Resolution

For optimum import speed and quality, export or render the file from the source application at the resolution you want, and then import the file into the Avid application at that resolution. To do this, click Options in the Select Files to Import dialog box, and then select Use Source from the OMFI Resolution area of the Import Settings dialog box. The system disregards the resolution setting in the Select Files to Import dialog box and automatically imports at the file's existing resolution.

Frame or Edit rate

You must import sequences and clips to projects that have the same edit rate (29.97 fps for 23.976 fps or NTSC, 25 fps for PAL, 24 fps for film). If the edit rates do not match, you receive an error message.

OMFI version

Your Avid application recognizes and supports OMFI 1.0 composition and media files and OMFI 2.0 composition files.

The following OMFI 2.0 effects are supported generally:

Other effects can be imported from other Avid applications.

Audio sample rate

Audio media is imported at the sample rate that is set on the Avid system.

Avid MCXpress for
Windows NT files

If you are importing OMFI compositions from AvidáMCXpress for WindowsáNT, you might receive an error if the sequence includes video or audio effects. If this happens, create a cuts-only version of the sequence in AvidáMCXpress and export it again. You cannot import video media from AvidáMCXpress for WindowsáNT; if you import a composition, you must recapture the media.

File transfer

If you are transferring an OMFI file over a network, transfer it as a binary file.

Reimporting Avid
media files

If you import OMFI files containing media that you exported from the same Avid system, you need to delete the original media. Otherwise, the new media does not overwrite the original media. To learn how to locate the original media for a sequence, see Relinking Media Files.