(03-24-2023, 02:01 AM)johne53 Wrote: Mixbus used to have quite good support for AAF (I know - because I wrote it!!) But the problem with AAF was that the spec itself was too open to interpretation
Avid's interpretation was usually the best - but everyone else's was pretty flaky. Typical problems included crossfades not getting handled correctly- or for stereo material, sometimes only the left-hand channel got exported!!
Can your client export sessions in ProTools format? I've never tried Mixbus's PT import feature but by all accounts it's quite good... Worth a try maybe?
Yes, I have noticed that the AAF spec and the different implementations are somewhat funky! :-)
I finished the mix by aligning the files manually and the client is happy. I have only imported PT sessions where the tracks are consolidated to the full length, so I can't really tell how well the PT import works. It might be better to ask the client to deliver full-length consolidated files in a project like this, it was only 8 extra clips in addition to the music file itself (which I mixed a few months ago).
A year or so before the first version of Mixbus32C came out, I got a request for mixing a full-time movie (approx. 2 hours I think). Regarding the audio mixing alone, I knew I had the best program (Mixbus) for the job but I had to turn the offer down. They mixed the audio for the whole movie in some Adobe program, maybe it was Adobe Audition (did it exist around 2015) but I'm not sure.
I'm currently studying the AAF file I got through a hex editor in the hope that I can make a Perl script to tell me where the files should be aligned according to the AAF. I found the references to the audio files and now try to figure out where to find their starting points.
I enjoy mixing projects like the one I just finished and hope for more jobs like this, it was great fun!