Creating an AAF file to move a PP CC 2014 project to Avid Media Composer 8.2.0

Hi Fellow Premiere Pro users.
I have a client who doesn't want to make the switch from Avid to Premiere Pro. He's had little luck transferring the project with AAF files, mostly because batch importing within Avid to relink the media can take hours.
Has anyone had experience moving a project from CC 2014 to Avid Media Composer?
Thanks for your help!
Rachel
Adobe Certified Expert Editor; Adobe Premiere Pro

Hi Zhaohan,
I had the same problem, but I think I managed to find a solution, which I wrote up in this thread named "URGENT HELP MEDIA COMPOSER WON'T OPEN!"
Hope this helps.
-Z

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