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

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 Yellow - splice in tool.
  Then right click in the record side of the composer window. Choose Sequence Report.
  Change the Starting TC: to 59:52:00 Click Apply Changes> Then click on "Cancel" to close the window.
  Check the timeline and make sure that the popping sound "2 Pop" happens at 59:58:00 timecode, as shown here. First Picture of your film should start 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

• 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 Make sure that include all Video / Data Tracks in Sequence is not checked 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 Choose Embedded in AAF if you have only a few tracks like less than 20 tracks and your project is less than 10 or 15 minutes
If you have a long project and alot of audio tracks then choose  >Folder and choose to save the AAF in the same folder
Then click on Save
Navigate to a folder on your hard drive and  Click New Folder
Make a Folder on the destination hard drive to hold both the .aaf and the consolidated Audio Files.
Navigate to the hard drive and folder to save the .aaf and the Consolidated Media Click On Save

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

!! If you are working in an Ultra High Definition resolution (ie 2K, UHD, or 4K) We will be making a 1920 x 1080 file

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