Export As:

OMF 1.0

Select this option if the application to which you are exporting does not support OMFI Version 2.0.

OMF 2.0

Select this option if the application to which you are exporting supports OMFI Version 2.0. If you are not sure, select OMFá1.0.

AAF

Select this option if the application to which you are exporting supports AAF.

Include All Video Tracks in Sequence

Select this option to include all video tracks from the sequence in the OMFI or the AAF file. The Video Details tab appears.

Include All Audio Tracks in Sequence

Select this option to include all audio tracks from the sequence in the OMFI or the AAF file. The Audio Details tab appears.

Export Method:

Link to Current Media

Select this option when you want to export an OMFI or an AAF composition with links to the media in its current location. Media is not embedded in the file.

Copy Media and Link to Copied Media

Select this option when you want to copy media to another drive and export an OMFI or an AAF composition with links to the copied media.

Consolidate and Link to Consolidated Media

Select this option when you want to export an OMFI or an AAF composition with links to media that you have consolidated. For more information about consolidating, see Consolidating and Transcoding Media.

Embed Media

Select this option to include (embed) video or audio media in the OMFI or the AAF file.

Consolidate and Embed Media

Select this option to first consolidate, then embed media in the OMFI or the AAF file. Select the drive from the Target Drives list. The default handle length is 60 frames. If you want to change the default, type the length of the handles, in frames. For more information about consolidating, see Consolidating and Transcoding Media.

Destination Folder:

Set

Click Set to select the drive and folder to which you want to copy the media files.

Target Drive for Consolidate:

Select the drive where you want to create the consolidated media files.

Handle Length: nn Frames

Enter the number of frames you want to use as handles for consolidated clips. Handles refer to material outside the IN and OUT points and are used for dissolves and trims with the new, shorter master clips. The default is 60.

Include Rendered Audio Effects

Select this option to render audio effects during export.

Convert Audio File Format to:

Project rate, 32ákHz, 44.1ákHz, or 48ákHz

Select this option if your sequence has a mix of sample rates and you need to create a single sample rate. (You set the project rate in the Audio Project Settings window. For more information see Setting Up the Audio Project.) You can also use this option to change the sample rate if the application to which you are exporting does not support the current sample rate.

Convert Audio File Format to:

Project rate

WAVE

If your sequence has a mix of audio file formats, and you want to embed media, you must choose a single audio file format. Audio files are converted to this format during export. This choice is optional if you want to consolidate and link media.

Select WAVE (.WAV file name extension) to link to or embed audio tracks in the WAVE format. Nearly all Windows applications that support sound use WAVE files. QuickTime also supports the WAVE format.

AIFF-C

Select AIFF-C to link to or embed audio tracks in the industry-standard AIFF-C format. Note that your Avid system does not compress audio media.

SDáII (Macintosháonly)

Select SD II to link to audio tracks in the SD II (SoundáDesigneráII) format, for export to AudioVision or another product that supports the SD II format. SD II audio media cannot be embedded in an OMFI or an AAF file. The converted files are located in a folder labeled Exported Audio Media at the top level of the drive with the most availableáspace.