Re: [Avid-L2] What "is" filler?

I believe that filler is one of the files in Avid Symphony/Program
File/Supporting Files/Avid_Mediafiles/Blackxxx.

This is on an old Avid Meridien Symphony, but I believe that current
versions would also place these files somewhere similar.

One way to trouble shoot would be to try filler in a project of a
different resolution. If the specific "black" file for the resolution
you are experiencing the trouble with is corrupt, then it's possible
that the other files - which are used for different resolutions of
"black" - may not be corrupt.

I don't know of a way to rebuild this folder of media without
reinstalling Symphony. If you have another Symphony system, you could
be able to copy the folder from it to the affected system.

On Oct 22, 2009, at 11:20 AM, shieldsy72 wrote:

> Technical question: When MC plays "black" or filler (like if you
> have a gap between two clips) what is it actually playing? Is there
> a pre-generated black frame like the media offline frame that it
> defaults to or is it generating it on the fly?
>
> I ask because we're having some issues with serious frame drop on
> filler on 2 of our Symphonies (DX v3.5.1). One of them now will not
> play out over a gap (like between the clock and the programme start)
> without stopping for a dropped frame and if you drag across the
> black and some video, it is noticably "stickier" on the black. This
> is only in HD projects. It behaves like there's an effect on a clip
> which it is struggling to play in real time - sadly we can't just
> render the filler. We've been adding rendered black titles after
> clocks but I've got 13 episodes of a show that need extensive clean
> elements dropping on and it'll be a major ball ache to drop titles
> into all the gaps.
>
> We've just tried reinstalling the app but before we completely
> rebuild the system we want to work out what the system is actually
> doing at the point it's struggling. If it's not pulling media from
> anywhere, what is it sticking on?
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Ta
>
>
>

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