after the database rebuild make a new bin and drag the msm.mdb file from the finder level into the bin. Does that populate the bin with clips?
Jay
On Jan 18, 2012, at 1:33 PM, Ian Johnson wrote:
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> I move media around a lot at the folder structure, doing things like
> grouping dailies media files delivered in separate folders into one single
> folder on another drive. Sometimes the media in the folder I dropped into
> MXF won't show up. Usually I can rename the "1" folder, render an effect to
> get MC to create a new "1" folder, move the media into that one and all is
> well.
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> I have some dailies today that won't link no matter what. They all show up
> fine on the drive they came in on, but the video files will not be read from
> any other drive they are copied to. The audio links, but the video won't.
> The copied file appears identical to the original in size, creation date,
> permissions but MC won't read it in any other location. I can set up a
> single folder under MXF on the destination drive, load the video media only
> into it, dump the database, wait a minute while MC scans the drive, open
> Media Tool and find nothing.
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> Consolidating from the original drive works fine, it just can't be done in
> the background. It means I will have to work from the transfer drive for
> the day and keep it overnight again to consolidate while other people are
> needing to use it.
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> Sometimes I wish we can AMA MXF files, and figuratively shove Composer's
> nose into the folder and say "There is the media! Link to it!"
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