Getting Assets into Your Media Composer Project

ff Flattened Image: All the layers in the graphic file are married together into one single
Master Clip.
ff Select Layers: This feature allows you to choose just the layers you want from the file.
Each layer will become a separate Master Clip. Naming the layers in your graphic file
will be very helpful if you plan to use this option.

See also
ff If your file also contains audio, then the Adjusting audio levels before editing,
Adjusting audio pan settings before editing and Setting stereo-audio tracks
recipes may be helpful

Importing audio
There are a couple different methods to import audio files (or files containing audio), which I'll
cover here. Check out the sections that follow for some additional audio tips and settings.

If you are importing BWF (Broadcast Wave Format) audio files, see Avid Media Composer
Help for additional information. The search term is BWF.

Getting ready
Organize your files before importing. Some suggestions are in the A strategy for project
organization at the desktop level recipe.

How to do it...
These are the steps to import an audio file:

1. Go to the Media Creation settings using any of these methods:

‰‰ Go to the Project Window, select the Settings tab, and then double-click on
Media Creation
‰‰ Tools menu | Media Creation
‰‰ cmd/Ctrl + 5

2. Select the Import tab.

3. From the Drive menu set a destination for the imported media.
4. Click on OK to close the Media Creation window.

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