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Batch Import Dialog Box
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c. Navigate to the location of the source file.
If you select more than one clip displayed in red, the system first attempts to find the rest
of the clips in the same folder as the first clip and then in folders that maintain the same
relationship with the first clip’s folder.
Found clips are displayed in black.
10. Click the Video Resolution menu, and select a video resolution for all the reimported files.
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OMFI and AAF files do not convert DV 25 to DV 50 or DV 50 to DV 25.
11. Click the Video Drive and Audio Drive menus, and select a destination drive or drives for all
the media files.
You can separate video and audio onto different drives by clicking the Single/Dual Drives
button.
12. (Option) By default, your Avid editing application imports the file using the Import settings
from the last time it imported the file. You can change the Import settings for all clips to
import by doing the following:
a. In the Import Options section, select “Override clip settings with current settings.
b. Click Current Settings to open the Import Settings dialog box.
c. Select the appropriate options.
d. Click OK to close the Import Settings dialog box.
13. Click Import.
The file is imported.
Batch Import Dialog Box
The Batch Import dialog box lets you select a source file for each master clip that you selected in
a bin. Your Avid editing application finds the source file automatically if the it is located in the
same folder where you last imported the file.
For information on working in the Batch Import dialog box as part of the reimporting process,
see “Reimporting Files” on page 318.