To put Mark's point another way, if you have a take spanned across 3 files then MC will only make one clip (which is of course correct). So you'll see 3 source files but only 1 AMA clip. So counting the number of source files becomes kinda irrelevant.
Tony.
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On 25 Jan 2013, at 17:20, Mark Spano cutandcover@gmail.com> wrote:
> If they're spanned clips, then what's the issue? MC should sense that it's
> a spanned clip and bring the whole thing in as one master clip. Check the
> lengths of the span pieces and compare the total to the length of the clip
> you see in MC - they should match.
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 12:14 PM, michaeljshen76 mikejshen@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> **
>>
>>
>> Thanks, guys, and good call, Dom — they are spanned clips, but not spanned
>> across two cards. Rather, it appears that the camera sets an upward bound
>> of 11 minutes or so, and then breaks the clip. So the "orphans" are the
>> latter half of very long takes.
>>
>> So... any solutions out there, other than to be very vigilant and count
>> your clips? There are workarounds but it's a little bit of a drag.
>>
>> Best,
>> Mike
>>
>> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "Terence Curren" wrote:
>>>
>>> I've run into this exact same thing before. I have reported it to Avid,
>> don't know if they have reproduced the bug.
>>>
>>> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "michaeljshen76" wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I am working on Media Composer 6.03. I wish to transcode 1080p 23.98
>> media shot on a Sony NX-70. My process is to copy the card contents to my
>> hard drive (preserving the folder structure), Link to AMA Volume, and then
>> to transcode. The AVCHD plugin is installed.
>>>>
>>>> There are 150 clips, but only 145 appear as AMA clips when I Link to
>> Volume. The same 5 clips fail to mount upon repeated attempts.
>>>> I do find I am able to individually mount these orphans using Link to
>> AMA File. I have scanned the metadata and find nothing different from the
>> clips that mount successfully. Playing around with the Volume Mounting
>> options under AMA settings does not solve the problem.
>>>>
>>>> As I said, I can Link to AMA File. So, not a huge deal. But, the
>> footage actually belongs to my student, whose classmates have reported this
>> problem with other file based media shot on various cameras. The Sony NX70
>> names its clips numerically, making it easy to spot the missing ones, but
>> the P2 naming convention is more difficult to parse. And these are
>> documentary students — so it's not always immediately obvious that footage
>> is missing from the transcoded material. It's a problem.
>>>>
>>>> One solution I just found is to hit CMD+A to Select All when Linking
>> to AMA File. This mounts all 150. But according to another student, this
>> approach doesn't always work.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone else having this issue with Link to AMA Volume? Should I be
>> telling people to Link to AMA File and Select All instead? It sure takes
>> longer and seems clunkier.
>>>>
>>>> Sorry for the long post, just wanted to include all details.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance.
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