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Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork GuideVersion 9.0®®®

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide6Embedded Media and Linked MediaThere are two ways to handle media files when exporting AAF or OMF files: • Emb

Chapter 1: Introduction 7Figure 1. Original audio regionOne Pro Tools audio region5 frame video clipThe original audio region does not line up on vid

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide8System Requirements and CompatibilityUsing Pro Tools within a Unity MediaNetwork system requires the following

Chapter 1: Introduction 9Related InformationThe following documents located on the Docu-mentation disc provide more information about configuring and

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide10Conventions Used in This GuidePro Tools guides use the following conventions to indicate menu choices and key

Chapter 2: Configuring a Workstation as a MediaNetwork Client 11chapter 2Configuring a Workstation as a MediaNetwork ClientThis chapter is for Unity a

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide12To install the Fibre Channel HBA in a client workstation:1 Shut down and power off your computer and expansi

Chapter 2: Configuring a Workstation as a MediaNetwork Client 13Fibre Channel HBA LED StatesThe LEDs on the Fibre Channel HBA indicate whether or not

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide14Installing MediaNetwork Client SoftwareThe MediaNetwork client software lets the Mac or Windows Fibre Channel

Chapter 2: Configuring a Workstation as a MediaNetwork Client 15To install the MediaNetwork client software (Windows):1 Insert the MediaNetwork DVD-R

Legal NoticesThis guide is copyrighted ©2010 by Avid Technology, Inc., (hereafter “Avid”), with all rights reserved. Under copyright laws, this guide

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide16To set the date, time and time zone on Windows 7:1 Right-click the clock icon on the taskbar. A menu will ap

Chapter 3: Using a Client in a MediaNetwork System 17chapter 3Using a Client in a MediaNetwork SystemThis chapter describes how to use MediaNet-work c

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide182 Do one of the following:Macintosh: Double-click the Connection Man-ager alias icon on the desktop, or dou

Chapter 3: Using a Client in a MediaNetwork System 19Mounting and Unmounting WorkspacesMounting a workspace to your Pro Tools work-station is equivale

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide20Configuring Pro Tools Session Settings for a New SessionThe following describes the recommended ses-sion sett

Chapter 3: Using a Client in a MediaNetwork System 21Bit DepthSome older Avid workstations support only 16-bit audio. Make sure you consider the follo

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide22Mixed SystemsDrive RequirementsTable 3 on page 22 shows the number of dedi-cated drives required for the spec

Chapter 3: Using a Client in a MediaNetwork System 23Sharing Allocation Groups and MediaAudio and video files can be shared among sev-eral MediaNetwor

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide24For example:• Counters, meters, scrolling, and other ani-mated user interface elements are visually smooth in

Chapter 3: Using a Client in a MediaNetwork System 25Destructive EditingThe following Pro Tools features can destruc-tively modify audio files:• Penci

Contents iiicontentsChapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Chapter 4: Avid Unity MediaNetwork Workflows for Pro Tools 27chapter 4Avid Unity MediaNetwork Workflows for Pro ToolsThis chapter covers workflows for

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide28Using the Send To Templates to Export an AAF or OMF Sequence from Media ComposerThe Send To Templates option

Chapter 4: Avid Unity MediaNetwork Workflows for Pro Tools 29Manually Exporting an AAF Sequence from Media ComposerManually exporting an AAF sequence

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide30Video Mixdown The exported AAF sequence will reference a video mixdown. This setting lets you have a choice o

Chapter 4: Avid Unity MediaNetwork Workflows for Pro Tools 31Embedded in AAF This option embeds the video media in the AAF sequence that is exported f

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide32Embedded in AAF This option embeds the audio media in the AAF sequence that is exported from the Avid applica

Chapter 4: Avid Unity MediaNetwork Workflows for Pro Tools 334 Use the controls underneath the Source Mon-itor to locate the first frame of the porti

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide34Checking In a Sequence to Interplay for Pro ToolsThis section describes how to use an Avid edit-ing applicati

Chapter 4: Avid Unity MediaNetwork Workflows for Pro Tools 35Transcode video Transcodes the video to the res-olution specified in the Pro Tools Export

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork GuideivChapter 4. Avid Unity MediaNetwork Workflows for Pro Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Exporting

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide36Exported Files in InterplayIf this is the first time the you have checked in a sequence to Interplay for Pro

Chapter 4: Avid Unity MediaNetwork Workflows for Pro Tools 37Importing an AAF or OMF Sequence as a Pro Tools SessionThe easiest way of using Pro Tools

