[John Pale]

So when you transcoded it, you ended up with two AMA clips? Sounds weird.

Note, if the file you AMA linked to is on the drive you use as your Avid media drive, you need to un-check “skip files already existing on target volume” in the Consolidate/Transcode dialog or it won’t actually do anything. The AMA clip will still be just sitting there.

[John Pale]

If the files are not a valid HD frame size, then they can’t be DNX36…so they probably really are SD. DNXHD can only be HD. The new DNXHR codec can be anything from SD to 4k, but you are not working with that.

[John Pale]

They are Group clips. Are some angles in the group offline?

Match back to the master clip and replace the audio clips with the original non-grouped clip and see if the error goes away. Just a guess.

[John Pale]

10.10.4 is not approved for any version of Avid yet…so you could be seeing some sort of bug as a result.

That being said, I have 10.10.4 running with Avid 8.4 on my home system and not seeing this bug,

For quick troubleshooting, Try making a new workspace layout or new user setting and take it from there

[John Pale]

I’ve been experimenting with the new List Tool in 8.x.

You can export a Columnar list of every clip in the sequence (with source and record time code) rather than an EDL. This list can easily be imported into Excel.

EDLs were created for linear tape based edit rooms back in the 1970s. They have difficulty conveying any types of edits in modern non linear edit systems. That could be the source of your issues like

[John Pale]

Yeah, that’s easy. But making bins based on folder names and populating them with clips gets a bit more complicated if you want to automate that in some way. A bunch of empty folders in the the project would take seconds to make, agreed.

[John Pale]

Thinking about this more….

What I am gleaning here is that you are more interested in replicating the folder structure as a means of visually organizing the project, not really related to how Avid is internally managing the media.

Since bins are discrete files within the file system, you could copy the names of subfolders to bin file names…so you could have a folder show up in the Avid Project window, then have bins inside it that have the names of the subfolders within that folder. The result would visually resemble the folder structure you desire. This could potentially be done with the help of scripting. I am more familiar with doing stuff like that on Mac using Automator, but honestly, something this complex is well beyond my skills in that regard. You would still have to “manually” get the media/clips to show up in the proper bin, as Avid itself is not scriptable at all. I think what you want is technically possible, but in 20 years of working in Avid, I’ve never seen anyone actually attempt it. Avid really isn’t meant to work that way. It works best when you do your organization within its own “universe”. The fact that the overwhelming majority of feature films use Avid is a testament to how rock solid it is when you use it as intended. I am currently working on a project with hundreds of bins and dozens of folders, all intricately organized…but all done within Avid, not at the desktop level.

As an aside, I understand your frustration in getting your meaning across, but Shane was really trying to help you here, and I agree with his overall assesment. He has a ton of experience with Avid and other NLEs and donates much of his time assisting people on this and other forums. He doesn’t deserve to be attacked just because you don’t like or agree with his answers. I’m certain he’s personally saved thousands of people from making a total disaster of their project.

[John Pale]

If you have access to Avid Media Composer (or even the trial) when you link to the camera footage (via AMA) you can see a wealth of information about the camera settings and the camera itself in the bin. The metadata columns are not in the default view, but if you go into the bin settings, you can turn them on so they can be displayed. Not sure how much metadata this particular camera includes, but I am working on a project now and see a huge amount with a Panasonic camera.

Other than that, I’m guessing you would have to go and use Sony’s viewing utilities,

[John Pale]

Yes, folders made in the project directory in the Finder/Windows Explorer will appear in the Avid Project Window. This will not help you, as folders have a different function in Avid than in FCP/Premiere. Folders in FCP/Premiere are the functional equivalent of Bins. They contain clips. Bins are also not discrete files in FCP/Premiere. This is not the case in Avid at all. Bins are discrete files and can be placed inside folders. Clips cannot appear in folders all by themselves. They must live in bins. Clips cannot get into bins unless you create the bins in Avid then AMA link to them or ingest them in other methods (import, capture, etc.).

I’m a longtime Avid user and it’s my favorite NLE to edit with, but it’s not for every job. Sounds like this one is more suited to Premiere Pro CC.

[John Pale]

Are you saying that you will be attempting to edit by directly linking to this media which you have already meticulously organized? What kind of media is this? You will find that Avid works very differently than Premiere or Final Cut Pro in this regard, if that’s what you are used to.

Though you can work directly with camera original media, it’s not really recommended for anything but the smallest, simplest projects. The best course is to temporarily link to your media via AMA, then consolidate/transcode your files into new Avid media files. You can go right to your finishing quality or create low resolution media for offline work. From there, Avid does its own file management and you cannot really manage it on your own with folders.