Editor Turnover to Post Sound

Step 1: Make sure your session is setup properly! Here is our preferred method:

Change session start to 00:59:00:00
Add 30 seconds of bars and tones, then a title card, then an academy leader/countdown
Confirm both a visual and audible “2-pop” occur at 00:59:58:00 (two seconds before picture start)
Picture starts at exactly 01:00:00:00 even if your first frame is a black slug

Check out this video to help you setup your session, prior to bouncing out either the OMF/AAF or Quicktime file.

Step 2: Create .OMF or . AAF so we can open in Pro Tools:

Export the sound ONLY at 24 bit/48khz
DO NOT delete any audio tracks, leave all recordings as well as anything like temp music
Choose an option like “Copy All Media” instead of “Consolidating”, this will allow for maximum sound handles. If consolidating is the only option, or original recordings are very long include 30 seconds of handles.*

Step 3: Create a Quicktime .mov NOT h.264 video reference file

Export Apple ProRes 422 Proxy Quicktime .mov file and “match source” to maintain the correct size and aspect ratio.*
If this is not possible, select a comparable option that has a “.mov wrapper”.
VERY IMPORTANT - Please export the .mov with TIMECODE burned into the video.

*BONUS POINTS!

If you filmed in 4k for example, feel free to keep the same aspect ratio but just decrease the size the 720p equivalent to keep the .MOV size manageable
If the edit is multiple cuts of a LONG recording, feel free to but a limit on the handles of say 30 seconds in order to keep the .AAF/.OMF size manageable
If you are using Dropbox to send the files, keep in mind we don’t have an account so we cannot “add folders”. Our preferred method is Google Drive, but if you are using another service to transfer just make sure the files have a “direct download” option.