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Media Composer cannot see mapped Isilon network drive even after alldrives
updated 3 days, 4 hours ago
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I can see the mapped smb3 isilon drive while importing data but not able to view the mapped drive in the consolidate/transcode window, i am sure i have given full read write permissions to the drive and its folders for the users logging in. i have also tried inputting alldrives from the console which resulted in a positive reply that all drives are available now but didnt solve the issue. any suggestions from any media composer gurus?
thank you
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Thank you, but the filtering were all unchecked
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To be able to use a networked drive as a media drive for editing/transcode/consolidate you need two things
Avid Media Composer Ultimate
Avid Nexis/Unity/ISIS or Nexis compatible shared storage
Alternatives to Avid Nexis are many. Simplest one is Mimiq which is $199 per license. With that installed, any shared storage can be used like a local media drive over SMB. Multiple Avids need Mimiq on each, and they can all can mount the same shared drive and use it for project and bin sharing.
Even if you have only one Avid connected to shared storage, you’ll still need Mimiq to make Avid treat it like a shared drive.
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I have been a user of Mimiq for about 5 years now, and yes to use it you need either Avid Ultimate, or a perpetual license to use bin sharing.
The original poster did not mention shared projects, just using network drives, and you do not need anything special for Avid to simply see a network drive.
If i turn off Mimiq, i simply lose the ability to invoke bin locking when multiple users are on the same project.
I actually worked on a series two years ago at a facility with 3 suites, and a brand new (non Avid) shared storage system. I assumed we could do bin locking, but they didn’t have Ultimate, just basic Avid. This did not limit any of us from seeing the network storage however, we just had to be careful about which shows/bins we were all using.
The OP says they did turn on alldrives command. Sounds silly, but I would try that one more time, and make sure it worked, as that would be the most common reason to not see a network drive. If not that, then perhaps there is something odd in how they are being shared.
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That was with Avid MC Ultimate, thank you for mentioning about mimiq
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