Re: [Avid-L2] Woeful AMA links situation

Did you change any data in the current (offline) AMA bin? If not, I'd just
dump it completely. Then relink your AMA files in a new bin. Once they're
online, you should be able to relink any sequences pretty easily. Just hit
the box that says "Allow relinking to AMA files". This is what I have done
when the odd situation happens and AMA stuff goes offline, rather than the
one at a time method.


On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 9:03 PM, Paul Dougherty <lists@postlit.com> wrote:

> **
>
>
> > The 2nd question is whether one can batch relink AMA clips? When I tried
> this in the past, it seemed to require me relinking to AMA clips
> individually, true? I read about a work-around of making a new bin,
> populating it with the desired clips then attempting to do (plain) reLink
> to get "empty" AMA clips to see the media there. I must have it wrong
> because ReLink seems to be all about Avid media only.
>
> > As for relinking AMA files, if you create a temp bin and reload your
> > AMA files into it, that should also refresh the AMA links in your other
> > bins, bringing them back on line. So you're not trying to relink
> > anything, but going through the same procedure you used when initially
> > linking to your AMA sources. After reloading the files I typically
> > delete the temp bin. If that doesn't do the trick, maybe make sure your
> > other bins with the unlinked AMA files are open when you reload the
> > files into your temp bin.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > --Michael
>
> Hi Michael (all),
>
> Things have calmed down enough for me to revisit all this. Using MC5.0.3 I
> did not succeed following Michael's suggestion - there was no
> relinking/refreshing for the orig bin after bringing the AMA files on-line
> in a temp bin.
>
> Then I found a thread (web) called "Batch relink Ama Footage (just like in
> FCP ?" a guy named Hector had a nice guide that had me select the "empty"
> AMA clips and reLink (window) with the all important check next to "Allow
> Relinking to Imported/AMA clips by source files name - nada. Even though
> the same AMA clips were there in the open Temp bin
>
> After a test I can better describe the lack of batch reLinking - I could
> select all the "empty" AMA clips in a bin and did have the option to select
> ReLink AMA but when your get to the source card/folder, you can only select
> one clip at a time -and there might be hundreds of clips! This is really
> rubbed in your face when you go to cancel out and realize you have to
> cancel several dozen or hundred times!! (I don't know how one would do an
> abort all) It's done on a file by feel basis, not practical
>
> That's where I left off with this, suggestions welcome
>
> Best,
>
> Paul
>
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