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  • Project file from a 1995 avid

    Posted by Jochem Van rijs on April 5, 2011 at 7:24 am

    I have an avid project folder from a project done in 1995. I would really like to be able to use the edit as a base of a film I am working on. I tried sebsky tools and also some avid editors I know have tried on their media composers but no luck so far.

    But perhaps I am missing something or someone else knows how to do it and is willing to share the information. I am working on FCP but I only require the final edl / edit

    I know it was done on a FC or MC on a Apple Quadra Avid.

    I do appreciate any help

    Jochem van Rijs
    Nature Conservation Films

    2149_serengetialphabet.zip

    Job Ter burg replied 15 years, 5 months ago 4 Members · 5 Replies
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  • Michael Phillips

    April 5, 2011 at 10:59 am

    Did you try creating a new project, and just opening the bins? If 1995, you have four project choices when creating a new one:

    NTSC
    PAL
    NTSC24 (not 23.976)
    PAL 24

    Michael

    Michael Phillips

  • Jochem Van rijs

    April 5, 2011 at 11:12 am

    It is a pal project but I am not able to open it. Not even in ALE. But I do not have my own avid so I am dependent on others.

  • Grinner Hester

    April 5, 2011 at 1:00 pm

    from MC version 5 to MC version 5. That’s awesome.
    The project will open and you can batch as you normally would. If going to FCP, a CMX3600 edl works, as long as the project is edl friendly. Doesn’t sound like you can hop in there and do 4 audio tracks at a time, remove plugins, ect. You’ll see these hickups left out in the new sequence. If reel names are larger than 5 characters you’ll have to mend that in the original project.

  • Michael Phillips

    April 5, 2011 at 3:01 pm

    Can you send me the project zipped up to:

    michael(at)24p(dot)com

    Thanks.

    Michael

    Michael Phillips

  • Job Ter burg

    April 5, 2011 at 6:45 pm

    Hi Jochem,

    IIRC, I already revived that project for NCF once, some years ago. I might even have a copy somewhere.

    However, the trick is to add the extension ‘.avp’ to the file named ‘Serengeti Alfabet’, and the extension ‘.avs’ to the file named ‘Serengeti Alfabet Settings’. After that, I was able to open the project and the bins in MC 5.5 under OSX 10.6.6.

    Job.

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