Media keeps going offline

[Grinner Hester]

have you deleted your database files? If not, do it and let Avid rebuild em for you.
You may also try letting avid rebuild your OMFI folder(s) from scratch by renaming your current OMFI folder(s) and capturing a clip. You can then drag your media from the old renamed folder to the newly created one. Solves lots of problems sometimes.
Are you using Medea drives by chance? I found em to be a nightmare, losing medi all the time and not being able to recover it. Made me work several 36 hour shifts off the clock. I finally threw em in the dumpster and got Avid drives. I’d still lose media from time to time but was alwas able to get it back with the technique I described above.
You may also wanna check for a virus. Sometims scanning of your drives while working can cause this.

[Paul Pitzel]

Hey grinner,

Your answer sure give me a lot of answers that hit the mark spot on.

I am using Medea drives. I will try to find a solution and maybe buy some avid drives when I get a chance. I will do as you suggest; that is rename the OMFI folder idea and capturing one clip and transfering the media to another quick drive.

Meanwhile I just phoned up my client and told them I was down for a couple days. There was no way round trying to sheep my way out of this one.

thanks!

[Grinner Hester]

best of luck, Paul. I know how it feels so hang in there.
Honestly, we feel the burn so much when things like this happen because for so long we have been able to take our Avid stabilty for granted. I remember having a section on the project sheet in the linear days FOR down time. Just seemed to be part of the workflow.