Michael Hancock
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Go to http://www.ccleaner.com and download ccleaner. It’s a great free utility that helps to get rid of rogue files left over from bad uninstalls, as well as other files not necessary for your system to run. It’s safe–I’ve used it on two personal system I have at home and it helped get rid of all kinds of crap (I think that’s what the first C in ccleaner stands for). Run it and see if it can help you out.
Otherwise, and you might hate to hear this, but a fresh install of Windows will likely help. Clear everything off, back everything up once or twice, then just start everything over. Of course, make sure you have all of the other programs you need that are also installed on this machine.
That’s all I have to offer for now–I’ll see if I can find more out about this though and will get back to you if I do. Good luck!
Mike.
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When you transferred the files to a new drive, they are you in a folder titled exactly OMFI MediaFiles right? And it’s at the root of your drive? If so, do exactly like Matthew O’Connor said–rename the original OMFI MediaFiles folder something like xOMFI MediaFiles to throw it offline, then delete the database files in your new OMFI MediaFiles folder on the new drive, launch Avid.
By deleting your database files you’ll force Avid to rescan and relink–if you didn’t already delete them to force a rescan that might be a reason you can’t relink.
Mike.
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I got mine from the CPR site, but I just checked and you’re right–there is nothing older than 6. If you’re wanting a different version I would try emailing Avid and asking them if it’s still available.
One thing to note–if you’re talking about the older Meridien Xpress sytem–there were sometimes hardware upgrades necessary to run higher versions. I was lucky and my box was spec’ed for the upgrade–why we didn’t already have it I don’t know. If you don’t have components necessary for a higher version (and your dongle dump might not take into consideration the hardware you already have) then upgrading won’t help.
Again, I’d write to Avid or post on the Avid forums to see if one of the gurus there knows a little more about what’s required hardware wise and where to get the upgrade.
Good luck, and when you wrote “Like you, I took a dump recently…” I about fell out of my chair laughing. What a way to put it!!
Mike.
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To export a quicktime or Avi in a specific codec, say a DV codec, select your sequence–File–Export. Click the “Options” button, then Custom. This will let you determine field order, color (RGB or 601), screen size (4:3, 16:9, etc…), as well as what codec you want to use. Pick something the other systems will love and go from there.
Mike.
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Yes, they are. Everything I’ve heard is that if your system is blessed to run a higher version than you want, you can run the older version.
I work on an older Xpress Meridien–one day I did a dongle dump to see what version I was using…turns out I was using 5.0 when I had been blessed for 6! Downloaded the 6.0 version and suddenly I have color correction, marquee, and a few other goodies unlocked. If need be I could definitely go back to 5.0, but I never will. Ever.
Mike.
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I’ve read numerous times that firewire can have inconsistencies in timecode and the Avid won’t recognize it if it’s only 1, 2, maybe 3 frames. Doesn’t seem like a problem except when you try to batch capture and realize the last half your tape has suffered timecode drift and you now have to fix a handful of edits.
How are you controlling your deck? Through the firewire? If you have the option to use RS422, do that. It seems to be a lot more stable with Avid and I’ve never had problems with it. Also, you might want to consider capturing in chunks–it sounds like you’re capturing the whole tape at once. Instead, log the first 5 or 10 minutes, then the next, etc…and do a batch capture. Might solve your problem.
Mike.
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It won’t work. The Mojo, Mojo SDI and Adrenaline box are your only options. While it would be nice to have more options, it’s the Avid way.
Mike.
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In addition, you can change your timeline settings to show Marked Waveforms. Your waveforms are turned off until you put an in and out point–then they only draw in your selected area. Not really helpful when you’re wanting to see the entire timeline of audio, but better than always waiting.
Also, when I have long timeline that takes a while to redraw, I zoom in to the section I want before I turn on my sample plots. Takes a lot less time to redraw, and if I forget to turn them off when I zoom out, Ctrl+. to stop it (someone else suggested this earlier, I believe). Works a treat.
Would be nice if Avid could speed it up though.
Mike.
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Man, I have no idea how this could have happened! However, lets try some things if you have the time:
1. You could open your Media Tool, select it show All Drives and Current Project, Media Files. Now select a clip and in the hamburger menu at the bottom of the bin choose Media Relatives. This should highlight the Video and Audio clips in the media tool that are related (that is, the media and audio that actually are that clip). Unclick the video clips–they’ll be .omf files (or .mxf if you captured at .mxf). In a PC it’s Ctrl+Click, on a Mac it’s something else, like Shift+Click or Command+Click (I don’t know Macs). Delete the audio that’s left.
Now batch capture that clip. Start with a short one if possible. Since only the Audio is offline it will only capture the audio–see if it’s in sync. If it is, repeat with everything. If it’s still off, I’m puzzled, but you could always do this:
2. Try loading a clip into your source monitor. In your timeline deselect the Video track, then hit subclip. It should make a subclip of only your audio. Cut this into a sequence. Now make a subclip of just your video–cut it into the sequence and match up your audio and video so they’re in sync. In your timeline go to to the head of the audio where it first matches your video. Match frame the audio–it will put an IN point automatically. Do the same with the Video. You now have an In point on your Video subclip and an In point on your Audio subclip that mark the sync point. Select the Video subclip and Audio subclip in your bin, go to Clip–>Sync–>In Point. It will make a new clip of your video and audio and it should be in sync. Repeat with everything else.
Both ways will likely be timeconsuming and a pain in the rear. Have you tried redigitizing a small clip to see if it happens again? I’ve never heard of this issue, but I’ll explore the darker corners of the internet to see if anyone else has had the same problems and let you know what I find.
Keep us updated, and if you figure out what’s wrong definitely post back how you solve it!
Mike.
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Are the tapes that far out of sync from the first frame, or does it drift out of sync and by the time it gets to the end it’s that far out of sync?
From my experience, and from what I’ve seen others post, firewire can be notorious for sync drift. Did you control your deck with firewire or control with RS422 and capture from firewire?
Otherwise, if it’s consistently out of sync for the entire chunk of media, you can simply slip or slide edit your audio to match sync. If it varies you’ll need to match it up seperately when it starts to go out.
Does your audio rate match your sequence rate?
Mike.