RAV-Bot’s Avid Bin Generator by DalbyTech
As soon as you hit the set, the clock’s ticking. Anything you can do to save time, even if it’s a fraction of a second?
Done.
Well, if you’re a Digital Imaging Technician (DIT), Lab Technician, or Assistant Editor, and you know you’ll be working in Avid Media Composer, here’s another timesaver:
Yes, you can transcode dailies (or rushes) outside of Media Composer in several different apps, but now you can create Bins outside of Media Composer too thanks to RAV-bot’s Avid Bin Generator.
Just head here:
https://ravbot.dalby.tech/Generate Named Avid Bins
And follow the delightfully simple steps to generate a batch of Bins with a custom naming scheme.
Not only is the Avid Bin Generator available from anywhere at no charge, James did the legwork so Editorial teams can generate Bins for a curated range of Media Composer versions:
And I can confirm: these Bins work. 👌🏽
Astonishingly, James debuted RAV-bot’s Avid Bin Generator about two years ago. If you’re like me and you missed this, that’s understandable. Like many, you were probably deciding whether or not to move away from Media Composer 2018.12.x while navigating the endless menu of Media Composer versions to choose from at the time.
If you’re an Assistant Editor, you’ll definitely save some keyboard and mouse clicks using this. But as a DIT or Lab Technician, the Avid Bin Generator could be invaluable in your practice. Delivering dailies with Avid Log Exchange (ALEs) files is good. But shipping actual Bin files (AVBs) named according to a production’s specification? 🔥 (See the Dailies: Best Practices article in Netflix’s Partner Help Center and do a Find for bin.)
When you’re on set, every second counts. Keep looking for those fractions of a second to shave.
Victory (and dinner with family or friends) awaits.
