Re: [Avid-L2] Setting or Console Command to modify how Avid names mxf files so they are more readable?

Well, you can test it by having some mediafiles that have their tape name extant. Do the renamemediafiles trick on them and then drag them into a new project's bin and see what metadata gets populated in the bin columns.

 

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Rupert Watson

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From: Avid-L2@groups.io <Avid-L2@groups.io> on behalf of John Moore <bigfish@pacbell.net>
Date: Friday, 1 April 2022 at 22:16
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Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] Setting or Console Command to modify how Avid names mxf files so they are more readable?

I did read in one thread that Tape Name/Reel Name was lost when the rename command was used.  That might explain the EDL issue.  The reason this came up was a friend was taking an Avid Project into Resolve and in the media pool the mxf files had the typical Avid gibberish for clip names.  While some had a bit of recognizable characters many didn't.  The hope was the rename command before sending to Resolve might make the clip names more readable. 

On Fri, Apr 1, 2022 at 06:16 AM, bouke wrote:

Checking if the header changes is an easy thing to do with 'any' HEX editor.

No clue if the original file name / MDB has 'any' connection / encrypted Tape name.

 

I do remember I had issues back in the days (20+ years ago.)

 

I also have no clue why file based management would be better than the Media Tool in Avid.

(Or, Media Mover, if obsolete, I could rewrite it.)

 

 

Bouke / edit 'B

 

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On 1 Apr 2022, at 14:46, Rupert Watson <rupertwatson@gmail.com> wrote:

 

It works. As the original poster suggested; try it on a small set and see if there is any issue. I don't think there will be. The header remains untouched I think

 

Regards 

 

Rupert Watson 

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Date: Friday, 1 April 2022 at 09:14
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Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] Setting or Console Command to modify how Avid names mxf files so they are more readable?

Yeah, I vaguely remember something about that.  I was working for a system rental house and got a call from a client that had used it at the beginning of the project.  And then they got to the point in the project that they needed to make EDLs and stuff and none of the EDLs were asking for the tapes, or something like that.  It was a mess.  And I asked them if they had a copy of their media pre-rename, and of course they didn't.  And they also couldn't rebatch digitize.  They had to make hand EDLs from the burn-in.  [sad trombone].

 

They tired to make the argument that it was somehow our fault and that I needed to some how solve all this.  Like either I needed to redigitize all the footage and recut all the reels by eye frame match, or that I needed to hand make the EDLs.  My boss said 'sure, but it'll be at a service call hourly rate', and they were very unhappy about that.

 

 

Jay

 

 

On Mar 31, 2022, at 8:04 PM, John Moore <bigfish@pacbell.net> wrote:

 

Here's another description without any warnings:

RenameMediaFiles 

 

Without any arguments, renames ALL files within Avid MediaFiles to more accurately reflect the project name and clip name.

 

 

Re: [Avid-L2] Setting or Console Command to modify how Avid names mxf files so they are more readable?

I did read in one thread that Tape Name/Reel Name was lost when the rename command was used.  That might explain the EDL issue.  The reason this came up was a friend was taking an Avid Project into Resolve and in the media pool the mxf files had the typical Avid gibberish for clip names.  While some had a bit of recognizable characters many didn't.  The hope was the rename command before sending to Resolve might make the clip names more readable. 

On Fri, Apr 1, 2022 at 06:16 AM, bouke wrote:

Checking if the header changes is an easy thing to do with 'any' HEX editor.

No clue if the original file name / MDB has 'any' connection / encrypted Tape name.

 

I do remember I had issues back in the days (20+ years ago.)

 

I also have no clue why file based management would be better than the Media Tool in Avid.

(Or, Media Mover, if obsolete, I could rewrite it.)

 

Bouke / edit 'B

 

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On 1 Apr 2022, at 14:46, Rupert Watson <rupertwatson@gmail.com> wrote:

It works. As the original poster suggested; try it on a small set and see if there is any issue. I don't think there will be. The header remains untouched I think

 

Regards 

 

Rupert Watson 

+44 7787 554801

 

From: Avid-L2@groups.io <Avid-L2@groups.io> on behalf of Jay Mahavier via groups.io <jay_mahavier=icloud.com@groups.io>
Date: Friday, 1 April 2022 at 09:14
To: Avid-L2@groups.io <Avid-L2@groups.io>
Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] Setting or Console Command to modify how Avid names mxf files so they are more readable?

