Specifications

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Manually Exporting an AAF
Sequence from Media
Composer 2.5 and Higher
Manually exporting an AAF sequence from an
Avid editing application involves more steps
than using the Send To templates, but it pro-
vides more flexibility.
Once all effects have been rendered, export the
sequence as an AAF sequence.
To manually export an AAF sequence:
1 Select the sequence in the bin.
2 Select File > Export.
3 Type a name and select a location for the ex-
ported sequence.
4 Select Export to Pro Tools from the Export Set-
tings menu at the bottom of the Export As dia-
log.
5 Click the Options button to open the Export
to Pro Tools Settings dialog. Verify the settings:
• For Export As, select AAF.
• Select the Include All Video Tracks in Se-
quence option. When the sequence is im-
ported into Pro Tools. All of the video
tracks will be “flattened” so that the im-
ported sequence shows only a single video
stream.
6 In the Video Details tab, select one of the fol-
lowing from the Export Method pop-up menu:
Link to (Don’t Export) Media The Pro Tools ses-
sion will link to the same video files as the cur-
rent Avid sequence. Use this setting if the video
files are currently stored on a volume suitable
for Pro Tools video playback.
Copy All Media New complete video files will be
created on the designated volume.
You will need to render all video effects be-
fore manually exporting the sequence.
Export As dialog
Export Settings – Export To Pro Tools dialog, Video
Details tab