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Spanned P2 clips in Avid Xpress Pro
Often, when importing clips from the P2 folders on the hard drive, the clip that has been recorded across two cards gives the old “Media Offline” in the video window, while the audio plays fine. What can I do to fix this!?
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5 Replies
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As I understand it, Avid does not support media spanned across more than one P2 card while FCP does. You might want to check Avid’s web site for more info on this issue.
Bill Stephan
Senior Editor/DVD Author
USA Studios
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Also, delete your database files on the drive you have copied the files into. Let Avid rebuild the databases and edit away!
Regards,
Joe Womble
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Thanks guys! I knew there was just one step I was missing (putting all the files into one virtual card folder). Why do you say let avid rebuild the databases? Will that make things faster?
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No, sometimes Avid gets confused with P2 files and shows them as offline, and then when forced to rebuild the database, they magically show up.
Not a technical explanation as to why, for sure. But I’ve had that happen to me on numerous occasions as shooters are handing me cards and I’m importing. Refreshing the database lets Avid’s Media Tool get back in shape.
This happens to me when I’m importing P2 with Avid still open. If all your importing is done when Avid is closed, opening Avid will refresh the database. Most times, Avid will do it on the fly as you import the P2 files, not even having to as much as minimize the program. But sometimes it can use refreshing, too.
Regards,
Joe Womble
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