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

There are internal .MDB files associated with those Black frames that
Steve H. Refers to. Try deleting and rebuilding those database files.

On 10/22/09, Steve Hullfish <steve4lists@veralith.com> wrote:
> 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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