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The Avid Media Access (AMA) Workflow
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Linking Media with AMA
Use the File > Link to AMA Volume(s) option if you link to media which originates on a volume
(XDCAM EX, XDCAM, P2, RED or GFCAM). You can also use File > Link to AMA
Volume(s) if you want to link to multiple QuickTime files located in a single folder. If you link
directly to a single media file clip, use the File > Link to AMA File(s) option.
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For optimum viewing and playing, Avid recommends a single clip length should not exceed more
than 12 hours.
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The decompose option from the Clip menu is not available with AMA. You do not need to
decompose clips when you use the AMA method.
To automatically link clips on a volume with AMA:
1. Connect the drive, card reader or device through a USB or FireWire port on your computer,
insert a card or disk.
The system scans the device and links the clips into the default bin and with the default
multichannel audio track formats (based on the AMA settings). A link icon appears next to
the clip.
To change the default bin, bin name, or audio track format, from the Project window
double-click AMA Settings and select options from the Bins and Link Options tabs. For
more information, see “AMA Settings” on page 1293 and “Linking to AMA Multiple
Resolution Media” on page 394.
To manually link clips from a virtual volume with AMA:
1. Select File > Link to AMA Volumes.
The Browse For Folder dialog box opens.
2. Navigate to the P2, XDCAM, RED, GFCAM clips or the QuickTime folder, and then click
OK.
For P2, navigate one level above the Contents folder. For XDCAM disks, navigate to one
level above the Clip folder. For XDCAM EX, navigate to one level above the BPAV folder.
For RED, navigate to the root directory of the RED card. For GFCAM, navigate to the root
directory of the GFPAK. For QuickTime, navigate to the QuickTime folder that holds the
QuickTime files.