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 Move these two files to your Hard Drive from the downloads folder | ||||
Open your AVID Project and Import Link to the two quicktimes Quicktimes you just downloaded. Go to >File>Input>Import Media |  | |||
Select the two files Click on Options |  | |||
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| or Choose DNxHD 175 for an HD as the Resolution then select Open  Open a Bin and right click and choose>Input>Source Browser |
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Navigate to the files Choose Link to the two files |
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Select your picture locked timeline and duplicate it.
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- 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 Yellow - splice in tool. 
Then right click in the record side of the composer window.
Choose Sequence Report.
Change the timecode Starting TC: to 59:52:00 Click Apply Changes> Then click on "Cancel" to close the window. 
Check the timeline and make sure that the popping sound "2 Pop is " happens at 59:58:00 timecode, as shown here.
First Picture of your film should be start 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 an .AAF of the audio to import into ProTools
- 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.
- In the Audio Project Settings window change the "Sample Bit Depth" to 24 and also make sure the Sample Rate is 48KHz.
- Open sequence in timeline and select the video and audio tracks to export. Mark an in point at the beginning of the portion of the timeline to export and an out point at the end of the portion of the timeline to export. If the whole timeline is to be exported mark an in point at the beginning and an out at the end.
- Example of how timeline should look before exporting.
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| Click on Export Setting > Options |  | |
Choose the following: Make sure that include all Video / Data Tracks in Sequence is not checked | Make a Folder on the destination hard drive to hold both the .aaf and the consolidated Audio Files. Choose that folder after you click "Save"Choose Embedded in AAF if you have only a few tracks like less than 20 tracks and your project is less than 10 or 15 minutes |
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If you have a long project and alot of audio tracks then choose >Folder and choose to save the AAF in the same folder |
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Then click on Save |
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Navigate to a folder on your hard drive and Click New Folder |  | |
Make a Folder on the destination hard drive to hold both the .aaf and the consolidated Audio Files. Choose that folder after you click "Save" |
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Navigate to the hard drive and folder to save the .aaf and the Consolidated Media Click On Save |
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Step Three - Export the QuickTime .mxf "Chase" Movie to use in your ProTools Session
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!! If you are working in an Ultra High Definition resolution (ie 2K, UHD, or 4K) you need to first change your project to HD !!We will be making a 1920 x 1080 file
This is necessary because our mixing workstations do not support UHD resolutions very well.
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2.) From the Preset Drop-down Menu select HD 1080
Then from the Frame Rate Drop-down Menu select 1080p/23.976 (or your the frame rate relevant to your project)
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Now that your project is being down-sampled to boring old High Definition...
Open your sequence in the Timeline window and select the video and audio tracks to export. Mark an in point at the beginning of the portion of the timeline to export and an out point at the end of the portion of the timeline to export. If the whole timeline is to be exported mark an in point at the beginning and an out at the end.
Here is an example of how your timeline should look before exporting.
Next go to >File>Output>Export to File>
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- Choose Export As QuickTime Movie, Use Marks, Use Enabled Tracks if you only want to export a certain part of the timeline. Leave them unchecked to export the whole timeline
- Uncheck Same as Source by clicking on the Custom button
- Click on Video and Audio (Recommended)
- Video Format 1920 x 1080 Width and Height
- Color Levels should be Keep at Legal Range
- Display Aspect Ratio leave on Native Dimensions
- Click on Format Options
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Click on Video Settings
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Choose Compression Type Avid DNxHD Codec
Current fps
Compressor choose 709
None on Alpha
Resolution choose 1080p/23.976 DnXHD 36 8-bit
Click OK
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These are the final settings for the QuickTime Movie Settings
Compression: AVID DNxHD
Format 1080p/23.976 DNxHD 36 8bit
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!! DON'T FORGET !!
If you are working in an Ultra High Definition resolution (ie 2K, UHD, or 4K) you need to change your project format back to your original resolution !!
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First select your final timeline and choose >RT click the timeline>Choose Output>Export to File |
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The next window that opens choose Options (Mac) |
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Choose MOV |
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Uncheck use Marks and Selected tracks to make sure the entire timeline gets exported. But if you don't want certain tracks or only a portion of the timeline you can put in and out points on the timeline and choose Use Marks and Use Selected Tracks |
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Choose HD 1920 x 1080 |
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Frame Rate 23.976p UNLESS YOUR PROJECT IS 24 THEN SET TO 24Color Space choose Rec 709 "Keep at Legal Range" |
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Choose DNxHD as your codec Compression DNxHD LB Color Depth 8Bit |
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Scroll down the window and you will see the audio settings Make sure Audio is checked and choose Format - PCM Choose Stereo Sampling Rate 48000 Hz Bits per Sample 24 Review 1920 x 1080 file Color Space Keep at Legal Range Compression should be set to DNxHD LB Click on Save |
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Choose a place to save the file and Name it Then Click Save |
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Here is the exported file example |
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