Getting Assets into Your Media Composer Project

See also
ff The Consolidating an AMA Sequence or Subclips recipe in this chapter

Transcoding AMA Master Clips before

beginning to edit
Some formats cannot be Consolidated (copied) using their original codec. Media
Composer will alert you that they will also need to have their codec changed during the
copy process, or you may wish to change the codec when you copy the media. This is
referred to as Transcoding.

Before you Transcode all of your files, it is highly recommended that you perform a small
test of the process to familiarize yourself with any additional options and results. Additional
options include, but are not limited to, Debayer Settings (found in the Media Creation
settings) for RED footage, which also need to be configured. Ideally, it is best if you are able
to perform your small-scale test prior to receiving the mission-critical files and prior to the
intensity of working under a deadline.

As the title of this recipe suggests, the next set of steps would be used before
editing and will focus on only one specific result. If you have already begun to
edit, see the Transcoding AMA Master Clips after editing has begun recipe.

Getting ready
If your media type provides you with versions of the files at different resolutions, you may want
to switch linking from one resolution to another. For example, you've initially linked to the low-
resolution version of the media for editing and now you'd like to change the link to the high-
resolution version for Transcoding. If this applies to you, then perform the following steps, or, if
this does not apply to you, then proceed to the paragraph that follows these steps:

1. Select the clips in your bin.

2. Right-click on the selected clips.
3. Choose Modify AMA Resolutions... from the menu.
4. The AMA Resolutions Quality window opens.
5. Select the video quality that you want for your video.
6. Click on OK.

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