New avid export options, Importing imx mpeg30 and mpeg40 video files – Avid Technology Pro Tools HD 7.2 User Manual
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What’s New in Pro Tools HD 7.0
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The video mixdown and metadata are displayed
in two separate video tracks on the Timeline.
New Avid Export Options
You can request the following new export op-
tions for the AAF you are receiving from an Avid
application:
• To export both a video mixdown and its
corresponding editing metadata, the Avid
video editor should choose Video Mix-
down from the Export Method pop-up
menu, then select Mixdown with Video Ed-
its (Pro Tools 7.2 and Above) in the Export
Settings dialog.
• To export both an audio mixdown and its
corresponding editing metadata, the Avid
video editor should select Add Audio Mix-
down Track(s) in the Export Settings dia-
log.
• To export directly to DigiDelivery, the Avid
video editor should choose DigiDelivery
from the Export Method pop-up menu.
Importing Audio from AAF
Sequences with Unsuppor ted
Video Formats
Pro Tools with DigiTranslator 2.0 and an Avid
video peripheral lets you import audio from AAF
sequences containing unsupported video for-
mats, including high-definition Avid video files
with frame rates over 30 frames per second.
The following rules apply when importing AAF
sequences of this type:
• Supported audio in these sequences will play
back, but unsupported video will not.
• Unsupported video appears in the Timeline as
orange blocks.
Importing IMX MPEG30 and
MPEG40 Video Files
(AVoption|V10 on Windows XP Only)
Pro Tools with AVoption|V10 adds support for
importing IMX MPEG30 and MPEG40 video.
IMX MPEG30 and MPEG40 video files can also
be imported as part of an AAF file that is refer-
encing audio and video media.
Video tracks containing editing metadata and video
mixdown
See the DigiDelivery Guide for detailed in-
formation on using DigiDelivery.
Only OP-Atom IMX files (separate audio
and video) files are supported by Pro Tools.
OP1a format (interleaved audio and video)
IMX files are not supported.
See “New Options for Importing Video” on
page 93 for detailed information on import-
ing video into Pro Tools.