media manager issue

[Matthieu Foulet]

I could do that, but I was expecting MM to keep the original Timecode data from the tape (for further synchronization issues)…

[Jerry Hofmann]

That’s a good reason not to do as I’ve suggested. But if you didn’t use DV Start/Stop or used it only to find the camera pauses, then move the markers so they don’t overlap?

I think the problem lies in the fact that deleting unused media assumes there are frames to go away, and if I’m not mistaken, when you use DV Start/Stop, the subclips contain a frame of overlap. i.e., the last frame of subclip one is the same frame as the first frame of subclip 2… right?

Jerry

[Matthieu Foulet]

[Jerry Hofmann] “DV Start/Stop, the subclips contain a frame of overlap”

true.

[Jerry Hofmann] “move the markers so they don’t overlap”

I think I will try something like that or batch export pre-sync sequences.

Anyway, I have lost some good time trying to avoid losing time !

[Peter Gruden]

What Walter said is true, MM sucks.

You need to do it in three steps:

1. you have already done your first step (Media Manager, Use existing etc). Nothing happens, the original clip is still in Capture scratch folder.

2. select your subclips again, open Media Manager and use Move, and select your scratch folder as media destination (the problem is, after the first step Media Manager puts new clips in temporary folder, so you need to move them into your capture scratch folder)

3.select clips again, Rename File to match Clip, as the new files will have arbitrary names

The original media file will be gone, and new media clips are in new Media folder, inside Capture Scratch folder.

Not very elegant, but it can be done.

Peter