User Manual

Using AMA Plug-Ins
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You can select the MXF format when you capture, link, create titles, or render effects. See
“Media Creation Settings” on page 1424.
The MXF AMA plug-in is automatically installed when you install your editing application.
A typical workflow is as follows:
1. Create a supported MXF file (create a supported MXF file from your third party application,
for example: Rhozet or Omneon).
2. Move the .mxf file onto your Avid editing system.
3. Select File > AMA Link.
You can also right-click a bin and select AMA Link.
The Open dialog box opens.
4. From the AMA Plugin Filter menu, select MXF.
5. Select the file(s) you want to link. Ctrl+click or Shift+click to select multiple files.
6. Click Open.
The MXF clips appear in the active bin. A link icon appears next to the clips.
If the system cannot link a file, an error message displays informing you to open the Console
window for more information about the file(s) in error.
If you move the clip from the original drive to another drive on your system, the clip displays
as offline in your bin.
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If you move a source file from one location to another and then back to the original location, you
might need to refresh the bin to redisplay the clip. Close and reopen the bin to refresh the bin.
7. Use the linked clips to edit your sequence.
8. (Option) Rename the clips to help organize your material.
9. Consolidate or transcode your sequence or clips.
The media consolidates to the destination you set in the Media Creation dialog box.
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When you consolidate, if you want to keep your AMA clips linked to the original source, select
the option “Keep Master clips linked to media on the original drive,” in the Copying Media Files
dialog box.
Workflow for Editing Clips with Ancillary Data and AMA
The following steps describe a typical workflow for editing XDCAM or MXF clips with
ancillary data and AMA.