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Workflow: Prepping for Archive
HI All…
What’s you best practice an procedures for archive a project that contains
1) Avid Tiles and Imported CG elements
2) Time code based materials where you will have access to the reel
3) Imported Audio digitally ripped from CD
4) Materials you have Shared from other ppl’s projectsI know that you have consolidation features as well as the ability to restore Time code based materials via batch digitzing…
I’m just a little concenered about the best order deleting TC based materials and making sure the shared elemets get backed up in my project as well.
You experienced input is appreciated.
Thanks…
Alex
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OK…
So here’s what I’ve come up with.
1) Using the Media Tool, I search for all media used in the current project including Master clips and precomputes.
2) I sort the results by Tape. This shows me what clips come from reels so I can blow away their media.
3) The clips without Tape names are my NON time code sources (audio CG, etc). I consolidate those to an external volume, w/o relinking to it, and delete the original media files.
4) I then also copy the project folder to the External volume.
To restore the project it’s pretty much the reverse:
1) Copy the project file back to the system drive
2) I Dupleicate my Off line Sequence and rename it …RECAP, then batch from my reels to grab the footage back online.
3) I then Search for media in the Media tool and Sort to show me what’s still off line. This should be all my non TC based stuff.
4) I then relink the Offline stuff to the External volume.
5) Finally I consolidate those clips back to the Media volume to bring them back online at full speed.
Have I missed anything?
Alex
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You seem to have a few extra steps that shouldn’t be necessary.
1) Your backup sounds good. If you captured with timecode and have all the reels, delete that media. You can batch capture.
2) Move everything that’s left to an external drive. I burn it to a DVD. I had an incredibly flakey external HD that would corrupt all the time, so I burn them off. Haven’t had a problem yet. (Knocks on wood)
3) When bringing the project back to life, there’s no reason to relink your offline sequence to your external, then consolidate back to your media drive. Just do this:
a. Open the project, select the sequence, then hit Batch Capture. This will open the capture tool and start prompting for tapes. Feed until the Avid is satisfied. Now shut the Avid program down.
b. Hook up your external. Copy all the media files on your external to your OMFI MediaFiles folder on your media drives. Delete the database files, reopen the Avid (it will rebuild the media database), and open your project. Everything should now be online. If it’s not, select your sequence/clips and relink. Voila! No need to relink and consolidate…just copy the files directly over and relink. Should save some time.Mike.
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Hey
Good practices all round!
One other thing i do in addition is create a folder within the project folder, name it whatever (imports etc)and put in it any file used thats not on a reel, i.e. PSD’s, QT’s, audio files etc. Therefore when i backup the project folder everything is there, and thus will be there still when i restore a job. Also means i have the original files to manipulate.
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Hi…
“2) Move everything that’s left to an external drive. I burn it to a DVD. I had an incredibly flakey external HD that would corrupt all the time, so I burn them off. Haven’t had a problem yet. (Knocks on wood)”
In this case you do the Move via Consilidate right?
“a. Open the project, select the sequence, then hit Batch Capture. This will open the capture tool and start prompting for tapes. Feed until the Avid is satisfied. Now shut the Avid program down.”
As Avid makes new clips for the recapture, for orgonizational purposes, would you reccomend:
Making a Recap Bin
Duplicating the sequence in that Bin (rename as recap for your ref)
Recapture the duped sequenceThen the Bathce clips (.NEW) will end up in New bin. Seems a bit less cluttery this way.
Thanks…
Alex
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Hi AC…
While originally building the project do you
1) Copy the files for import to your created folder in the project folder first.
2) Import from that location?Do you make use of Avid Bacth import when resotring the project or do you just archive off the non TC sources as I suggesrted orignally?
Thanks…
Alex
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