Re: [Avid-L2] Roundtripping Media Composer 5.5.3 – DaVinci Resolve 8.X

A few things to consider...
upgrade resolve to 9 (free upgrade and they had a lot of fixes).

When resolve renders the footage make sure its on avid round trip settings.

You don't need the AAF from resolve all you need is the resolve rendered
footage.

Also consider upgrading your avid software as the latest has many new tools
for relinking.

As a solution for now your colorist can export one video file that is the
entire show instead of round trip seperate files. Until the latest versions
of Resolve and Avid that used to be the work flow.

I am using the latest and it round-trip like a champ.

Good luck.

Tal





On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 12:24 PM, Martin <martin@martinnelson.com> wrote:

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> (If this appears as one solid block of text, my sincerest apologies.
> Rich-Text never seems to work for me on this forum and I've yet to
> figure out how to achieve as simple a task as a double line return. I'm
> trying this in a new browser to see if I have more luck.)
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> I've read the manuals, I've googled, I've tried variations
> and I cannot get this to work.
>
> First the short version: I've exported an AAF of my DNxHD 175
> (HD1080p), 23.976 sequence, my colorist successfully imports it, does a
> couple of test tweaks and exports, I import the revised AAF and get an
> error message declaring, "Encountered exception `Incompatible
> File Format.' Do you want to continue the import? (If you do
> continue, remember to check the console for import errors.)." I
> continue and get an entirely offline sequence. Media Tool displays the
> DaVinci corrected clips, but with names that have no relation to offline
> new.01 clips in the bin. Relinking gets me nowhere.
>
> How do I link these clips or how do I import in a way that they will
> come in linked?
>
> In detail:
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> 1. The project was created and completed (up to color correction,
> which is where we now stand) in MC 5.5.3 on OS X.6.8. Footage was shot
> on Canon 5D and 7D.
> 2. I imported AMA files, transcoded to DNxHD 115 and cut the show.
> 3. I relinked the final show to the AMA clips and then transcoded the
> relinked sequence to DNxHD 175.
> 4. I exported a video-only AAF of forty-six seconds of this DNxHD 175
> sequence. I included two video channels and an assortment of the effects
> I've used to see what would and would not work. Export Settings:
> Include All Video/Data Tracks in Sequence, AAF Edit Protocol,
> Consolidate Media, Media Destination to Folder.
> 5. Colorist successfully imported the AAF, made a few corrections for
> test purposes and followed what we both believe to be the correct
> protocol for roundtripping and sent it back to me.
> 6. I copied the .mxf files into the appropriate media folder (Avid
> MediaFiles>MXF>1) and deleted the .msm files in that folder.
> 7. I went back to the project, waited for the database to rebuild,
> opened a new bin and imported the revised AAF file.
> 8. I get the error message listed above. I tell it to proceed.
> 9. Bin fills with entirely offline sequence, a collection of
> corresponding offline new.01 clips and online copies of some of the
> original master and subclips that went to build the original sequence.
> 10. Per the error message I check the console for import error
> messages. There are three. The first is "Can't make a track effect.
> Importing without effect," the second one references the one clip on
> V2, which has an AniMatte effect. It reads, "Minor Change: Error
> with media reference (clip will be offline)." And the third
> references the unused camera in a group clip, in other words, a clip
> that doesn't actually appear in the sequence. The message reads,
> "Minor Change: Error with media reference (clip will be
> offline)." There are no messages to indicate it did not happily
> import the rest of the media.
> 11. Media Tool does show new clips that are the `corrected'
> footage, but they have unfamiliar names, not corresponding to anything I
> can detect and they do not appear in the import bin. These clips are the
> same resolution and frame rate as my original sequence.
> 12. I think, "What the heck, I've got the sequence, I've
> got the media; let's just relink."
> 13. I attempt to relink using "Selected items in ALL open
> bins," with the new media all in its own bin and selected. I get
> bupkis. "No clips were relinked."
>
> I realize I didn't provide a lot of information in number 5 above,
> but I know the colorist would be happy to answer whatever questions you
> might have. And I, of course, will gladly, gladly provide any additional
> information. I'm going to try an AAF export of a single-track
> effectless sequence and also try an export of a sequence built from the
> AMA relink. But I'd really like this to work directly from picture
> lock. Anyone still with me and do you have any idea what we did wrong?
>
> Martin
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