Pro Tools and OMF

[EganMedia]

I'm starting a mix session next week for the first of 13 episodes in a cable TV
series. The editor is working on a Media 100 844x (PC) and I'm usin Pro Tools
HD. The editor has done some *very* limited work on the sudio- mostly editing
out stuff she doesn't want to hear. She wants to send me the tracks exported
as OMF. Is there a way import them into Pro Tools without using Dig
Translator? I don't own it, and while I would happily buy it, no one (Digi
Store included) has it in stock. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,


Joe Egan
EMP
Colchester, VT
www.eganmedia.com

[Remixer]

EDL Convert Pro might do it. Not sure though.

[Remixer]

EDL Convert Pro might do it. Not sure though.

[Ted Spencer]

<< She wants to send me the tracks exported
as OMF. Is there a way import them into Pro Tools without using Dig
Translator?
>>

"OMF Tool", included with Pro Tools (or as a free download) will convert 16 bit
OMF files to basic Pro Tools sessions (regions named and placed correctly in
time, and not much else). It won't work with 24 bit, or export from PT to OMF
though.

<< I don't own it, and while I would happily buy it, no one (Digi
Store included) has it in stock. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>><BR><BR>

I got a mine from Swee****er IIRC...


Ted Spencer, NYC

"No amount of classical training will ever teach you what's so cool about
"Tighten Up" by Archie Bell And The Drells" -author unknown

[Ted Spencer]

<< She wants to send me the tracks exported
as OMF. Is there a way import them into Pro Tools without using Dig
Translator?
>>

"OMF Tool", included with Pro Tools (or as a free download) will convert 16 bit
OMF files to basic Pro Tools sessions (regions named and placed correctly in
time, and not much else). It won't work with 24 bit, or export from PT to OMF
though.

<< I don't own it, and while I would happily buy it, no one (Digi
Store included) has it in stock. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>><BR><BR>

I got a mine from Swee****er IIRC...


Ted Spencer, NYC

"No amount of classical training will ever teach you what's so cool about
"Tighten Up" by Archie Bell And The Drells" -author unknown

[Winter]

"EganMedia" > wrote in message
...
> I'm starting a mix session next week for the first of 13 episodes in a
cable TV
> series. The editor is working on a Media 100 844x (PC) and I'm usin Pro
Tools
> HD. The editor has done some *very* limited work on the sudio- mostly
editing
> out stuff she doesn't want to hear. She wants to send me the tracks
exported
> as OMF. Is there a way import them into Pro Tools without using Dig
> Translator? I don't own it, and while I would happily buy it, no one
(Digi
> Store included) has it in stock. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Joe Egan
> EMP
> Colchester, VT
> www.eganmedia.com

Hi Joe,

you can use "OMF Tool" which is a free download (I think) on the Digi site.
However, it's a one-way transfer product: OMF to PT only, no PT to OMF.

Good luck,
--
Winter
www.EMBStudios.com
A World of Good Music
(510)325-1029

[Winter]

"EganMedia" > wrote in message
...
> I'm starting a mix session next week for the first of 13 episodes in a
cable TV
> series. The editor is working on a Media 100 844x (PC) and I'm usin Pro
Tools
> HD. The editor has done some *very* limited work on the sudio- mostly
editing
> out stuff she doesn't want to hear. She wants to send me the tracks
exported
> as OMF. Is there a way import them into Pro Tools without using Dig
> Translator? I don't own it, and while I would happily buy it, no one
(Digi
> Store included) has it in stock. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Joe Egan
> EMP
> Colchester, VT
> www.eganmedia.com

Hi Joe,

you can use "OMF Tool" which is a free download (I think) on the Digi site.
However, it's a one-way transfer product: OMF to PT only, no PT to OMF.

Good luck,
--
Winter
www.EMBStudios.com
A World of Good Music
(510)325-1029

[Philip Perkins]

(EganMedia) wrote in message >...
> I'm starting a mix session next week for the first of 13 episodes in a cable TV
> series. The editor is working on a Media 100 844x (PC) and I'm usin Pro Tools
> HD. The editor has done some *very* limited work on the sudio- mostly editing
> out stuff she doesn't want to hear. She wants to send me the tracks exported
> as OMF. Is there a way import them into Pro Tools without using Dig
> Translator? I don't own it, and while I would happily buy it, no one (Digi
> Store included) has it in stock. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Are you sure that the M100 will export OMFs? The systems I've worked
with would not.
If they CAN now then that is a great thing. Yes, you can try to
import an OMF w/o DigiTranslator, via the OMF tools downloadable from
the Digi site. They used to work fine, mostly, but as the spec of the
carious video editing systems moved on they work less and less of the
time. This is why Digitranslator (1) was made--for 16 bit sessions it
generally works very well. For a PT HD I think you'll need to get
the DT2 add-on, which basically just unlocks the DT2 that is already
in your software. Yes, it's kind of expensive, but it is the only
reliable way to take in OMFs, especially if they are coming from a
non-Avid system. You've got a big job going there--save yourself the
trouble and bite the bullet for DT2. (If you are on OS X I'm pretty
sure that the OMF Tools won't work anyhow.) Digi Customer Support
couldn't help you? You could try Cutting Edge Audio here in SF, they
are very helpful and sell a lot of PT systems: 415-487-2323.

