can you set a default project format?
Our facility is designed for all 720P/59.94. As long as the last Avid project created was 720P/59.94, all is good. But sometimes student mess where they shouldn't or have an actual need to set the...
View ArticleRecovering Quicklook for DNxHD on OS X 10.9-10.10
Posting a little tip that corrects a little annoyance with Mavericks and Yosemite. It is no longer possible to preview DNxHD Quicktimes (and all other QTs in codecs other than Prores ou H264) with the...
View ArticleDeckLink SDI 4K (Black Magic)
Hi,Just wan't to know if i will create problems if i install a DeckLink SDI 4K (Black Magic) to monitor AE on a HD sony monitor.Will it conflict with the nitris?
View ArticleCustomize MARKERS Window
Hi dear people, I miss the headings in the markers window and also the possibility to change the order of the columns.Reason: I basically need only the comments and the TC, and as the comments are the...
View ArticleBCC Composite filter in Avid FX
does this do anything? I expected it to work just as the regular bcc composite did in boris 7. i put in on an upper track, open Avid FX, apply a few different blending modes and nothing happens. Am i...
View ArticleJittery Playback - New PC Build, Not Due to Hardware
Hey everyone and thank you in advance!I recently built myself a nice editing/gaming/general use computer. Here are the specs:Windows 10 - 64 bitIntel i7 6700k 4.0ghz16GB DDR4 Ram (will upgrade to 32gb...
View ArticleURGENT ! I NEED HELP !
Hi Editors: It's Laptopeditor here with an urgent request. For some unknown reason, I cannot download ANY software from the Avid Download Center (server). I can loggin just fine but each and every...
View ArticleBug rendering MXF 1080i50 with color limit effect?
Hello,I've got a problem exporting a sequence to MXF The sequence is 1080i50, the footage is too. The sequence contains footage from multaple cameras in XDCAM50 HD and XDCAM EX 35. When i try to...
View ArticleTimeline scrolling with Trackpad
Just updated to v8.6.4 from v8.6.1. I use a trackpad 2 and loved being able to two finger drag to scroll through the timeline. Noticing in this version it is no longer a smooth left to right scroll. It...
View ArticleHow to ensure source settings travel with project?
Ok - I've used a lot of 3D LUTs to colour correct some long form projects over the last 18 -24 months. Now the client wants to re-brand the material for online. The whole project is huge - terrabytes...
View Articleis it possible to transform audio track effects into clip effects?
Hi folks,I guess it's not, can't find anything in the user manual. But I created different scenes and put some audio track effects on them. Now that I want to put them together I realize it would be...
View ArticleSet everything for good performance on a slow machine
Hi editors,Is there any good tips or a list where all the cpu/gpu consuming settings can be changed?My machine is not that fast, and i realize when I have Stuff in my timeline which has some frameflex...
View ArticleGood, affordable PC laptop for MC
Hello,I am an educator with MC on my iMac. I am currently in the market to purchase a PC laptop to be used in my department at school. I need to find the right laptop for MC at an affordable price...
View ArticleHang on Initializing Media Streams Manager
I’ve had a persistent problem for the last few days with avid MC8 hangs on Initializing Media Streams Manager. I rebuilt all of my databases and followed allot of recommendations to fix the problem. I...
View ArticleMac users: Do NOT upgrade to "Sierra" OS X 10.12
Aaaah, the next version of Mac OS X. So tempting. The follow-up to "El Capitan" is called "Sierra" (v10.12.0). See the Wiki [HERE]. If you value your ability to operate Media Composer...WARNING #1: DO...
View ArticleQuick Transition window is slow
Hi,I'm stumping on this weird problem:On some computers of our facility, the Quick Transition window take some time (couple of seconds) to pop-up when on other computers, it's pretty most instantly...
View ArticleScript Sync with MC 8.5 Projects
Hi,I'm working on a TV series and the edit systems are currently running MC 7.0.6 because the post team uses Script Sync. We are being upgraded to MC 8.5 very soon. I know that there is a work around...
View ArticleScripting to ISIS workspace
Hello.Thinking of writing a shell or powershell script or C++ program to move an existing folder to another folder within an ISIS workspace. Then, create a new folder name and its sub folder in the...
View ArticleSubcap not reading .srt .stl or .txt
Hi, I ahve a client that has asked for meto add open captions (Subtitles) in 3 different languages to their video. First I got a .scc file made of closed captions and translated it to a .srt file so...
View ArticleParsing msmMMOB.mob
Hi,I have an ISIS mounted on Centos, over 1GbE. Are there any utilities to parse / dump / export the msmMMOB.mob. Primarily I want to relate the AvidUID to the filename without having to parse all the...
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