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Working with BWF Files
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7. Click Open.
The file imports and a new master clip appears in the bin with all audio tracks associated
with the new master clip.
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Your Avid editing application might skip some audio track labels (A1, A2, A3) because there is
no file for that track.
For more information about importing, see “Importing Files” on page 281.
iXML Metadata in Broadcast Wave and AIFF Files
The editing application contains a WaveAIFF AMA plug-in that can read AIFF and WAV with
uncompressed 16-bit or 24-bit audio up to 24 channels. If the BWAV or AIFF contains iXML
metadata, it is preserved and carried with the master clip in the Bin. This information is also
exported in the AAF where it can be available to Pro Tools.
To AMA Link to a Broadcast Wave or AIFF File:
1. Right click a bin and select AMA link.
The Open Dialog box opens.
2. Navigate to the location where the BWAV or AIFF files reside and select the files you want
to link to.
3. From the files of Type menu, choose WaveAiff.
4. Click Open.
The clips appear in the bin. A link appears next to the clips. The audio track settings are
based on the AMA settings.
If the file contains iXML metadata and Broadcast Wave metatdata, relevant data is entered
into the appropriate bin columns. If there is a conflict between the Broadcast Wave data and
the iXML metadata, the iXML metadata will be used.
The interpretation of audio start time for Broadcast Wave and iXML files requires file frame
rate information. The file’s frame rate is determined in this priority order:
- If the frame rate is given in the iXML data, it has highest priority.
- If the frame rate is in the Avid extension to the BWAV, it has next highest priority.
- Otherwise, the Audio Start Time Option in the Link Options tab of the AMA Settings is
used.
The audio start time appears in the Sound TC column. If the audio TC rate is different from
the project TC rate, the frame rate appears in the Soundroll column. The Sound TC is
re-interpreted in the current project's frame rate to become the clip’s start timecode.