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Divide and conquer
Authored by: lullabud on Apr 08, '11 08:26:41AM

This method of troubleshooting can be useful in many situations. I used to use it when I was a video editor and had a corrupt clip within a huge collection, but Avid wouldn't tell me which clip was corrupt. You remove half of whatever it is that's causing problems and try. Divide the bad half and try again until you're down to only the bad piece(s). It can be tedious, but it can sometimes be the only solution.

Great hint for general troubleshooting.



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Divide and conquer
Authored by: slb on Apr 08, '11 09:52:21AM

Nothing wrong with, and I support "more novice" tips being posted.
Not only that, but sometimes, us long-term guys get to be wise-a$$es and forget basics. :)
I can't count how many times I've gone for the most complex fix only to have missed an easy one that would have saved some time. :)



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Divide and conquer
Authored by: everkleer80 on Apr 18, '11 12:37:33PM
I can't count how many times I've gone for the most complex fix only to have missed an easy one that would have saved some time. :)
I agree with this 100%! I have come up with some crazy complex solutions to problems either because I forgot about the easier way or because I just assumed the easier way wasn't there. That's why I would never say 'this is not a hint' to anything on here!

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