Exporting an OMF1 gives a slightly different message.
 
"Problem exporting OMF: <path name> OMFI_ERR: Invalid object attached to property"

Have tried reporting the problem but both in Chrome and IE I get...

The Internet is Broken . . .

or at least our little part of it is. The page you are requesting is currently unavailable or some kind of error has occurred. Have you tried clearing your browser's cache? This may resolve the issue. If you continue to receive this message please let us know how we can help. All official Cakewalk contact information can be found by clicking here.
 

I have checked all the past OMF export error threads on the forum as well and it seems these issues have been around for years.

May I be as bold to suggest that the lovely team at Sonar look into OMFs sufficiently so it works?

Tried everything and have given up now 
 
Just tried processing all the Audio FX, export OMF both as embedded and referenced and again, both as a small chunk or the whole project.

Same errors.

I have had some luck exporting before but this project, boy oh boy I cant for the life of me figure out why she wont play ball....

The only thought I have left is that some of the sample sources were at different bit rates maybe? But then if you pull a sound into a 48k 24 bit project then Sonar converts them...or should....

I must have spent about 7 hours on this today 

Mr Dub, please report back and let me know how you get on?

dubdisciple
I did not get those errors.  The only oddness i got was, one of the tracks was blank (and I'm sure that was my fault since it was an unfrozen midi track) and although thr OMF opened fine in Sonar, all tracks were silent when opened in Audition

 
Cheers for your cross check Mr D.
 
The problem I guess is that I have - rather than a test project - a project where theres 49 tracks, 10 busses and god knows how many edits, fades, automation and thus it just could be the age old problem with OMF's in general (i.e they are flaky as hell), or that theres a problem in the way Sonar handles them or both...I can totally sympathize with Sonar and OMFs in that they (OMF's) are gremlin ridden and the room for error is high. 

What I would like to see is some sense in the OMF Sonar errors that can help me troubleshoot the issue, or some better dialogue on the export, or for Sonar to support handles, or for Sonar to support fades. Either way I do believe a further update to Sonar addressing OMF/AAF multi DAW post Production compatibility would just be a Godlike implementation for me. 

dubdisciple
I did export a fairly simple project.  i will try a more advanced project and see what happens

Cheers Fella 

dubdisciple
Tried with a much larger project with over 10 busses.  Worked without generating errors.  Needless to say bus info did not export but I expected that. Like I said, I don't normally export OMF.  I typically import it from projects i tack in Logic at the studio so that i can mix in Sonar.

Hmmm, with your experiment I can only assume as such that the project one was exporting from didnt have all the fades or automation as my project etc etc (no fault of yours)

Likewise, I rarely have issues importing OMFS from DP/Logic/PT/FCP....usually if I get an import error its from Premiere....

Deffo seems to me that this whole OMF business needs greater testing in Sonar and in an ideal world I wish some brainbox out there would write a wrapper like Jbridge but for OMF's, that would make everyones lives better....

if only I could code darn it.

I understand how that is.  Actually the project did have fades and automation.  I have an idea..brb

Good plan....

Good news and bad news.  The bad news is I got the same error you did when exporting the Javier Colon project to OMF.  I suppose that's not good news is I exported without taking a good look at the project.  After reviewing the tips I just posted, I suspect I need to bounce some of these tracks with automation and midi tracks before exporting.

dubdisciple
Good news and bad news.  The bad news is I got the same error you did when exporting the Javier Colon project to OMF.  I suppose that's not good news is I exported without taking a good look at the project.  After reviewing the tips I just posted, I suspect I need to bounce some of these tracks with automation and midi tracks before exporting.

I'm just importing and exporting now....shall report back...

Beta testing in motion! How wonderful! 

dubdisciple

markyzno
 

Yup, I can tick all those boxes... Although I am sure this issue will be in the envelopes/Fade/Automation data that is being transferred to an OMF.
 
BUT....

Whats the point in bouncing to clips/bouncing when what you want to achieve is the edit points and fades for the Client in the other studio on another DAW? As surely then you may as well just make stems and be done with it?

It seems to me that Sonar has built this guide for very simple music based projects rather than a more complicated Film project

 
I think you hit the nail on the head.  OMF is less and less effective the more intricate the project.  I think anything beyond simple fades fails.  I accidently picked a great project to show how it may be more work to get all these tracks in a way that Sonar will export without error than to export stems.

There must be a better way for Sonar to use OMF files. I have zero understanding of the coding behind it (God I wish i did) but I know for a fact that when I get an OMF from FCP for example that it imports no problem. Just the other day I had to deliver an AAF as a go-between between one client and another, so I got an OMF from the Director (which had extensive edits - fades and such), that imported into Sonar BUT without fades, so imported into PT NO problem WITh fades, then could export into an AAF.

So, logically, the technology is there but Sonar havent really researched too hard into this area through no fault of their own being a vastly smaller company than Avid or Adobe etc

But I really would like to strengthen my passion to Sonar that if they want to get into the Post Production "Game" then this is a KEY issue.

(p.s, btw my Javier Colon test project is still attempting to wrap itself into an OMF, I have no activity but dont dare press a click in the workspace window for obvious reasons)

ah, I just got the old "OMFI_ERR:Failed a semantic check on an input data"

Dub, are you embedding or referencing externally?

markyzno
ah, I just got the old "OMFI_ERR:Failed a semantic check on an input data"

Dub, are you embedding or referencing externally?

 
I'm embedding.