V6 User Manual 1.00.book - Studio General

Any errors encountered while parsing an EDL file are stored and reported after loading as much of the file as possible.Any non valid lines, missing media or media sampling rate mismatches are reported.Media ReconnectionThe major problem encountered while importing an EDL is reconnecting to referenced media. Pyramix needs allreferenced media to be present (mounted) when the import occurs. After the import, the newly created compositionMUST be saved as a Pyramix project to keep the connection between clips and media.Media are searched while importing the EDL by Media Source name (or Reel name following the EDL terminology),and Source In and Source Out TimeCodes. So, to be reconnected, a clip needs to find in any media folder amedia file with a Media Source name matching field #2 in the EDL, in the preceding example TEST, DAT12 orTAPE1, and where the original TimeCode and length match the Source In and Source Out field.Source Names - FIXREELIt often happens that the media is generated with a different Source (Tape, Reel) name than the EDL referencing it.For this purpose we have added a special keyword to the CMX language which allows Pyramix to replace one Reelname with another while parsing the EDL.FIXREEL: DAT12 DAT012 This preamble added at beginning of the file will replace all occurrences of the reel nameDAT12 by DAT012. The preamble can be preceded by the comment asterisk (and a space or TAB) so the EDLremains compatible for import by other systems:* FIXREEL: DAT12 DAT012It is also possible to add the keyword MEDIANAME, FILENAME or FOLDERNAME at the end of this line to tell Pyramix,instead of the Source (Tape, Reel) name, to search for the Media name or the Media Filename:* FIXREEL: DAT12 Ambiance43b MEDIANAME* FIXREEL: DAT12 d:\pmxmedia\dat12\ambiance43b.wav FILENAMEor to search by TimeCode in the given mounted media folder (this is kind of a conformation to existing digitizedmaterial):* FIXREEL: DAT12 d:\pmxmedia\dat12 FOLDERNAMEThe keyword OFFSET followed by a TimeCode can be added at the end of the line to allow media without origin(original TimeCode, source TimeCode, time stamp) to be referenced, for example WAVE files.* FIXREEL: DAT12 Ambiance43b MEDIANAME OFFSET 08:45:32:00* FIXREEL: DAT12 d:\pmxmedia\ambiance43b.wav FILENAME OFFSET 08:45:32:00This covers most cases of media reconnection and should help solve special cases of EDLs exported by exotic systems.Media Reconnection FailureAn imported clip whose media has not been retrieved or whose media is not at the same sampling rate as the currentproject will be associated a ‘fake’ media.It WILL NOT be possible to retrieve its media file after the import, but it will be possible to associate a new mediafile in the standard way (Control key pressed while dragging a media file from a media folder).CMX AutoconformWhen a CMX EDL is not accompanied by audio files on disk an Autoconform can be performed. A Digitizing Sessionis used to grab the audio referenced by the CMX EDL from an external machine (This may be operated under9-pin control or simple time-code chase). The CMX EDL can then be imported into an Editing Project (asdescribed above) to link to the digitized media.Please see also: Digitizing Sessions on page 107Conforming and Reconforming : Conforming 20 - 354