Preparing to Export a Sequence
If you are exporting part or all of a sequence — to create an OMFI file, an AAF file, a QuickTime file, an AVI file, or a graphic sequence, for exampleá— you can speed the export process by preparing the sequence in advance, as follows:
  Make sure all media for the sequence is online. For more information about selecting offline items in a bin, see Selecting Offline Items in a Bin.
  If your sequence contains audio clips with different sample rates, use the Change Sample Rate dialog box to ensure that all the clips have the same sample rate. See Changing the Sample Rate.
  Check and adjust all pan and audio levels in advance. All current Pan and Level settings in the sequence are carried to the exported media. For more information on performing an audio mixdown, see Mixing Down Audio Tracks.
  For OMFI files, consider consolidating the sequence to create smaller source clips, thereby saving time and disk space. For more information on consolidating media, see Using the Consolidate Command.
  OMFI files with very complex sequences can fail during import into some applications due to memory limitations. Try one of the following solutions:
  Break the sequence into smaller sequences and export the new sequences.
  Add more physical memory.
  To export multiple clips in a single OMFI file, create a sequence from them. For example, you can select all the clips, Alt+drag (Windows) or Option+drag (Macintosh) them into the Timeline to create an instant sequence, and then export the sequence.

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