MC 2018.11 Mac OS 10.12.6
I have been beating on this tool, trying to decide whether it is safe to use during delivery to networks. I have had issues.
First, on my home system which is limited to El Cap OS I can not get it to work at all reliably. Now testing on a system with Sierra, it is working BUT I am getting some errors.
First, I took a show that I had output to MXF OP1a DNx 145 and changed about 5 Slates in the show. This seemed to work well. I tested the resulting file in MXF4mac player (RIP), Premiere 2018, Resolve 15 and it looked great.
When I attempt to link back to this file in Avid I get:
Exception: Cannot create the AMA sample mapper to play this clip - SelectFileMob() failed. OK
What????
So I did a bunch of test trying to recreate this error. I made new MXF OP1a file and just started making small changes and linking back in Avid. All of these worked just fine until I deleted audio in the same area where I was making a video only change. I selected Use Marks and Use Selected Tracks in the Insert Edit Export menu. I only had video tracks selected with my In and Out marks. I did the edit. After Avid was done making the fix, the following error message popped up:
AMAMapper::Setup() floc is set to NULL. OK
Avid was not happy linking to this file UNTILL I quit and restarted Avid. Then all was good. The fix had worked as I wanted it to.
All of this is to say I am nervous in using this tool for critical deliveries. And all deliveries are critical!!
I have started other threads on this tool and get little to no response. Which surprises me based on the incredible value this tool presents. I feel like I am just calling out “Bueller”.
Jef
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Jef Huey
Senior Editor
Ok, an update of sorts.
I decided on a whim to check the first problem file in a different suite. It linked with no issues!! Back to my room. Still no good. Restart Avid. No good. Finally a full power off, power on of my system. POW! Now it works. ???
So that is good news. But I am still a little gun shy of this tool. Would love to hear that someone else is using it in a real delivery situation.
Hey Jef
Let me get one of the work flow peeps on this. I do know that El Cap and the higher 2018.x versions dont like each other - hence better performance with Sierra and even better will be seen with high Sierra.
Stand by
xo
Marianna
marianna.montague@avid.com
jef: Would love to hear that someone else is using it in a real delivery situation. Jef
Would love to hear that someone else is using it in a real delivery situation.
Used it a few times lately to insert into master files close to air (still have to allow enough time to be able to link to the file in avid to check the insert, quit avid so it’ll release* the file so it can be moved the file to the scan folder so it gets copied to playout server (EVS - though it can be played out as a growing file on EVS).
Means a 20” graphic fix can be made in a 20’ segment within about 10’ of that segment airing. Getting close to days of tape. Any closer requires cross rolling files.
*Sometimes just clearing it from source monitor & deleting masterclip is enough, other times not. If anyone has a quicker way of getting avid to release the file? (Actually may check edits in Resolve in future- I don’t think that will hold onto file)
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