What happens when you import media?

What happens when you import media?

• A. It moves the original file to the project folder.
• B. It links to the original without copying.
• C. It duplicates the media to two drives.
• D. It ingests a copy of the original media that's been converted to Avid-native media.

Answer: (D)

Importing media means bringing footage into the project by creating a managed copy in Avid’s media storage and converting it to a native Avid codec. This ensures the project uses media that Avid can reliably manage for smooth playback, editing, and rendering, independent of where the original file sits. The original file stays on its source drive, while a new Avid-native copy is created in the media folders. This is different from linking to the original file, which merely references it without copying or transcoding. It’s also not about duplicating everything to two drives by default. So the result of importing is an ingested copy of the original media converted to an Avid-native format.

Importing media means bringing footage into the project by creating a managed copy in Avid’s media storage and converting it to a native Avid codec. This ensures the project uses media that Avid can reliably manage for smooth playback, editing, and rendering, independent of where the original file sits. The original file stays on its source drive, while a new Avid-native copy is created in the media folders. This is different from linking to the original file, which merely references it without copying or transcoding. It’s also not about duplicating everything to two drives by default. So the result of importing is an ingested copy of the original media converted to an Avid-native format.