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Transferring Project and Media Files Between Avid Editing Systems
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Transferring Audio Files
You might need to transfer audio separately from video. For example, you might send audio from
an offline system to a Pro Tools system for sweetening, and then send the finished audio to a
Symphony system for syncing with final video.
When you move your sequence to an audio application, you need to export the sequence as an
OMFI or an AAF file (see “Guidelines for Exporting OMFI and AAF Files” on page 1019). If
you are working with a Pro Tools system, you can streamline your workflow by using the Send
To feature, see “Exporting With the Send To Templates” on page 1008. The Send To Pro Tools
templates export an AAF file.
If the audio-editing application to which you are moving your sequence supports the audio
format used to create your sequence, you can export the sequence as an OMFI or an AAF
composition without audio media and move the original media files to the audio-editing
workstation. If the audio editing application to which you are moving your sequence does not
support the audio format in your sequence, you must export the sequence as an OMFI or an AAF
composition with audio media and convert the audio media to the appropriate format.
OMFI files have a 2-GB file-size limit.
The following table lists Pro Tools support for embedded audio. Pro Tools does not support
embedded video.
For information on importing into and exporting from an audio application, see the
documentation for the audio application.
DigiDelivery Installation of
DigiDelivery hardware
and software
None. See the DigiDelivery product page on www.avid.com.
Method Requirements Restrictions
Pro Tools Version Audio embedded in OMFI Audio embedded in AAF
AIFF-C WAVE MXF AIFF-C WAVE MXF
Pro Tools v7 or later Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Pro Tools v6.9 or later Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
Pro Tools v6.7 or earlier Yes Yes No No No No