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This wiki doc will explain how to prepare and export your "PICTURE LOCKED!!" timeline for use in a ProTools Project.

** NOTE: .OMF Files have a 2 gig file size limit** For a larger project you will have to export smaller track counts to get this to work

Duplicate master timeline, delete video track in duplicate timeline
Delete all tracks except 1-8 on first export
Delete all tracks except 9-16 on next export
Continue process until all tracks are exported

Open your Final Premiere Pro Project and select your final Picture Locked Timeline.

Download these two files Countdown and Universal Tail Leader	Countdown - ProRes.mov Universal Tail Leader.mov
Duplicate your Timeline that you will be prepping for export to ProTools Select the timeline>Right Click it and choose > Duplicate
Rename the copy of the timeline so you can easily identify it.
Navigate to the Countdown and Universal Tail Leader files that were downloaded In this instance they are in Macintosh HD>Users>(your user account)>Downloads>
Shift click the two files and choose to Import them into your project
Double click the Countdown - ProRes.mov file to load it into the source monitor
Mark the entire clip. Go to the head of the clip and mark an inpoint and go to the end of the clip and mark and outpoint. The duration should be 8:00 seconds
Place the timline indicator at the head of the timeline
Make sure there are not any other in our out points in the timeline. Right click on the timeline on the ruler and choose Clear In and Out
On the source side click the Insert icon or the "comma" key on the keyboard to insert the Countdown and 2 Pop at the head of the timeline
Once the countdown is inserted into the timeline double click on the clip to load it into the source side monitor
Select the timeline to modify in the "Timeline" window click on the 3 dashed lines next to the name
Choose "Start Time"
type in 59:52:00 and select OK you don't have to type in the decimals they will be added automatically Click OK
Notice that now the timeline start time is 59:52:00
Make sure that first picture starts at 1:00:00:00
Next load the Universal Tail Leader from the Media Browser
Mark the entire clip. Go to the head of the clip and mark an inpoint and go to the end of the clip and mark and outpoint. The duration should be 8:00 seconds
Put the timeline indicator at the end of the timeline
Make sure there are not any other in our out points in the timeline. Right click on the timeline on the ruler and choose Clear In and Out
Click the Overwrite or "period" shortcut key on the keyboard to place the tail leader at the end of the timeline.
Now that the Universal Tail Leader is at the end of the timeline double click on the clip to load it into the source side monitor
Finished timeline loaded>go to File>Export>OMF
TITLE YOUR .OMF Sample rate 48 and 24 Bits Choose to Embed Audio Render - Trim Audio Files Handles 196 Frame Click OK
Choose a place to save the file. Click Save
Next Export the QuickTime "Chase" Movie Go to >File>Export>Media
Choose Format DNxHR/DNxHD MXF OP1a Video Codec 1080p DNxHD LB 8-bit Click on Location - and choose where you want to save the file. Frame Rate 23.976
Choose to Export Audio 2 channel 24 bit Sample Rate
Navigate to your hard drive to choose where to save the file Click Choose
Check to make sure that the Source Range is set to Entire Source
Last step is to Click Export to begin exporting the file. It should export as a .mxf file.