Importing an AAF Sequence: Supported Transitions and Effects

 
 
 

Sections in this topic:

Video and Audio Effects

The following tables describe how effects are supported in Flame Premium.

Blend

Avid Flame Premium
Picture-in-picture Supported
Superimpose Translated to Soft Axis (transparency value is translated)

Film

Avid Flame Premium
1.66 mask Supported; bkg is black, horizontal position ignored
1.85 mask Supported; bkg is black, horizontal position ignored
16:9 mask Supported; bkg is black, horizontal position ignored
Anamorphic mask Supported; bkg is black, horizontal position ignored
Mask Supported; bkg is black, horizontal position ignored

AVX Plugin

Avid Flame Premium
Illusion FX Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
AVX Plugins Not supported; replaced by Cue mark

Image

Avid Flame Premium
Avid Pan and Zoom Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Blur effect Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
colour Correction Converted to Soft CC (empty) + cue mark
colour Effect Converted to Soft CC (empty) + cue mark
Flip Converted to Soft Axis (Flip effect)
Flip-flop Converted to Soft Axis (Flip-flop effect)
Flop Converted to Soft Axis (Flop effect)
Mask Supported; bkg is black, no mask, horizontal position off
Resize Supported; background is black, no left and right cropping
Scratch removal Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Submaster Converted to Container

Reformat

Avid Flame Premium
14:9 Letterbox Not supported; replaced by Soft Axis + Cue mark
16:9 Letterbox Not supported; replaced by Soft Axis + Cue mark
4:3 Sidebar Not supported; replaced by Soft Axis + Cue mark
Pan and Scan Not supported; replaced by Soft Axis + Cue mark

Titles

Avid Flame Premium
Classic Title Converted to Soft Text; only text string is available (white Discreet font, size 50)
Marquee Text Converted to Soft Text; only text string is available (white Discreet font, size 50)

Key

Avid Flame Premium
Animatte Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Luma key Converted to Soft Axis (empty) + cue mark
Matte key Converted to Soft Axis (empty) + cue mark
RGB keyer Converted to Soft Axis (empty) + cue mark
Spectra Matte Converted to Soft Axis (empty) + cue mark

Miscellaneous

Avid Flame Premium
Timewarp Converted to Soft TW; recreate the curve type
Motion Effect Translated to Soft TW (Constant speed, no strobe effect)
3D PIP Translated to Soft Axis (Position / Scaling, ISO, Softness / Crop) + cue mark
Peel Not supported; cue mark
Push Not supported; cue mark
Spin Not supported; cue mark
Squeeze Not supported; cue mark
Video gap Video gap
Video filler Video gap
Video match frame edit Match frame

General Audio

Avid Flame Premium
Audio level Audio gain
Audio dissolve Audio dissolve
Audio fade in Audio dissolve
Audio fade out Audio dissolve
Audio gap Audio gap
Audio filler Audio gap
Audio match frame edit Match frame splice

Audio Effects

Flame Premium does not support any of the RATS Audio Effects . Every RATS Audio Effect is replaced with a cue mark.

Video and Audio Transitions

The following tables describe how AAF transitions are supported in Flame Premium.

Transitions marked with an * are also supported with the “Inverse” option set.

Blend

Avid Flame Premium
Dip to colour Converted to Dissolve (linear animation)
Dissolve Converted to Dissolve (linear animation)
Fade from colour Supported; background is black only, reset manually
Fade to colour Supported; background is black only, reset manually
Picture-in-picture Not supported; replaced by Dissolve + cue mark

Film

Avid Flame Premium
Film dissolve Converted to Dissolve (bezier animation)
Film fade Converted to Dissolve (linear animation)

Box wipe

Avid Flame Premium
Bottom box* Converted to SMPTE 025; softness not supported
Bottom left to top right* Converted to SMPTE 006; softness not supported
Bottom right to top left* Converted to SMPTE 005; softness not supported
Left box* Converted to SMPTE 026; softness not supported
Right box* Converted to SMPTE 024; softness not supported
Top box* Converted to SMPTE 023; softness not supported
Top left to bottom right* Converted to SMPTE 003; softness not supported
Top right to bottom left* Converted to SMPTE 004; softness not supported

Edge Wipe

Avid Flame Premium
Horizontal* Converted to SMPTE 001; softness not supported
Horz open* Converted to SMPTE 021; softness not supported
Bottom left diagonal* Converted to SMPTE 042; animation is inverted, softness not supported
Bottom right diagonal* Converted to SMPTE 041; animation is inverted, softness not supported
Upper left diagonal* Converted to SMPTE 041; softness not supported
Upper right diagonal* Converted to SMPTE 042; softness not supported
Vert open* Converted to SMPTE 022; softness not supported
Vertical* Converted to SMPTE 002; softness not supported

Shape Wipe

Avid Flame Premium
4 corners* Converted to SMPTE 007; softness not supported
Horizontal bands Not supported; replaced by Dissolve + cue mark
Horizontal blinds Not supported; replaced by Dissolve + cue mark
Vertical blinds Not supported; replaced by Dissolve + cue mark
Center box* Converted to SMPTE 101; softness not supported
Circle* Converted to SMPTE 119; softness not supported
Ellipse* Converted to SMPTE 120; softness not supported
Clock* Converted to SMPTE 201; softness not supported
Diamond* Converted to SMPTE 102; softness not supported

Sawtooth Wipe

Avid Flame Premium
Horizontal sawtooth* Converted to SMPTE 071; softness not supported
Horz open sawtooth* Converted to SMPTE 073; softness not supported
Vert open sawtooth* Converted to SMPTE 074; softness not supported
Vertical sawtooth* Converted to SMPTE 072; softness not supported

Matrix Wipe

Avid Flame Premium
Grid* Not supported; replaced by SMPTE 008
One-way row Not supported; replaced by SMPTE 001
Speckle Not supported; replaced by SMPTE 001
Spiral Not supported; replaced by SMPTE 001
Zig-zag Not supported; replaced by SMPTE 001

Xpress 3D Effect

Avid Flame Premium
3D ball Not supported; replaced by Dissolve (linear) + cue mark
3D page fold Not supported; replaced by Dissolve (linear) + cue mark
3D slats Not supported; replaced by Dissolve (linear) + cue mark
3D PIP Translated to Soft Axis (Position / Scaling, ISO, Softness / Crop) + cue mark

Miscellaneous

Avid Flame Premium
Conceal Converted to Soft Axis (bottom left to top right); softness not supported
L-Conceal Converted to Soft Axis (bottom left to top right); softness not supported
Squeeze Converted to Soft Axis (bottom centered); softness not supported
Peel Not supported; replaced by Dissolve + cue mark
Push Not supported; replaced by Dissolve + cue mark
Spin Not supported; replaced by Dissolve + cue mark
Video gap Video gap
Video filler Video gap