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If your mixer did not give you "One" file that contains 6 channel but instead gave you 6 separate .wav files then use this workflow

AVID - How to Make a 1920 x 1080 HD - 5.1 QuickTime Using 6 separate files Left, Right, Center, Lfe, Ls, Rs

The file will be a 5.1 Full Mix.wav file

Click on Link

Edit the Video Track on to the existing timeline that contains the 5.1 audio.

Check the Sync of the entire movie before exporting

Also edit out the 2POP at the head and tail if the mixer left it on there.

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Make sure the timeline is set to 5.1 Sequence

Close the Audio Mixer

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Open your AVID Project

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Make a New Bin to import your surround sound mix files

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Title the bin how you wish

Link to the Surround Interleaved file that you received from the mixer

Go to >Tools>Source Browser>

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The file will appear in the bin

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Right click on that linked file in the bin and choose Modify > Modify Clip...
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Choose Set Multichannel Audio from the drop down
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Choose 5.1 SMPTE: L R C Lfe Ls Rs
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When you load it into the source window the file will have a 5.1

icon on it shown here

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Create a new sequence and edit the 5.1 audio into the new timeline and then delete the other audio tracks that are automatically generated in the timeline

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delete the other audio tracks that are automatically generated in the timeline

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Next go to >Tools Audio Mixer

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Change these audio mixer settings for the timeline
Go to Audio Settings

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Set the Display Channel order to SMPTE

Close the Audio Settings

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Select the Sequence


Go to >File>Output>Export to File

Click on Options

Click on the Audio Format Tab



Change the QT Audio Option to 5.1Stereo





Click OK

Click on the Video Format Tab now and we'll set up the Video Format



Click on Custom Button

Make sure Video and Audio button is selected




Choose the Export Type Quicktime


Width and Height 1998 x 1080 for a Flat DCP



Native Dimensions 1998 x 1080

2048 x 858
is the setting for a Scope DCP



Choose Color Levels "Keep at Legal Range"


Native Dimensions either 2048 x 858

Then click on Format Options

Movie Settings > Click on Video Settings>

Choose Avid DNxHR Codec


Frame Rate Current

Color Levels 709


None on Alpha



Resolutions Generally Choose DNxHR High Quality 10 bit or 8 bit



Click on Sound Settings


Change to the following


Audio

Format: Linear PCM

Channels 5.1 (L R C LFE Ls Rs)

Rate: 48.000

Quality: Best

Sample size: 24

Little Endian



Click OK

 


Movie Settings

Video

Compression Type: Avid DNxHR Codec

Quality: Medium don't worry about that it's high quality

Audio

Format: Linear PCM

Channels 5.1 (L R C LFE Ls Rs)

Rate: 48.000

Quality: Best

Sample size: 24

Little Endian


Click OK

Color Levels - Keep as Legal Range

Check the settings shown here to make sure you have it set right


Click Save

Perform the export choose a place to save the file choose Save



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