Philip Perkins

[Philip Perkins]

(EganMedia) wrote in message >...
> I'm starting a mix session next week for the first of 13 episodes in a cable TV
> series. The editor is working on a Media 100 844x (PC) and I'm usin Pro Tools
> HD. The editor has done some *very* limited work on the sudio- mostly editing
> out stuff she doesn't want to hear. She wants to send me the tracks exported
> as OMF. Is there a way import them into Pro Tools without using Dig
> Translator? I don't own it, and while I would happily buy it, no one (Digi
> Store included) has it in stock. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Are you sure that the M100 will export OMFs? The systems I've worked
with would not.
If they CAN now then that is a great thing. Yes, you can try to
import an OMF w/o DigiTranslator, via the OMF tools downloadable from
the Digi site. They used to work fine, mostly, but as the spec of the
carious video editing systems moved on they work less and less of the
time. This is why Digitranslator (1) was made--for 16 bit sessions it
generally works very well. For a PT HD I think you'll need to get
the DT2 add-on, which basically just unlocks the DT2 that is already
in your software. Yes, it's kind of expensive, but it is the only
reliable way to take in OMFs, especially if they are coming from a
non-Avid system. You've got a big job going there--save yourself the
trouble and bite the bullet for DT2. (If you are on OS X I'm pretty
sure that the OMF Tools won't work anyhow.) Digi Customer Support
couldn't help you? You could try Cutting Edge Audio here in SF, they
are very helpful and sell a lot of PT systems: 415-487-2323.

Philip Perkins

[Rail Jon Rogut]

You can install the DigiTranslator demo which came with your Pro Tools HD..
the demo will run for 2 weeks.

Rail
------------------------------------------------------------
Recording Engineer/Software Developer
Rail Jon Rogut Software
http://home.earthlink.net/~railro


"EganMedia" > wrote in message
...
> I'm starting a mix session next week for the first of 13 episodes in a
cable TV
> series. The editor is working on a Media 100 844x (PC) and I'm usin Pro
Tools
> HD. The editor has done some *very* limited work on the sudio- mostly
editing
> out stuff she doesn't want to hear. She wants to send me the tracks
exported
> as OMF. Is there a way import them into Pro Tools without using Dig
> Translator? I don't own it, and while I would happily buy it, no one
(Digi
> Store included) has it in stock. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Joe Egan
> EMP
> Colchester, VT
> www.eganmedia.com

[Rail Jon Rogut]

You can install the DigiTranslator demo which came with your Pro Tools HD..
the demo will run for 2 weeks.

Rail
------------------------------------------------------------
Recording Engineer/Software Developer
Rail Jon Rogut Software
http://home.earthlink.net/~railro


"EganMedia" > wrote in message
...
> I'm starting a mix session next week for the first of 13 episodes in a
cable TV
> series. The editor is working on a Media 100 844x (PC) and I'm usin Pro
Tools
> HD. The editor has done some *very* limited work on the sudio- mostly
editing
> out stuff she doesn't want to hear. She wants to send me the tracks
exported
> as OMF. Is there a way import them into Pro Tools without using Dig
> Translator? I don't own it, and while I would happily buy it, no one
(Digi
> Store included) has it in stock. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Joe Egan
> EMP
> Colchester, VT
> www.eganmedia.com

[EggHd]

<< You can install the DigiTranslator demo which came with your Pro Tools HD..
the demo will run for 2 weeks. >>

A buddy of mine did that very thing to get him through what may be the only
project he needed it for.



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"I know enough to know I don't know enough"

[EggHd]

<< You can install the DigiTranslator demo which came with your Pro Tools HD..
the demo will run for 2 weeks. >>

A buddy of mine did that very thing to get him through what may be the only
project he needed it for.



---------------------------------------
"I know enough to know I don't know enough"

[Jeff Chestek]

>
> "OMF Tool", included with Pro Tools (or as a free download) will convert 16 bit
> OMF files to basic Pro Tools sessions (regions named and placed correctly in
> time, and not much else). It won't work with 24 bit, or export from PT to OMF
> though.
>


Also, OMFTool 2.0.7x2 is the only version I've used that worked, and it
only works on Type 1 omf files with embedded audio media, and NO video.
Anything else didn't seem to work.


Jeff C.