Bergriffe
Raid = eine Festlatte, wo die Media File gespeichert werden.
Avid Folders Structure
Folders Structure
Once you create a new project or user profile, Media Composer creates files and folders in the Avid Projects and the Avid Users folders.
Avid Projects and Avid Users Folders Location
(1) By default, the system installs two Avid Projects folders: Private: drive:Users\user name\Documents\Avid Projects(or Shared: drive:Users\Public\Documents\Shared Avid Projects).
(2)The Avid Users folder is located in the application folder: drive:Users\Public\Documents\Avid Media Composer\Avid Users
(Windows only) The location of the Avid Users folder depends on the installation path for Media Composer.
Inside of Avid Projects Folder
When you create a new project, Media Composer creates a folder with the name that you entered when you created the project within three files:A project file (.avp)
A project settings file (.xml)
A bin file (.avb)
As you create additional bins for the project, additional bin (.avb) files are added to the project folder. The project folder and the three files all use the project name you provide. The project folder is stored in the Avid Projects folder.
Inside of Avid Users Folder
When you create a new user profile, your Media Composer creates a folder for the user and two files that are stored within the user folder:A user profile file (.ave)
A user settings file (.xml)
The user folder and the two files all use the user profile name you provide. The new folder is stored in the Avid Users folder.
Linking to MXF Media
Your facility may have a pipeline which creates processed or aligned MXF files using a dailies
application. Avid recommends that the dailies system generate an AAF file of this media. The AAF
can be imported into the Avid to generate bins with master clips that point to the MXF media. In the
case of an AAF, the media will come online automatically.
Backing Up Media Files
The OMFI MediaFiles folders and the Avid MediaFiles folders on your media drives contain the
individual media files created when you captured source material. The OMFI MediaFiles folders
contain the OMF media files. The Avid MediaFiles folders contain the MXF media files.
The options for backing up media files include:
- Using the Consolidate feature, as described in “Consolidating Media” on page 365, to make
copies of selected media files on a target media drive connected to the system or for transfer to
another system. - Backing up smaller projects captured at low video resolutions to a removable storage device,
such as a hard drive. - Archiving larger media files and folders to a network storage device.
Refreshing Media Directories
Each media folder (OMFI MediaFiles and Avid MediaFiles) includes database files for the media in
that folder. The Refresh Media Directories command reexamines all the media folders (directories)
on the system and determines whether any of the files are out of date and need to be rebuilt. If so, it
tells Media Composer to rebuild the files.
Frame Chase Capture
To understand how Frame Chase capture saves and manages media files, you can compare the Frame
Chase capture process with conventional capture performed within an Interplay workgroup
environment (and therefore using the MXF file format). Frame Chase capture is only available in an
Interplay environment.