Avid Technology Car Video System PT User Manual
Media Station|PT Guide
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Exporting Audio from
Pro Tools for Media Station PT
Pro Tools for Media Station PT
In Pro Tools, you can export audio tracks for use
in Media Station|PT using any of the following
methods:
in Media Station|PT using any of the following
methods:
• Exporting selected tracks as an AAF se-
quence
• Bouncing to disk
• Exporting edited audio tracks to Interplay
from Pro Tools (Avid Interplay system re-
quired)
quired)
For other export methods, see the Pro Tools Ref-
erence Guide.
erence Guide.
Exporting Tracks as AAF
Sequences
Sequences
Use Export Selected Tracks as OMF/AAF to ex-
port individual tracks or an entire Pro Tools ses-
sion in AAF format.
port individual tracks or an entire Pro Tools ses-
sion in AAF format.
To export selected audio tracks from Pro Tools as
an AAF sequence:
an AAF sequence:
1
In Pro Tools, select the tracks you want to ex-
port in the Pro Tools session by Shift-clicking
the names of each track.
the names of each track.
2
Choose File > Export > Selected Tracks as
OMF/AAF.
3
Under OMF/AAF Options, choose AAF from
the Export As pop-up menu.
4
Select Enforce Avid Compatibility.
Enforce Avid Compatibility creates frame-accu-
rate edits, wraps the files as OMFI (unless you
choose MXF), and limits the sample rate options
to 44.1 or 48 kHz. Dithering without noise shap-
ing will be applied to files being exported from
24-bit to 16-bit.
rate edits, wraps the files as OMFI (unless you
choose MXF), and limits the sample rate options
to 44.1 or 48 kHz. Dithering without noise shap-
ing will be applied to files being exported from
24-bit to 16-bit.
5
Ensure that the Target Project Time Code For-
mat pop-up menu displays the correct frame
rate for the Media Station|PT project.
rate for the Media Station|PT project.
6
Click OK.
Tracks are exported in their entirety and
time selections are ignored.
time selections are ignored.
Volume and pan automation is not retained
on export if Quantize Edits to Frame Bound-
aries is enabled (Avid Compatibility Mode).
on export if Quantize Edits to Frame Bound-
aries is enabled (Avid Compatibility Mode).
The Movie track cannot be exported to AAF
or OMF from Pro Tools.
or OMF from Pro Tools.
Export to OMF/AAF dialog
An OMF sequence cannot reference MXF
media files. In the Export Selected Tracks as
OMF/AAF dialog, MXF is only available
when AAF is selected in the Export As pop-
up menu
media files. In the Export Selected Tracks as
OMF/AAF dialog, MXF is only available
when AAF is selected in the Export As pop-
up menu