[Daniel Schultz]

Hello all.

Thanks for the helpful tips.

Stefan, I like your solution of renaming the MXF folder by the project and leaving the “1” folder for newly created. Also Michael’s suggestion for sorting by date…I think I’ll give that a try.

Here’s another related question that comes up about media management.
I had a couple MXF folders that were part of the main project I’m working on.
So I “married” the two folders by deleting the database folders from both, moving the MXF files to one folder, then restarting AVID and allowing it to build a new database for the one folder that now contains all the MXF files for that project. It seemed to work well, but before I institute it as my regular workflow, I want to find out if this is not a good idea for any reason?

Thanks again.
I think (finally, finally) I might be getting comfortable with the media handling, after about a year of migrating from FCP!!

Dan S.

[Daniel Schultz]

Thanks. Just downloaded ArRsync and will give it a try.

Dan S.

[Daniel Schultz]

Yes. The easiest fix I found was to unplug the 2nd monitor, then move all the bins in, then plug it back in.
It only happens when unplug the monitors and just go with the laptop& avid.

Dan S.

[Daniel Schultz]

Hi Shane,

Thanks for your help!

Here’s what happened now:
Okay, so I try opening the quicktime DNxHD file, and it plays back fine.
I try linking via AMA, and that one section of the clip has the same error/playback problem.
So then I try to transcode the clip from AMA, and I get a long console error message and it wouldn’t transcode. So then I just drag the clip from the finder into the bin, and it transcodes okay.

But still odd: At that same point in the clip where there was a problem, there’s a split second flash in the video. It plays through, no error message, but the weird flash.

Any thoughts on what might be happening? Have you heard of this before?
I’m wondering if the NINJA2 -> DNxHD -> transcode/consolidate workflow is still buggy?

Dan S.

[Daniel Schultz]

Found the (dumb) mistake.
I put the folder in the Avid MediaFiles folder, not the MXF folder inside the Avid MediaFiles filer.

Works like a charm now!

Dan S.

[Daniel Schultz]

Thanks, Shane, for all your information and help!

Dan S.

[Daniel Schultz]

Thanks, Shane, for your reply.
I understand that I can’t expect anything near broadcast color accuracy on a computer monitor.
With that in mind, is there any way it can be tweaked to be a bit closer to the quicktime player’s look without the dedicated broadcast monitor and card?

Is there a reason why AVID’s monitors wash out the image, compared to, say, FCP or Premiere?

And one more question about this: Is the color shift only in the display, or does AVID render the color of the clip, itself, differently when it links/transcodes/consolidates?

Thanks,
Dan S.

[Daniel Schultz]

Bingo, John Pale!!
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dan S.

[Daniel Schultz]

Thanks!
I had a brain freeze. Not sure why I forgot pan&zoom!

Dan S.

[Daniel Schultz]

Fantastic, thanks, Todd!
(Duh…should’ve known that!)

Dan S.