Need advice on a Video Fx
Hi All I have a sceane where I have a pov shot of a guy waking up and seeing some one standing over them I need a in focus out focus distorted wake up fx any ideas??? vfx designer credit possibility...
View ArticleDNx HR and Interlace?
I remember reading somewhere that DNx HR does not support interlace material. Now I can not find that source.Is this correct? If so, where is it documented?Thanks for any help.Jef
View ArticleAudio Mixdown in MC 6.5.5 Missing Tracks Why ?
Hi Editors: So what did I miss ? I have 8 mono channels of audio I am mixing down to a standard two channel stereo output. Some of the audio is PCM and some is MP3. Tracks 7 and 8 seem to...
View ArticleNexis Enterprise Linux client question
Hello,I see that there is a Linux client for the Nexis. Does anyone know if this will allow the use of CLI mounting of workspaces or is it GUI only? Thanks. -Cablet
View ArticlePerpetual MC license payments and currency exchange rates
The EUR/US Dollar exchange rate always was low in mid November. Some weeks earlier in the year it is higher, meaning I pay less Euros when I renew my perpetual contract. Today the EUR/US Dollar is at a...
View ArticleFree Bin of Avid FX Transition Effects
Back in June when I was putting together my blog entitled Avid FX (Boris RED) in Avid Media Composer, I posted a bin with about a dozen transitions built in Avid FX. These transitions are drag &...
View ArticleBacking up MC in Premiere Pro
Hi,I've been calling around for freelance work for a while now, and finally been given an opportunity. Great, but the problem is that the place is strictly Premiere. I have now said yes, but on...
View ArticleNot smooth playback with MC 8.5.2 on Windows 10
My media is DNxHD 45. It plays smoothly off the same disks on a quad core Intel Windows 7 laptop with MC 6.5. However, this is the 3rd Windows 10 laptop (all quad core, slightly faster) laptop with MC...
View ArticleUpgrade to El Capitan
Hello. Thanks for all the advice received from the community in the past - this is the first time I have needed to post.I am running Avid 8.5.2 on a Macbook Pro on Yosemite. I want to upgrade to El...
View ArticleWhy Can't Avid (Yet) "Screen" Effects like EVERY Adobe Product (Premiere, AE,...
This is kind of a whiny rant, I realize, but every year I stick with Avid, I grow increasingly-frustrated seeing what the other guys are doing while Avid never innovates... they're always way behind....
View ArticleInstaller Issues
Encountering a problem i've not come across before on installation. Trying to install 7.0.6.2 on a Mac Pro, OS 10.8.5.The installer gets to the end then says there has been an error and toc ontact the...
View ArticleMedia Composer v8.6 | NOW AVAILABLE
Avid is pleased to announce the release of Media Composer | Software v8.6.HOW TO GET:The latest update to Media Composer is available worldwide as of June 30, 2016 from the Avid Download Center or...
View ArticleProper Project Settings?
good morning! Hopefully, someone here can help me for It not technically inclined. I produced a project that was shot on the alexa mini and black magic 2.5. It was framed for 2:39. The raw...
View ArticleMaster Clip corruption - Missing Waveform on Right Channel
We have occurances of corrupted master clips that are missing one channel of waveform data, always the right channel, of a dual mono pair of audio. (We run in alternating L/R always, and all stereo...
View ArticleMedia Composer v7.0.4.3 | PATCH AVAILABLE
Avid is pleased to announce the latest update to Media Composer v7.x code base...v7.0.4.3.HOW TO GET:The latest update to Media Composer is available worldwide as of March 16th, 2015. This update is...
View ArticleDongle MC Vers 7.0.x - PC and Mac?
HiJust double checking that my Dongle MC Vers 7.0.x will work on PC and Mac? Also Vers 7.0.6.2. Thanks very much in advance.
View ArticleDeckLink Studio 4K
Anybody running this card with any success and MC7.04.1? Thinking of switching out my aging MojoDX for one of these, need to know if it is reliable or not. Thanks
View ArticleAudio glitch in timeline
Hi everyone,A bit hard to describe this one so I've posted some photos at the link below. We have 2x 2012 mac pro towers on an ISIS 5500 (version 7 composer - I can check the exact one tomorrow) and...
View ArticleJpeg2000 vs DnX
I've been experimenting with exports and thought that Jpeg2000 offered the best quality - it's described as "lossless." It appears that DnX175X looks better. Is the Avid implementation of Jpeg2000 the...
View ArticleBetter Alpha Channel/Title Management
MC's management of titles and Alpha channel clips hasn't been updated in years. I started compiling a list of improvements I'd like to see are:1) Match frame - MC doesn't match frame back to alpha...
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