If you are exporting an AAF for use in Pro Tools you should not export an AAF using the File > Export AAF/XML command, as this will not provide the correct exchange file for Pro Tools, and it won’t work correctly. The Pro Tools Rendering preset has been designed to present the appropriate options for exporting a specifically formatted AAF project file, linked audio files, and a linked reference video file to Pro Tools, or any application capable of importing a Pro Tools formatted AAF file.īlackmagic Design makes it clear in the Resolve manual that when exporting using the Pro Tools preset, users must use the AAF file that’s automatically created and written to the target location because it’s formatted especially for Pro Tools and it contains path names reflecting the rendered clips. It seems that older versions of Resolve and/or other versions of Pro Tools can cause issues.

However, we have seen reports that when importing an AAF from Resolve, especially v17, you need to have a very recent version of Pro Tools. We understand that there were further improvements to the AAF Export workflow with the release of Resolve 17. With the release of DaVinci Resolve version 16, Blackmagic Design, the custodians of DaVinci Resolve state that the Pro Tools Export window “has been dramatically improved”.

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