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Massive Project Migration Avid to FCP
My company plans on moving large amounts of footage and projects for a show from Avid to FCP. Not sure of the exact number, but it is in the TBs of data.
In order to re-create the project structure on the FCP side, I am thinking the best way is to export EDLs in Avid and relink to the media using MXF4Mac so we can avoid having to recapture mountains of footage.
Is this the best option, any troubles out there with MXF4Mac?
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EDLs? Of the cuts? You can’t export EDLs of the file structure. Not sure HOW you would get the file structure over. Cuts are brought over using Automatic Duck and AAF export. Media…yeah, MXF4Mac will allow FCP to read and work with the media. But the file structure will need to be redone.
plus, when you are ready to output…or even if you want to monitor the footage on an external monitor…you’ll have to media manage the footage, recompress it to an FCP codec.
Why are you doing this? Best to stick with a platform until you are done. Getting media from one platform to another isn’t an easy task…and rebuilding projects, in my experience, has to be done by hand. Is it work the time and manpower to do this?
Shane
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It came out of the following situation. We have 2 offices, one in NYC and one just outside of DC. Our NYC office is all Avid and our DC office is all FCP working independently on different shows for different networks.
We are anticipating moving our NYC office over to FCP as one of our big shows will most likely move from DC to NYC to post its 2nd season later this year or early next. That show requires that they have access to the majority, if not all, of the first seasons footage/projects/organization.
We are basically stuck between two big shows each with mountains of data, one in Avid the other in FCP.
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Matt,
You need more help that what you’re going to get here on the Cow. Specifically, you should hire
someone (Like SHANE!) who understands this process and knows all of the ways that this can go horribly wrong.Judging by your initial question, you’re over your head on this, and if you try to do it yourself… it’s NOT going to end well.
In a BEST cast scenario, this is going to be a complicated, frustrating, difficult process. In other words, “You can’t get there from here”. My advice is to pay someone else to guide you through it.
Good luck. (You’re going to need it!)
Mark
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Well, I’m available, and my wife and kids are going to DC this Thurs thru August 31…and I have a place to stay… (thanks for looking out for me Mark).
My advice is for the DC office to invest in 1-2 copies of Avid Media Composer 5.0 software and use them until these Avid projects are completed. But then push forward with the edit system you want to use after that. Or, since you are consolidating offices, bring down a couple Avid systems and use those until they are done.
Moving an entire project and media from one NLE to the other, as stated, is a HUGE undertaking.
Shane
GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD…don’t miss it.
Read my blog, Little Frog in High Def -
^^ Wot he said. Unless there is a compelling reason to do it, best avoided. ‘Streamlining’ like this will cost you in the short term, for little gain. If you’re Mac based in both locations, it’s a little easier but the chances of you moving TB of data between two systems, and reconstructing big projects without a hitch, is slim-to-zero IMHO. Better to run 2 systems alongside one another until you have a natural break in proceedings – and even then I’d keep a legacy system until you’re sure the project is no longer needed.
Just my 2 cents!
Jason
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