Exporting OMF to Protools from FCP5

I am running FCP 5.1.4 and cutting an HD pix, shot on an F900, downconverted to a DVC PRO 100 hd for editing. I want to export an OMF for a pro tools session. From what I hear, FCP 5 will not export OMF with the pan and volume levels. The sound editor will basically have to remix all the sound. Is this true?

I never use the keyframes for audio.
Because indeed the audio-guy will not receive that info from the omf.
What I always do is add transitions to the audio. sometimes need to scirror the audio. adjust the level on the second part and the ad a transition.
This way your audio-guy will know he needs to do 'something' on that point in the mix. he will not get the level information, but he'll see you made a transition there. together with your scratch mix (see danny boy's post) he'll figure out...
Rienk

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Since Multicam Sequence are "nested" in the final timeline, only the first audio track comes across in the OMF. Even though there is 8 tracks total in the MC Seq and only the first 2 are good.
So my question is, apart from replacing the nested audio tracks with the original audio in my final sequence, is there a way to tell Premiere how many audio tracks it should use to export an OMF?

This will be corrected in the next version of Premiere Pro coming June 17th. You'll be able to 'flatten' your multicam nests so this scenario works as expected.

Is it possible to export OMF (to ProTools)?

Is it possible to export OMF (to ProTools)? It is vital for the post of sound to be able to send the edit for further work by professional sounddesigners. I love the idea of FC-X, but if OMF export/import is not possible...
Would appreciate any ideas as to how to go about this issue! Thanks

If you need to export an OMF file, you'll have to export your project to FCP 7 with Xto7 (http://assistedediting.intelligentassistance.com/Xto7/) and export an OMF from there. However AAF export is possible with X2Pro software (http://www.x2pro.net/). I highly recommend it, since it makes use of FCP X's Roles-feature by naming the tracks in ProTools according to roles.

Xport OMF or XML from Fcp5 for 5.1 mix?(Pro Tools better?)

Is anyone using Logic to do there fcp project sweetening or is everyone a die hard Pro Tools user? I figured Logic Pro 7 would be the better way to go since I have apples tools. I also found out that PT LE does not support surround mixing. Well fact is I can't afford the PT/TDM gear. So can I get audio from my timeline in fcp to logic and still retain audio attributes and accomplish a surround mix well with Logic Pro 7 or is this left to the big boys with the PT tools? Any direction/workflow? My goal is to recut some real old school short I made and redo it all with fcp studio and freshening up the audio and finally surround mix it. Am I crazy or is someone doing this type of stuff...for fun?
Peace. Thanks any info would be supa fly.
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aka:downtownbrown
ps: I also have the Tascam fw-1884 surface to get the mix in and out and m-audio studiphile monitors.

I never use the keyframes for audio.
Because indeed the audio-guy will not receive that info from the omf.
What I always do is add transitions to the audio. sometimes need to scirror the audio. adjust the level on the second part and the ad a transition.
This way your audio-guy will know he needs to do 'something' on that point in the mix. he will not get the level information, but he'll see you made a transition there. together with your scratch mix (see danny boy's post) he'll figure out...
Rienk

Exporting audio to protools from fc7.

I have just finished the editing and I am ready to send my project to a sound editor, i was wondering how to export material to him,to be worked on PT10
i am going to render a video with same frame rate, and an omf file, i will render a video and audio file of the whole project,
I heard could be useful to esport video with a signal tone and bars at thebeginning? I dont understand why, and how to make it.

Unless you've been setting audio levels referenced against tone, it's not gonna do you much good for the audio guy. Delivering for duplication, or for broadcast, it's crucial.
You can generate bars and tone in the viewer
I'm pretty sure that using the omf export feature in fcp you lose all audio levels you've set (which sound editors are sometimes happy about). If you want to keep your audio levels and also have the omf file just reference the audio (rather than the audio being embedded in the omf file which if I remember correctly as a 2 gig file size limit), use automatic ducks Pro Export
http://www.automaticduck.com/products/pefcp/
used to cost around $ 500. Now it's free. Works great. It will also generate a file with any errors so it's easy to find any problems in your sequence and fix them and re-export

How to export omf from premiere pro to protools?

I get the following message when importing the omf to protools
"can´t open the selected file because Protools express does not support this file type"
I have protool express 11

My guess would be that Protools Express is the 'cheap' version and you will nee the 'full' version to open that file.
But having never used either, you should probably confirm that with Avid.

