Exporting AAF file for Pro Tools VEGAS PRO 12

zalan wrote on 7/2/2015, 11:40 AM

Hi folks

I'm at my wits end AGAIN as I am seeing and hearing contradictary information about exporting AAF files to Pro tool for sound clean up.

When I got through what I assume is the correct way by File Export AAF (for Pro Tools)
then asks you to save including the Q Export Pool Media? - I say es then it exports. But I was doing a test of 2 shots of of less than 10 seconds and it saved literally 52 files taking up just over a gig. What I was expecting was to have the option ove having a lower res image export and exporting only media at trimmied points in the edit.

Then I discover there's another way which is going to SAVE AS and in SAVE AS TYPE select AAF file etc and also giving you the option to copy and trim media with project. However when go to this option all I for SAVE AS TYPE is Vegas project with no other options in the pulldown.

So hopefully someone can enlighten me what I'm doing wrong? I checked prefernces and YES ticked USE CLIP BASED audio (though not 100% what that means- Would assume only the the aduo at edit points in the clip?)

Why are there two version of doing this? One EXPORT AAF with no customising what you export and two SAVE AS option BUT seeing NO OPTION of saving in anything other than Vegas project.

Hope someone can help.

Alan

Comments

rraud wrote on 7/3/2015, 9:42 AM

While I'm usually the 'importee', I've never had much success with AAF (x-applaiction wise), and usually request an OMF (which requires a 3rd party converter) and a separate reference video w/ split-track' audio for sync verification.
I would just export an audio AAF and keep the video separate.

zalan wrote on 7/3/2015, 5:12 PM

Thanks. Was thinking that but Vegas doesn't do OMF unless I just mute the Video track when I export?

cinefilm wrote on 1/30/2016, 2:40 PM

Zalan, vegas does Not do OMF at all. What he's saying is you render a video file as a reference for picture sync as a separate file. Then you export an AAF to import into protools, once the AAF (audio only) is imported into Protools, you import the video that you rendered and line it up with the audio as a reference for picture sync. Make sure the frame rates match between vegas and PT.

Geoff_Wood wrote on 1/30/2016, 11:52 PM

I have never had problems with Save As AAF and either trimmed or clip-based audio in the 'bundle'. But these have always been fairly simple 20 or so audio tracks.

Thinking alternatively - what is it you want to do to the audio in Pro Tools that you can't actually do better in Vegas itself ?!!!

geoff

rraud wrote on 1/31/2016, 10:13 AM

Right, Vegas does NOT support OMF at all. Some folks have been successful however exporting an AAF from VP to ProTools. My experience has typically been importing audio and timeline from other apps, and AAF just plain doesn't work. So I'm forced to use a third-party OMF converter (or just use SloTools) for the post project)

cinefilm wrote on 1/31/2016, 2:31 PM

Geoff is absolutely correct, unless you're commissioned or forced to mix in slotools, I mean protools, you can do all the editing and mixing in vegas pro.