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide388 From the Audio Media Options pop-up menu, choose how you want to import audio files into Pro Tools:• If th

Chapter 4: Avid Unity MediaNetwork Workflows for Pro Tools 393 From the Audio Media Options pop-up menu, choose how you want to import audio files in

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide40level of the volume, create a folder with the ses-sion name on the desired Unity workspace, then create a fol

Chapter 4: Avid Unity MediaNetwork Workflows for Pro Tools 418 Enter your username and password, and click OK.9 In the Interplay Access window, loca

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide42Exporting Audio from Pro Tools for Avid Editing ApplicationsIn Pro Tools, you can export audio tracks for use

Chapter 4: Avid Unity MediaNetwork Workflows for Pro Tools 435 Ensure that the Target Project Time Code For-mat pop-up menu displays the correct fram

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide44Exporting Audio Files Using Bounce to DiskUse the Bounce to Disk command to create pre-mixed files of the cur

Chapter 4: Avid Unity MediaNetwork Workflows for Pro Tools 45Add Selected Tracks Adds the edited audio tracks to the Pro Tools sequence on the Inter-p

Chapter 1: Introduction 1chapter 1IntroductionThis guide explains how to configure a Pro Tools®|HD or Pro Tools|HD Native system as a Unity MediaNetwo

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide462 Drag the sequence into the bin.The Avid application checks out the sequence and imports it and its related

Chapter 4: Avid Unity MediaNetwork Workflows for Pro Tools 47Frame-Rate Accurate Video Editing and Sample-Rate Accurate Audio EditingAfter a sequence

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide48Synchronizing Audio with an Avid SequenceOnce you have imported an audio file or se-quence from Pro Tools int

Chapter 4: Avid Unity MediaNetwork Workflows for Pro Tools 495 Click Mark In to mark the In point (the first frame of the selected portion) at the cu

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide5010 If the original audio tracks still display yellow speaker icons, click the speaker icons in the Track Ena

Chapter 4: Avid Unity MediaNetwork Workflows for Pro Tools 5115 If you want to display audio waveforms in the Timeline, click the Fast Menu (located

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Appendix A: Slot Configurations for Avid Video Peripherals 53appendix aSlot Configurations for Avid Video PeripheralsThis appendix covers slot configu

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide54HP Z800 with expansion chassis (shared storage)• Magma or Digidesign EB7 Chassis with PCIe host card, using A

Appendix A: Slot Configurations for Avid Video Peripherals 55HP Z400 Slot ConfigurationsThis section describes qualified and recommended slot configur

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide2Overview of a MediaNetwork SystemThis guide describes how to configure and work with a Pro Tools client within

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide56HP Z800 Slot ConfigurationsThis section describes qualified and recommended slot configurations for HP Z800,

Appendix A: Slot Configurations for Avid Video Peripherals 57Configurations for HP Z800 with Expansion ChassisThis section describes qualified and rec

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide58HP Z800 with Magma or Digidesign PE6R4 PCIe-PCI-X Chassis: ATTO Celerity FC-41ES PCIe Host Card to 4 GB Unity

Appendix A: Slot Configurations for Avid Video Peripherals 59HP xw8600 Slot ConfigurationsThis section describes qualified and recommended slot config

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide60Mac Slot ConfigurationsThis section describes qualified and recommended slot configurations for Apple Mac mac

Index 61Symbols.INF filesremoving 11Numerics16-bit audio 21AAAFand embedded media 6Avid support for 4definition of 4Pro Tools support for 4AAF/OMF seq

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide62Avid Unity MediaNetwork Management Guide 8Avid Unity MediaNetwork Site Preparation Guide 8Avid Unity MediaNet

Index 63FFibre Channel HBA 11installing in workstation 12LED states 13file locationsMXF media files 5OMF media files 5File Manager 2Forward control 33

Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide64media files 5allocation groups 23MediaNetworkadditional documentation 8, 23, 1capabilities 1, 8, 19, 20, 11di

Index 65SSample Rate 20sample ratesfor use with Pro Tools and Avid applications together 20sample-rate accuracy (Pro Tools) 6scrubbing, in Source Moni

Chapter 1: Introduction 3A A F, O M F, a n d M X F B a s i c sAAF and OMF files are mechanisms for storing and retrieving media data and metadata

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Pro Tools Avid Unity MediaNetwork Guide4AAFAAF sequences are the best way to exchange projects and maintain valuable metadata. An AAF sequence can ref

Chapter 1: Introduction 5Embedded MediaExporting to OMF or AAF with embedded media results in one large OMF or AAF file containing both the metadata a