Specifications

Chapter 5: Exporting AAF, MXF, and OMF from Pro Tools

In the “Please Choose a Folder for Converted Audio

Files” dialog, do one of the following:

• If planning to transmit the Pro Tools composition

for work at another location, navigate to a folder

where the media files can be easily located (such as

the same folder where AAF or OMF sequence re-

sides).

– or –

• If planning to use Media Station|PT to import the

sequence on the same computer, navigate to the

OMFI MediaFiles folder (for OMF media) or the

Avid MediaFiles folder (for MXF media).

14 Click Use Current Folder (Windows) or Choose

(Mac).

Pro Tools exports the AAF sequence to the desired

folder, and exports the related media to the OMFI Medi-

aFiles folder (OMF files) or the Avid MediaFiles folder

(MXF files).

15 If you are ready to import the files into the Avid ap-

plication, exit Pro Tools.

Exporting MXF Audio Files Using

Bounce to Disk

With DigiTranslator 2.0 or higher, you can use the

Bounce to Disk command to create pre-mixed MXF au-

dio files of the current Pro Tools session. This does not

export all of the individual files on the Timeline, but it

does guarantee that the mix you hear in another appli-

cation will be identical to the mix you hear in Pro Tools,

including all panning, effects and automation.

To export to MXF using Bounce to Disk:

1 After you have finished recording and mixing a ses-

sion in Pro Tools, highlight the length of the session in

the timeline ruler (or on a track), plus an additional

amount of time to avoid cutting off any reverb tails that

might continue past the end of the region.

2 Choose File > Bounce To > Disk.

Some video editors (such as Avid Media Composer

or Avid Media Station|PT), require all media files

to be in specific folders to allow proper relinking.

For more information on working in Avid applica-

tions, see the appropriate Avid application guide or

the Avid Media Station|PT Guide.

Audio session highlighted and ready to bounce