When I export a AAF file from Protools 9 and Import the file into Logic ProX the drum track is out of sync. I created the drum loop using NI Maschine. Has anyone else seem this??

When I export an AAF file/project from Protools 9 using an external drive and import the AAF into Logice Pro X the drum track does not play correctly. It is out of sync with the rest of the track. I created the drum loop as a plugin using Native Instruments Maschine. Has anyone else had this problem?? Also how would I go about exporting the midi tracks from the Protools session. The midi track does not show when the file is imported to Logic Pro X. The midi data should export with the AAF file correct??

Are you using any plugins in Logic?
In Preferences/Audio under the General tab, how do you have the plug-in-latency compensation set?

EXPORTING TO QUICKTIME FROM FCP5 AND ONLY SOME OF THE FILM IS TRANSFERED?

Hello All
Im in the midst of exporting my sequence from FCP5 to quicktime via the "Quick Time Movie" option. When I do this about 30 seconds of footage is missing from the final QT that us created.
If any one can help I would really appreciate it.
Thanks
Ben
MBP 15INCH OSX 10.4.6
FCP 5.0

In the time line make sure that you go to the end and then press o (out Point)
also if you have a clip selected that is all that will be exported. From your info thats all I got for you. LOL

Export from FCP5

Will anyone share their settings for the best (highest quality) settings for export from FCP5? I have had, what I would call, less than satisfactory results using Compressor 2. I know the MPEG encoder will have a significant impact on the quality of the final DVD. I am trying to output the highest quality so I can test different encoders. Also, would there be any difference to export an uncompressed AVI as opposed to Quicktime? I have ProCoder 2 on my PC and would like to test it as well. Thanks for your help.

#3 output lossless DV
Shane's Stock Answer #3:
To export your DV project so there is no loss in quality, simply go to the File Menu and select EXPORT>QUICKTIME MOVIE. Not Quicktime Conversion, fot this will compress the footage. Make sure the settings match your timeline settings, make it self contained and you are set.
Shane

Exporting to DVD Studio PRo from FCP5 .... Can't find answer anywhere..

Sorry guys, but I have read about 2 hours worth of posts without any answers to my question that is driving me insane. My eyes are bleeding and I am tired of experimenting having to wait hours for exporting to finish just to find out it isn't good quality or not acceptable in DVDSP.
Here is my deal and hopefully someone can help me resolve my issue.
I shot in 24p HDV and edited in FCP5. Finishes project and now want to burn on DVD for friends and family =) End project is about 18 minutes long 720p
Tried using QuickTime Movie export and "current settings" and the file ended up being like 370mb, which seems REALLY small, so I am not sure how to change "current settings," since I am convinced those settings are not the best quality.
I then tried DCHDV PRO 24F in the alternate settings and I ended up with a 5.6gb file, which looked beautiful but too large for a DVD. I tried using compressor to make it smaller using m2v conversation but DVSP refuses the file. I would love to use a QuickTime Movie export that can get the file around 4gb and keep the GREAT quality and still be accepted in DVSP.
So what I really need from someone out there is:
What the best settings for exporting a 18 min HDV 24p movie from FCP5 to DVDSP losing the least amount of quality as possible?
Poor quality to me is flickering credits, poor colors etc.

I believe you have the fundamental misunderstanding of what is happening in this process.
When you create a DVD, all video material - without regard to original format - is converted to a highly compressed MPEG2 format and the audio to either an aiff or ac3 format. The video and audio files are then mixed (muxed) together into a series of VOB files. The major controllers of final quality are: original footage quality, compression bitrate and the amount of motion within frames. The overall length has an impact on bitrate as the DVD spec was designed for a 2 hr limit. HDV presents it's own problems as the 15 frame GOP format is not simply converted to the SD NTSC format.
You may want to spend time to understand how the mpeg2 compression works so you can make suitable adjustments if the result is unacceptable. It is a bit of a dark art but controllable to some extent.
The easy setups available in DVDSP are a good place to start and each parameter within the compression process is adjustable.
good luck.
x

Exporting omf file from FCPX

Any one know how to export omf with FCPX? have tried "automatic duck" but version 4.10 won't work with FCPX.
help.

