M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 982)

Pro Tools Reference Guide 964
Enforce Avid Compatibility
Creates frame-accurate edits, wraps the files as
OMFI (unless File Type is MXF), and limits the
sample rate options to 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz.
Dither without noise shaping will be applied to
files being exported from 24-bit to 16-bit.
File Type
Selects the (creator) type for the bounced files.
Sound Designer II
(Mac Only)
This was the native format for older Mac-based
Pro Tools systems. Select this to use the bounced
audio with any Digidesign application for Mac.
BWF (Broadcast .WAV Format)
This was the native format for older Windows-
based Pro Tools systems, but is now supported
on Windows and Mac. To use a BWF (.WAV) file
in Pro Tools, you can drag and drop from the Di-
giBase browser, Windows Explorer or Mac
Finder, or a folder, or you can use the Import Au-
dio
command. Files in this format do not have to
be converted to be used in Pro Tools.
AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format)
To use an AIFF file in Pro Tools, you can drag
and drop from the DigiBase browser, Windows
Explorer or Mac Finder, or you can use the Im-
port Audio
command. Files in this format do not
have to be converted to be used in Pro Tools.
QuickTime
QuickTime is Apple’s multimedia audio file for-
mat. Pro Tools does not directly support this
type of file in its sessions. To use a QuickTime
audio file within Pro Tools, use the Import Audio
command. The QuickTime format is popular for
attaching to emails, to simplify long-distance
project review and approval. Many popular mul-
timedia applications also support QuickTime.
Windows Media
(Windows Only)
Windows Media formatted files can contain au-
dio, video, or script data stored in Windows Me-
dia Format. A Windows Media Format file may
have an .asf, .wma, or .wmv file name exten-
sion.
MXF (Material Exchange Format)
(Pro Tools with DigiTranslator 2.0 Only)
MXF is a media file format that includes both
video and audio files, and is designed for the in-
terchange of audio-visual material with associ-
ated data and metadata. It was designed for im-
proving file-based interoperability between
servers, workstations, and other content cre-
ation devices.
AAF and OMF sequence format files can refer to
MXF media files, or have MXF media files em-
bedded within them. Pro Tools with DigiTrans-
lator 2.0 supports AAF embedded sequences.
See the DigiTranslator Guide for more in-
formation.