Re: [Avid-L2] Avid and P2

i recently sat in on an avid seminar specifically about p2 and xdcam
workflows and since i've had this issue a few times with p2 i asked
WTF. the consensus was corrupt metadata, possibly due to not using a
copy app that does checksum on the copy. one app mentioned that does
it right was ShotPut. a fix suggested was to use the panasonic p2
manager software to go into the metadata and change one insignificant
item - say, shooter name - and then save. this supposedly restores the
metadata somehow. without referring to my notes i wouldn't do anything
drastic without double-checking me, but this may lead you to a solution.
good luck. fwiw, it didn't seem to help my problem, but there was more
corruption going on there i believe. the important thing is to make
sure you have a true clone of your media off the p2 card to your
storage - don't just copy it from the card to a drive, which is what
(almost) everyone does.
cheers
b

On Mar 30, 2010, at 2:15 PM, comebackshane wrote:

> Here I am on a show that is editing on an Avid. Every scrap of it
> shot with P2. The HVX-200 and the HPX 3000 cameras. When I started,
> they were using Avid 2.7.7, and occasionally some shots would just
> go offline...gone. Then they'd need to reimport, as deleting the
> databases and rebuilding didn't find them, nor did the Media
> Manager. This was a problem, so I suggested that they upgrade to
> Avid 4.0.5, as it is more robust with P2, and has AMA for future
> stuff. They were sold and did the upgrade.
>
> Well, the problem hasn't gone away. Files still go offline without
> notice. NOTE: We are using (2) USB drives to store this footage. A
> Seagate and a LaCie (I know...not my decision), and USB works well
> for playback, surprisingly. But, footage goes missing. I wonder if
> it is the drives.
>
> But what REALLY irks me, is the so called "superior Avid media
> management." It isn't so superior when it comes to P2. One BIG
> thing, is that imported files HAVE NO REEL NAME! SO if files go
> offline, I can't trace back to the card and reimport. We have to
> search the logs to figure this out. FCP...no problem, the P2 card
> dump folder is the name of the REEL, so reimporting is a SNAP.
>
> So, why am I writing? OH, yeah...anyone know how to track back to
> what card this footage came from? Or what might be the cause of it
> going offline?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Shane
>
>
>

bruce tovsky
www.skeletonhome.com

"Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane."
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