If you're going to DVD Studio Pro, it will need to transcode to mpeg-2 at some point. If you exported a referenced QT movie from FCP7 previously, then DVD Studio Pro was doing the transcoding for you.
In FCPX, I suggest exporting using Compressor 4. Apply the DVD preset (mpeg2 video and dolby digital audio) and you can also apply chapter markers within Compressor.
Import the 2 resulting files into DVD Studio Pro and no further transcoding (other than menus) will need to be performed when you burn the disc.
~D

Exporting OMF with Volume Levels

My movie's done, I'm trying to export the audio as OMF files for my post guy to use on his machines at work.
Problem is that I can't figure out a way to export and leave my volume levels intact. We've done a lot of the mixing already, but according to Mr. Audio the OMF files I burned for him have all volume levels at 0, no deviation.
Can I export OMF with the volume controls using only Final Cut 5 or Soundtrack?
Next question is about Automatic Duck, a Final Cut plug-in that is supposed to solve my problem. I tried installing it and it seems to not want to work without a copy of After Effects on the same machine. Is there a way to load that plug in for just Final Cut and have it work?
Thanks

hey Mike
welcome to the FCP forum.
FCP5 does not to my knowledge export clip based audio gain or pan adjustment data in its OMF export ... you'll need something like Automaic Duck's Pro Export plug-in for that
if you already own Automatic Duck's fabulous plug-in then you should have no problem exporting your timline with (almost) all dissolves, keyframes and effects intact.
if you are having a problem then I can only guess you've bought the wrong plug-in ... you need the FCP Pro Export plug-in.
you'll be glad to know that Wes Plate, from Automatic Duck is a regular contributor to the forum so you can be sure you'll get the advice you need.

Export .wav with markers from Audition into Premiere Pro CS5.5

Hi,
I need help in getting a multitrack mixdown with markers from Audition into Premiere.
This is what I have:
An Audition CS5.5 multitrack session with lots of markers
This is what I did to export:
Audition > File > Export > Multitrack Mixdown > Entire Session > .wav & "include markers and other metadata"
When I import that .wav in Premiere Pro there are no markers, neither in the source monitor, nor in the sequence.
When I import it into After Effects, all markers are there. Unfortunately, this does not help me in my editing in Premiere.
Is there any workaround for that? A direkt export from Audition via
Multitrack > Export to Premiere Pro
did not help either.
There is a thread on this in Soundtbooth (sorry for posting there, too) where it is stated that it should work in Premiere, too:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/3908899#3908899
Please help, regards,
Andreas

Hi Tim,
first of all, thank you for your help.
I also just filed a bug report, as you suggested.
Now let me share the results of checking out the workaround that you suggested:
1. Export to Premiere Pro via "Mulitrack menu > Export to Adobe Premiere Pro"
I had tried that before and found it not working. This was a partial mistake. What I mean by that is, when you do that, the exported .wav files get automatically added to the sequence timeline. And do not show markers. BUT, what I overlooked was, that there is a sequence created alongside which resides in the project panel. This sequence does in fact include the markers, as sequence markers.
Now comes the bitter part: When I delete the automatically added .wav from the timeline and replace it with said sequence, the markers are treated as clip markers. By contrast to After Effects, in Premiere Pro clip markers do not contain any text / names. I.e. all metadata is lost except the mere fact of anonymous markers on the timeline.
2. Export to Premiere Pro via " File menu > Export > FCP XML Interchange Format"
Same as above. Except, that I had not tried that before. What I had tried before was ...
3. Export via " File menu > Export > OMF"
Interestingly, this cannot be imported in Premiere Pro at all. Could this be another bug?
Comment:
I really hope that the markers export/import gets fixed soon.
I also wished, that clip markers in Premiere Pro would be as intelligent as in After Effects (naming, updating, showing their text clearly in the timeline)
I also wished that sequence markers would be as intelligent as comp markers in After Effects in showing their text clearly in the timeline.
... but thats a lot of wishing going on
Kind regards,
Andreas

Export OMF

Hi,
I wish to export OMF from cubase and import it into the Logic Pro.May i know that s'ld i by-pass all the related effects in Cubase before export step?I'll mix in Logic Pro,so actually i don't need any effects even EQ from Cubase.
Means,is OMF Export original wave file withou effects?

I've been trying to export AAF and the program keeps crashing after almost an hour. I don't think I'll ever use Soundtrack Pro again. Any crashing issues you know of? Thanks very much.

Problème export OMF

Bonjour,
J'ai un problème avec un export OMF. Voilà la notification que j'ai " Média source insuffisant pour cet élément ! La longueur du média d'événement est différente de la longueur du média réel !"
Est-ce que je pourrai tout de même ouvrir mon projet sous protools ? Et si ce n'est pas pas le cas, comment puis-je résoudre le problème ?
Je vous remercie,
Cordialement,
Natacha

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