
Avid Guide for AMA Workflow
QuickTime
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What happens if… My QuickTime movie has an Alpha channel?
Alpha channels are not currently supported. If you perform a QuickTime AMA link to a movie with an Alpha
channel, you will see the fill only, without the Alpha cutting it. There will be no warning that the Alpha is present,
but will not be used.
To use the Alpha channel, you can still perform a FILE > IMPORT (after setting up your Import settings to
ensure proper handling of the Alpha channel).
What happens if… I move the QuickTime file to which I have linked clips?
If you move an AMA linked QuickTime file, it will become offline in your project. The link to the QuickTime file is
established by the file’s name and location. If this happens, here are three things you can do to fix this situation:
• Move the QuickTime file back to its original location and it should relink automatically; if not, close and reopen
the bin to refresh it and reestablish the link.
• Relink to the moved clip in its new location—open the original bin that contains the offline clip, select
the clip, chose FILE > RELINK TO AMA FILE(S)…, and then select the QuickTime movie file
in its new location; this will not create a new clip in the bin, but instead re-establish the link with the
clip already in the bin
• Create a new link (and clip) to the moved QuickTime movie; in any bin that does not already contain the
original clip, choose FILE > LINK TO AMA FILE(S)… to create a new clip of the moved QuickTime
movie in its new location—the original clip remains offline
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