This example shows how to use OpenTimelineIO and AAF files with embedded media to create timelines in Media Composer. It uses the Animal Logic ALab Trailer media provided by the ASWF Digital Production Example Library (DPEL). The ALab trailer is reconstructed from a OTIO file with no clip metadata and the H264/WAV media that was transcoded from the original source.
Install OpenTimelineIO python bindings
pip install opentimelineio
This example assumes ffmpeg and ffprobe are in your systems PATH
https://dpel-assets.aswf.io/alab-trailer/animal_logic_alab_trailer_otio_and_media.zip
This zip file contains all the H264, wav and OTIO files needed for this example.
prep.py extracts the files needed from ALab trailer zip file. The OTIO files included with the ALab trailer originated from a AAF source. We strip all the clip metadata to simulate a basic OTIO file that could have come from any source.
python prep.py path/to/animal_logic_alab_trailer_otio_and_media.zip
python otio2aaf.py ALab_mk020_final_edit.h264.stripped.otio
This will transcode every media reference in the OTIO timeline into a individual AAF files with embedded media and put them in
sub directory called output. It also creates another AAF file of the OTIO timeline with all the media cut together ALab_mk020_final_edit.h264.stripped.otio.aaf.
In Avid Media Composer drag and drop all the AAF files with embedded media located in output directory into a avid bin. Alternatively you can also File->Input->Import Media and select all the AAF files.
Finally import ALab_mk020_final_edit.h264.stripped.otio.aaf AAF of timeline.