Re: [Avid-L2] Re: Catastrophic & Repeatable Potential Bug

Just FYI - I followed these steps twice on my system and did not see this problem. Mac OS 10.6.8, MC 5.5.3.

On 1 Sep 2011, at 14:44, Marianna wrote:

> Hi there...
>
> Quick couple of ?'s
>
> What platform are you on?
> What OS?
> I see this is on 5.5.3 but did any of your settings come over from an earlier version?
> Was this a project created in an earleir verison and then opened and worked on is say 5.5.3?
>
> Need deets
> marianna
>
> Marianna
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "blafarm" <blafarm@...> wrote:
> >
> > It was time to start deleting unused media for a specific project that has been dragging on -- and seems to be continuing to drag on.
> >
> > So I opened my two Dailies Bins and then highlighted my latest sequence in my Sequence Bin -- and used the hamburger to Select Media Relatives.
> >
> > After copying the "related" shots to a third bin -- and while everything was still highlighted and I sat there doing nothing -- MC performed an Auto-Save and wiped out the entire contents of both Dailies Bins. There is simply nothing left in those bins.
> >
> > Fortunately, I keep a history of Project back-ups -- so I performed the exact same test using one of my archives of those Dailies Bins. Except this time -- I only opened one Dailies Bin. Low and behold -- when I followed the exact same steps -- the exact same thing happened during the next AutoSave.
> >
> > So, be forewarned -- this behavior could easily ruin your day.
> >
> > What is the solution? Well, as best as I can tell, if you click on any one clip from the source bin that you copied from -- AFTER you have performed the copy (thereby "deselecting" all of the clips in that bin) -- then Auto-Save will not delete the contents of that bin.
> >
> > I have trouble imagining this behavior is limited to just my installation -- although it's certainly possible. But, if it's not limited to just me, this is a bug that very quickly needs to be squashed.
> >
> > For the record, here are my Auto-Save Settings in 5.5.3
> >
> > Auto-Save Interval -- 2 Minutes
> > Inactivity Period -- 15 Seconds
> > Force Auto-Save -- 17 Minutes
> > Maximum bins in a project's attic -- 1000
> > Max versions of a bin in the attic -- 50
> >
>
>

With best wishes,
Roger Shufflebottom
rogershuff@yahoo.co.uk
+44 7973 543 660

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