The Benefits of Sorting Media

There are three primary benefits of sorting media files... backing up media, deleting media, and system performance.

A. Backing Up Media Files
Backing up media has been a difficult task due to the way Avid systems store media files; that is, all media files are placed into the same folder (i.e. “OMFI MediaFiles”) on each volume. Isolating one project’s media, including precomputes, graphics, and titles, for backup isn’t simple. By creating individual media folders for each project’s media, MediaMover makes this job much easier. Once media is sorted, you can easily select the media folders you want to backup and archive them directly from MediaMover.

B. Deleting Media
For the same reasons, deleting all the media files associated with a project has been difficult as well. As a result, it’s easy for old media files from long completed projects to remain hidden on the system’s hard drives using up valuable disk space and system resources. MediaMover finds all media files associated with a project and sorts them quickly and easily. Once sorting is completed, it is a simple matter to delete a project’s media by throwing away its media folders on each volume.

C. System Performance
Avid editing systems track all media files found in their media file folders (i.e. OMFI MediaFiles). Every media file contained in the folder is added to the Media Database file and various system resources are allocated to deal with each one... especially RAM memory. Even projects you are not working on use these resources and effect the performance of your system. And, as you might expect, the more media files on your system, the slower the system performance is. By sorting out media files that do not belong to the project you are working on, you can significantly increase the your system’s performance. With fewer media files to track, more RAM and system resources are available where you really need them... for editing.