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■ IMPORTING OTHER TYPES OF FILES
Music CDs use a sampling rate of 44.1 kHz. If you want the sample rate to match
that of your project, choose Settings
> Import Settings and select the first check box (see
Figure 6.13) to convert the source sample rate to the project sample rate on import.
Importing QuickTime Files
Importing QuickTime files in Xpress Pro and Free DV is a very simple procedure.
Before you import, make sure to set your Media Creation tool so that it will import
files at the resolution that you are using for the rest of your sequence.
To import a QuickTime movie in the proper way, you’ll need to have the same
codec on your system that was used when exporting the file originally. Codecs are
compressor-decompressors, and there are a lot of compression schemes out there.
Examples of codecs are Sorenson, Sorenson Pro, Animation, Component, and so on.
(We will discuss these in more detail later in this chapter.) The export of files is the
driving force when discussing codecs.
To import a QuickTime file, select a target bin in your project and choose File
>
Import. The Import screen appears. Select Graphic Files and then navigate to the
QuickTime file to be imported. Select the file and press Open. The file will import.
Many of the same rules about field order, color space, aspect, and alpha channels from
the Still Graphics Import section of this chapter apply to QuickTime files.
There are two types of QuickTime files: dependent and nondependent. If you try
to import a file that is dependent, it doesn’t work. Dependent files use another larger
file and work much like aliases work on your desktop.
Importing OMF and AAF Intermediary Files
You can import Open Media Framework (OMF) and Advanced Authoring Format
(AAF) intermediary media into your bins just as easily as a QuickTime or graphic file.
Figure 6.13 Setting the import sample
rate to match the project sample rate
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