:
1 Export the relevant VideoMachine Project. Start by selecting the Timeline menu > Tools > Gene-
ral Preferences > DBF Export Structure. In the dialog box displayed, you can then define which
Project data you want to export. The data that can be exported is activated in the screenshot
below. You cannot
import other data or media data to Avid Liquid.
Only the selected data can be imported in Avid Liquid.
2 After making your selection, select Project menu > File > Export Project. The file is saved under
the name you selected and with the extension *.dbf.
3 To import to Avid Liquid: Select File > Import > Video Machine DBF. Once the data has been con-
verted, a folder with the name of the export file is created in the current Project. The Racks in this
folder correspond to the Reels of the Video Machine Project and contain the clips along with all
the data and Picons.
You can digitize these clips using the Batch Digitize function ( page 305). Sequences (Video Machine
Movies) can be exchanged by means of EDL import/export ( page 193).
When importing graphics files, make sure that the directory paths are the same. A graphics file that was,
for example, located under C:\media\graphics\ in the VM system must be stored under the same direc-
tory path in Avid Liquid so that it can be accessed by the software.