Yeah, I vaguely remember something about that.  I was working for a system rental house and got a call from a client that had used it at the beginning of the project.  And then they got to the point in the project that they needed to make EDLs and stuff and none of the EDLs were asking for the tapes, or something like that.  It was a mess.  And I asked them if they had a copy of their media pre-rename, and of course they didn't.  And they also couldn't rebatch digitize.  They had to make hand EDLs from the burn-in.  [sad trombone].

 

They tired to make the argument that it was somehow our fault and that I needed to some how solve all this.  Like either I needed to redigitize all the footage and recut all the reels by eye frame match, or that I needed to hand make the EDLs.  My boss said 'sure, but it'll be at a service call hourly rate', and they were very unhappy about that.

 

 

Jay

 

On Mar 31, 2022, at 8:04 PM, John Moore <bigfish@pacbell.net> wrote:

 

Here's another description without any warnings:

RenameMediaFiles 

 

Without any arguments, renames ALL files within Avid MediaFiles to more accurately reflect the project name and clip name.

 

 

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Re: [Avid-L2] Setting or Console Command to modify how Avid names mxf files so they are more readable?

Checking if the header changes is an easy thing to do with 'any' HEX editor.

No clue if the original file name / MDB has 'any' connection / encrypted Tape name.

I do remember I had issues back in the days (20+ years ago.)

I also have no clue why file based management would be better than the Media Tool in Avid.

(Or, Media Mover, if obsolete, I could rewrite it.)

Bouke / edit 'B

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On 1 Apr 2022, at 14:46, Rupert Watson <rupertwatson@gmail.com> wrote:

It works. As the original poster suggested; try it on a small set and see if there is any issue. I don't think there will be. The header remains untouched I think

 

Regards 

 

Rupert Watson 

+44 7787 554801

 

From: Avid-L2@groups.io <Avid-L2@groups.io> on behalf of Jay Mahavier via groups.io <jay_mahavier=icloud.com@groups.io>
Date: Friday, 1 April 2022 at 09:14
To: Avid-L2@groups.io <Avid-L2@groups.io>
Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] Setting or Console Command to modify how Avid names mxf files so they are more readable?

Yeah, I vaguely remember something about that.  I was working for a system rental house and got a call from a client that had used it at the beginning of the project.  And then they got to the point in the project that they needed to make EDLs and stuff and none of the EDLs were asking for the tapes, or something like that.  It was a mess.  And I asked them if they had a copy of their media pre-rename, and of course they didn't.  And they also couldn't rebatch digitize.  They had to make hand EDLs from the burn-in.  [sad trombone].

 

They tired to make the argument that it was somehow our fault and that I needed to some how solve all this.  Like either I needed to redigitize all the footage and recut all the reels by eye frame match, or that I needed to hand make the EDLs.  My boss said 'sure, but it'll be at a service call hourly rate', and they were very unhappy about that.

 

 

Jay

 

On Mar 31, 2022, at 8:04 PM, John Moore <bigfish@pacbell.net> wrote:

 

Here's another description without any warnings:

RenameMediaFiles 

 

Without any arguments, renames ALL files within Avid MediaFiles to more accurately reflect the project name and clip name.

 

Re: [Avid-L2] Setting or Console Command to modify how Avid names mxf files so they are more readable?

It works. As the original poster suggested; try it on a small set and see if there is any issue. I don't think there will be. The header remains untouched I think

 

Regards

 

Rupert Watson

+44 7787 554801

 

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Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] Setting or Console Command to modify how Avid names mxf files so they are more readable?

Yeah, I vaguely remember something about that.  I was working for a system rental house and got a call from a client that had used it at the beginning of the project.  And then they got to the point in the project that they needed to make EDLs and stuff and none of the EDLs were asking for the tapes, or something like that.  It was a mess.  And I asked them if they had a copy of their media pre-rename, and of course they didn't.  And they also couldn't rebatch digitize.  They had to make hand EDLs from the burn-in.  [sad trombone].

