Is your external drive formatted FAT32? That has a 4GB file limit. If
that's the problem then try Ex-FAT for cross platform use with modern
OSs (Mac OS X 10.6+ and Windows Vista or newer). HFS+ and NTFS would
both work too, of course.
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On 14/03/2012 23:09, David wrote:
>
> Hi Mark - Thanks very much for taking the time to test this, however,
> I tried your suggestion (my settings were very similar to yours) and
> matched EXACTLY to what you had - still, no luck. Damn.
> The export 'appeared' to be going along smoothly, no error messages or
> warnings, and the fie shows up on the drive, looking intact, but its
> shows it to be 4.29 GB in size. Uh oh.
> I created a brand new project, new bin, attempted an import and
> received the following:
>
> " Exception: AAFDomain: Failed to open file for reading., hr:0x0000004 "
>
> FWIW, here are my system specs:
> 15" MacBookPro 2.53 Intel Core Duo, 4GB RAM, OSX 10.6.7 MC vers 5.5.2
> & I was exporting to a 2TB 7200 Hitachi G Drive - could 5.5.2 vs 5.5.3
> be the difference ???
>
> After this project I guess I'll just have to upgrade (both OSX & MC)
>
> thnx again
>
> Dave B
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>,
> Mark Spano <cutandcover@...> wrote:
> >
> > Just tried with success. I have a Mac running 10.6.8 and MC 5.5.3. I
> > created a sequence and dropped in a clip that was DNxHD 36 at 42 minutes
> > long, with 2 tracks audio. Exported a completely embedded AAF file with
> > video and audio. It's a 12.1 GB AAF.
> >
> > I reimported it and everything came back exactly as I expected.
> >
> > This was a relatively simple test and probably doesn't mimic real world
> > stuff, but I proved at least that you can output AAF larger than 4
> GB with
> > 32-bit Avid.
> >
> > AAF export settings:
> >
> > All (5) boxes at top of window selected
> >
> > Video:
> > Consolidate Media - 60 frames
> > Embedded in AAF
> >
> > Audio:
> > Consolidate Media - 60 frames
> > Remove track effects checked
> > Split tracks to mono checked
> > Convert sample rate checked (project)
> > Convert bit depth checked (project)
> > Convert file format checked (AIFF)
> > Embedded in AAF
> >
> > Hope that helps.
> > -Mark
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 3:19 PM, ksirul <kenavid2@...> wrote:
> >
> > > **
> > >
> > >
> > > Perhaps the 64bit OS doesn't have this limitation.
> > >
> > > KEN
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "David" <k27usa@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Good to know John - we had a whole series of features that we were
> > > looking to turn into AAF's (for archive purposes as well as
> revisions at
> > > other facilities) and the guys using MC6 were able to crank out
> these self
> > > contained, media embedded files no sweat - they IMPORTED into my
> MC5.5 just
> > > fine (these were BIG files - some over 10G) but damned if I was
> able to
> > > export one like that using MC5.5 - maybe it only works on MC6 ??
> but you'd
> > > think we'd have seen that feature highlighted in a release or read
> me file.
> > > >
> > > > Dave B
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>, "johnrobmoore" <bigfish@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I routinely receive aaf's from ProTools 7.4 ish that are 4.79
> gigs or
> > > more. Don't know if that helps but ProTools to Avid SNDX mac 4.0.5
> works. I
> > > haven't had a need to export an aaf of those projects from Avid so
> maybe
> > > there is a gotcha there I've never run into.
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>, "David" <k27usa@> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Yes -I have that box checked, along with the 2 others in that
> > > grouping.
> > > > > > Below, under "Export Method" I have selected 'Consolidate
> Media' as
> > > opposed to
> > > > > > the other options, next window down under 'Media
> Destination' for
> > > both video & audio I have selected "Embedded inAAF" - this seems to be
> > > where things go sideways.
> > > > > > I CAN create an AAF if I choose to export the media to a
> separate
> > > folder (that works, but its clunky) but what I' TRYING to do is
> create one
> > > stand alone file that has the media embedded in it so that it can be
> > > imported into another Avid.
> > > > > > This can, and is, done on MC6 - is it doable on 5.5 ? or am I
> > > missing or overlooking something ?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks for any help you can offer...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Dave B
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>, Mark Spano <cutandcover@> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > checked AAF Edit Protocol?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 5:52 PM, David <k27usa@> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > **
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Trying to output a few 3 to 4 min features as en
> EMBEDDED AAF
> > > using MC
> > > > > > > > 5.5.2 on a MacBookPro and it seems to to limiting me to
> 4.2GB ?
> > > > > > > > Yet my co-worker next door - who is running MC 6 - is
> able to do
> > > this with
> > > > > > > > no problems.
> > > > > > > > Anyone know if this is a unique difference between MC5.5
> & MC6 ?
> > > > > > > > Or any other workarounds to create a fully embedded AAF ?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Dave B
> > > > > > > >
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