Using fairlight and avtransfer – Grass Valley NewsEdit XT v.5.5 User Manual
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Chapter 5
Importing and Exporting Files
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Digital News Production
Using Fairlight and AVTransfer
When using Fairlight as your audio post-production tool, you need to convert
your OMF files (using a utility called AVTransfer) into a format that Fairlight
supports, make your audio enhancements in Fairlight, and then convert those
files back to OMF so NewsEdit can read them.
To make audio enhancements using Fairlight:
1. Open AVTransfer.
2. Click
Open omf Project
.
3. Browse and select the OMF file that you exported from NewsEdit and click
Open
.
4. In the OMF Import Options window, leave settings at their default values
and click
OK
.
5. In the Explorer window, select the name of the file in the Project Data area,
click
Export Project as Fairlight ML4
.
6. Browse to where you want to save the file, and click
Save
.
7. In the ML Export Options window, choose these settings and click
OK
:
8. Open the .ML file in Fairlight, make any audio enhancements, and save the
file as ML4.
9. From the home screen in AVTransfer, click
ML3/ML4
.
10. Browse to locate the Fairlight exported file and click
Open
.
11. In the Explorer window, select the name of the file in the Project Data area
and click
Export Project as OMF
.
12. Browse to where you want to save the file, rename the file if necessary, and
click
Save
.
Option
Selection
Bit Depth Conversion
16 bit
Export Sound Type
Wav
Sample Rate Conversion
Resample @ 48000
Other settings based on user preference