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Changing tape names in ALE files
Hello everyone,
I have several ALE files that have come to me with the wrong tape names. I can’t seem to change the tape names in Avid even if I have not yet captured the footage. I don’t need to change the original ALE file, although that would be nice, but I must have my tape names correct in the Avid!
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Corinne
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3 Replies
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Try changing the name of the ALE file. For example, if you want the tape reference to be “DR142” then change the name of the ALE file to “DR142.ALE”. That may do the whole trick right there.
Jon
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Lack of preparation or organization on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part. -
Open the ALE file and look at the first block of metadata at the top of the file. There is a field called “Tape” then a value. Edit the name to what you need it to be.
Also check to make sure there is no column called Tape in the next block of text. The way it works is that the Tape value in the header is the global tape name used if no additional tape names are listed in the “column” and “data” blocks. If there is, values in the the column and data override the header allowing different clips to have different tape names if needed.
An easy way to get them all is to copy the name you don’t want and do a search/replace in a text editor to the name you want. The name of the ALE file itself has no bearing on what gets listed in Avid – it is for consistency purposes only for file management.
Michael
Michael Phillips
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Thanks for clarity on that, Michael. It had been a while since I had to do that, and I obviously forgot a key part!
Jon
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Lack of preparation or organization on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.
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