Reconnecting Media… A lot of it. Mass linking possible?

[Tom Daigon]

LOL! John I was just describing a standard work flow situation I have been a part of in the past. But what good is emailing the project if its 2 steps away from the original storage and has no frame of reference with the new storage on the last editors raid system?

Tom Daigon
Avid DS / PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com
Mac Pro 3,1
8 core
10.6.8
Nvidia Quadro 4000
24 gigs ram
Maxx Digita / Areca 8tb. raid
Kona 3

[John-michael Seng-wheeler]

Is all the footage in the same file structure with respect to the other files on the new drive? If so PP will relink everything, you just need a new copy of the project file from the editor on HD1

I’ve done the exact workflow you’re describing many times so I don’t know why PP messed up this time, but the manual offline will make relinking more likely to succeed.

[Gary Huff]

[Tom Daigon]You comment reflects the limits of your experience.

Hey, Tom, thanks for the condescension. Appreciate it.

[Tom Daigon]One of the many requirements of a good editor is organization. That means files are organized into a variety of folders for quick reference and access during the creative process. Dumping all the files into one folder is a sure sign your an amateur or someone who hasnt had to work in a professional environment where other editors need to work on the same project you are or are sent out for color correction,etc.

Ah, so your condescension stems from the fact that you made an assumption as to what I meant. Nice of you to immediately jump in with both feet without asking any clarifying questions.

As I originally wrote:
“if everything is kept together under a main project folder”

Which is what you describe here:

I have many folders (clips (folder by scene or day of shoot) / audio/b roll/graphics/ animation / Mocha tracking / After effects / )that are all under one Project folder,

And I’ve only ever had to find one file and then Premiere does the rest. Granted, it used to be more frustrating, but CS5.5 has yet to cause me to jump through any hoops.

It sounds like working on one of your projects by another editor would leave a lot to be desired 😀

Please show your attitude the door next time.

[Tom Daigon]

Sorry bud, but when you make negative assumptions about my organizational skills with smart aleck lines like…

The only way this turns into a problem is if material is scattered about haphazardly.

and then end your communication with a snide line like…

“If this is not the case, I would imagine that the organization of the project itself leaves a lot to be desired.”

You better expect a little attitude back atcha.

Your use and experience is obviously different than mine. I have worked for 30 years in professional facilities where projects had to be shared. My recent implementation of PrP revealed limitations in its search / reconnect abilities compared to FCP.

Tom Daigon
Avid DS / PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com
Mac Pro 3,1
8 core
10.6.8
Nvidia Quadro 4000
24 gigs ram
Maxx Digita / Areca 8tb. raid
Kona 3

[Gary Huff]

[Tom Daigon]Sorry bud, but when you make negative assumptions about my organizational skills with smart aleck lines like…

Tom, just to refresh your memory: a) you’re not the OP b) this is what you posted that I responded to.

[Tom Daigon]Its really a bitch when you are working on someone elses project with lots of folders and no familiarity with all the clip names 🙁

So you’re not even correct in this assumption. Seriously, you’re batting .0000 right now.

You better expect a little attitude back atcha.

Are you really this sensitive in real life?

Your use and experience is obviously different than mine.

How is it “obviously”? Based on this one post?

My recent implementation of PrP revealed limitations in its search / reconnect abilities compared to FCP.

And I gave my own experience that if you have everything organized under one primary project folder, that its far simpler than you’re apparently experiencing. I’m sorry if you feel that your assumed experience of mine doesn’t quite match up with your 30 years, but I reconnect media all the time with very complicated projects under Premiere and with CS5.5 I’ve only had to find one file for it to reconnect properly.

[Jon Barrie]

Tom/Gary,

In my cross platform experience for whatever reason (OS backend permissions? for developers) I don’t really know, but there does seem to be a better single file as reference to all other assets in PC than that with Mac.

Filing Bug reports and Feature Requests is the best way to communicate with Adobe Development Teams. Keep in mind that the PC version of Premiere Pro has had version 1, 1.5, and 2 only on PC and that CS3 was the first time back to Mac.

Patience is a virtue. This space is supposed to be productive and if you aren’t already aware the host of Creative Cow can and will suspend your accounts if things get too heated.

Passion is great, using this space to vent is counter-productive.

Respectfully, JB

Jon Barrie
Adobe Video Solutions Consultant ANZ
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[Tom Daigon]

Jon, if you think this exchange was heated, then you havent been over to the FCP forum recently. Now thats venting! 😀

Tom Daigon
Avid DS / PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com
Mac Pro 3,1
8 core
10.6.8
Nvidia Quadro 4000
24 gigs ram
Maxx Digita / Areca 8tb. raid
Kona 3

[Jon Barrie]

Hey Tom,

I can only imagine, just thought as we all want the same things, I’d try to give a ‘gentle’ reminder that the folks that run this site do give out warnings and I have seen you give some great productive feedback, amongst so many others. We all want the same thing, a product that we can be proud to use in the toolkit and a healthy communication with the users/developers. I feel that Adobe have been responding to the needs of the users and working towards providing a product that stands on its own. More work to do, there is never “no more work to do”, and these forums are constantly being resourced by all concerned.

Hope I didn’t sound like a wet blanket, I’ve had my own “moments”. Apple’s decision has certainly created an “interesting” point in time for video and plenty of attention in Adobe’s direction.

Ciao – JB

Jon Barrie
Adobe Video Solutions Consultant ANZ
Jon’s YouTube Tutorial Page
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[Tom Daigon]

Jon, I appreciate your timing and voice of reason. I am excited and enthusiastic to assist Adobe in making this software the best available.

Tom Daigon
Avid DS / PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com
Mac Pro 3,1
8 core
10.6.8
Nvidia Quadro 4000
24 gigs ram
Maxx Digita / Areca 8tb. raid
Kona 3

[Evan D. newman]

Hey, all! Thanks for the support. Much thanks. My files are organized very well and mirrored perfectly. In fact, I was so frustrated with what I tried originally that I did not try again, and avoided using the drive all together. Now that I have to use it, I selected a group of clips, relinked one, and all of them relinked. So apparently, this is a non issue (even though this is a slightly clunky method IMO).

Again, I just linked one having selected all of my clips in a folder, and all of them relinked.

Thanks again, and I won’t be giving up on Premiere just yet.