This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] losing file link constantly (how can I optimize avid?)

We have been experiencing a similar random problem.

Avid 6.5.2 / 6.5.3 & Unity 5.5.1

Our issue started out with titles going offline. I was the primary creator of these titles, rendering to my directory on one of our render workspaces.

This progressed to random shots going offline, all of which existed on different workspaces, similarly, some going back several months. Most of these were shots that I had imported, but some were from other users.

Most of the time the problems occurred when I copied new MXF media into the media workspaces. The usual rebuild of the databases occurred, then random shots would go offline, including shots that were on OTHER locked workspaces.

Our tech support had us go through the usual:

-Delete & rebuild databases

-Create new user media directories

-Create new workspaces

-Rebuild old workspaces

-The old standby, create new user settings.

-Resynchronize Unity clocks

-Swap out my internal drive

The problems remained.

After multiple attempts at each of these, mysteriously, the problems have stopped.

We only have one more week on this film, so fingers are firmly crossed.

-Scott

Pompeii / VFX Editor

On Monday, November 4, 2013 11:32 AM, "mikepvee@gmail.com" <mikepvee@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

I am running into a new issue.

The show I am working on is hooked to ISIS 5000. Currently we have 1 single drive partition that houses the vast majority of all our footage.

My issue is that lately Avid has been having trouble linking back to files some are new files, some are files that have been unmodified for over 2 months. the files would usually come up as offline until I go in and individually relink the files. I don't know what is causing it but it's been hampering the editor's work since everytime they work on a different episode, something goes offline.

What I've done so far:

Deleted ALL .pmr & .mdb file and forcing all the avids to reindex all the folders

Pre-Relink all the files before an editor can get to it.

What I'm wondering:

Is it possible that there is literally too much media on one drive and avid is having a hard time sorting and keeping track of the files?

Currently there are 17 folders (4 folders that are not full... yet)

Would it help Avid if I split these files out onto another partition? so there are less files per drive? or does it not even matter?

I spend a good amount of my time everyday having to deal with these relinking issues when these files haven't been modified for months.

Thanks!

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