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Is there a file # limit for AVID media and graphics files?
In a bi-system house (AVID MC and FCP) we’ve just removed our Meridian
and put in the Adrenalin HD with Mac Pro with a Sonnet D800 8TB RAID
running RAID 5.There was a question when doing the installation about whether you should
partition the RAID (instead of putting all files on one Volume) because of
file number limits. On the Mac-FCP side, there is no issue with this.
And also partitioning a RAID is not a good idea in general, if you want
the best speeds possible, at least for eSATA which this is.So I was wondering what the story is on the AVID side of things.
Our AVID editor believes there may be a 100 file limit for graphics
files. Is this a project limit or a drive limit or an OS limit?Thanks,
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If I remember correctly, I think it was around 1000 files in the OMFI media folder and the OMFI database starts to freak out.
MXF projects uses a different folder structure that will create subfolders to keep it more manageable.Erik
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99 per bin
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Perhaps 99 variations of the same title per bin, but i’ve had about 3000 stills with different reelnames in one bin…
(after that the bin became unusuable, workaround was to split the sequence in two.)Keep in mind that a sequence in a bin also has all used stuff in the same bin, although invisible. There is a max of clips with different reels you can put in a sequence.
As for the OMFI directory, i believe the max is more like 10.000 files.
But for 8 TB, you definitly want partitions. Things can go corrupt, and you don’t want to loose 8 TB.
Speed is no issue compared to the problems you WILL get eventually. Also, it’s way more convenient to have partitions per job.Bouke
http://www.videoToolShed.com
smart tools for video pro’s -
ahh yes.
I guess the added character (for 100) is what the error is all about.
you rule, bouke -
Hi
the bin has a limit of 999 items for any given reel, or 9999 total items.
the omfi dir limit is also 9999 (or 10,000, depends who is counting).
what we usually do is hide omfi dirs, or split them on 2 different drives (in my case, partitions on FC NAS).
i couldnt find any proof for the numbers i quote, but from my experience these are the limits. when you cross them *strange things* will happen, like avid’s mdb will add a ‘+’ before the files and the clips will appear off-line. try splitting, or using FCP 🙂
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