Re: [Avid-L2] Re: MXF folder structure (mac)

evilblender wrote:
> Thank you,
> I'll be trying to figure out how to make some of my higher number folders show up (rebuild).
>
> (it's about 1TB of DV res footage... - big project - yikes)
>
> Thanks for all pointers.
>
> Jeff
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "Job ter Burg (L2B)" <Job_L2@...> wrote:
>
>> "evilblender" (30-11-2009 23:04) :
>>
>>
>>> Trying to figure out why a MXF folder isn't showing all media relating to a
>>> project.
>>> The media originated on a Unity system where folders are named 'Avid1.1',
>>> 'Avid2.1', 'Avid1.2' etc.
>>>
>>> The media is going on to a local storage device (standard firewire drive). I
>>> had thought the names of those folders needed to change to '1', '2', '3', etc.
>>>
>> Yes. But since this came from Unity, you have to somehow make some changes.
>>
>> So "X:/Avid MediaFiles/MXF/Avid1.1" might become "X:/Avid
>> MediaFiles/MXF/11", "Avid2.1" might become "21", etc.
>>
>> I disagree with Terry about moving up one step in the tree. That only
>> applied to OMF.
>>
>>
>>> What happens when you get to 10? Do you change to '1.1', '1.2'?
>>>
>> You can go up all the way, at least to 99, pretty sure I went with 999 at
>> some point. Don't go for 1.1 or 1.2. Probably won't work.
>>
>> In my experience, when the databases are OK, you can even keep the "Avid1.1"
>> designation, and use those folders in a local storage setup, but you won't
>> be able to rebuild databases in these folders. Better to rename them.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Job ter Burg
>> film editor - NL
>>
>>
>
> We've created MXF folders with double digit names, no problem.
>
Pete Opotowsky
POP Pictures
Orlando
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