Hi, for some reason, I seem to be getting "errors" regarding validating the media directory when I am importing qt movie files. It is that same exception: omfiHPdomain_ERROR_CLOSING_DOMAIN etc. etc

any quick ideas what seems to be up? the only way is to erase the imported files, but they are just QT animation codec.

Thanks

Even to the point of importing AIFF audio files as well. any ideas? or tests or reccomendations? It seems that ANYthing I import causes that regardless of which media drive I do it to.

Rendering within the timeline causes NO error and is fine, it only seems to cause that on import.

Thanks!!!

did you see this KB article

http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=262089&Hilite=ERROR_CLOSING_DOMAIN

marianna

Hi Marianna. Thanks.. there seems to be two links on that knowledge base page that are not working. I would like to read up on the other two options, as I have tried that before (but saved my database files) as it wouldn't rebuild them on all the drives. I believe one drive was corrupt with that error, but once I repaced it with the original databse files, everything was fine and the files in the project work. So I would like to try one of the other two options, but the links are broken.

Thank you though!

At one time the error closing domain errors meant the file is full.  Check all devices, including the internal harddrive, for available space.  If the internal harddrive does not have enough space it won't allow the databases to be rebuilt.  If you have a portable storage device (memory stick) attached to the CPU remove it and try again.  HTH

Hi mvegas,

Whay do you mean the "file" is full? all the drives have over 250gb free, they are all 1tb drives. So drives being full isn't an issue.

I have tried deleting the corupt databse file (as it can only create one) and over a few times re-launched and had it rebuild then it seemed to work fine. all data is fine and all media plays fine. (I have done this to a new drive because of the known problems and all the current master tapes imported I have never added media to those drives as a precaution).

hmmm...

ok, eliminates the space problem.  Is the error limited to QT movies only or are you also getting the error on captured clips.

How are you getting the QT movies to MC?  Where do the QTs come from.  Have you tried importing a QT movie from another source? if so are you seeing the same database issues?  Sorry for the questions, 

Hi, I tried to import a few more as well as an AVI, to another drive with over 500gb free, and it says the same thng - I did click on the option MORE and it also said something about BAD_MAGIC - again, the only way to fix this - is to (while MC keeps repeating the database error bit) to re-name the directory so it doesn't see it, then click on OK, it does thia a few more times, then re-name the dir back so it re-builds the database with its error - then re-name it again so it can't see it, it will finallt close the project, then I can quit - then re-name the dir back, then re-start MC - and everything is fine. - This has happenned sice 3.5 and now working with a fresh install of 4.02

Annoying!

Any ideas?

using qualified Mac Pro - and this never hapened before 3.5

Thanks!

Even a PSD file I had imported before, as well as a MOTN project. Any Idea what this BAD_MAGIC is all about? or anyone else having these problems?

Here is some more info

Project originally started as OMF/AIFF and has been mixed with MXF for past 1.5 years.

DRIVE 1

MXF dir - 2.14gb, 4 files

OMF dir - 423gb, 385 files

DRIVE 2

MXF dir - 40gb, 130 files

OMF dir - 325gb, 1612 files

DRIVE 3

MXF dir - 413gb, 3,699 files

OMF dir - 75gb, 3,667 files

DRIVE 4

MXF dir - 245gb, 2,837 files

OMF dir - 1.6gb, 1,681 files

DRIVE 5

MXF dir - 68gb, 820 files

OMF dir - 86mb, 561 files

DRIVE 6

MXF dir - 91gb, 126 files

OMF dir - 15mb, 23 files

That's it..

Any problems with the above or any ideas?

Thank you

Ok, some progress, I have seemed to isolate the one main drive it always does this on, it is like the other drives, on a 3ware controller

PCI Express connectivity. It includes a high performance 4-port low profile PCI Express to SATA II RAID controller, a 4-bay desktop enclosure, a Multi-lane high bandwidth SATA cable, and RAID management software.

and a 4-bay raid enclosure, although only one drive is connected to that and it is not a raid configuration. - These as the other 5 Drives are all WD Caviar dual proccessor 1tb BLACK edition drives. 32mb cache model WD1001FALS.

This never happened before the upgrade to 3.5 and now 4.02

This also happens to an internal 1tb seagate drive, 7200.11 which again, never happened before.

All the other drives are fine, they are in a 5 bay Fusion 500p enclosure, not in raid configuration, with the Fusion PCI-X controller.

So.. nothing has changed except the version of MC, and clean install does not help. It does the same thing.

Could it be a permission thing? even though permissions have been repaird via Disk utility? is there anything else?

THanks

If you suspect it's a permissions issue, check this procedure.

Thanks Larry, tried that before just in case, the other way I can exit properly, is while I am getting the errors,

locate the new file with reveal file option,

delete it, then delete the databast files,

then save (while I am still getting the errors) and once the project is closed,

force quit. It will then rebuild on the start of MC (but only because those files are not there)

This happens with ANY media imported and won't capture without the same problem...

I am almost out of options!!

Serleejus:

Hi Marianna. Thanks.. there seems to be two links on that knowledge base page that are not working. I would like to read up on the other two options, as I have tried that before (but saved my database files) as it wouldn't rebuild them on all the drives. I believe one drive was corrupt with that error, but once I repaced it with the original databse files, everything was fine and the files in the project work. So I would like to try one of the other two options, but the links are broken.

 

Thank you though!

Got Jeff on the case to get us access to the files.

M-

From a response on the DMN Forum regarding the bad magic error:

"These errors tend to point to point to a full C: drive. The Avid is writing temp files here, and doesn't have enough space. The C: drives are small on Avid's. Move as many applications off the C: drive to D: as possible. Delete any temp files, and check your PageFile size of C:"

Could this be applicable in your case?

Hi Larry, not possible as this is an OSX environment. Thanks for trying!