Clips are all black

[Hector Berrebi]

can you repeat this problem?

ie. if you open a new project, bring media in save then close it and re open, will the clips be all black?
or does it only happen on certain projects?

[Geoff Johnston]

[Hector berrebi] “if you open a new project, bring media in save then close it and re open, will the clips be all black?”

This works fine, the clips still show up when I open a new project after closing it.

Here’s the thing though,

I just noticed that my library has duplicates of existing volumes with the number 1 added in the name.. and it also has volumes that are no longer on/attached to my computer.

Here’s a pic

“OS X Snow Leopard” doesn’t even exist on my computer anymore.

The original volumes that were duplicated (the ones without the 1) are empty when I click on them.

Could this be causing the issue?

[Hector Berrebi]

yup. could very well be the problem.

i assume that picture is from the media pool?

go to preferences and remove empty/unwanted volumes
restart resolve, and check again.

hector

[Geoff Johnston]

Big thanks for that info,

but will the new folders still have the number 1 in their name after I restart Resolve?

That would be kind of inconvenient, because I would have to update the source folder for all the clips in all my existing projects, wouldn’t I?

[Geoff Johnston]

[Geoff Johnston] “but will the new folders still have the number 1 in their name after I restart Resolve?”

What I meant to say was, will the new VOLUMES have the number 1 in their name?

[Hector Berrebi]

As of version 12 I think. you can relink by selecting a top directory, even a volume, and let resolve scan it and find your media. 🙂

previously I meant that in preferences (not settings!) you can maybe remove the unwanted volumes.. if they show up there

[Geoff Johnston]

Unfortunately, I can’t find the option “remove empty volumes” in Preferences.

Here are the five preferences panels that I can choose from:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Is it somewhere in the Media Storage panel?

[Geoff Johnston]

Ok, well the fix was easy enough. I restarted my computer and now everything is back to normal :)\

All the duplicate volumes have disappeared and my clips are back.

Thank you for your help Hector!

[Hector Berrebi]

restart 🙂
the oldest fix in the book. I always assume people tried it before posting a question…

Btw, that option was the little minus sign in the second preferences panel.
What version or resolve are you using?

[Geoff Johnston]

I should have tried the old “restart” before posting, but I was trying to take the program seriously, and to think more logically. I guess that’s never a good idea when you’re dealing with computers.

Oh, I get it now, so by removing the scratch disk, I remove all the volumes because they’re stored inside it. That’s a smart trick.

I’m using Resolve Lite 9 because I have lots of ongoing projects that I started grading back in 2013, and they al crash when I try to open them on a newer version of Resolve. So until I’m completely sure that I won’t need to use those grades anymore, I’m stuck with V9.