RE: Archive Questions

["Sylvain Labrosse" <slabross(at)Softimage.COM>]

It can be simpler than that.

 

Either have the final sequence opened in the timeline or selected in the DS Explorer, then Select "Except For" and select what you need to be purged (video, audio, caches, etc.).

 

One important option is "Maximum Recovery".  Why?  Because only this option will split the full master media in smaller pieces used by sub-clips and purge the master media when finished.  Note that this process requires a lot of media handling and will take some time to complete as copies of the sub-clip media must be made on the storage before deleting the master media.  And you need ample space on your storage for this as well.

Sylvain Labrosse
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From: owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Chris Smith
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 1:32 PM
To: DS(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: Re: Archive Questions

Sorry, Hopefully last question on this.

Russ, you said to subclip my larger clip then purge unused media.  My 30 second bit is used in effects trees as a plate and is chopped up on the layer's timeline.  I was hoping there would be a simple way to do what I need to keep what I used and delete the rest.  If I subclip it like you suggested do I have to subclip from the original clip then manually re apply it in the effects tree and recut it up on the timeline?  

If this is the case, in the future should I do ALL editing that I may not recapture bits of as subclips so I can archive easier?

Chris Smith

Partner/Film Director

Sugar Film Production

3699 McKinney #222

Dallas 75204

214.655.2662

http://www.sugarfilmproduction.com

On Dec 22, 2005, at 11:50 AM, Russ Grycza wrote:

Currently, they do not have a file conversion utility.

 

As far as paring down your media to transfer, you can purge the compresed video, and to preserve the 30 seconds of the 7 minute clip, make a supbclip of the 30 seconds and then purge unused media of the 7 minute clip.

 

Russ

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Chris Smith

To: DS(at)Softimage.COM

Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 12:35 PM

Subject: Re: Archive Questions

ouch.  I can't help but think they offer conversion utility or backwards compatible file types , no?

Chris Smith

Partner/Film Director

Sugar Film Production

3699 McKinney #222

Dallas 75204

214.655.2662

http://www.sugarfilmproduction.com

On Dec 22, 2005, at 11:17 AM, Russ Grycza wrote:

Chris -

 

You have to be aware, too, that the media files that Archive Backup copies will only be good as long as Avid keeps the media file format the same. Usually when there's a major upgrade, as in from 7.6 to 8.0, the file format changes and the media files cannot be converted. Unless our friends up in Montreal are working on that, too???

 

Russ

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Chris Smith

To: DS(at)Softimage.COM

Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 11:55 AM

Subject: Re: Archive Questions

Awesome!  Thanks Benoit.

Chris Smith

Partner/Film Director

Sugar Film Production

3699 McKinney #222

Dallas 75204

214.655.2662

http://www.sugarfilmproduction.com

On Dec 22, 2005, at 10:28 AM, Benoit Melancon wrote:

Hello Chris,

You might want to take a look at the DS Archive Backup tool on the DS website:

http://www3.softimage.com/DS2/right/download/cstools.htm

It does what you wish the inboard archive tool would do :-)

Cheers

Benoit

Chris Smith wrote:

Thanks Guys.  Is it on the wish list anywhere to have DS automatically take anything that is linked or captured and save them onto only disk automatically?  I'd rather back everything up onto FW drives or optical media than mess with decks.  *Chris Smith*

*Partner/Film Director*

*Sugar Film Production*

*3699 McKinney #222*

*Dallas 75204*

*214.655.2662*

*http://www.sugarfilmproduction.com*

On Dec 22, 2005, at 8:14 AM, Benoit Melancon wrote:

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Benoit Melancon

Avid DS ACI/ACSR

www.nadcentre.com

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