Re: [Avid-L2] Avid and P2

We do. But what gets me is that this was online, and part of a
GROUP. A and B camera. I used it, now it is offline. And this isn't
the only time it has happened either.

OK, in the MEDIA TOOL, the clip shows up in YELLOW, as if it were an
AMA clip, but the odd thing is that the duration says 8 hours. And
when I try to load it, I get EXCEPTION: THE SEQUENCE OR ONE OF IT'S
SOURCE ELEMENTS IS TOO LONG TO BE PLAYED. It isn't a sequence, it is
a clip.

Reveal file shows the files in the 1 folder, but...how do I reimport
that? Are they just corrupt? How do I find out what card it came from?

Avid is WEAK with P2...sorry...

-shane

On Mar 30, 2010, at 11:30 AM, Bruce Tovsky wrote:

> 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
>
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