iLok please help
I think i made the mistake of having two iLok accounts. And for one i purchased the subscription for Pro Tools while the other I assigned my iLok usb to. Since I did this it won't allow me to get into...
View ArticleMC 8.6.3 slow startup
After upgrading from 8.4.2 to 8.6.3 first MC startup after reboot is very very slow. It takes some minutes to splash screen.I use a dongle, which should run as fast as possible.It seems that the...
View ArticleUnity 5.1.3 Error
Hello everyone,This might be a long shot but was wondering if anyone could shed some light on an ancient Unity 5.1.3 system.We picked up an 8TB Media Engine with version 5.1.3 and midway_server.exe...
View ArticleAMT Deployment
Hello,The AMT documentation says to place the contents of <AMT_SDK>\bin, assuming to where my executable is. But under the bin folder, contains a release folder. Does that mean to copy the...
View ArticleLet's Make the Next MediaMover or MDV
Hello Everyone,I think native, flexible media managementis lacking in Avid. "Have you tried Media Tool?", you might ask. Here's my problem with Media Tool - it's not easy to use. For example:1. An...
View Articlerenders show as offline on second machine
I have an ISIS setup with two machines. All media on the ISIS.Machine 1 renders all the effects of a sequence.Machine 2 opens the sequence and some of the effects (mostly V2 titles or resizes, but no...
View ArticleAvid AMA link issues
Not really sure how to describe the problem but I will do my best.Everything is shot XDcam 50 mxfI AMA link A CAM card 1 everything comes in fine.I AMA link B CAM card 1 and most come in fine, except a...
View ArticleHow Do I Save an Audio Suite Effect
I've got an interview with very low levels, so low that pushing the mixer up to peak is not sufficient. So I applied the Gain plugin in Audiosuite and set a level I liked. I'd like to keep a copy of...
View ArticleFull screen playback crashes MC8.6.3
Anyone with this issue?I updated to MC8.6.3. When I tried to view the composer window full-screen, all I got a was black screen. I could move the mouse around but I couldn't get back to Windows until I...
View Articletrimming weirdness
AVID 8.6.3I wanted to make a list of definite rules for AVID's trim behaviour that would correctly predict the outcome of any Trim. This is something I did for FCP many years ago. There is some very...
View ArticleXDCAM MXF export shows big glitches with pulldown
Hi,I'm stumping on a very strange behaviour:We have this sequence edited in 1080p23,976 that we have to output to a 1080i59,94 MXF-OP1a XDCAM. So we do a mixdown of the 23 sequence in DNxHD175X, place...
View ArticleRX 5 Sync seems off in Avid MC 8
I'm using RX 5 in avid to de-click a sound track, it is sound of an interview and it looks off. I added the RX 5 correction using the Audio Track Effect Tool to the left of the time line. Does anyone...
View ArticleScript colors aren't working
Not sure if anyone else has noticed this problem, but in 8.6.2 I'm noticing that when I import a script and try to use the colors to notate bad takes or whatnot, I can only use red. Trying to change...
View ArticleError : There are no media drives available. You will only be able to import...
I'm just trying to import a jpeg yet when I go to import this is the message I get:Error : There are no media drives available. You will only be able to import short logsHowever...media composer has no...
View ArticleUpgrade from 8.3.1....missed the boat.... 2nd chance
Hi,Somehow i missed the email informing that i had 1 month to upgrade my MC 8.3.1 (w Symphony option)... or forever lose this option. Can i get a 2nd chance?Or is there a way to upgrade my version...
View ArticleI am sick and tired of Avid 8.6 crashing and losing my work!
I have used Media Composer since it was 2 years old. I've put up with the crashing at various versions from 3.3 - 11 and back to 1 - 8.6. But because I have been forced to start cutting on Premiere...
View ArticleTranscode error: cannot create the ama sample mapper to play this clip
6 cards of ProResHQ from a Pix or similar recorder.1920x1080p, 59.94.AMA into an empty 1920x1080p 59.94 project. Transcode in background to DNxHR LB for inclusion in ongoing project already transcoded...
View ArticleWorkspace Size limit?
I've heard that it is best practice not to create workspaces over 2TB. Does this have any merit?
View Articletearing fix - moncon off
For those people who have had screen tearing problems, I can sympathise with you. My tearing happened in any video quality, both source and record, full screen, different monitors, trying different...
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Consolidate & the option 'Delete only media created with the selected clip or...
Hi,I'm confused as to what the option 'delete only media created with the selected clip or clips' does with reference to our consolidate process in the last stages of our workflow.First off, I should...
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