User Manual

The Avid Media Access (AMA) Workflow
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1. You can begin the editorial by linking directly to the media on an external device. In the
meantime, the pre-configured Dynamic Media Folder (DMF) profiles will automatically
copy the files from the external device to an AMA media folder of your choice on a local or
shared storage. These folders will be managed and indexed by the application.
2. Master clips will be created for all the copied files and added to a 'staging' area so as not to
cause interruptions each time a new file is acquired. Any related audio and video files will be
auto-synced. Similarly, any related clips coming from multiple cameras will be
auto-grouped.
3. Depending on how your dynamic media folders were configured, some specific file formats
will be consolidated and/or transcoded to MXF proxy media. This media will be placed in
the Avid MediaFiles folder and separate master clips (*.new) will be created in the bin for
this media.
2
Avid Media
Files folder
(MXF OP Atom
formats)
Perform manual
relink of clips to
transcoded media
Media consolidated
and/or transcoded
1
Request bin update,
and the clips point to
source files that have
been copied to the
AMA media folders
External
card reader
4
Dynamic
Media folder
(native formats)
Files moved
to local or
shared folder
Master clips
created
Background Process
New master clips created
for transcoded/consolicated media
Avid Media Composer
3
5
Set up automated
processes to move
files to a local or
shared folder