One note... An error condition I routinely get from making the locked AVID MediaFies and OMFI MediaFiles folder involves errors in the following conditions:
Generating OMF or AAF files (system fails on the export and is cryptic about it.)
Rendering AudioSuite files.
Long, complex renders with many audio/video effects.
The above are the situations where no matter what drive our media creation settings are pointing to, no matter what drive we point to on the renders, the AVID decides it would best go to the Local HD. (are you listening, AVID??) This failed behavior is almost as old as Bob...
I used to do the locked folder solution, but now I find it easier to check my other drives at the end of the day and consolidate the media back to my Media drive. (requires relinking, though, for those faint of heart.)
Dave Hogan
Burbank, CA
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From: kenton.vannatten <kenton.vannatten@yahoo.com>
To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, January 28, 2010 1:33:15 PM
Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: Limiting "Avid MediaFile" Folder Creation
No problem... anytime. Glad it's a working solution for you.
-kv
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups .com, "blafarm" <blafarm@... > wrote:
>
> > Open Text Editor, and save the file as "Avid MediaFiles" (without quotes).
>
> Thanks very much for the "elaboration" .
>
> Yes, this technique works perfectly on Visa64 as well. No cryptic error message -- just the same dead-end that I witnessed with the security permission approach.
>
> This is a much more elegant and straightforward solution than creating a real "Avid MediaFiles" folder and messing with security permissions. I also like the simple cross-platform mentality that does not require jogging one's memory to figure out how to do it on an alternate computing platform.
>
> Thank you again.
>
>
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups .com, "kenton.vannatten" <kenton.vannatten@ > wrote:
> >
> > Elaborating.
> >
> > I've done this mainly on a Mac, but there really shouldn't any reason why it won't work on a PC either.
> >
> > Open Text Editor, and save the file as "Avid MediaFiles" (without quotes).
> >
> > Next right click the file name and choose Get Info, then remove the .rtf extension. It'll prompt you asking if you're sure you want to Remove the extension. Now, the icon should look like one of those generic "i don't know what application to open this file with"
> >
> > This works because Avid will try to put any media it creates into the Avid MediaFiles folder. If one exists, it puts it in there. But, if you have one that Avid can't write to, you'll get an error message. The actual error message it spits is a bit cryptic, but hopefully it'll just serve to you and any editors using your system that they need to double-check the location they are rendering/importing /capturing to and adjust to the correct location.
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups .com, "blafarm" <blafarm@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Yes, Filter System and Launch Drives works -- but that doesn't solve the problem of other non-media drives hanging off the system.
> > >
> > > Can you elaborate on the "dummy text file trick" -- and what computing platform it works on?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups .com, "kenton.vannatten" <kenton.vannatten@ > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Filter Out System/Boot drive doesn't work? You can also change read/write privileges on certain drives to gray them out in the Media Creation settings.
> > > >
> > > > I use the dummy text file trick on all other drives that I don't want media stored on. The key is to remove the extension so that it is no longer associated as a file. I believe that if you don't, Avid will still create the Folder.
> > > >
> > > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups .com, Roger Shufflebottom <rogshuff@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > It is a long-standing feature request - it should be built-in to the Media
> > > > > Creation setting.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 6:04 AM, blafarm <blafarm@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Vista64 I went to the existing "Avid MediaFiles" folder on the C: drive
> > > > > > (boot drive) went into Properties > Security > Edited the Everyone Group >
> > > > > > Deny Full Control. And it worked.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Then I tried the exact same technique on the existing "Avid MediaFiles"
> > > > > > folder on my non-media D: drive -- and it didn't work. Avid continued to
> > > > > > think it had access -- and it continued to write renderedr files to that
> > > > > > volume.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Then I created my own "Avid MediaFiles" folder on the D: drive and followed
> > > > > > these instructions:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > http://www.addictiv etips.com/ windows-tips/ how-to-lock- and-password- protect-folder- in-vista/
> > > > > >
> > > > > > or use this...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > http://tinyurl. com/yga3dtp
> > > > > >
> > > > > > And it worked -- Avid could no longer save to that drive.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Avid had made that suggestion -- but thanks for repeating it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Call me stubborn, but I still think this functionality should be built into
> > > > > > the app.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > With Best Wishes,
> > > > > Roger Shufflebottom
> > > > >
> > > > > roger@
> > > > > 07973 543660
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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