Importing an AAF or OMF Sequence into Pro Tools

To open an AAF (or OMF) sequence as a Pro Tools session:

1 Launch Pro Tools.

2 Choose File > Open Session.

3 In the Open Session dialog, navigate to the AAF or OMF sequence you want to import.

4 Click Open.

5 Name your session in the File Name field.

6 Select WAV from the Audio File Type pop-up menu.

7 Select the I/O Settings to use for the session. Several pre-configured I/O Settings are included with your system, or you can select a custom I/O Setting that you have created.

8 Click Save.

The Import Session Data dialog appears.

Pro Tools lets you open and import OMF or AAF sequences that reference audio files with mixed sample rates or bit depths. Audio files will be converted to the highest sample rate and of the files being imported (for new sessions) or to the current sample rate (for existing sessions). Files with mixed bit depths that are already at the target sample rate are imported without conversion.

9 Choose Link to Source Media (Where Possible) from the Audio Media Options pop-up menu.

10 Choose Link to Source Media from the Video Media Options pop-up menu.

11 In the Source Tracks section, select tracks to import by clicking the pop-up menu to the right of each track name and selecting Import As New Track.

To select multiple tracks, Option-click (Mac) or Alt-click (Windows) on any track pop-up menu and select Import As New Track.

12 Change other parameters.

13 Click OK.

Pro Tools creates a new Audio Files folder, Video Files folder, cache.wfm file, and session file at the designated locations. This session matches the audio file type, sample rate, and bit depth of the audio in the selected AAF or OMF. Any selected tracks in the Source Tracks section of the Import Session Data dialog are automatically placed in the Timeline.

For more information about importing AAF and OMF sequences in Pro Tools, see Importing AAF and OMF Sequences.