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PROJECT FILE INTERCHANGE
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If the Enforce Pro Tools compatibility or Enforce
Logic compatibility options are checked, then the
Export clip-based pan option is grayed out because
Pro Tools and Logic do not support pan
automation interchange via OMF or AAF.
If you are exporting an OMF file intended for use
with DigiTranslator 1.0, leave both options
unchecked as these options are not supported by
DigiTranslator 1.0.
Export original timestamps
Check the Export original timestamps option to
include the original timestamps in each audio file.
If your destination application does not support
them, you can turn them off. For a complete
explanation of timestamps, refer “Timestamps” on
page 627.
If you are exporting an OMF file intended for use
with DigiTranslator 1.0, leave this option
unchecked as this option is not supported by
DigiTranslator 1.0.
Export soundbite names
Check the Export soundbite names option to export
each audio region with its given soundbite name in
Digital Performer.
Export all sequences
If the Digital Performer project you are exporting
has two or more sequences, check the Export all
sequences option if you wish to include all
sequences, even the ones that are not currently
play-enabled. This option is grayed out if you are
enforcing any compatibility modes other than Avid
Xpress.
Export all takes
If the tracks in the sequences you are exporting
have multiple takes, check the Export all takes
option if you wish to include them in the export
operation. Each take is saved in the OMF/AAF
export document as a separate track.
OMF/AAF export summary
Here is a summary of OMF and AAF export:
General OMF/AAF export recommendations
If the application you are interchanging with is not
covered by the OMF/AAF Export dialog’s Enforce
compatibility modes, use the following generic
settings as a starting point. There are two basic
groups of OMF/AAF settings: those intended for
DAWs (digital audio workstations, such as Digital
Performer), and those intended for NLEs (non-
linear video editing applications, such as Final Cut
Pro).
Exporting to DAWs
Digital Performer’s default settings are a good
starting point for interchange with any DAW. To
return to the default settings, press the Default
button in the OMF/AAF Export Options window
at any time. The default settings are:
■ Enforce Pro Tools compatibility
■ Enforce Logic compatibility
■ Copy all audio files
■ Export audio as WAVE or AIFF
■ Deinterleaved audio (interleaved unchecked)
■ Export 24 bit audio directly
OMF/AAF
export option Summary
When
exporting AAF
Disables Reference existing audio files (when
using SDII files)
Disables Export audio data as SDII files
Pro Tools
compatibility
Disables Export clip-based pan
Disables Export all sequences
Disables Export all takes
Logic
compatibility
Disables Export fades as OMF/AAF effects
Disables Export clip-based pan
Disables Export all sequences
Disables Export all takes
Avid Xpress
compatibility
Requires Quantize edits to frame boundaries
Quantize edits
to frame
boundaries
Requires Consolidate audio files
Requires Export fades as precomputed regions