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Chapter 3: Basic Media Station|PT Workflows
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Importing an AAF Sequence into
an Existing Session
an Existing Session
You can import an AAF sequence containing au-
dio and video into an existing Pro Tools session.
dio and video into an existing Pro Tools session.
To open and import audio and/or video tracks from
an AAF sequence:
an AAF sequence:
1
Open an existing Pro Tools session.
2
Choose File > Import > Session Data, and
choose the AAF sequence that you wish to im-
port.
port.
3
From the Audio Media Options pop-up menu,
choose how you want to import audio files into
Pro Tools:
Pro Tools:
• If the audio files reside on a volume from
which Pro Tools can play back audio, select
Link to Source Media (Where Possible).
Link to Source Media (Where Possible).
• If the audio files reside on a volume from
which Pro Tools cannot play back audio,
select Copy from Source Media to copy all
audio to the Pro Tools audio storage or
Consolidate from Source Media to copy
only the audio used in the session to the
Pro Tools audio storage.
select Copy from Source Media to copy all
audio to the Pro Tools audio storage or
Consolidate from Source Media to copy
only the audio used in the session to the
Pro Tools audio storage.
4
From the Video Media Options pop-up menu,
choose how you want to import video files into
Pro Tools:
Pro Tools:
• If the video files reside on a volume from
which Pro Tools can play back video, select
Link to Source Media.
Link to Source Media.
• If the video files reside on a volume from
which Pro Tools cannot play back video, se-
lect Copy from Source Media to copy all
video to the Pro Tools video storage.
lect Copy from Source Media to copy all
video to the Pro Tools video storage.
5
In the Import Session Data dialog, deselect
any source tracks that you do not want to be im-
ported. (If you are importing Session Data from
AAF sequences, all tracks are selected by default.
If you are importing tracks from a Pro Tools ses-
sion, no tracks are selected by default.)
ported. (If you are importing Session Data from
AAF sequences, all tracks are selected by default.
If you are importing tracks from a Pro Tools ses-
sion, no tracks are selected by default.)
Any video imported into Pro Tools must be
the same frame rate as video already placed
in the Timeline.
the same frame rate as video already placed
in the Timeline.
Pro Tools cannot play video that is embed-
ded in an AAF sequence, but it can read the
video editing metadata when imported into
a satellite track. Do not use this option if
you want to import the video itself into
Pro Tools. (See “Opening an AAF Sequence
for Playback on a Video Satellite System”
on page 110.)
ded in an AAF sequence, but it can read the
video editing metadata when imported into
a satellite track. Do not use this option if
you want to import the video itself into
Pro Tools. (See “Opening an AAF Sequence
for Playback on a Video Satellite System”
on page 110.)
You can also open an AAF sequence by
dragging it from any location on your com-
puter or the DigiBase browser to the
Pro Tools Timeline.
dragging it from any location on your com-
puter or the DigiBase browser to the
Pro Tools Timeline.