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
| Open your AVID Project |
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| Make a New Bin to import your surround sound mix files |
| 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 be a 5.1 Full Mix.wav file Click on Link |
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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... |  |
| Choose Set Multichannel Audio from the drop down |  |
| Choose 5.1 SMPTE: L R C Lfe Ls Rs |  |
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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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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| Next go to >Tools Audio Mixer |
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| Change these audio mixer settings for the timeline |  |
Make sure the timeline is set to 5.1 Sequence Close the Audio Mixer |  |
| 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 |
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| Go to >File>Output>Export to File |
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| Click on Options |
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Click on the Audio Format Tab Change the QT Audio Option to 5.1 Click OK |
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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 |
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Choose the Export Type Quicktime Native Dimensions 1998 x 1080 |
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2048 x 858 Choose Color Levels "Keep at Legal Range" Native Dimensions either 2048 x 858 |
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Then click on Format Options |
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Movie Settings > Click on Video Settings> |
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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 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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Color Levels - Keep as Legal Range |
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Check the settings shown here to make sure you have it set right Click Save |
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Perform the export choose a place to save the file choose Save
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