You're right - it seems to have gone. My Mac 6.0.3 has 'Use Windows compatible file names and paths'. The '27 characters' option was still there in 5.5.
On 7 Feb 2013, at 03:45, namyrb wrote:
> It's not in the general settings. I don't think that there's any setting
> in 6.0.3 and up that lets you restrict bin names to 27 characters.
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> The whole 27 character thing is stupid. The filename limit for XP was 255
> characters (including filepath). Avid should have lifted it when
> Adrenaline came out... at least... It should always have been limited to
> each bin's unique filepath.
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> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Roger Shufflebottom
> rogershuff@yahoo.co.uk>wrote:
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>> IIRC this is in the General Setting.
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>> With Best Wishes,
>> Roger Shufflebottom
>> +44 7973 543 660
>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: johnrobmoore bigfish@pacbell.net>
>>> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
>>> Sent: Wednesday, 6 February 2013, 22:12
>>> Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: Longer Bin Names?
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>>> A few googles and I found this thread:
>>> http://community.avid.com/forums/p/112264/650101.aspx
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>>> From the thread it says the 27 character limit is gone in V6 but it
>> doesn't mention a setting to enable/disable this. It also says if the
>> project/bins goes back to 5.5 etc the bin names will be truncated. Can
>> anyone confirm this behavior and will the full bin name still appear after
>> a round trip from V6 to V5.5 and back?
>>>
>>> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, John Moore wrote:
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>>>> It didn't register in my brain until today that V6 allows longer than
>> 27 characters bin names. I've bin told there is a setting but I don't see
>> anything in bin settings, composer settings or general settings. For some
>> reason my computer won't log into Avid Symphony Help right now. Is there a
>> setting or does V6 just allow for longer bin names always. On my current
>> ama project I will be going back to 5.5.3 media composer for offline. I'm
>> thinking I need to truncate the bin names to meet the old standard. Is
>> there any kind of demote like with effects or is this just a manual process?
>>>>
>>>> John Moore
>>>>
>>>> Barking Trout Productions
>>>>
>>>> Studio City, CA
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>>>> bigfish@...
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With best wishes,
Roger Shufflebottom
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