User Manual

Importing Media Files
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10. Do one of the following:
t Click the Files of Type menu (Windows) and select All Files, or select the Any
Documents option (Macintosh) to display all files in a selected folder, regardless of file
type. Use this option if you want to batch import from multiple file types.
t Click the Files of Type menu (Windows) or the Enable menu (Macintosh), and select an
import file type to display only files of the selected file type in the source file list:
1 Enable menu 5 Single/Dual Drive button
2 From menu 6 Video and Audio Drive menus
3 Options button 7 Source file list
4 Resolution menu 8 Disk Label (for XDCAM only)
(Does not appear on software
only or Symphony option
systems)
Option Description
All files (*.*) Use to import the selected files.
Shot Log Use to import Avid Log Exchange (.ale) files containing clip information to a
bin. For more information about Avid log specifications, see “Avid Log
Specifications” on page 113.
Graphic Use to import one of the supported graphics file types. For more information
on the file types and their import specifications, see “Specifications for
Graphics (Image) Files” on page 1412.
Audio Use to import one of the supported audio file types. For more information on
the various file types and their import specifications, see “Audio Projects
Settings: Main Tab” on page 1320 and “Working with BWF Files” on
page 1420.
HDV Use to import HDV transport stream (.m2t) files. For more information, see
“Capturing and Importing HDV” on page 1482.
AVCHD Use to import AVCHD transport stream (.mts) files. If you are not connected
to the internet the first time you import .mts files, the system opens the Avid
License Control tool. Follow the onscreen directions to activate this feature. If
you are connected to the internet, activation is automatic.
OMFI Use to import OMFI (.omf) files, such as sequences transferred from an
effects or digital audio workstation.