 

They tired to make the argument that it was somehow our fault and that I needed to some how solve all this.  Like either I needed to redigitize all the footage and recut all the reels by eye frame match, or that I needed to hand make the EDLs.  My boss said 'sure, but it'll be at a service call hourly rate', and they were very unhappy about that.

 

 

Jay

 

On Mar 31, 2022, at 8:04 PM, John Moore <bigfish@pacbell.net> wrote:

 

Here's another description without any warnings:

RenameMediaFiles

 

Without any arguments, renames ALL files within Avid MediaFiles to more accurately reflect the project name and clip name.

 

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Re: [Avid-L2] Setting or Console Command to modify how Avid names mxf files so they are more readable?

Yeah, I vaguely remember something about that.  I was working for a system rental house and got a call from a client that had used it at the beginning of the project.  And then they got to the point in the project that they needed to make EDLs and stuff and none of the EDLs were asking for the tapes, or something like that.  It was a mess.  And I asked them if they had a copy of their media pre-rename, and of course they didn't.  And they also couldn't rebatch digitize.  They had to make hand EDLs from the burn-in.  [sad trombone].

They tired to make the argument that it was somehow our fault and that I needed to some how solve all this.  Like either I needed to redigitize all the footage and recut all the reels by eye frame match, or that I needed to hand make the EDLs.  My boss said 'sure, but it'll be at a service call hourly rate', and they were very unhappy about that.

Jay

On Mar 31, 2022, at 8:04 PM, John Moore <bigfish@pacbell.net> wrote:

Here's another description without any warnings:

RenameMediaFiles

 

Without any arguments, renames ALL files within Avid MediaFiles to more accurately reflect the project name and clip name.

Re: [Avid-L2] Setting or Console Command to modify how Avid names mxf files so they are more readable?

Here's another description without any warnings:

RenameMediaFiles

 

Without any arguments, renames ALL files within Avid MediaFiles to more accurately reflect the project name and clip name.

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Re: [Avid-L2] Setting or Console Command to modify how Avid names mxf files so they are more readable?

Found This Thread from way back.

http://c2.avid.com/forums/t/10927.aspx

Re: The Console and Renamemediafiles function is it bad to use this?

 

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I have not used it but here is the latter part of a post, by author unknown to me, from way back when version 3 XDV was state of the art.

"That said, if you want better names for the media files open the console and type "renamemediafiles" (without the quotation marks), then hit enter (or return on a mac). Your media files will immediately get renamed after the project, the track (audio or video) and the masterclip name. Some information may get cropped due to filename length limitations. All the same, it should then be a lot easier to track down specific files. BTW, your files will loose the original reference to the tape name.

Note that this feature is NOT supported by Avid and may or may not work properly (or at all) on all versions. There is no undo for this. I have never had a problem with it, either on XDV or on any Media Composer, but you may want to test the feature on a small batch of files first."

 

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Re: [Avid-L2] Setting or Console Command to modify how Avid names mxf files so they are more readable?

I've seen more reel names/Tape Names of late because more and more are using Resolve to process the offline media.  That always ends up with a Reel/Tape Name.  I don't like that it negates a straightforward ama link back to the cam originals in Avid but I guess that's not as big a deal to those using the Resolve processing workflow.

On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 03:58 PM, Dave Hogan wrote:

IIRC it was related to reel names when capturing from tape…no reel names in file based workflow.

 

Dave Hogan

Burbank, CA

On Mar 31, 2022, at 2:24 PM, JBeck <jb30343@windstream.net> wrote:

Type Help Commands into the console. I remember using that command a lot of years and. IIRC, it changes the names of existing media files. Seems like there was also a downside. JB 

 

On Mar 31, 2022, at 4:07 PM, John Moore <bigfish@pacbell.net> wrote:

Anybody remember the setting in Avid that made the MXF file name have some part of the actual clip name or some other metadata from the clip that helped identify the clip the MXF file was for?  It might have been a console command I just  checked media creations and didn't see it there.

 

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Re: [Avid-L2] Setting or Console Command to modify how Avid names mxf files so they are more readable?

