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Import Media via Mac OS alias — can it be made to work?
When I try to import medai via a Mac OS alias Avid sees the alias a media to import rather than a pointer to the actual media. Is there a way to convince MC to look at the target file as opposed to the alias itself?
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OK you made me try it….
Alias – link maintained if original file is moved (symlinks lose link)
Symbolic link – does not maintain link if original moved, although if you replace original with same file name in same place then symlink will point to the new file
Hard link – prevents original being deleted, if original is moved then link is maintainedALIAS:
AMA – no
Import – no
Batch Reimport once original moved – N/ASYMLINK:
AMA – no
Import – yes
Batch Reimport once original moved – noHARD LINK:
AMA – no
Import – yes
Batch Reimport once original moved – yesSYMBOLIC LINK:
ln -s /path/to/originalfile /path/to/link
HARD LINK
ln /path/to/originalfile /path/to/link -
I’d been clued into the symlinks / hard link options thanks to a Avid Editors of Facebook response but I can’t test until Monday. Thanks for all the AB testing!
What happens if instead of removing the original you remove the newly-created hard link? I would expect Avid to not to be able to find the original.
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So far N/G across the board, at least in our world here.
As best as I can tell Hard Links are not supported on ISIS
and Symlinks crashed the system
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