• Select all the tracks in the ProTools session to export. • Choose File>Export>Selected Tracks as New AAF/OMF • Choose Export as: OMF • Enforce Avid compatibility • Choose BWF (.WAV) Bit depth 16 or 24 depending on session | ![](https://cloud.wikis.utexas.edu/wiki/download/thumbnails/33425508/OMF%20files-1.jpg?version=1&modificationDate=1289388874000&cacheVersion=1&api=v2) ![](https://cloud.wikis.utexas.edu/wiki/download/thumbnails/33425508/OMF%20files-2.jpg?version=1&modificationDate=1289388874000&cacheVersion=1&api=v2)
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• Name the session sequence • Make a new folder on the storage drive to hold the files and name it | ![](https://cloud.wikis.utexas.edu/wiki/download/thumbnails/33425508/OMF%20files-3.jpg?version=1&modificationDate=1289388874000&cacheVersion=1&api=v2) ![](https://cloud.wikis.utexas.edu/wiki/download/thumbnails/33425508/OMF%20files-4.jpg?version=1&modificationDate=1289388874000&cacheVersion=1&api=v2) ![](https://cloud.wikis.utexas.edu/wiki/download/thumbnails/33425508/OMF%20files-5.jpg?version=1&modificationDate=1289388875000&cacheVersion=1&api=v2)
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• Choose a folder to save the converted files. Make a new folder and name it converted files and then choose it as the destination for the converted files that are contained in the .omf | ![](https://cloud.wikis.utexas.edu/wiki/download/thumbnails/33425508/OMF%20files-6.jpg?version=1&modificationDate=1289388875000&cacheVersion=1&api=v2)
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• After the export there will be 2 things that will be needed to import into AVID. | ![](https://cloud.wikis.utexas.edu/wiki/download/thumbnails/33425508/OMF%20files-7.jpg?version=1&modificationDate=1289388875000&cacheVersion=1&api=v2) ![](https://cloud.wikis.utexas.edu/wiki/download/thumbnails/33425508/OMF%20files-8.jpg?version=1&modificationDate=1289388875000&cacheVersion=1&api=v2) ![](https://cloud.wikis.utexas.edu/wiki/download/thumbnails/33425508/OMF%20files-9.jpg?version=1&modificationDate=1289388875000&cacheVersion=1&api=v2)
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Shown here the export created the .omf file plus a folder of files that we named convertedfiles containing .wav files. These items will be the two things that will be needed for the import into the AVID system. • To import into AVID transport this files to the AVID station. Launch the AVID project and make a new bin to import the files. • Go to File > Import > choose .omf . Navigate to the .omf file and choose it for import. AVID will make an OMF2 SMOB Composition. susanne.kraft@austin.utexas.edu Page 4 3/20/08 How to import an exported .omf from ProTools into AVID • Next take all the .wav files saved in the converted files folder | ![](https://cloud.wikis.utexas.edu/wiki/download/thumbnails/33425508/OMF%20files-10.jpg?version=1&modificationDate=1289388874000&cacheVersion=1&api=v2)
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and select them all and copy them into the storage drives OMFI MediaFiles folder. • The AVID databases will be updated by AVID because new files were added. | |