Before everyone mentions that there is still a tape or reel name field in media, I was referring to tape name in the capture tool.

dave

On Mar 31, 2022, at 2:24 PM, JBeck <jb30343@windstream.net> wrote:

Type Help Commands into the console. I remember using that command a lot of years and. IIRC, it changes the names of existing media files. Seems like there was also a downside. JB 

On Mar 31, 2022, at 4:07 PM, John Moore <bigfish@pacbell.net> wrote:



Anybody remember the setting in Avid that made the MXF file name have some part of the actual clip name or some other metadata from the clip that helped identify the clip the MXF file was for?  It might have been a console command I just  checked media creations and didn't see it there.

John Moore Barking Trout Productions Studio City, CA bigfish@pacbell.net

Re: [Avid-L2] Setting or Console Command to modify how Avid names mxf files so they are more readable?

IIRC it was related to reel names when capturing from tape…no reel names in file based workflow.

Dave Hogan

Burbank, CA

On Mar 31, 2022, at 2:24 PM, JBeck <jb30343@windstream.net> wrote:

Type Help Commands into the console. I remember using that command a lot of years and. IIRC, it changes the names of existing media files. Seems like there was also a downside. JB 

On Mar 31, 2022, at 4:07 PM, John Moore <bigfish@pacbell.net> wrote:



Anybody remember the setting in Avid that made the MXF file name have some part of the actual clip name or some other metadata from the clip that helped identify the clip the MXF file was for?  It might have been a console command I just  checked media creations and didn't see it there.

John Moore Barking Trout Productions Studio City, CA bigfish@pacbell.net

Re: [Avid-L2] Setting or Console Command to modify how Avid names mxf files so they are more readable?

Type Help Commands into the console. I remember using that command a lot of years and. IIRC, it changes the names of existing media files. Seems like there was also a downside. JB 

On Mar 31, 2022, at 4:07 PM, John Moore <bigfish@pacbell.net> wrote:



Anybody remember the setting in Avid that made the MXF file name have some part of the actual clip name or some other metadata from the clip that helped identify the clip the MXF file was for?  It might have been a console command I just  checked media creations and didn't see it there.

John Moore Barking Trout Productions Studio City, CA bigfish@pacbell.net

[Avid-L2] Setting or Console Command to modify how Avid names mxf files so they are more readable?

Anybody remember the setting in Avid that made the MXF file name have some part of the actual clip name or some other metadata from the clip that helped identify the clip the MXF file was for?  It might have been a console command I just  checked media creations and didn't see it there.

John Moore Barking Trout Productions Studio City, CA bigfish@pacbell.net

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Re: [Avid-L2] OT: Way to "live"review cuts?

Thanks for all the ideas everyone!

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Zoom via shared screen or NDI output from Avid. Free. 

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On Mar 29, 2022, at 2:14 PM, danlist@bestmail.us wrote:



Hi All,

I imagine many have been in this spot. I am working with another editor remotely.

Without being in the same room, it would be helpful to watch down sections of a doc we are working on so that either of us could stop the cut, rewind etc. (so that we can discuss next steps.)  

Is there an inexpensive service that provides that shared control of an uploaded file?

Does something like TeamViewer allow a user in front of the computer and someone remotely connected to both mouse and click?

I only need the capability for two people.

Thanks for any tips,

Dan

Re: [Avid-L2] OT: Way to "live"review cuts?

I appreciate you sharing those.

Here's one I put together:

On Mar 29, 2022, at 4:16 PM, Jo's Mailinglists <lists@filter-media.net> wrote:

a little declaration of love to the process, to the profession - if you'd like to liosten, read:

Editing is a creative, _frame-based_ <-!, process - imho. A better word might be: "Montague"

Everything that can be done "over interwebs" is lacking _the depth_ of what an editor is doing.

"Looks fine to me!" and " the Client loves it" might do make the cut, in terms spoken, but - does not make an edit: a proper one. 

In my humble opinion: a montague, the editing can't be valued if we (or: some) choose an online review version. At least: not where I come from (historically, not location).

There, we were pushing/pulling frames to the exact moment. This is the "montague"., the edit. I do not, sincerely and at least for now: see this on any online solution equally given so far.

