[Caroline Rowlands]

Yes it would seem the 4 days of scratching my head has probably not been worth it.
Although I will be bringing some of the rushes over again, to overcut a 90 minute feature is a big task and then any audio that is not synced to the picture you would have to go back to FCPX and figure out the take and timecode.

I guess one thing your answer tells me is to maybe give up on the clever way and just go for manual which is helpful so thankyou!

I’d just love to know why the aaf from Premiere looks like it has all the right metadata but just will not relink.. why can’t avid see the metadata and work it out!????

There must be something in the way XtoPro makes an AAF that differs from Premier in my mind.. love to hear your thoughts?

C

[Caroline Rowlands]

Hi All

I’m an assistant editor. I was working on this current project for the shoot part and the editor was using FCPX. I then wasn’t needed but then they hired me again to turnover. However, they also decided to get a new editor on board who… guess what.. only works in avid! So this migration problem has fallen on me!

I took over from the new editor’s assistant (as he had a holiday booked) who had managed to get across the picture via resolve. However audio is the nightmare….!!!!!

The project is working from 1080p Prores Proxy Qts and Wav files. It is all running off an external hard drive.

Things I have tried so far for audio:

In avid my wav files were (AMA) linked in from the original source path. For the below tests I would have my linked audio selected and relink from the aaf/edl seq and select link to selected in open bins.

FCPX via fcpxml to Resolve via AAF to avid = Sequence appears but no name or metadata comes through and as a result all is offline.

FCPX via fcpxml to XtoCC via xml to Premiere via AAF to avid. = The sequence links in Premiere, the aaf opens in avid and appears to have correct metadata but it will not relink.

FCPX via fcpxml to XtoPro via AAF to Avid = this opens with metadata but often has bugs which crashed avid but if not it sometimes relinks (my only bit of success)!

FCPX via fcpxml to XtoPro to ProTools via AAF to Avid = no metadata carried over.

FCPX via fcpxml to XtoPro to ProTools via EDL to Avid = no metadata apart from clip name and did not relink.

Then I imported the wavs to make mxf ref files. I tried all of the above but it did not want to relink with open databases etc.

We are now trying to see if the sound team can take an ALE of my imported wavs and use a tool to link the aaf they make to my audio mxf’s.

Will keep you posted…and ofcourse if anyone can enlighten me to where this is falling down that would be great!

Thanks
C