Step One - AVID - Prep the sequence with a Countdown at beginning and End Of Picture tail pop at the end

Download these two files Countdown and Universal Tail Leader	Countdown - ProRes.mov Universal Tail Leader.mov
Open your AVID Project and Import the two quicktimes you just downloaded.   Go to >File>Input>Import Media
Select the two files Click on Options
Click on Options again
Image Size Adjustment – choose Image sized for current format Color Levels - Choose Do not modifty, treat as legal range Alpha Channel – choose Ignore   Click OK
Choose DNxHD 175 as the Resolution then select Open
Then choose to Change the video resolution and Apply to all files in the current import. Click OK

Select your picture locked timeline and duplicate it.  

Then make a new bin and copy the timeline into the new bin.  

You can do this by holding down alt/option and dragging the timelne over to the new bin.

• Load the COPY of the final sequence in the timeline

• Delete anything that is before first picture such as slug or extraneous media.  First PICTURE IS EXACTLY WHAT IT MEANS THE FIRST IMAGE OR SOUND OF YOUR MOVIE!!!

  Double click on the Countdown - ProRes.mov to load it into your source window
  Press the "T" key or mark the entire clip so that the duration = 8 seconds
  Place the timeline indicator at the head of the timeline. Make sure no in or out marks are in the timeline. Make sure all tracks are enabled.
  Edit the countdown into the timeline using the splice in tool.
  Then right click in the record side of the composer window.   Choose Sequence Report.
  Change the timecode to 59:52:00 Click Apply Changes> Then click on "Cancel" to close the window.
  Check the timeline and make sure that the 2 Pop is at 59:58:00 timecode as shown here. First Picture should be at the 1:00:00:00 timecode.
  Next go to the end of the timeline and put the "Tail Leader" at the end. Put the blue position indicator at the end of the timeline. Make sure there are not any In or Out marks in the timeline and all the tracks are selected.
  Load the Universal Tail Leader into the Source side window.
  Mark the entire clip by clicking the "T" key or mark an in and an out on the whole clip. Duration should be 8:00 seconds
  Edit the tail leader into the timeline using the RED Overwrite Tool. Save your project in AVID.

Step Two – Export and .AAF of the audio to import into ProTools

1. Make sure the AVID Audio Project Settings are set correctly. Go to the Project Bin and click on the "Settings" tab. Then click on the Audio Project settings.

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