This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] Deleting Unneeded Audio Tracks From XDCam HD Footage

Monday, January 10, 2011

Re: [Avid-L2] Deleting Unneeded Audio Tracks From XDCam HD Footage

Don't use the MediaTool.
Just select the master clips and hit 'Delete'.
You'll be presented with a dialogue what tracks to delete.
(well, at least on PC, and from memory, only in the latests versions on Mac)
This will not only delete the soundtracks from disk, but also updates the
master clips.
hth

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Pitbladdo" <avid@digitalbuddy.co.uk>
To: <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 3:52 PM
Subject: [Avid-L2] Deleting Unneeded Audio Tracks From XDCam HD Footage

> Hello all,
>
> On my current project, XDCam HD discs have been shot and returned to me,
> and are being interpreted by the Avid as having eight audio tracks. It
> appears that the second four tracks are just mirrors of the first four,
> so after ingesting each disc, I've been going into the Media Tool and
> deleting tracks five to eight.
>
> That's the way I've always done that sort of thing with tape-based
> captures.
>
> Thing is, if I now try to play any of the master clips, the Avid won't
> play them back, because it can't find the audio files that relate to the
> last four tracks of audio. I don't remember that being an issue with
> tape-based captures.
>
> It's not a huge deal, because I've laid out each disc in a sequence,
> without the last four tracks of audio, and that plays back just fine. I
> just come unstuck when I quickly want to matchframe a clip, which won't
> then playback.
>
> I guess the answer is to unlink each clip, modify the track to uncheck
> A5-A8, but I'm dealing with an awful lot of clips here.
>
> Is there merit in keeping the Avid working this way, or is it something
> that Avid should/could have a look at for the next release/patch?
>
>
> CP
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