[Bob Woodhead]

Already there. Tried w/ OGL on & off. Changed # of CPUs and RAM available for AFX. Tried mouse only, not using Wacom.

It can happen when simply scrubbing the TL, or adjusting a value. Never happens during render or RAM previews. It can happen while not leaving app. It seems to be tied to user input.

[Bob Woodhead]

This method also lets you do without the “Date_client_project_” prefix on every file. 😉 Of course, I often create subfolders when I feel like it – eg, “art” folder might contain “client stills”, or whatever.

I do need to mention in my search parameter sample above, “folder name” should really be “ancestor name”, so that random subfolders are searched, as outlined in this post.

[Bob Woodhead]

Here’s my template list. These are copied into a top level folder on the RAID 5 that has the project’s name. By using a database that allows multiple search parameters, it’s VERY fast to find any kind of file from years back. For example, criteria 1 = folder name = BigCommercial , criteria 2 = folder name = art, criteria 3 = filename = logo. Badda bing, file found. I’ve used this method since the days of archiving data on CD’s, and it’s migrated perfectly as the media evolves.

“Constituo, ergo sum”

Bob Woodhead / Atlanta
Quantel-Avid-FCP-3D-AFX-Crayola
Panasonic HPX500/AF100

[Bob Woodhead]

Work in progress lives on a RAID 5. There are standard template folders (camera files, audio, edit files, renders, do not archive, client review, etc) that are copied into every new project. When done, some files are deleted (eg: do not archive, renders). Remaining files are copied onto a RAID 1 (mirror raid), then catalogued into a database (Disktracker on Mac). When RAID pair are full, onto shelf. Files can be quickly found again via Disktracker.

About 15 sets of HDD pairs on shelf now. Have had 1 drive fail, but 2nd was good, so simply copied onto new drive to maintain mirrored backup.

Works for me until “the next big thing” happens in storage.

“Constituo, ergo sum”

Bob Woodhead / Atlanta
Quantel-Avid-FCP-3D-AFX-Crayola
Panasonic HPX500/AF100

[Bob Woodhead]

yeah, I mean, as much as I’d hate to have to disturb the feng shui of my suite, I’m sure I could find room for a tower or 3….

“Constituo, ergo sum”

Bob Woodhead / Atlanta
Quantel-Avid-FCP-3D-AFX-Crayola
Panasonic HPX500/AF100

[Bob Woodhead]

I’d find a mobo that can take 64

“Constituo, ergo sum”

Bob Woodhead / Atlanta
Quantel-Avid-FCP-3D-AFX-Crayola
Panasonic HPX500/AF100

[Bob Woodhead]

Don’t know if it helps your question, but other transition “filter” plugs need to address the “from” or “to” clip (on a lower track) inside the filter settings. Very annoying, not nearly as fast as simply dropping between two adjacent clips, but it does work.

[Bob Woodhead]

Thanks, JB! Slow to the solution is better than not at all. 🙂

[Bob Woodhead]

Aha! Fresh project, added a vid clip, added title…. bingo, back to normal.

Opened current project, added new sequence, added title – OK, it works. Add title to current sequence, fails!

What could the sequence have set that’s causing background video not to show through for titles?

**edit**:
(me) well, Doctor, it hurts when I bang my head against the wall. (Dr.) so stop hitting it against the wall

yeah, OK, copied & pasted all clips from “bad” sequence into fresh seq, and all is well.

dumb.

[Bob Woodhead]

Check and check on those two items. I’ll try starting a completely fresh temp project & see if it still does it.