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How to import an exported .omf from ProTools into AVID
• 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) |
• 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) |
• 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) |
• 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) |
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) |
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. |
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by Susanne Kraft