media file format question

[Kenton Vannatten]

When you capture or import Source material, Avid will create a .omf file that resides in a folder named OMFI MediaFiles on the hard drive.

What are the other systems you’re referring to? Depending on the nature of the other systems, there may be a potential other workaround to exchange the files.

Kenton VanNatten
Avid Editor (for hire)

[Baba Goof]

the system the project is currently on is dv express pro 4.3.
the system we’d be exchanging with is premiere pro 1.5.
there is also an avid free dv available on the premiere workstation.

i was thinking that if conversions were necessary we might be able
to preview the avid media (original files captured on the
dv express pro 4.3 system) using the avid free dv software and
then selectively convert files.

basic process i’m starting to think about is:
1. consolidate the current project
2. convert the consolidated omf’s to avi for premiere
3. export a cmx3600 edl and import it into premiere

that should reconstruct the avid timeline in premiere.
we could then perform any tweaks in premiere and, if additional
media is needed, we could go back to the original 300 hrs that
were captured in dv express pro 4.3 and are currently residing
on external drives, use avid free dv to preview it, and convert
any media we think we need as we need it.

yes, it would be better and easier to just finish in the avid
but apparently that system is going away and these are the tools
they’ll have available for the finish. seem feasible?

thanks for your help,
BabaG

[Kenton Vannatten]

Media from Xpress Pro/DV can not be read on FreeDV so that option is out.

But you could look into getting Automatic Duck (www.automaticduck.com) this utility allows you to import an Avid sequence/project into Premiere Pro.

Then you could re-digitized whatever is necessary in Premiere Pro.

If I think of any other solutions, I will be sure to let you know.

Kenton VanNatten
Avid Editor (for hire)