Avid S3D Problem.... Can't Generate EDL'S to export to Resolve for Color Grading

[John Le]

Hi,

I've just shot a Feature film natively with Red One's. I then used Avid to cut the trailer and will shortly beigin to cut the entire film. We cut the footage using AMA links to the files.

We now want to export the trailer sequence into Resolve for color correction. But the EDL manager keeps crashing.

Anyone with experience know how to resolve this problem?

 

[MichaelP]

What version of Media Composer? Have you tried an AAF rather than an EDL?

Michael

 

[John Le]

Its MC 7, for some reason... Resolve cant ingest the AAF that we've generated... not sure why...

 

[Nick Morrison]

Its MC 7, for some reason... Resolve cant ingest the AAF that we've generated... not sure why...

Try an AAF with media exported to a folder. Not media embedded. Resolve prefers to see MXF media in a folder separate from the AAF.

 

[MichaelP]

As mentioned -just export the AAF "link to" since you want to conform to the camera originals anyway, and not the MXF proxies.

Michael

 

[M Most]

And make sure you have AAF Edit Protocol enabled.

 

[MichaelP]

As M Most says, when using AMA linking in pre v7 version of MC you need to use "edit protocol" or transcode everything first. In v7, that is no longer required for AMA linked files.

Michael

 

[Marc Wielage]

You also might try exporting an XML instead, and place that inside the media folder. Nikolai Waldman's Resolve Collect is a useful utility that can move just the actual source files you need for the project:

http://www.niwa.nu/resolve-collect/

As long as the reel numbers and timecode numbers are correct, XML should work. I've had limited success with AAF's, going back to 6.5, and in a few crunches we've had to limp by with just EDL's when there was just no time to troubleshoot the issue.

If you have to, you can always use the sledgehammer approach and have the editor pre-conform the whole thing using ProRes 444 2K RedLogFilm files, assuming you only have to deliver 2K files. For 4K, you have to conform it within Resolve.