User Manual

Viewing Installed AMA Plug-ins
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• When you render an audio effect on an AMA media clip, all audio media files are written as
PCM (MXF), regardless of what you set for the audio file format.
• Avid does not support MultiCamera editing with AMA clips.
• You should not mix workflows. Either use the AMA method or use the traditional
import/batch import method.
Viewing Installed AMA Plug-ins
Once you download and install a third-party plug-in from avid.com/ama, you can enter a console
command to view a list and the version number of the plug-ins installed on your system.
To display the list of installed AMA plugins:
1. Select Tools > Console.
2. In the command entry text box, type:
AMA_ListPlugins
3. Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh).
AMA_ListPlugins displays a list of the plugins installed on your system.
Selecting the AMA Settings
You can set options in the AMA Settings dialog box to turn AMA on or off (on by default), to
automatically mount your volumes, to customize your bin, and to set audio channel linking
options.
To set up AMA:
1. In the Project window, click the Settings tab.
2. Double-click AMA.
The AMA Settings dialog box appears.