Re: [Avid-L2] Interplay and moving projects in and out

We routinely move long-form programmes by copy and pasting entire
mediafile folders into Interplay. Relinking is pretty instant from
either bins or AAFs. Needless to say OMF mediafiles are to be avoided
if possible on interplay.

The connection of external drives to allow consolidation is IMHO more
troublesome. Local Media indexer problems are often alliviated where
multiple disks have been are indexed by stopping the local MI service
and clearing the .cache files from the MI folder in programme files.
These seemnto buld up and cause sluggishness. You'll have to reconnect
to the HAG or whetever MI you are on afterwards.

Cheers

Jim howat

On 30 Jan 2010, at 09:49, Roger Shufflebottom
<rogshuff@googlemail.com> wrote:

> I concur with the last bit - do not mess directly with the MedaFile
> folders
> (a pissed off Indexer is never a good thing). You'd need to resync the
> workspaces if you did that - avoid by consolidating, as suggested.
>
> On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 7:17 PM, John Beck <jb30343@windstream.net>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I've done it. The short answer is, it works. The longer answer is
>> that
>> parts of the process can take some effort.
>>
>> Taking the project from the system is the same with or without
>> Interplay.
>> It's usually safest to just copy the necessary bin files to a new
>> project on
>> the target system. The strategy for copying your media depends on
>> how much
>> and whether or not it's located in its own storage. Safest bet is to
>> consolidate to a removable drive. Copying the AvidMediaFiles
>> folders in the
>> OS can work too. You may need to rename the individual MXF folders.
>> Once
>> your non Interplay system builds media media databases everything
>> will link
>> up.
>>
>> Moving back to the Interplay system can be a bit more adventurous.
>> Copying
>> your bins into an existing project works. Assuming that the clips
>> weren't
>> modified, everything will relink. Bringing media from external
>> drives is
>> possible. The safest way is to let the Interplay system's indexer
>> index the
>> external drive, then consolidate. Dumping MXF files into an
>> existing indexed
>> MXF folder may annoy the Interplay media indexers. It might work
>> but a truly
>> pissed off Interplay media indexer isn't always a pretty thing.
>>
>> --J.B.
>>
>>
>> ---- Daniel McCabe <dmccabe@tiac.net <dmccabe%40tiac.net>> wrote:
>>> Anyone out there take projects off an Interplay system to work at
>>> home
>>> and then bring them back into Interplay? In the Composer past with a
>>> duplicate set of media that wasn't very hard to do.
>>>
>>> I asked some Avid Interplay guys about it and they gave me the
>>> "don't do
>>> that" look and suggested that I experiment. Anyone been there?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> D.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> With Best Wishes,
> Roger Shufflebottom
>
> roger@bottom-line.tv
> 07973 543660
>
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