User Manual

Understanding Export
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If a power failure or application error occurs during the export process, the entire file is
unusable. You need to repeat the export process. The only exception is a sequential file
sequence, where all frames up to the point of failure are usable.
Reasons for Exporting Material
You can export video, audio, or both for many reasons, including the following:
• You can export video files for touching up or creating special effects in third-party
applications or other Avid applications.
• You can export files to view as AVI or QuickTime movies.
• You can export files for further processing to create streaming media files in formats such as
RealVideo
®
, QuickTime, and Windows Media
™
.
• You can export files for use in multimedia projects distributed on CD or DVD, or for DVD
authoring workflows.
• You can export audio files for audio sweetening in a digital audio workstation, such as a Pro
Tools system.
• You can use the export process to convert audio media files from one supported audio format
to another. Your Avid editing application supports the AIFF-C, Sound Designer II
(Macintosh only), and WAVE formats.
Export Settings and Send To Templates
Your Avid editing application uses Export settings and Send To templates to control the format
of the exported file. Your Avid editing application ships with a default Export setting and a set of
templates for common types of export. You can also create any custom Export settings that you
might need.
Depending on how you choose to export and the type of export you are performing, you select
the Export setting or Send To template you need in one of the following ways:
• Choose a Send To command from the File menu.
• Select from the Export Settings list in the Export As dialog box.
• Select from the Settings list in the Project window.
Depending on how you choose to export, you can:
• Use the Export setting or Send To template you select without modification.
• Modify the options in the setting or template for use in the current export only.
• Modify the Export setting and save the modifications to that setting.
• Modify the setting or template and save the modifications as a new Export setting or a new
custom Send To template.