User's Manual

Chapter 1: Introduction 7
MXF
MXF is a media file format. There are MXF video
files and MXF audio files, but there are no “MXF
sequences.” An AAF sequence may refer to or in-
clude MXF media files, but OMF sequences can-
not refer to or include MXF files.
Media Station|PT Support for MXF Media
Media Station|PT supports MXF media as fol-
lows:
• Create MXF media when capturing, transcod-
ing, rendering, or using other methods to cre-
ate media.
• Import of MXF media files created in other
Avid applications
• Export of MXF audio and video files
Pro Tools Support for MXF Media
Pro Tools supports MXF media as follows:
• Import of MXF video and audio media
• Export of MXF audio media
Pro Tools cannot export video files of any type.
Video files digitized in Pro Tools are technically
of the MXF format, but are intended only for use
in Pro Tools and are not tested for compatibility
with other applications.
AAF
AAF sequences are the best way to exchange
projects and maintain valuable metadata. An
AAF sequence can refer to OMF and/or MXF me-
dia files, or have OMF and MXF media files em-
bedded within them. There is no such thing as
an AAF audio or video media file.
Media Station|PT Support for AAF Sequences
Media Station|PT supports AAF sequences as fol-
lows:
• Import and export of AAF sequences with em-
bedded video files (MXF or OMF) and/or au-
dio files (MXF, WAV, or AIFF).
• Import and export of AAF sequences that refer
to external (linked) video files (MXF or OMF)
and/or audio files (MXF, WAV, or AIFF)
Pro Tools Support for AAF Sequences
With DigiTranslator 2.0, Pro Tools supports AAF
sequences as follows:
• Import and export of AAF sequences that con-
tain embedded or refer to external (linked)
MXF, WAV, or AIFF audio files
• Import of AAF sequences that refer to external
(linked) MXF or OMF video files
• Video satellite systems only: Import of AAF se-
quences containing embedded video to a sat-
ellite track, in which case Pro Tools imports
only the metadata (cuts and clip names) and
not the video
Pro Tools does not export video files, tracks or
metadata as part of AAF sequences.