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Step One - AVID - Prep the sequence with a Countdown at beginning and End Of Picture tail pop at the end

Image Size Adjustment – choose Image sized for current format
Color Levels - Choose Do not modifty, treat as legal range
Alpha Channel – choose IgnoreClick OK

Choose DNxHR SQ MXF for a 2K or 4K Project

Download these two files Countdown and Universal Tail Leader


Move these two files to your Hard Drive from the downloads folder

Countdown - ProRes.mov

Universal Tail Leader.mov

Open your AVID Project and Import Link to the two quicktimes Quicktimes you just downloaded.

Go to >File>Input>Import Media

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Select the two files

Click on Options

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Click on Options again
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or Choose DNxHD 175 for an HD

as the Resolution then select Open

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Open a Bin and right click and choose>Input>Source Browser


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Navigate to the files

Choose Link to the two files

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Select your picture locked timeline and duplicate it.  

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  • Load the COPY of the final sequence in the timeline

  • Delete anything that is before first picture such as slug or extraneous media.  First PICTURE IS EXACTLY WHAT IT MEANS THE FIRST IMAGE OR SOUND OF YOUR MOVIE!!!

    Double click on the Countdown - ProRes.mov to load it into your source window
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    Press the "T" key or mark the entire clip so that the duration = 8 seconds
    Place the timeline indicator at the head of the timeline. Make sure no in or out marks are in the timeline. Make sure all tracks are enabled.
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    Edit the countdown into the timeline using the Yellow - splice in tool.
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    Then right click in the record side of the composer window.


    Choose Sequence Report.

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    Change the timecode Starting TC: to 59:52:00 Click Apply Changes> Then click on "Cancel" to close the window.
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    Check the timeline and make sure that the popping sound "2 Pop is " happens at 59:58:00 timecode, as shown here.

    First Picture of your film should be start at the 1:00:00:00 timecode.

    Next go to the end of the timeline and put the "Tail Leader" at the end. Put the blue position indicator at the end of the timeline.


    Make sure there are not any In or Out marks in the timeline and all the tracks are selected.

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    Load the Universal Tail Leader into the Source side window.
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    Mark the entire clip by clicking the "T" key or mark an in and an out on the whole clip. Duration should be 8:00 seconds
    Edit the tail leader into the timeline using the RED Overwrite Tool. Save your project in AVID.
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Step Two – Export

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an .AAF of the audio to import into ProTools

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  1. Make sure the AVID Audio Project Settings are set correctly. Go to the Project Bin and click on the "Settings" tab. Then click on the Audio Project settings.

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  • Open sequence in timeline and select the video and audio tracks to export. Mark an in point at the beginning of the portion of the timeline to export and an out point at the end of the portion of the timeline to export. If the whole timeline is to be exported mark an in point at the beginning and an out at the end.
  • Example of how timeline should look before exporting.

Make a Folder on the destination hard drive to hold both the .aaf and the consolidated Audio Files. Choose that folder after you click "Save"Image Removed
Choose File>Output>Export to File
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Click on Export Setting > Options
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Choose the following:

Export As: AAF

Use marks and enabled tracks

Make sure that include all Video / Data Tracks in Sequence is not checked

Include All Audio

Consolidate Media

Handle Length 180 frames



Convert Audio to Sample Rate to Project

Convert Bit Depth to Project

Convert Audio File to Project

Choose Embedded in AAF if you have only a few tracks like less than

20 tracks and your project is less than 10 or 15 minutes



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If you have a long project and alot of audio tracks then choose 

>Folder and choose to save the AAF in the same folder



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Then click on Save

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Navigate to a folder on your hard drive and 

Click New Folder

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Make a Folder on the destination hard drive to hold both the .aaf and the consolidated Audio Files. Choose that folder after you click "Save"

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Navigate to the hard drive and folder to save the .aaf and the Consolidated Media


Click On Save

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Step Three -  Export the QuickTime .mxf "Chase" Movie to use in your ProTools Session

  1. First open sequence in timeline and select the video and audio tracks to export. Mark an in point at the beginning of the portion of the timeline to export and an out point at the end of the portion of the timeline to export. If the whole timeline is to be exported mark an in point at the beginning and an out at the end.
  2. Example of how timeline should look before exporting.

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  1. Next go to >File>Output>Export to File>

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    1. Choose Export As QuickTime Movie, Use Marks, Use Enabled Tracks if you only want to export a certain part of the timeline. Leave them unchecked to export the whole timeline
    2. Uncheck Same as Source by clicking on the Custom button
    3. Click on Video and Audio (Recommended)
    4. Video Format 1920 x 1080 Width and Height
    5. Color Levels should be Keep at Legal Range
    6. Display Aspect Ratio leave on Native Dimensions
    7. Click on Format Options
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Click on Video Settings

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Choose Compression Type Avid DNxHD Codec

Current fps

Compressor choose 709

None on Alpha

Resolution choose 1080p/23.976 DnXHD 36 8-bit

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Click OK

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These are the final settings for the QuickTime Movie Settings

Compression: AVID DNxHD

Format 1080p/23.976 DNxHD 36 8bit

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attachment-table!! If you are working in an Ultra High Definition resolution (ie 2K, UHD, or 4K) We will be making a 1920 x 1080 file

This is necessary because our mixing workstations do not support UHD resolutions very well.

First select your final timeline and choose

>RT click the timeline>Choose Output>Export to File

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The next window that opens choose Options


(Mac)

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Choose MOV






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Uncheck use Marks and Selected tracks to make sure

the entire timeline gets exported.


But if you don't want certain tracks or only a portion of

the timeline you can put in and out points on the timeline and choose

Use Marks and Use Selected Tracks

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Choose HD 1920 x 1080

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Frame Rate 23.976p UNLESS YOUR PROJECT IS 24 THEN SET TO 24

Color Space choose Rec 709

"Keep at Legal Range"

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Choose DNxHD as your codec

Compression DNxHD LB

Color Depth 8Bit

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Scroll down the window and you will see the audio settings


Make sure Audio is checked and choose



Format - PCM

Choose Stereo

Sampling Rate 48000 Hz

Bits per Sample 24




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1920 x 1080 file


Color Space Keep at Legal Range


Compression should be set to DNxHD LB



Click on Save

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Choose a place to save the file and Name it


Then Click Save

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Here is the exported file example

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