[Alex Udell]

Hi AC…

While originally building the project do you

1) Copy the files for import to your created folder in the project folder first.
2) Import from that location?

Do you make use of Avid Bacth import when resotring the project or do you just archive off the non TC sources as I suggesrted orignally?

Thanks…

Alex

[Alex Udell]

Hi…

“2) Move everything that’s left to an external drive. I burn it to a DVD. I had an incredibly flakey external HD that would corrupt all the time, so I burn them off. Haven’t had a problem yet. (Knocks on wood)”

In this case you do the Move via Consilidate right?

“a. Open the project, select the sequence, then hit Batch Capture. This will open the capture tool and start prompting for tapes. Feed until the Avid is satisfied. Now shut the Avid program down.”

As Avid makes new clips for the recapture, for orgonizational purposes, would you reccomend:

Making a Recap Bin
Duplicating the sequence in that Bin (rename as recap for your ref)
Recapture the duped sequence

Then the Bathce clips (.NEW) will end up in New bin. Seems a bit less cluttery this way.

Thanks…

Alex

[Alex Udell]

OK…

So here’s what I’ve come up with.

1) Using the Media Tool, I search for all media used in the current project including Master clips and precomputes.

2) I sort the results by Tape. This shows me what clips come from reels so I can blow away their media.

3) The clips without Tape names are my NON time code sources (audio CG, etc). I consolidate those to an external volume, w/o relinking to it, and delete the original media files.

4) I then also copy the project folder to the External volume.

To restore the project it’s pretty much the reverse:

1) Copy the project file back to the system drive

2) I Dupleicate my Off line Sequence and rename it …RECAP, then batch from my reels to grab the footage back online.

3) I then Search for media in the Media tool and Sort to show me what’s still off line. This should be all my non TC based stuff.

4) I then relink the Offline stuff to the External volume.

5) Finally I consolidate those clips back to the Media volume to bring them back online at full speed.

Have I missed anything?

Alex

[Alex Udell]

Hi Steve…

So PPro does run ok with the 3gb switch?

I’ve been wondering abot that…

Alex

[Alex Udell]

The biggest thing to remember about Export to Tape and DVD is that the timeline seqeunce window has to be selected prior to going to export…

otherwise Premiere doesn’t understand what you are trying to export…

🙂

Alex

[Alex Udell]

This is not an endoresement…

but if you have specific capture requirements beyond firewire based solutions (HDV)

you could look into Magma

https://www.mobl.com/expansion/products/expresscard_expansion/index.html

You’d still need to use this with Cineform Prospect HD to maximize your laptop diskdrive space and editing performance…

And you better have a dual core laptop…Prospect is very CPU intensive during cpature.

Alex

[Alex Udell]

Hi Guys…

Looks like I just needed to force a refresh of the SAN on the 2nd computer.

Now both copies of Bridge see the Data.

So far, so good…

Alex

[Alex Udell]

OK….So keep your captures under control then…

🙂

Thx…

Alex

[Alex Udell]

Hey Steve…

Would you say that this behavior is tied to Subclips or just short clip markings from long capture files?

Alex

[Alex Udell]

Yup…

I don’t mind home and end working as global on the timeline, but I miss them working locally within the effect editor.

Alex