User Manual
Transferring Project and Media Files Between Avid Editing Systems
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Do not open a project directly from the transfer device. You must copy the folder to the
system drive first.
9. Select a user, open the project, and resume work.
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Your Avid editing application reconstructs the MediaFiles database the first time you start to
incorporate the new media into the system’s internal directory.
Do not rename the project folder. The project settings do not link to the project if you rename the
project folder.
Nonshared Storage Issues for Cross-Platform Collaboration
When you share media files by using a nonshared storage device — either peer-to-peer, over a
network, or using removable storage — the following restrictions apply:
• NTFS drives formatted on a Windows system can be accessed only on Macintosh systems
running Mac
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OS X 10.4 or later. Media files on these drives are read-only.
• Striped or nonstriped drives formatted as HFS or HFS+ on a Macintosh system can be read
on a Windows system, if an application that lets Windows systems read the drives is installed
on the Windows system.
To avoid problems when reading a connected HFS or HFS+ drive, do the following:
• On the Macintosh system, after transferring the media files to the HFS or HFS+ drive, give
the media folder a name other than “OMFI MediaFiles” or “Avid MediaFiles”. You cannot
change the name of the OMFI folder after you connect the drive to the system.
• Ensure the permissions on the HFS or HFS+ volume allow access to other users by doing the
following:
a. Select the drive in the Finder.
b. Select File > Get Info.
c. Select “Ignore ownership on this volume.”
• On the Windows system, after connecting the drive and transferring the media files to an
NTFS drive, turn off the system, disconnect the drive, reboot, and then restart the Avid
system.
Transferring Media Files from Media Composer Version 7.2 or
Avid Xpress Version 2.1
Video media from Media Composer v7.2 or Avid Xpress v2.1 is not directly compatible with
later releases, so you must export with specific format settings. The import process might be
slow, and your media loses some quality.