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Error: file locked
Here’s the situation. We have an assistant swapping name keys and dumping to tape, but when he tries to render he gets error:file locked. The shows are located on the editors volume (we’re using SANMP) where the editor has read write access. When he is done with the show the assistant will mount that volume as read only, he also has his own volume mounted that has read write access. He opens the show swaps out name keys than goes to render (again renders are set to his volume not the editors) and he gets error: file locked.
This does not happen every time, but enough that is very much a nuisance.
The FCP plug ins are identical across all systems so there shouldn’t be any problems there.
Assitants machine 2007 octo 3.0 8gig ram
Editors machines range from 2007 octo 3.0 8gig ram to G5 2.0 4gig ram
All systems have the following
OS 10.4.11
FCP 6.0.3
QT 7.4.5Any suggestions?
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5 Replies
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Have a look if the file is locked. Click (no open) the file, Comm-I and have a look.
The driver can be set to read-write, but individual files can have restricted access.Mac OX 10.5.2-FC 6.02-QT 7.4.1
G5 2x2Gh 4GbRAM-BlackMagic Extreme
PMBP 17″Core2Duo 4GbRAM-AJA ioHD
JVC DTV-17″
SONY EX-1 . SONY PD170
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Do you just select the files in the bins then?
We can open all the projects just fine we only get the error while rendering.
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Hi Jeremy,
No in FC. Close FC and look for the files in the Finder.
Click the file and Comm-I. This will open the Info Window
In Sharing & Permissions see if you are allowed to Read & Write.
Cheers,
rafaelMac OX 10.5.2-FC 6.02-QT 7.4.1
G5 2x2Gh 4GbRAM-BlackMagic Extreme
PMBP 17″Core2Duo 4GbRAM-AJA ioHD
JVC DTV-17″
SONY EX-1 . SONY PD170
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With what could be several thousand files associated to each project, I guess it makes more sense for the editors to do their own dubs than have an assistant try to track down a file that may or may be locked.
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The files are most likely tied to renders that now exist on the Read-Only drive and FCP is trying to overwrite them and can’t. If trashing the renders through Tools
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