DNxHD from RedCine into Avid MC6 - PC

[MichaelP]

You can even make it easier than that. Launch Media Composer. With bin active, import any file - QuickTime, TIFF, whatever. Select your RAID as the destination drive. Media Composer will automatically create the Avid MediaFiles/MXF/1 folder and put the now created .mxf file in there. If you still can't find that folder on the root drive of your RAID. then click the masterclip created from the import, go to FILE menu and select "reveal file" it will open the folder containing the MXF file. Now you know where it is.

But as Nick points out, you can't drop QT wrapped DNxHD in there, all managed media is wrapped in MXF, be it DNxHD, ProRes, XDCAM, etc.


Tjere will always be a 1 folder created, it is MC's way of managing the number of files that can be managed by the operating system and will automatically create a 2, 3, when it reaches that point. That is part of the "Avid Managed" that is of benefit to you.

Michael

[roryhinds]

Thanks guys I'll give this a try and report back.

I don't remember seeing an option to select the drive as the destination when you import a file, but might have missed it.
I'm not working with QT at all, only MXF DNxHD. That is the whole reason I'm trying to move to Avid to get away from Apple and QT.

[roryhinds]

This still isn't working.

I imported in JPEG which created the Avid Mediafiles folder on my RAID drive... good! At least there is that :-)
Then moved the MXF files created from RedCineXPro into the /Avid MediaFiles/MXF/1
These are just loose in that "1" folder now.

I dragged and dropped the AAF file into the bin and the "Media Offline"... I tried Relinking but "No Clips were relinked"
I then tried "Revile File" and get "Unable to find media files for selected clips"

What the hell am I doing wrong?
Where should the AAF files be stored when you drag and drop them into the bin?

Man I must say this is so frustrating even Autodesk Flame is easier to work with getting files in and out

[Eric J Robbins]

Rory,

If you have all your MXF files in the right location, restart Avid. Once it indexes the drive (which it will do on boot), you can drag the .mdb into a bin. Just a warning though, this will load ALL the media in that directory into the bin.

That is strange that your RAID and Avid are having so many problems communicating. Are the permissions for the drive correct? Is the drive format correct?

[MichaelP]

Also look at the MediaTool to see if you can see your files there. It is strange all the issues you are having. I have never seen it be so persistent as in your case to not work.

Michael

[Nick Morrison]

This still isn't working.

I imported in JPEG which created the Avid Mediafiles folder on my RAID drive... good! At least there is that :-)
Then moved the MXF files created from RedCineXPro into the /Avid MediaFiles/MXF/1
These are just loose in that "1" folder now.

I dragged and dropped the AAF file into the bin and the "Media Offline"... I tried Relinking but "No Clips were relinked"
I then tried "Revile File" and get "Unable to find media files for selected clips"

What the hell am I doing wrong?
Where should the AAF files be stored when you drag and drop them into the bin?

Man I must say this is so frustrating even Autodesk Flame is easier to work with getting files in and out

Rory, now that your MXF files are in the right place, and you have your AAF loaded, try going to "File/Refresh Media Directories". Sometimes the database needs to be refreshed to account for the new media and AAF.

Good luck.

[roryhinds]

Thanks guys, I've done everything you guys have suggest and still no dice. Am going to uninstall and reinstall and hopefully that sorts out this mess. Either that or I'll jump ship to Premier.
Will report back after the reinstall

Thanks again
Rory

[roryhinds]

So I just did a complete reinstall and still have the issue.

Please could someone tell me the correct place for my files created in RedCineXPro. (RCXP)
I transcoded to MXF AAF DNxHD using RedCineXPro to my footage drive (E)

So do I put all those files into the Avid MediaFiles/MXF/1 folder

So... all my MXF files are loose in the folder (not in their own MXF folder that RCXP creates
and the AAF are in the :E/Avid MediaFiles/MXF/1 folder in there own folder called AAF

I then drag and drop the AAF's into my Avid bin.... and Media is Offline

AHHHHHHHHHH

[MichaelP]

There cannot be a folder within the /1 folder. All .mxf files are managed at the /1 folder level. Pull them out of the AAF folder.

Drag .mxf files (not AAF files) to the Avid MediaFiles/MXF/1 folder
In your bin, drag all the AAF files

Done.

[MichaelP]

If you're still having problems, I can give you a call and walk you through it. you can PM me your cell number or send it to me at michael(at)24p(dot)com

Michael