An edit does not just work "works" - any, every edit does do the film. All those make the montague of any. And if one edit is not well placed… well, the "producer/s", the "client/s" might like but - but, hence, no:

this is not "montage", this is not editing, this is - sorry to say: "just 'cutting'".

My stand is: the "montage" of a, any, film,/movie/documentary/ yeah: even News: should be _the craft_ of either educated and/or (maybe: just:) experienced people.

Followed by "editing" of a concept. But what I never want to see is "a Cutter".

Worst case scenario, an AI which just assembles pictures.

So.

If we are looking in 2022 at some sort of remote "montage", "editing" - this will never never support that story's individual progress, drift, message.

As like a Cutter will not be able to decipher the inner meaning of a film (et. al.).

Not in 2022. Maybe: later. (Be aware, folks!)

But for now: we need those people, pushing and pulling one frame at a  time to make the story being told. We need "Montague", well, maybe, by different languages: "editing" - what we, what a "good film" needs is: not a cutter.

And what can be achieved over IP: is cutting. Not montage, not editing.

Again:

me, me two (any currencies)

Jochen "Jo" Hermann

filter Media Postproduction

Salzburg, Austria

On 29. Mar 2022, at 21:34, Jo's Mailinglists <lists@filter-media.net> wrote:

Hey folks,

I seriously understand the question, however: there's a meme for this:

(dunno if this works)

<IMG_1331.jpg>

alt link: <http://designothingness.net/www_pics/EditorsSlap.jpg>

my too Rubls. {sic!}

Cheers!

Jochen "Jo" Hermann

filter Media Postproduction

Salzburg, Austria

On 29. Mar 2022, at 20:47, Mark Spano <cutandcover@gmail.com> wrote:

TeamViewer works but is not free for something like this. You could use Google Remote Desktop. You might not like the remote screen responsiveness or resolution though. Or on a Mac, roll your own with built in ssh tunnelling with VNC…

Other stuff that is paid for works a lot better with limited bandwidth.

On Tue, Mar 29, 2022 at 2:18 PM bouke <bouke@editb.nl> wrote:

Vlc sync play?

Bouke

Sent from mobile

Op 29 mrt. 2022 om 20:14 heeft danlist@bestmail.us het volgende geschreven:

Hi All,

I imagine many have been in this spot. I am working with another editor remotely.

Without being in the same room, it would be helpful to watch down sections of a doc we are working on so that either of us could stop the cut, rewind etc. (so that we can discuss next steps.)  

Is there an inexpensive service that provides that shared control of an uploaded file?

Does something like TeamViewer allow a user in front of the computer and someone remotely connected to both mouse and click?

I only need the capability for two people.

Thanks for any tips,

Dan

Re: [Avid-L2] OT: Way to "live"review cuts?

a little declaration of love to the process, to the profession - if you'd like to liosten, read:

Editing is a creative, _frame-based_ <-!, process - imho. A better word might be: "Montague"

Everything that can be done "over interwebs" is lacking _the depth_ of what an editor is doing.

"Looks fine to me!" and " the Client loves it" might do make the cut, in terms spoken, but - does not make an edit: a proper one. 

In my humble opinion: a montague, the editing can't be valued if we (or: some) choose an online review version. At least: not where I come from (historically, not location).

There, we were pushing/pulling frames to the exact moment. This is the "montague"., the edit. I do not, sincerely and at least for now: see this on any online solution equally given so far.

An edit does not just work "works" - any, every edit does do the film. All those make the montague of any. And if one edit is not well placed… well, the "producer/s", the "client/s" might like but - but, hence, no:

this is not "montage", this is not editing, this is - sorry to say: "just 'cutting'".

My stand is: the "montage" of a, any, film,/movie/documentary/ yeah: even News: should be _the craft_ of either educated and/or (maybe: just:) experienced people.

Followed by "editing" of a concept. But what I never want to see is "a Cutter".

Worst case scenario, an AI which just assembles pictures.

So.

If we are looking in 2022 at some sort of remote "montage", "editing" - this will never never support that story's individual progress, drift, message.

