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Put the newly created MXF files into their own new folder within MXF (name it 10 or something greater than what is already there). Then launch Media Composer and project. The import or drag into a bin the msmMMOB.mdb file. Clips should show up in bin.
Michael
Michael Phillips
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That usually means that MC is not recognizing the file as BWF and is using QuickTime to bring the file into the system (the same reason you don’t want to use AMA for BWF files…). Can you open these files in a program like Sound Devices Wave Agent (free for Mac and PC) and see that all the metadata is properly recorded? Aaton also has an application that can look into the files I believe, AJAX?
Michael
Michael Phillips
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You don’t import MXF files that way. You just copy them directly into the Avid MediaFiles/MXF/1 (or any other numbered folder). Do that before you launch Media Composer. Once copied, MC will index its MXF folders, and your AAF will link up automatically.
Michael
Michael Phillips
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Hi Joe –
my email is michael(at)24p(dot)com.
email me there with your email, and I will set up a share folder on my PogoPlug for you to copy to. A consulting fee would be good as I am no longer at Avid as of last Wednesday’s RIF. Before that, I would have looked into it as part of the job… you missed by one week! 😉
Michael
Michael Phillips
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Some questions back to you:
Was the project you are in started in a different project format> For example, NTSC 23.976 and now 1080p/3.976? There has been a long standing bug that if you flip project format, the ALE will not import. Only in the format of the original project creation.
As far as the timecode drift, that is quite strange. Try entering the same sync (punch) timecode into one of the AuxTC columns and see if that tracks properly. And of so, how does that compare to the START?
Lastly, I would need a sample file and ALE to really get down to the bottom of the issue.
Michael
Michael Phillips
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Let me think about these questions. Playback and timecodes do cause some extra headaches, especially in the file-based world. What version of Media Composer are you running?
For question #2 – if working in a pre-v5 version of software, sound TC had some dependencies such as there always needs to be an A1 track on the source file, and there has to be a soundroll value defined before timecode could be applied. Do any of these apply in your case?
Michael
Michael Phillips
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Open the ALE in a text editor, and in the column section of the file, change “Tape” to “Source File” and it will work.
Michael
Michael Phillips
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It won’t make that much difference to MC at this point, but other applications you may be using may take advantage of it such as Photoshop and After Effects, etc.
Michael
Michael Phillips
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Doesn’t the audio have matching timecode to the cameras?
Try creating a dummy source clip that spans the entire set of dailies you want in a single group, then group from there.
Michael
Michael Phillips
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This has been covered in this thread:
https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/277/8638#8788Michael
Michael Phillips