[Peter Rafalow]

Thanks John, I’ll give it a try. All good advice!

[Peter Rafalow]

Thanks for the help and advise!

[Peter Rafalow]

Yeah, I’m just trying to open an actual EDL and then recapture from the footage from there. Not familiar with the “EDL tool” however. I do have EDL Manager that came with MC, but have had limited if any success with it in the past. Thanks for the advice.

[Peter Rafalow]

Thank you for the information. It’s almost impossible to find answers on Avid’s support website. Many thanks.

[Peter Rafalow]

Thanks for the response. I can’t seem to find how the effects aperture is set. Can you help? Many thanks.

[Peter Rafalow]

Thanks. I’ll check it out.

[Peter Rafalow]

I use consolidate for my backups, whether it be tape or any other files. I use removeable SATA drives, and now dedicate those drives to a project. When consolidating, I make sure that only that removeable drive is targeted. I create a consolidation bin and put clips, sequences, etc in that bin that I want to keep, then direct Avid to link to the new media. Don’t forget to save the final project folder on that drive, too. Once done, I delete everything else within Media Tool. When I need the project again, I insert that removeable drive and start my work from the Consolidation Bin only. It works great for me. Good luck.

[Peter Rafalow]

I’ll give that a try. Many thanks for your response.

[Peter Rafalow]

Yeah, good point. Using FCP 5.1 on a Dual 2.7 GHz G5, OS 10.4.6. Capture is via firewire playing DVC Pro 50 on a Panasonic SD93. Footage is 16×9, and I’m set up with the correct settings for A/V anamorphic, and getting machine control and video through the Capture monitor. Once I start capturing, the large screen shows media being capture, and turns the small capture frame to bars. Somehow, I don’t think that’s right. Then, FCP says it can’t read the media just captured. I’ve now tried it on two systems, so I know I’m doing something dumb. Thanks for any help you can give!