[Ricky Barrow]

We had a long camera roll that created 3 MTS files (buried in folders down to the “STREAM” folder. The tell-tale sign was that we had 00005.MTS file at 2gb, 00006.MTS at 2gb and 00007.MTS at 954mb —- the file size limit of our Canon is 2gb, therefore I knew from the consecutive files and sizes that these 3 files were “spanned”. I linked to the 3 files, transcoded and then edited them in a sequence to create the “one” clip just as the camera had recorded.

Granted it was not ideal but it worked. I’m not sure what you mean by a viable online file to reconnect to after online …. we just keep the camera originals if we need the footage later.

Ricky

[Ricky Barrow]

A shorter workaround is to step into the folder structure and link directly to every individual .MTS file and transcode then stitch them back together.

Ricky

[Ricky Barrow]

Unfortunately it isn’t an Avid issue …. they say … they have washed their hands of “third party plugins” and say it is the manufacturer’s responsibility to make their equipment/software/plugins function properly within Avid.

We downloaded/installed everything we could get our hands on specifically regarding Canon spanned clips. I believe we have one system finally working but cannot determine what we did right to make it work. It is very confusing and I realize we went about it the wrong way (as far as determining what worked and what didn’t) because we were not patient, did not have time to correctly solve the issue … we acknowledge that!! It is complicated at best for ‘basic editors’ – it seems, in this evolving technology, we need “Avid Engineers” who have an understanding of Computers, Software, Hardware, Drivers, a background or doctorate in IT/IS systems and functionality and an understanding of applications (specifically Avid) in order to function smoothly.

If I find what we did right then I will respond … we are trying to duplicate the working machine on 5 other computers.

Ricky

[Ricky Barrow]

Thank you Shane – I will look into these options!

Ricky

[Ricky Barrow]

if the codec is apple intermediate, no … if it is prores codec then it should have worked in Avid even though it is PC.

Bottom line is that if the codec is not available for PC (windows) then you must convert it to a codec on the MAC that can be read on a PC (using a codec that is available or “installable” on a PC.

Ricky

[Ricky Barrow]

From all I know it must be a codec issue …. movie inspector does not list the video codec? Also, if you are on a PC then try to view on a MAC or vice-versa.

Ricky

[Ricky Barrow]

In Qt, does it open as a video file or audio file? Initially it sounds like it has no video but if that was the case Avid would have brought in audio only. Is the video screen white in QT Player just as it appeared inside Avid?

I obviously do not have the answer here and am only trying to help troubleshoot … give some time and a more knowledgeable forum member will probably be able to help you.

Ricky

[Ricky Barrow]

I believe (id) indicates this file has been to/from FCPX – that said, it should not be a problem in Avid MC, especially as you were able to import …. the white screen indicates you do not have the proper codec on your machine. Open the .mov file in QT and view movie inspector to see what codec was used.

Ricky

[Ricky Barrow]

Are you burning from Encore to DVD or to folder – if to folder, what program are you using to burn the DVD?

Ricky

[Ricky Barrow]

A .scc file should be a very small file and when opened in something like “Notepad” will liekly look similar to this:
Scenarist_SCC V1.0

00:00:01;21 9420 9476 9137 206d 7573 e9e3 2080 9137 942c 8080 8080 8080 8080 8080 942f

00:00:12;27 9420 13f4 97a2 c2c1 c2c2 4945 20cd c1d3 4fce ba80 9452 c4ef 2079 ef75 20e5 76e5 f220 73f4 f275 6767 ece5 20f7 e9f4 6880 9470 97a2 64ef 7562 f473 2c20 f175 e573 f4e9 ef6e 7320 eff2 20f7 eff2 f2e9 e573 bf80 942c 8080 8080 8080 8080 8080 942f

00:00:16;20 9420 13f2 97a2 57e5 a776 e520 61ec ec20 62e5 e56e 20f4 68e5 f2e5 2c80 9452 97a1 6861 76e5 6ea7 f420 f7e5 bf20 c1ec f468 ef75 6768 20f7 e580 9470 9723 64ef 6ea7 f420 6861 76e5 2061 ecec 20f4 68e5 2061 6e73 f7e5 f273 2c80 942c 8080 8080 8080 8080 8080 942f

ETC – ETC ….. and the Adone Encore subtitle .TXT file will look like this:
00:00:02:08 00:00:14:12 § music §
00:00:14:17 00:00:18:08 BABBIE MASON:
Do you ever struggle with
doubts, questions or worries?
00:00:18:13 00:00:23:00 We’ve all been there,
haven’t we? Although we
don’t have all the answers,

Hope this helps you solve the issue if you are unable to send me the file(s).

Ricky