Rather than an Academic vs. Pro problem, it might be a version to
version problem.
Another thing to try is:
1- Make a new project
2- COPY the bins from the old project into the new project and see if
you can get the media to link.
HTH,
B
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On Jun 15, 2010, at 4:12 PM, David Dodson wrote:
>
> Let me ask this... I have an Academic version here at home where
> I'm having all this Media Offline horror. Not that I can think of a
> single reason why this would be the case but... there's no reason
> why opening the project in an Academic version would cause the Media
> Offline problem... is there?
>
> Thanks,
>
> David
>
>
>
> On Jun 15, 2010, at 2:22 PM, Terence Curren wrote:
>
>> Might be, but permissions issues usually rear their ugly heads with
>> error messages when you land on the clip in a timeline.
>>
>> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "Nigel Gourley" <avid-l@...> wrote:
>>>
>>> Ah this sounds like permissions. If everything is there but
>>> offline and you
>>> have done all the database refreshing things.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The easiest way is to mount the drives back on the machine they
>>> came from
>>> and change the permissions to everyone. If not you need to take
>>> ownership of
>>> the files by being an administrator first and then change
>>> permissions to
>>> everyone.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> As below except you need to be the owner to do this change I think..
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> N
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com] On
>>> Behalf Of
>>> Jason Newman
>>> Sent: 15 June 2010 21:27
>>> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
>>> Subject: RE: [Avid-L2] Media Offline Help Needed
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> One other thing that has worked for me (in windows vista 64bit or
>>> other win
>>> OS) is setting the security's.
>>>
>>> If the media was transferred over a network and the media was not
>>> showing
>>> up. This could be similar to your situation as they are on an
>>> external
>>> drive.
>>>
>>> If in Win you can go to explorer and turn off simple file sharing.
>>> (under
>>> folder options)
>>>
>>> Then go to the drive that has the media and right click the
>>> highest folder
>>> in the tree and R click properties. Then go to security Tab, add
>>> "everyone"
>>> and check the boxes to read and write to all. Then click apply,
>>> restart avid
>>> and you should be good...
>>>
>>> If you have more than one folder in the drive then apply to each
>>> one. Also
>>> make sure you apply to each subfolder if it asks you.
>>>
>>> I am not sure if this will fix your issue but it has helped me
>>> when I knew
>>> the media was there and it would not show up in Avid.
>>>
>>> For some reason the Avid and win do not play together unless all
>>> the setting
>>> are right... go figure...
>>>
>>> Jason
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>
>>> [mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-
>>> L2%40yahoogroups.com> ] On
>>> Behalf Of
>>> Dylan Reeve
>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:48 AM
>>> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] Media Offline Help Needed
>>>
>>> Building on what the others have said...
>>>
>>> With Avid started, open Windows explorer (or Mac finder if you're
>>> rolling
>>> that way) and delete the MSM databases from the Avid MediaFiles/
>>> MXF/1 (and
>>> ..2/...3 etc) on each drive then switch back to Avid. It should
>>> immedately
>>> start rebuilding the media databases.
>>>
>>> Hopefully once that's done your media will be back online.
>>>
>>> If not then open up the Media Tool, select "All Projects" (just in
>>> case the
>>> clips are associated with a different project name) and the drives
>>> you have
>>> been supplied. The Media Tool should list all the clips you're
>>> looking for -
>>> that's good. If it doesn't they Avid can't "see" the media, and
>>> there are
>>> other things going on (look at file permissions, drive formatting
>>> if on a
>>> Mac - NTFS could be an issue, directory structure).
>>>
>>> If you have all the media in Media Tool, but your sequence isn't
>>> relinking
>>> then there is a technique I use that seems to work very well for
>>> me...
>>>
>>> Create a new bin called "all clips" or something.
>>> Drag all master clips that Media Tool found into that bin. Close
>>> Media Tool.
>>> Duplicate your master sequence into that bin (Alt-drag is easiest
>>> way).
>>> Select all clips and master sequence in the bin, right click on
>>> the sequence
>>> and choose 'Relink'
>>> In the Relink options, select the "Relink to selected" option and
>>> unselect
>>> the options for limiting to this project, and matching case in
>>> tape names.
>>>
>>> This is the most reliable method of relinking I know of, it forces
>>> Media
>>> Composer to look at the clips you have selected.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 6:54 PM, Roger Shufflebottom
>>> <rogshuff@... <mailto:rogshuff%40gmail.com> >wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> And there are two commands in the file menu: Load Media Database
>>>> and
>>>> Refresh Media Directories - one of these did it for me recently.
>>>> +++
>>>> With best wishes,
>>>>
>>>> Roger Shufflebottom
>>>> roger@... <mailto:roger%40bottom-line.tv>
>>> <roger%40bottom-line.tv>
>>>> http://www.bottom-line.tv
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 15 Jun 2010, at 07:11, Benjamin Hershleder wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Warning: "Scattershot Approach" ahead ;-)
>>>>
>>>> - Open the Console (Tools Menu) and type ALLDRIVES, then hit Return
>>>> (not Enter) to make sure that all drives and partitions are being
>>>> recognized as media drives.
>>>>
>>>> - Rather than just reloading and refreshing the Databases from the
>>>> FIle menu, go into the Media Files folder(s) and trash the two MSM
>>>> database files. Then relaunch MC.
>>>>
>>>> - See if there's any media in the OMFI Media Files folder. Possibly
>>>> that's the stuff offline?
>>>> - If the above is true, then throw both MSM database files away and
>>>> relaunch MC.
>>>> - Also make sure that the OMFI MediaFIles folder is properly
>>>> labeled as
>>>> OMFI MediaFiles
>>>>
>>>> Also make sure that the MXF files are living within the correct
>>>> path,
>>>> and that folders are properly labeled:
>>>> Avid MediaFiles > MXF > 1 > [files go here]
>>>>
>>>> - When you Relink, be sure to DE-select the following (I'm
>>>> referencing
>>>> v3.5 as I write this BTW, in case there are any difference in your
>>>> version):
>>>> Relink only to media from current project
>>>> Match case when comparing tape names
>>>>
>>>> - While I can't imagine that the cause would be user settings or
>>>> the
>>>> MCState file, it can't hurt to at least rule those out. Make new
>>>> user
>>>> settings and trash the MCState file and then relaunch MC.
>>>>
>>>> That's all I have . . . I hope it might help.
>>>>
>>>> B
>>>>
>>>> Benjamin Hershleder
>>>> http://ContactBen.com
>>>> http://Hershleder.com
>>>>
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>>>> On Jun 14, 2010, at 10:47 PM, David Dodson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I got a short film project delivered to me on a couple of Firewire
>>>>> drives. I hook it all up to my MC4 system here at home but almost
>>>>> everything is the dreaded 'Media Offline.'
>>>>>
>>>>> I've tried relinking and loading the media databases, etc. but no
>>>>> luck. All the media is present and accounted for in the MXF
>>>>> folders.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can anyone tell me what their normal trouble-shooting process is
>>>>> on
>>>>> these kinds of situations? Sadly, I'm a little out of my depth
>>>>> here
>>>>> after having tried the standard remedies.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any help would be appreciated. Many thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> David
>>>>>
>>>>> David Dodson
>>>>> davidadodson@... <mailto:davidadodson%40sbcglobal.net>
>>> <davidadodson%40sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>
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>>> http://dylanreeve.com/
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>>
>>
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