This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] AMA Media Database folder on a PC?

Monday, June 9, 2014

Re: [Avid-L2] AMA Media Database folder on a PC?

I think the reason is Interplay.

With best wishes,

Roger Shufflebottom

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On 9 Jun 2014, at 22:15, "namyrb namyrb@gmail.com [Avid-L2]" <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

I don't understand how this benefits anyone. Using some sort of unique ID file that gets created next to the AMA file or volume (making your media searchable like using spotlight) seems to makes more sense. That way you can move your media wherever the hell you want and avid would always be able to find it again. You'd also be able to track and differentiate media with the same filenames (DSLRs, GoPros) without having to rename them. I'd bet that it would also solve all AMA relinking issues while using the traditional avid relink tool.

Or at least something that actually works more than 50% of the time...

On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 12:35 PM, Benjamin Hershleder Ben@ContactBen.com [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

On Jun 9, 2014, at 12:28 PM, "Mark Spano cutandcover@gmail.com [Avid-L2]" <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

AMA Databases, as far as I have seen, do NOTHING. Or at least, nothing useful to my workflow.

My AMA clips stay on line with or without the databases.

I see . . .
then the one purpose I can see for them is
for the AMA media to be displayed in the Media Tool.

I was under the impression (hoping) that they made
the AMA link more robust (for lack of a better term coming to mind).

Again, that's helpful info Mark.
You saved me some experimentation time.

Thanks very much for your help.

Cheers,

Benjamin

On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 3:10 PM, Benjamin Hershleder Ben@ContactBen.com [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Hi Mark,
Good tip -- though disheartening to hear that you have to trash them so frequently.
Am I correct that you then have to *manually* relink using the Right-Click > Relink to AMA File(s) method?

Or do the databases automatically rebuild as they do in the Avid MediaFiles folder? My guess is no.

Cheers,

B

On Jun 9, 2014, at 11:51 AM, "Mark Spano cutandcover@gmail.com [Avid-L2]" <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Worth noting that turning off AMA Management only turns it off temporarily, and it eventually turns back on (and subsequently corrupts itself again). I keep that folder path handy in my shortcuts and just click and delete, often.

On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 2:34 PM, Benjamin Hershleder Ben@ContactBen.com [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Mark and John,
That's helpful. Thanks for that!

B

On Jun 9, 2014, at 11:29 AM, "John Pale pale.edit@gmail.com [Avid-L2]" <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Not able to confirm the PC file path, but I trashed them on Mac and had no problems linking.

In fact, it's possible to turn off managed AMA completely, reverting to pre MC 7 style management, using the console. It's been stated by Avid that managed AMA provides little benefit except in certain workflows that involve Interplay, and may improve performance to disable it.

http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/how_to/How-to-disable-AMA-Managed-Media-to-increase-performance?popup=true&NewLang=en&DocType=1080

On Monday, June 9, 2014, Benjamin Hershleder Ben@ContactBen.com [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Hi Gang,

I'm hoping to obtain the file path on a PC
to the AMA Databases, which Avid places inside a folder named "AMA Metadata Folders."
Based on the Mac path (below), I could make an educated guess, but if anyone can verify

the path on a PC, that would be über helpful!

The file path on a Mac is:

Users >
Shared >
AvidMediaComposer >
AMA Management >
AMA Metadata Folders.

And on a related note:
Has anyone trashed these and had success with relinking AMA media?
Do they rebuild like we're used to in the Avid MediaFiles folder (I'm asking before I try it)?

Thanks in advance L2ers,

B
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