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      Bad A/V Temp Data Found

Product: Flyer

Platforms: 2000 3000 3000T 4000 4000T

Problem: On attempt to play project, the error message "Bad A/V temp data found" occurs.

There are several things you need to know about this error message:

When drives have been added, removed, or changed around on a system, excess data that the Flyer requires for proper sequencing can be "left lying around" on your drives. The result is that projects that once played fine now have difficulties. If you do not currently use Flyer release 4.07 or above, you may get this error message when you attempt to play older sequences. Your clips are fine, and they will play back properly when you double-click on them, but the Flyer will not play them in a project. (Since 4.07, the process of cleaning up these temp files is automatic and does not require notification or permission.)

When the Flyer discovers such a condition, it will present this message and offer to clean up the bad data. Select "OK" to do so. There is no danger of losing data with this option. It can take from a few seconds to several minutes, depending on the number of drives you have and their size. Alternatively, you can do the cleanup manually using the Shell command "voidall", or you can use the ARexx Voidall tool located in the RXTools tab/ "vi" folder.

If this message continues to occur after a cleanup, then the Flyer is unable to delete all of the bad temp files in one try. It is probably removing only one and leaving the others. You may continue to process the project (or run voidall from the shell) and remove the temp files one at a time. Each time you run it, it will delete the next, and the next, and so on.

To save the repetitive effort, you can use the ARexx Voidall tool by entering the number of times you wish the voidall command to run. Or, if you have additional drives with space available, you can back up the project to a backup device (or another drive), reformat the video drive(s) that the footage was on, then restore the project. Reformatting the drive returns it to a cleaner operational state.