Found another R3D based bug...

[Bob Gruen]

I finally merged all of my different 'Reel' files into one big omnibus file to do a single massive export with running timecode so it can be scored. Running time is around 88 minutes and the bulk of the footage is R3Ds with a lot of linked comps for special effects. When I open this omni project over 3000 objects have to open/link.

The bug I've run into is that the sound from a few of the R3Ds is not opening/linking (and its different files every time). When I try to export the media I get a warning that some of the files are offline and the offline graphic will be used, which is not the case as the video is intact. Fixing this is easy, I just replace the footage with the same file and the sound comes back, the problem is FINDING the bad audio tracks. Aside from the opening/linking failing the secondary bug is that the Status column in the bin shows all the media as Online while the export media process knows better. I have to open each sequence, attempt an export to see if it has a bad link, then visually hunt down the bad audio track if it does (which is not easy when a lot of room tone clips are being used as they look flatlined as well).

Anyone else run into this? Is there a faster way to find bad audio tracks?

Bob


Adobe Pr 5.0.3 on Windows 7 64-bit and Redrocket.

 

[Alexander Ibrahim]

Is still an outstanding issue in Premiere Pro 5.5? (I may be ignorant ... what is the actual version # on Premiere Pro 5.5?)

 

[David McGavran]

I finally merged all of my different 'Reel' files into one big omnibus file to do a single massive export with running timecode so it can be scored. Running time is around 88 minutes and the bulk of the footage is R3Ds with a lot of linked comps for special effects. When I open this omni project over 3000 objects have to open/link.

The bug I've run into is that the sound from a few of the R3Ds is not opening/linking (and its different files every time). When I try to export the media I get a warning that some of the files are offline and the offline graphic will be used, which is not the case as the video is intact. Fixing this is easy, I just replace the footage with the same file and the sound comes back, the problem is FINDING the bad audio tracks. Aside from the opening/linking failing the secondary bug is that the Status column in the bin shows all the media as Online while the export media process knows better. I have to open each sequence, attempt an export to see if it has a bad link, then visually hunt down the bad audio track if it does (which is not easy when a lot of room tone clips are being used as they look flatlined as well).

Anyone else run into this? Is there a faster way to find bad audio tracks?

Bob


Adobe Pr 5.0.3 on Windows 7 64-bit and Redrocket.

If you have a chance can you download 5.5 trial and see if it still happens? We don't have a bug on this. If it is still happening I might have a tester contact you so we can see if we can diagnose. Your situation will be hard to repro in house.

Cheers

Dave

 

[Bob Gruen]

Downloaded 5.5 and although it didn't mess up any of the sound it did completely fail to properly link to all of my Ae 5.0 comps. I do not have the time or cash to actually upgrade at the moment so I'll let this sleeping dog lie.

Bob