This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] Import voodoo

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Re: [Avid-L2] Import voodoo

Along similar lines I've seen where have a .mov open in QT 7 seems to hold an older version in some sort of limbo. If you replace the graphic with the same name and QT 7 is still open with the old one I've seen this sort of cross breading. Usually quitting QT 7 alleviates the issue. I've seen this when I make QT Ref too and drag and change a sequence in avid, redo the QT Ref export and then take the new one into Adobe Media Encoder. AME then processes the old QT Ref. Again quitting QT 7 seems to solve this but as has been pointed out often the issue is so fleeting that it's hard to pin down and once solved it's time to move on without investigation.

I think the renaming with a version number should help and you can always reimport that so all the instances will change. I've even had success setting the bin display to show rendered effects to show the imported graphic and changed that name to reflect the new version number and voila all the clip names in the timeline reflect the new version name of the graphic. Not a necessary step but it helps others play along down the line.

---In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, <cutandcover@...> wrote :

Are you re-importing from a server volume? Mac OS sometimes keeps a weird sort of cache of what a file is. It's a memory thing I think - if you open it in QT does it open the new or old version? Your best bet is to make a change and save with a new name. Like _v1, _v2, etc. - the name helps both Mac OS and MC understand this is a new thing and not the old thing.

I've seen it, and can't really explain it other than that. The computer thinks it's being helpful, but it's doing the opposite.

On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 11:51 AM, Lou Wirth loutv@... [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

I work between Avid and AE all the time. Currently the last few months on a series of videos, all graphics, lower thirds etc are in AE so I hop back and forth all day. Client wants a change in spelling, etc, no problem, back to AE, render replacing original, into Avid and reimport. Voila all lowers are now refreshed with new spelling.

TODAY. I make the change in AE, render replacing original movie, BUT…when i reimport, the graphic stays the same. Yes, the same. Reimport, select the movie (I even checked in QT to make sure its the movie) hit import…and nothing changes. The only way to get the new movie in is to drag it into the bin. Even doing a new import only reveals the old file. WTF?????

How is this even possible??? Can someone tell me please. This is going to make life really difficult if this is the new norm. Nothing changed that I am aware of between normal and this new bizarre problem.

Lou

Lou Wirth Productions
500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522
Corte Madera, CA 94925
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415-924-9411p

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