Can anyone give me a simple conceptual explanation of AAF file exports and what they are used for?
I am currently editing a series of films - each with its own seuence but within the same avid MC project and sharing common raw material - and the client may require aaf files - so I'm interested in knowing whether aaf data is exported for an entire project or for a single timeline sequence?
I undertstand that this is a way of transfering data between workstations/editors, but I know nothing about the concept and how it works in practice and I am unable to find any explanation that doesn't rely on understanding a lot of the terminology first.
Help anyone? Or suggestions to good sources of explanations?
thanks!
Adrian RedmondOwner / Producer / EditorChannel 6 Television Denmark
AAFs only transfer a single sequence of metadata (and optionally media)
It's used a lot to send a finished offline to a sound dub. And if round tripping to say resolve for a grade.
But between Avid Media Composer systems you send bins.
Or a whole project if needed.
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