RE: 4 Quick Questions and a Ponderance

["Scott Roy" <Scott.Roy(at)seriousrobots.com>]

Sylvain,

 

I must have missed this......Thanks for the article...

Was this in the release notes for 7.6??  The fact that we should NOT use 3rd party software for defrag on the video drives??

 

So do we need O&O for defrag of video drives??  

Article leads me to believe NO. 

 

Also leads me to the conclusion that we should only defrag if there is a problem??

 

In need of some clarification....

 

//s

 

 

 

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From: owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Sylvain Labrosse
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 1:23 PM
To: DS(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: RE: 4 Quick Questions and a Ponderance

Hello Rick,

 

As an ex-Betsy user, you got old-and-hard-to-get-rid-of-habit, but please take a minute to read the KB article post on this topic:

 

http://www.avid.com/onlineSupport/supportcontent.asp?browse=&productID=94&contentID=8491

 

Might even interest others...

 

Also a bit more below.

 

Regards,

Sylvain Labrosse
Avid DS Support
Escalation team
http://www.softimage.com/avidds
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From: owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Dsderanged(at)aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 10:52 AM
To: DS(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: 4 Quick Questions and a Ponderance

Hi to all and thanks for the recent help with my Live Mike issue.  ( Especially Mark )

I just keep saving up questions rather than one at a time.  Thanks for any input.

 

#1    There was a recent thread about missing graphics typestyle preset error message.

        Can't find the old thread.  Basically, I opened my project with 30 x :30.  Each

        spot had testimonials with lower third name supers.  Probably about 100 or so.

        Out of those, 6 of the name supers had the error message during opening of seq.

        Simply had to re-load type face info. but it was annoying with that many spots.

        Was there a remedy for this??? 

Sylvain > Past version contained a flaw that a restore in v7.6 would reveal.  The latest QFE resolve the issue but not with existing titles.  Those, you need to fix manually.  If this is the same issue you report... 

 

#2    Need to get O and O Defrag again.  Anyone have the link?  I only had the old free

       version on my old 3.01 box.  ( Or is there something better I can buy for De Frag)

       Any Gotchas? 

Sylvain > Answer above.  :) 

 

#3 

#4 

Sylvain > Answered by others...

 

Final thought for discussion and advice.  < Ponderance >

 

        Wow with all this storage (1.75 TB) and strictly working on Standard Def, I have gotten

        pretty damned lazy with my workflow.  Used to work Low Rez for Ruff Cuts and Re-Dig

        Hi Rez for on-line.  Seems I have just been working Hi-Rez all the time now.  I really

        need to re-think my rate structure regarding Off-Line and On-Line.  Any thoughts?

        My clients are comfortable with one rate for "creative off-line" and one for "finishing".

        ( Realizing that rates vary by market / country etc.)  

Sylvain > With such storage space, I do know many users today who no longer bother to capture compressed media for offlines. 

 

 

Kind Regards,

 

Rick at nakedeye

I realize I should know these simple things rather than all the words to the opening theme

songs of shows like Gilligan's Island and Green Acres.   "Farm living is the life for me......."