Hello, in order to save space on my drives, I would like to consolidate not all the AMA files created in a project but only the sequences containing the selected material for the editing. Is it a good idea? I hope this is clear. (read more)

Hello, I have a timeline with consolidated FX9 and FS7 camera clips (XAVC Intra 300) and underneath imported WAV files from a sound recorder. What I experience is this: 1) When trying to export a section (marked with IN/OUT) with all tracks into an AAF (consolidate, aaf+folder) avid writes a consolidated... (read more)

Hello I have received an .xml and EDL timeline files from PP 2020. The genius offline editor dumped a load of different cuts into a single timeline with most of the clips being duplicate rushes of different lengths. My goal is to consolidate the timeline clips to create what used to be called a TK roll... (read more)

Dear all, I am super new to Avid, transferring from Premiere. I linked a .mov file into my bin following a tutorial and wanted to consolidate it. I right-clicked the clip in the bin, clicked "consolidate", but in the window that pops up, the buttons "consolidate" as well as the button... (read more)

After some good nights without sleep I found a workaround. Problem seems to be: Some GoPro clips (and Sena helmet camera) are badly transcoded. They missed the last frame (1 or 2 last frames Media Offline.) While on Nexis this was okay. A closer look at the clips showed the Media Offline (red color)... (read more)

Hi folks and thanks again for an excellent resource. Here's my predicament - I have been working on an eight-hour documentary and my media (whiole mostly contained on two drives) occasionally got spread over several others (for some reason I'd be layering in transitions, effects, etc. - then... (read more)

Thanks Pat - the help much appreciated as Avid support are again a bit silent on me. What you suggest wouldnt put the consolidated media files online but Jigsaw gave me some help and I am up and running. In case it helps anyone else: Make sure you are using the same (or similar) AMA plugins. I didnt... (read more)

Folks: I'm pretty well into a project and need to install a new boot drive. While I feel I was pretty diligent in making sure the project media was stored on a sepearet external drive, I don't want to lose any little stragglers that might have stored on the boot for whatever reason... Is there... (read more)

Running some new-ish version of Avid 8. Alexa LUTs show up on AMA linked footage, disappear when i consolidate. I've gone into source settings for consolidated clips, found the LUT, hit apply. Nothing. Go to the sequence and refresh it. Nothing. What am I missing? (read more)

Hi Dom and Michael, Working with MC 8.9.4 I've been able to successfully consolidate and cut with ProRes422 media from an Amira, and then output that with my usual workflow (Output --> AMA File Export...) wihtout a hitch so far. Have either of you experienced problems anywhere in the process with... (read more)