Finding an edit on Avid

[Will Oswald]

Yeah so do I and then I also create separate bins for scene assms., daily assms.,cutting copies, multi layer effects, graphics etc, etc. But I was really hammering along and forgot to file it, closed the bin and the rest is history. Thanks for your interest though!

[Dave Schweitzer]

If this sequence is one you’ve used recently, move your mouse pointer just to the left of the current sequence name above the record side in the composer window. A downward-pointing triangle will appear. Click and hold to see a list of your most recently used sequences. Hopefully you’ll see the edit you need, select it and begin working happily.
Now that you’ve got your edit loaded, you should make a subsequence of it to a bin you’ll remember. You can do this by option-dragging from the video window or clicking and dragging the sequence icon next to where you found your list of recently used seqs.
Good Luck!

dave

[Will Oswald]

Good idea. But it was the fact that I had to open every bin that was the slow bit (I had 60 scene bins, 30 rushes reel bins, 15 misc. bins for graphic effects etc. plus the Assembly bin and a cutting copy bin. My error was to revert to a Lightworks way of working where bins/galleries are not important in the Avid sense and I can search by any attribute to create new bins/galleries.)

I shall apply your idea though to my work flow. Many thanks

[Will Oswald]

Good thought – wish I had thought of it!