Filename EDL error from Metafuze

[Christoffer Glans]

I have an EDL from an offline edit that needs to go throug online.
Now, the error that occured is that some files, the ones through
metafuze came out unmatched, because of the known filename issue for the last letters in the filename (rendered files).

The thing is that we need to fix the project so that a new EDL works.
How do we fix this?

Theory 1: we render those files through the new Metafuze 2.1 and then exchange them in the Avid mediafiles folder, then relinking those.
Q: will the offline be able to relink those files? Will they appear in the timeline?

Theory 2: create a sepparate videotrack in Avid offline, place each clip which is one of those with error in the EDL, on that track, then creating a new EDL from that based on camroll instead.
Q: will camroll work? Will camroll include the correct letters?

Theory 3: manually replace the faulty filenames in the EDL with the filename on the original files.
Q: It will not change the offline handling EDLs, is this too timeconsuming and unnecessary?

 

[Jörgen Persson]

Option 4:
You could also create an ALE for the Red files in MetaFuze with the correct filenames and merge the new metadata with the old clips. No transcoding necessary.

 

[Christoffer Glans]

How do I merge the new metadata with the old clips without damaging the offline timeline? How do I keep it intact? Errorfree?

 

[Jörgen Persson]

How do I merge the new metadata with the old clips without damaging the offline timeline? How do I keep it intact? Errorfree?

I don't want to give you bad advice...
So this would be a great time for Michael Phillips to chime in
Any suggestions, Michael?

 

[MichaelP]

Did you use an ALE the first time you imported? If so, the original R3D filename is in the Camroll column. If not, then regenerate the ALE file for your R3D files. Hilight your original master clips and with in the Shot Log settings, there is a merge based on known sources. That will add the metadata into your existing master clips including the Camroll. Generate EDL based on Camroll as source.

Michael