Re: [Avid-L2] Re: build media database files without launching media composer

I've always wanted a database rebuilder as well. Especially in a Unity-type
environment it would be very helpful.

There are at least some third-parties with the technology to do it I think.
Our EditShare GeeVS (direct-to-disk recorder) builds media databases for
the footage it records (interestingly, only the .pmr it seems).

Dylan Reeve
http://dylanreeve.com/

On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 8:27 AM, Jay Mahavier <jay_mahavier@earthlink.net>wrote:

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> I don't want to have to rename the directories. It's a pain in the ass.
> And since v6 came out it no longer supports adding characters after the
> (workstation name).# on Unity which I had been able to do for years I'm
> having to that and is sucks. I'm seriously considering rolling back to MC
> v5.3.3 for the next couple of projects.
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> Jay
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> On Feb 20, 2012, at 1:06 PM, johnrobmoore wrote:
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> > Or you can temporarily rename the mxf subfolders to "1" or "2" etc....
> and then your Avid will rebuild the databases and then you return the
> subfolders to their original name. This would require launching media
> composer so if it's important not to launch avid then I see the need. I do
> see a potential conflict if a bay is accessing the media while the database
> "rebuilder" app is running there could be a fight for control over the .msm
> etc.... which might hang the accessing Avid.
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> > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Jay Mahavier <jay_mahavier@...> wrote:
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> >> As far as I know you can't build the media database files for a
> directory without launching media composer. And if you are on a Unity
> shared network you can only rebuild the databases for the directories that
> have the proper name to associate then with that particular workstation.
> But wouldn't it be handy if you could build or rebuild the database for any
> directory and any time you chose to? Like being able to take a folder, or a
> set of folders, and drop them on a little application that would go through
> and build the media database files for those directories? And it would be
> nice if it didn't care what the name of the directory was or which
> workstation it was associated with (if it were on Unity let's say). I'm
> just saying it would be nice if someone who was smart and wrote workflow
> enhancement tools for a living were to write a tool like that. And then
> sell it for an nice profitable price. I would probably be interested in
> buying something like that, if priced reasonably, like under $100 US. And
> if enough people on this list expressed and interest maybe there might be
> someone on this list that would be willing to make a go of creating such a
> software tool. Maybe.
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> >> Jay Mahavier
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