Even better might be
"DS appears to have exited improperly. The last autosaved sequence will
now be restored and then DS will shut down. Enter a name for the
sequence, and then restart DS"
DS then sits there with a modal box, insisting you give the sequence a
name. Once you do, it closes down, clearing up all the "raggedy stuff" in
the sequence.
Co-incidentally I was only just discussing this workflow with the devs
earlier this week.
Regards,
Tone :)
> Might I suggest - if implementation of an "attic" in DS is not possible
> - that the dialog message after a crash more completely inform the user
> of the consequence of answering "no." Something like, "Improper exit
> detected. Do you wish to attempt to recover the sequence in progress at
> the time of the crash? Yes=system will attempt to load from the last
> AutoSave; No=system will not attempt recovery and the AutoSaves will be
> permanently deleted."
>
>
>
> ____________________________
>
> John Heiser
>
> Avid|DS Editor
>
> o2ideas
>
> Birmingham, Alabama, USA
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf
> Of Sylvain Labrosse
> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 9:38 AM
> To: DS(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: RE: Attic
>
>
>
> There is a difference between the DS AutoSave (crash recovery safety
> net, it really should be called) and the MC Attic.
>
>
>
> The attic is a location that stores a copy of all projects and sequences
> that have been used. So if you crash hard and lose the real sequence,
> you can go and manually dig a copy to bring it back in the project.
>
>
>
> In DS, the AutoSaves are copies of one single project's sequence that
> was used at the time of the crash (that is the difference). If you
> restart DS and select No (to not recover from the crash), you basically
> agree to trash the AutoSave files and go to a default empty sequence.
> This is where a few users got burned... And once these AutoSaves are
> deleted, the're GONE because a new opened sequence creates a new set of
> AutoSave files. In this sense, there is no Attic in DS.
>
>
>
> There is an article on the Avid Knowledge Base explaining it all:
>
>
>
> http://www.avid.com/onlineSupport/supportcontent.asp?browse=&productID=9
> 4&contentID=8282
>
> Sylvain
> <http://www.avid.com/onlineSupport/supportcontent.asp?browse=&productID94&contentID=8282Sylvain>
> Labrosse
> Avid DS Support
> Escalation team
> http://www.softimage.com/avidds
> Check the v7.6 Learning Collection
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM]On Behalf Of
> Boros, Igor
> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 9:02 AM
> To: DS_Forum
> Subject: Re: Attic
>
> Or ... if you have crashed, you have chose to recover the sequence once
> prompted ... yes, I know that *sometimes* DS does crash hard and does
> not give the recovery option on restart.
> MC Attic vs. DS Autosave is an ongoing discussion but in my (personal)
> experience Autosave (once set to a 10-15 minute interval) is a lifesaver
> ... just like Attic is on MC.
> I still fail to see the fundamental difference between Attic and
> Autosave ... but that's probably just me ... ;-)
>
> I.
>
>
> On 7/7/05 3:27 AM, "Andi Loor" <andiloor(at)algonet.se> wrote:
>
> I don't understand your question. Surely enough you have set the
> autosave in the preferences to save every 10-15 minutes, or is it that
> you are saying that MC has a better way of dealing with this.
> Thanks
> Andi
>
> Seth Isaac Buncher wrote:
>
>> What do y'all tell clients when you've lost work and they ask why DS
>> doesn't have an Autosave? Anybody have any gems of wisdom or humor to
>> deal with this awkward inadequacy.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Seth Isaac Buncher
>
>
>
>
>
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