I'm trying to export from FCP X into Pro Tools to do a final sound mix. I purchase X2Pro because it claimed to be able to do just that but Pro Tools doesn't recognize the aaf files and says I need a Digitalconvert 2.0 which is another $500. Has anyone had any experience with any of these programs. I can't find a way to contact X2Pro for support.
iMac (27-inch, Late 2012)
You can probably find answers on Marquis Broadcast's support forum. I've used X2Pro for a few years to go into Logic Pro X and ProTools without any issues. I think this might have something to do with the format of your audio being incompatible with ProTools.
Thanks for your response. It seems to be converting my XML file to aaf and Pro Tools says it needs to be aiff. Also, the version of Pro Tools is HD 7 and I'm wondering if that might be part of the problem. I'll try the support forum see if anyone there can help.
Wow, that is a really old version of ProTools. I'm not sure if 7 had support for AAF yet or just OMF. Just so that you realize, AAF and OMF are interchange formats meant to allow you to move between computers or programs. These are used for round tripping workflows. AIFF on the other hand is an audio file (extremely similar to a WAV or Broadcast WAV). I started off with ProTools 8 and upon import of audio there was always an option to convert the files, but I've never used 7HD. I would either see about updating to a less ancient ProTools (not really possible if this isn't your own facility) or possibly just opening it on a newer system, converting, then saving down. This seems to be much more of a ProTools problem than FCPX, as the .fcpxml and .aaf seem to have been created just fine, so you might want to ask on the Avid ProTools forum.
X2Pro info said it would work with 7 - 10 which is why I purchased it in the first place. I'll try the Avid forum. Thanks
No problem, and now I'm intrigued. Please come back and post a solution when you find it, I'd like to know for future reference.
The facility isn't mine so may have to go elsewhere but like you I'd like to know the answer. If I find one I'll post it here.
The message I got was:
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That is correct. Pro Tools 7 does not natively support AAF import, but it does with DigiTranslator.
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So without the $500 Digitranslator the $160 X2Pro doesn't do what they said it would.
Has anyone used X2Pro to convert XML to use in Pro tools