As like a Cutter will not be able to decipher the inner meaning of a film (et. al.).

Not in 2022. Maybe: later. (Be aware, folks!)

But for now: we need those people, pushing and pulling one frame at a  time to make the story being told. We need "Montague", well, maybe, by different languages: "editing" - what we, what a "good film" needs is: not a cutter.

And what can be achieved over IP: is cutting. Not montage, not editing.

Again:

me, me two (any currencies)

Jochen "Jo" Hermann

filter Media Postproduction

Salzburg, Austria

On 29. Mar 2022, at 21:34, Jo's Mailinglists <lists@filter-media.net> wrote:

Hey folks,

I seriously understand the question, however: there's a meme for this:

(dunno if this works)

<IMG_1331.jpg>

alt link: <http://designothingness.net/www_pics/EditorsSlap.jpg>

my too Rubls. {sic!}

Cheers!

Jochen "Jo" Hermann

filter Media Postproduction

Salzburg, Austria

On 29. Mar 2022, at 20:47, Mark Spano <cutandcover@gmail.com> wrote:

TeamViewer works but is not free for something like this. You could use Google Remote Desktop. You might not like the remote screen responsiveness or resolution though. Or on a Mac, roll your own with built in ssh tunnelling with VNC…

Other stuff that is paid for works a lot better with limited bandwidth.

On Tue, Mar 29, 2022 at 2:18 PM bouke <bouke@editb.nl> wrote:

Vlc sync play?

Bouke

Sent from mobile

Op 29 mrt. 2022 om 20:14 heeft danlist@bestmail.us het volgende geschreven:

Hi All,

I imagine many have been in this spot. I am working with another editor remotely.

Without being in the same room, it would be helpful to watch down sections of a doc we are working on so that either of us could stop the cut, rewind etc. (so that we can discuss next steps.)  

Is there an inexpensive service that provides that shared control of an uploaded file?

Does something like TeamViewer allow a user in front of the computer and someone remotely connected to both mouse and click?

I only need the capability for two people.

Thanks for any tips,

Dan

Re: [Avid-L2] OT: Way to "live"review cuts?

Zoom via shared screen or NDI output from Avid. Free. 

DQS

On Mar 29, 2022, at 2:14 PM, danlist@bestmail.us wrote:



Hi All,

I imagine many have been in this spot. I am working with another editor remotely.

Without being in the same room, it would be helpful to watch down sections of a doc we are working on so that either of us could stop the cut, rewind etc. (so that we can discuss next steps.)  

Is there an inexpensive service that provides that shared control of an uploaded file?

Does something like TeamViewer allow a user in front of the computer and someone remotely connected to both mouse and click?

I only need the capability for two people.

Thanks for any tips,

Dan

Re: [Avid-L2] OT: Way to "live"review cuts?

Hey folks,

I seriously understand the question, however: there's a meme for this:

(dunno if this works)

alt link: <http://designothingness.net/www_pics/EditorsSlap.jpg>

my too Rubls. {sic!}

Cheers!

Jochen "Jo" Hermann

filter Media Postproduction

Salzburg, Austria

On 29. Mar 2022, at 20:47, Mark Spano <cutandcover@gmail.com> wrote:

TeamViewer works but is not free for something like this. You could use Google Remote Desktop. You might not like the remote screen responsiveness or resolution though. Or on a Mac, roll your own with built in ssh tunnelling with VNC…

Other stuff that is paid for works a lot better with limited bandwidth.

On Tue, Mar 29, 2022 at 2:18 PM bouke <bouke@editb.nl> wrote:

Vlc sync play?

Bouke

Sent from mobile

Op 29 mrt. 2022 om 20:14 heeft danlist@bestmail.us het volgende geschreven:

Hi All,

I imagine many have been in this spot. I am working with another editor remotely.

Without being in the same room, it would be helpful to watch down sections of a doc we are working on so that either of us could stop the cut, rewind etc. (so that we can discuss next steps.)  

Is there an inexpensive service that provides that shared control of an uploaded file?

Does something like TeamViewer allow a user in front of the computer and someone remotely connected to both mouse and click?

I only need the capability for two people.

Thanks for any tips,

Dan