Re: [Avid-L2] Re: AMA link to Avid Compressed .mov shows offline?

Had some issues like that in 5.5.3 that seem to be resolved in 6 (so far).
The codec showing up with every other letter skipped. Avid Meridien
Compressed says "A_i_ _e_i_i_n_C_m_r_s_e_" (you fill in the blanks!).
You'll likely also see Apple ProRes 422 as "A_p_e_P_o_e_ _2_". Avid bug,
harmless.

Sometimes Avid 5.5.3 doesn't recognize its own codecs as consolidatable.
Transcode or straight import are the only options then. Haven't seen this
in 6 - my assumption is that it's a codec mismatch between LE/PE/something.
As if the QT was encoded on one and you have the other installed. Most of
the time I go to straight import because I've seen weird artifacts with
transcoding those. Grayish frames on transitions. That hasn't changed going
to 6, so I bet it's codec related.




On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 12:24 AM, johnrobmoore <bigfish@pacbell.net> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Well F me skipping. I put the file onto the desktop transfering it from a
> Unity workspace and it worked. I thought wow must be something in the file
> path but when I tried to link ama to the file I had originally had issues
> with it worked too. I have restarted Avid a fewa times since then so that
> maybe it. Here's the kicker I figured just for edumacation I'd see how long
> a consolidate would take and it errored out saying check console. Here's
> the console message:
>
> "The clip BS SHOW NET CUT 2 1120 was skipped during the Consolidate
> operation because it is of a foreign compression type."
>
> According to QTPro the clip is Avid Meridian compressed but in the Video
> Column in the bin it says, "Ai eiinCmrse" WTF.
>
> Well I can transcode the clip but it looks like it will take about the
> same time the import took. I sure see a lot of these Ai or other
> permutations on file types when I ama to things I know are Avid 1:1 SD
> .movs. What is the reason behind Ai.... as a format that Avid sees when ama
> linking through QT. I feel some more googling in my future tonight.
>
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Mark Spano <cutandcover@...> wrote:
> >
> > Check the path for prohibited characters. That's the most common reason
> for
> > a successful link but unsuccessful media online. I've had other weirdness
> > with AMA linking online and then a split second later going offline -
> then
> > I either restart or trash state files and it's working again.
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 4:43 PM, John Moore <bigfish@...> wrote:
> >
> > > **
>
> > >
> > >
> > > I have a reference movie that plays in QT 7 and lists the codec as Avid
> > > meridian compressed codec, 720x486, Millions. I link to ama file on my
> mac
> > > pro os 10.6.8 SNDX 5.5.3 and a clip appears in the bin but it is
> offline.
> > > This is a 1080I 59.94 project and I tried toggling to 30I but still the
> > > clip is offline. I'm trying a standard import which I hope will work. I
> > > was thinking it would be quicker to link ama and consolidate than do a
> > > standard import. Are there ama issues with meridian compressed codec? I
> > > can't remember if I read about this a while back. Given this is a QT
> movie
> > > my understanding is the QT ama component is still part of the Avid
> install
> > > and doesn't require an additional ama plugin. I regularly link to ama
> on
> > > my SD 1:1 Avid shows to check my files for delivery and that works fine
> > > once I set the proper field order. Am I missing something here?
> > >
> > > John Moore
> > >
> > > Barking Trout Productions
> > >
> > > Studio City, CA
> > >
> > > bigfish@...
>
> > >
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> > >
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