[Andrew Sableton]

I believe there is some functionality like this coming in V10. As of now I find the LOAD MEMORY functions on my control surface (JL COOPER) work in the LIGHTBOX but keyboard shortcuts and menus do not seem to be available. I’m assuming this would work with other CONTROL SURFACES as well, but only a guess.

You can multiple select items now to apply saved grades to multiple shots – don’t have to group.

AS

[Andrew Sableton]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone but in the end I went with my “thought experiment” version, essentially using DAVINCI to do the consolidation to PRORES 444 MOV, while using the AAF protocol for the timeline management.

Guess I should pay myself a workflow consultancy fee…

I got it to work like this:

1. Transcode and consolidate the sequence with handles in AVID to PRORES 444 MXF. (I never use this media but it seems to be a necessary intermediate step to get the AAF to work right in the round trip)

2. Export AAF

3. In DAVINCI ADD THE camera original PRORES 444 files to the media pool.

4. Import the AAF. Do not automatically import media files. Also in conform options do not assist using reel number.

5. The AAF correctly linked to the camera original media.

6. Render out my timeline in DAVINCI as PRORES 444 QUICKTIMES. Need to use “Easy setup” None. Render each clip with unique filename.

7. Export AAF from DAVINCI.

8. Import AAF into DAVINCI. Media was offline. Used AMA linking to relink to new timeline in AVID. This worked perfectly – all relinked to my new consolidated PRORES 444 movies.

9. Export AAF from AVID.

10. Import AAF into DAVINCI. Now I have my sequence in DAVINCI linked to my consolidated clips.

Note – when I compare the consolidated PRO RES 444 QTS with the camera originals in my broadcast monitor and scopes I cannot detect any difference at all. If I went back and forth hundreds of times I don’t know if there would be any difference or not. I don’t know how a DAVINCI render with no grades on it and using the same codec differs from a straight DATA transfer. Perhaps it does. On the Deliver page I chose “Set to video or data level – unscaled full range data”.

Anyway, maybe this will be useful to someone out there – in this case this workflow solved my problems , in particular the fact that AVID would not consolidate AMA PRORES MOVIES without changing them to MXF and DAVINCI cannot read MXF PRORES 444 media.

Phew…

[Andrew Sableton]

Isn’t there a free with ads android app to do this?

[Andrew Sableton]

Can you describe the process from avid to davinci to avid in a step by step?

Thx
AS

[Andrew Sableton]

Please go to the basics and configuration forum

[Andrew Sableton]

Just doing a thought experiment…..

What do you think of this idea……

1. Export AAF from AVID of AMA linked sequence.
2. ADD all media on original edit drive to MEDIA POOL in DAVINCI
3. Import AAF, do not automatically add media to MEDIA POOL
4. Pray that it all links up correctly in DAVINCI
5. Assuming prayer in step 4 has been heard by the DIVA BLACKMAGIC God, then render out the sequence without any grade on it to my separate drive and export an AAF
7. Remove ORIGINAL EDIT drive from my system.
6. IMPORT AAF into AVID, send out another prayer to DIVA BLACKMAGIC, hope I am linked to the renders.
7. Export a new AAF from my new AVID sequence that should be linked to my DAVINCI renders
8. Import new AAF and hope it links up right again….
9. Grade

In other words, use DAVINCI as my consolidate tool.

I don’t have the drive with me right now so cannot test this but, presuming I can get the AMA sequence to connect up via AAF, I think this workflow makes sense….

Thoughts?

AS

[Andrew Sableton]

But as far as I can tell there is not an option to consolidate and transcode to .mov proves 444 in AVID unfortunately…. unless there is some way I cannot see?

I am using the CONSOLIDATE / TRANSCODE function available when I control click on my sequence in the BIN in AVID.

[Andrew Sableton]

I see….

So my secondary question to that is, would there be any way to consolidate the footage that I actually need for the project if this works?

There are several terrabytes of footage on the drive although probably only a few hundred gigabytes actually in the final sequence. The production will need their source drive back for other ongoing work on the project and I would rather not have to copy all of that excess media if I don’t have to…..

Thanks
AS

[Andrew Sableton]

Hi Paul,

Do you mean the AMA linked footage or the AVID MXF PRORES 444? I tried adding the MXF PRORES 444 but DAVINCI does not seem to be able to see that media at all….

thx
AS

[Andrew Sableton]

Cmd+~ seems to work….thanks for that tip….. it is on OSX