User Manual

Export Settings
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Add Audio Mixdown
Track(s)
When you select this option, your Avid editing application adds an audio mixdown track.
Select the type of track you want, either Mono or Stereo. For more information about
audio mixing, see “Using Live Mix Mode” on page 825.
Convert Audio
Sample Rate to:
Defines the audio sample rate for the export. Select this option if your sequence has a
mix of sample rates and you need to create a single sample rate. (You set the project rate
in the Audio Project Settings window. For more information, see “Audio Project
Settings” on page 1354.) You can also use this option to change the sample rate if the
application to which you are exporting does not support the current sample rate.
Depending on your system, the following suboptions are available: Project rate, 32 kHz,
44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz.
Convert Audio Bit
Depth to:
Defines the audio bit rate for the export. Select this option if your sequence has a mix of
bit depths and you need to create a single bit depth. (You set the project bit depth in the
Audio Project Settings window. For more information see “Audio Project Settings” on
page 1354.) You can also use this option to change the bit depth if the application to
which you are exporting does not support the current bit depth.
The following suboptions are available: Project rate, 16 bit, and 24 bit.
Convert Audio File
Format to:
Defines the audio format for the export. If your sequence has a mix of audio file formats,
and you want to embed media, you must choose a single audio file format. (You set the
project format in the Audio Project Settings window. For more information, see “Audio
Project Settings” on page 1354.) This choice is optional if you want to consolidate and
link media.
The following suboptions are available:
• Project rate: Select this option to use the rate that matches the project format
• WAVE: Select this option to link to or embed audio tracks in the WAVE format
(.WAV file name extension). Most Windows applications that support sound use
WAVE files. QuickTime also supports the WAVE format.
• AIFF-C: Select AIFF-C to link to or embed audio tracks in the industry-standard
AIFF-C format. Note that your Avid editing application does not compress audio
media.
• PCM: This is the only audio file format available for AAF export
The following options appear in the Media Destinations area for Video and Audio, depending on the
export methods:
Media Drive Defines a destination media drive for newly created or copied media.
When Use Media Creation Settings is selected, your Avid editing application uses the
drive you selected in the Media Creation dialog box. If you deselect Use Media Creation
Settings, you can select a different destination drive.
Option Description