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Alohas
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March 6, 2021
Question

Omf export crashes premiere pro

  • March 6, 2021
  • 4 replies
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Hello everyone

 

I finished my full length film, and I want to export my omf using pp 2019, for the sound mixing process.

 

It's a professionnal emergency😶

 

Software seems to start computing but in the end stops responding, and one time there was an empty file as a result of the export..

 

Tried different presets, and also exporting small parts of the project, no change...

 

Any fresh ideas welcome ! 

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    gs roughcuts
    Participant
    December 13, 2023

    he is absolutely right - break the segemts - by making different timelines. 

    and then export 

     

    Odobe
    Odobe
    Known Participant
    August 21, 2023

    I have the same problem with Premiere crash on export of OMF

     

    When exporting separate audio it works everytime

    When exporting embedded audio it crashes everytime

     

    Apple M1 Ultra Mac Studio running Premiere 23.2.0

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    Michael Grenadier
    Legend
    August 21, 2023

    as Steve mentions, there is a file size limitation of 2gb  to OMFs with embedded audio...    That's why many audio studios now prefer aafs...    Just got delivery specs for a sound studio in LA...  They request aaf...  

    Odobe
    Odobe
    Known Participant
    August 21, 2023

    thanks Michael - these OMFs are in the megabytes so not sure what's happening?

    chrisw44157881
    chrisw44157881
    Inspiring
    March 8, 2021

    try AAF

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    Steve Griffiths
    Inspiring
    March 8, 2021

    Are you exceeding the file size limitation for OMF? Which is 2GB.

    At a TV network I'm at we still send all programs to Audio Mix using OMF. For an hour long program we'll have to duplicate the original program/edit into multiple sequences, with just a few audio tracks each.

    i.e. first copy might have audio tracks 1-3, 2nd copy 4-6, 3rd copy tracks 7-10 etc.

    Basically we copy the sequence and remove all but the tracks we want to keep - export that as OMF and then move onto the next one. Watch your OMF files sizes and ensure they are under 2GB. In a complex 1 hour program exporting (say) tracks 1-3 might give an OMF file size of about 1.5GB.

    These exports will be easily synced back up at Audio Mix stage as they will all have the same timecode.

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