Step One - AVID - Prep the sequence with a Countdown at beginning and End Of Picture tail pop at the end

Download these two files Countdown and Universal Tail Leader	Countdown - ProRes.mov Universal Tail Leader.mov
Open your AVID Project and Import the two quicktimes you just downloaded. Go to >File>Input>Import Media
Select the two files Click on Options
Click on Options again
Image Size Adjustment – choose Image sized for current format Color Levels - Choose Do not modifty, treat as legal range Alpha Channel – choose Ignore Click OK
Choose DNxHR SQ MXF for a 2K or 4K Project
or Choose DNxHD 175 for an HD as the Resolution then select Open

Select your picture locked timeline and duplicate it.  

Then make a new bin and copy the timeline into the new bin.  

You can do this by holding down alt/option and dragging the timelne over to the new bin.

• Load the COPY of the final sequence in the timeline

• Delete anything that is before first picture such as slug or extraneous media.  First PICTURE IS EXACTLY WHAT IT MEANS THE FIRST IMAGE OR SOUND OF YOUR MOVIE!!!

  Double click on the Countdown - ProRes.mov to load it into your source window
  Press the "T" key or mark the entire clip so that the duration = 8 seconds
  Place the timeline indicator at the head of the timeline. Make sure no in or out marks are in the timeline. Make sure all tracks are enabled.
  Edit the countdown into the timeline using the splice in tool.
  Then right click in the record side of the composer window. Choose Sequence Report.
  Change the timecode to 59:52:00 Click Apply Changes> Then click on "Cancel" to close the window.
  Check the timeline and make sure that the 2 Pop is at 59:58:00 timecode, as shown here. First Picture should be at the 1:00:00:00 timecode.
  Next go to the end of the timeline and put the "Tail Leader" at the end. Put the blue position indicator at the end of the timeline. Make sure there are not any In or Out marks in the timeline and all the tracks are selected.
  Load the Universal Tail Leader into the Source side window.
  Mark the entire clip by clicking the "T" key or mark an in and an out on the whole clip. Duration should be 8:00 seconds
  Edit the tail leader into the timeline using the RED Overwrite Tool. Save your project in AVID.

Step Two – Export an .AAF of the audio to import into ProTools

1. Make sure the AVID Audio Project Settings are set correctly. Go to the Project Bin and click on the "Settings" tab. Then click on the Audio Project settings.

• In the Audio Project Settings window change the "Sample Bit Depth" to 24 and also make sure the Sample Rate is 48KHz.

• Open sequence in timeline and select the video and audio tracks to export. Mark an in point at the beginning of the portion of the timeline to export and an out point at the end of the portion of the timeline to export. If the whole timeline is to be exported mark an in point at the beginning and an out at the end.
• Example of how timeline should look before exporting.

Choose File>Output>Export to File
Click on Export Setting > Options
Choose the following: Export As: AAF Use marks and enabled tracks Include All Audio Consolidate Media Handle Length 180 frames Convert Audio to Sample Rate to Project Convert Bit Depth to Project Convert Audio File to Project Make a Folder on the destination hard drive to hold both the .aaf and the consolidated Audio Files. Choose that folder after you click "Save"
Click New Folder
Make a Folder on the destination hard drive to hold both the .aaf and the consolidated Audio Files. Choose that folder after you click "Save" Navigate to the hard drive and folder to save the .aaf and the Consolidated Media Click On Save

Click "Save" on this menu and click "OK" on the other menu and then AVID will start to create your AAF file. 

Step Three -  Export the QuickTime "Chase" Movie to use in your ProTools Session

!! If you are working in an Ultra High Definition resolution (ie 2K, UHD, or 4K) you need to first change your project to HD !!

This is necessary because our mixing workstations do not support UHD resolutions very well.

Now that your project is being down-sampled to boring old High Definition...

Open your sequence in the Timeline window and select the video and audio tracks to export. Mark an in point at the beginning of the portion of the timeline to export and an out point at the end of the portion of the timeline to export. If the whole timeline is to be exported mark an in point at the beginning and an out at the end.

Here is an example of how your timeline should look before exporting.

Next go to >File>Output>Export to File>

Click on Options

!! DON'T FORGET !! 

If you are working in an Ultra High Definition resolution (ie 2K, UHD, or 4K) you need to change your project format back to your original resolution !!