[Blake Hester]

Thanks. Just sent you an email.

[Blake Hester]

Ok, I think I’m missing something here. Let me explain what I have done so far:

– Copied the sequence and opened in a new bin
– Clicked “set bin display” and “show reference files”
– Copied only the DNxHD 36 files to a new bin, along with a copy of the sequence
– When I do the detailed sort, my Tape column has the 8 character REEL (A076R2N8)
– I went ahead and opened the Camroll and Labroll; columns and they have the full file name (A0761C002_120509_R2N8)
– I went ahead and picked an empty column, TapeID, and copied the 8 character names (A076R2N8) to that column
– Selected everything in the bin, right clicked and selected “relink”
– I have selected, Relink selected items to: “Media on Drive – All Available Drives”
– I have selected, Relink by: Original to Tape Name or Source File ID and Target to TapeID (I have also tried the labroll and get same results)
– when I select ok, it takes a few seconds to relink then I have a new sequence (or on some ways I have tried it, it says “no clips were relinked”), but the new sequence has the same DNxHD 36 files, not the ProRes 4444

????

I will also note that I have all of my Avid sequences, files, .mxfs on one drive and all of the camera originals (ProRes 4444 files) on 2 separate drives, however they are all connected to the same computer.

I am certain that I am missing something simple because I am still trying to learn my way around Avid, or I may have explained something in the wrong way initially.

Either way, any help is greatly appreciated, I just need to have this file ready by the end of the week.

Thanks!

[Blake Hester]

Yeah, I’m seeing the option to relink to any column, but it’s like all of the options are greyed out and I cannot select anything but “Tape Name or Source File ID” “Tape Name or Source File Name” and “Key Number”. Also, at the top of the Relink tab, I can only select “Media on drive” and cannot select “Selected items in ALL open bins”.

I’ve got all of the DNxHD 36 files in a separate bin and am trying to relink from there. ??

Also, yes they asked for the entire film as a single file ProRes, good to hear the affirmation. I’ve had people tell me it’s great and some people have said that they wouldn’t do it that way. I imagine that some people just aren’t used to working with ProRes yet. But glad to know it’ is or at least becoming an industry standard. This is the first feature I’ve done, so just want to make sure I do it the right way.

[Blake Hester]

Also, just as a side question, what is your experience or opinion on coloring with ProRes 4444? Is that preferred over an .aaf or .dpx sequence?

What are the pros/cons? and will any quality or gamma space be lost by doing it that way/

Thanks, just want to make sure that we are exporting it the best way possible, the film will be shown theatrically, so we don’t want to lose any quality through the color process.

[Blake Hester]

Ok, I started doing what you explained above and became a little puzzled by what I have. Maybe I am missing something or maybe I explained my original issue wrong,, I’m not sure, but here is what I have:

I realized that I have the full file name listed in the CamRoll, but I have the REEL coded file under Tape.

I went ahead and copied the Tape REEL names into another column, since I didn’t need to edit them, but when I select all to Relink, its not allowing me to select the Target column that I copied the files into.

What am I missing here?

Thanks again for your help and time.

[Blake Hester]

Yeah, unfortunately it looks like this is what it’s going to take. Hopefully this will do the trick though.

I’m away from my computer now, but I’ll try it first thing tomorrow morning. Thanks for the suggestion, since I’m still new to Avid, I would have never figured that out.

So looking ahead, which I won’t look too far until I know I have the files linked, what is the best way to export out the pro res? QuickTime reference, same as source?

I’ll keep you posted on how the AMA linking goes, thanks again!

[Blake Hester]

Hmm, it appeared to have worked. I now have a relinked sequence with the full cut. Although I still don’t notice much of a difference on the look of the footage. The raw footage files, when opened separately are still much flatter than what i currently have on the timeline. Is that normal?

Also, the DNxHD36 files were prepared via third party dailies, when I sort a bin under Tape, I get the 8 character REEL

Thanks Michael