User Manual

Using the Consolidate Command
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7. Click Consolidate in the lower right corner.
The Copying Media Files dialog box opens.
8. Select an option for how you want your clips to link to the new media.
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If you want to keep your AMA clips linked to the original source, select the option “Keep Master
clips linked to media on the original drive.”
For more information, see “Consolidating Media” on page 449.
9. Click OK.
Your Avid editing application creates new media files and new clips which are linked
according to your selection.
Another way to back up media files is to copy them directly onto another hard drive by using
the Windows desktop or the Macintosh desktop. You cannot, however, take advantage of the
storage-saving features of the Consolidate command, and it is more difficult to identify
particular media files when searching directly through folders.
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Do not make copies of media files from the Windows desktop or the Macintosh desktop
while your Avid editing application is running. Also, do not keep duplicate copies of media
files online; either delete the originals, take the backups offline, or store the backups in a
folder with a different name.
Target Audio Format Select either OMF (WAVE), OMF(AIFF-C), or MXF (PCM)
audio format. See “Audio Projects Settings: Main Tab” on
page 1354.
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