Re: OMF limitations

["Andrew Satinoff" <andrew.satinoff(at)vta.com>]

I have been using AVTransfer to consolidate the OMF from DS. Sad that a 
utility made by Fairlight will export an OMF along with a ProTools project 
better than the DS.

Andrew


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Judy Ranelli" <jranelli(at)ewtn.com>
To: <DS(at)Softimage.COM>
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 3:19 PM
Subject: RE: OMF limitations


> Possible work around - make your audio edits in another sequence, at the 
> proper length; export the edited audio as a  file;  import the file - use 
> that for your OMF.  OF course this makes any changes a total PITA.
>
> Agree though the bug should be fixed...
>
> JUDY
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM]  On Behalf Of 
> Andrew Satinoff
> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 1:58 PM
> To: DS(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: Re: OMF limitations
>
> Sylvain - this bug has existed for years - the DS does not consolidate 
> audio
> from file sources. A simple :60 spot can easily have an omf export of 300
> megs. It is quite rediculous that this STILL has not been fixed.
>
> Andrew
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sylvain Labrosse" <slabross(at)Softimage.COM>
> To: <DS(at)Softimage.COM>
> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 2:16 PM
> Subject: RE: OMF limitations
>
>
> > Is there enough free space on the drive (partition) where the DS audio
> > resides?
> >
> > I tried an OMF export from a 32 minutes sequence (very few audio effects
> > admitedly) and it works, with and without embedded audio.
> >
> > Using Avid DS v7.6 QFE 2a.
> >
> > Sylvain 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 Chuck Dickens
> > Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 12:25 PM
> > To: DS(at)Softimage.COM
> > Subject: OMF limitations
> >
> > Trying to export omf's for a 7 minute segment, keeps crapping out with
> > error regarding disk space. There are 150 gigs free on the drive I am
> > exporting to.  Anybody know what could be wrong, I have exported way
> > longer omf's before.
> >
> > Chuck D
> >
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