Importing Files
Details button
Single/Dual Drives button
To import files:
1.  If you have created one or more Import settings, select the Import setting that you want to use from the Settings scroll list (see Creating a New Import Setting).
2.  Open the bin in which you want to store the imported files.
3.  Select File > Import.
The Select Files to Import dialog box opens.
  (Windows only) For more information about the files displayed in the Select Files to Import dialog box, click the Details button.
4.  Click the Files of Type pop-up menu (Windows) or the Show pop-up menu (Macintosh), and select an import file type to display only files of the chosen file type in the source file list:
  Select either Graphic (Windows) or Graphic Documents (Macintosh) or Audio (Windows) or Audio Documents (Macintosh) to import one of more than 30 supported graphics and audio file types. For more information on the various file types and their import specifications, see File Format Specifications.
  Select AAF to import files that have been saved in the AAF file format.
  Select OMFI to import files that have been saved in the OMFI file format, such as sequences transferred from an effects or digital audio workstation.
  Select MetaSync Files to import XML files that have been created by MetaSync Manager. These files must use the .aeo file name extension. For more information, see Main Topics: Using MetaSync with Avid Editing Systems.
  Select Shot Log to import Avid Log Exchange (.ale) files containing clip information to a bin. For more information about Avid log specifications, see Main Topics: Avid Log Specifications.
  By default, the system displays only file types that belong to the chosen category in the file browser (Windows) or the Source file list (Macintosh) section of the dialog box. Click the Files of Type pop-up menu (Windows), and select All Files or click the Show pop-up menu (Macintosh), and select All Documents to display all files in a chosen folder, regardless of file type. Use this option if you want to batch import from multiple file types.
5.  To import a series of sequentially numbered files, select the first file in the sequence. To automatically select the entire sequence of files, you must select Autodetect Sequential Files in the Import Settings dialog box.
  For sequentially numbered files (for example, myfile_001.jpg, myfile_002.jpg, and so on), the system combines all of the files into one clip.
  If the files are sequentially numbered but they are not actually sequential, they do not import correctly.
6.  (Option) Click Options to adjust the Import settings.
The Import Settings dialog box opens, in which you can edit various parameters. The contents of the Import Settings dialog box depend on the file type you selected.
  For information about options, see Import Settings.
7.  Select either OMF or MXF file format.
8.  Select the other options you want, and then click OK to save the settings.
9.  Close the Import Settings dialog box and return to the Select Files to Import dialog box.
10.  Click the Look In pop-up menu (Windows) or the From pop-up menu (Macintosh) to locate the folder containing the source files.
11.  Select files or deselect files from the source file list by using the standard selection methods for your operating system (Windows or Macintosh).
  If you are importing a sequential series of image files, you must select Autodetect Sequential Files in the Import Settings dialog box. Then select only the first file in the series in the source file list.
12.  Click the Single/Dual Drives button and select a destination drive for the imported file from the pop-up menu.
13.  Click Open.
When the system finishes importing the files, the clips appear in the selected bin.

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