Frameflex issues when used on 'linked' stills
I linked to a bunch of jpegs and cut them into my sequence.When I went to do some moves with frameflex I got mixed results.Sometimes, having changed the format to '16:9' - so it filled the raster -...
View Article.avb ID structure
Can anyone share the way .avb ID is structured? I have isolated the byte sequence in .avb files that make Avid bins unique. I can create new bins with unique IDs outside of Media Composer by writing...
View Articlebig problem:project crash at start
hello tonight i ca nt get to open anymnore a project which i work to for weeksavid editor ha stoppe dworking says after finish loading th eprojectworks fine with other projectswhat can i do and what...
View ArticleMedia Composer 8.5 hangs on file export El Capitan
I have not seen any other posts re this problem - try to file export as h264 and MC8.5 hangs at about 95% export - also unable to use Command. to exit export so have to force quit Avid.Looks lke I...
View ArticleAMA / Link - v8.5 system hangs with heavy AMA usage
I 'linked' to 4TB of (mostly AVCI from F5) material on a USB3 single drive. Not ideal, I know.Quite often, usually having just loaded a stringout of linked clips in the source monitor, MC would hang....
View ArticleLasso in Effects Mode
Hi all,I have a very simple problem that I can not for the life of me figure out, and google is not working. I am attempting to delete all of the dissolves (pretty much all quick transitions) on my...
View Articlesegment mode - frames instead of timecode
Greetings,I'm trying to solve something for one of our editors. Thought maybe someone would know a solution. When he is in segment mode and has the red arrow in the timeline timecode is displayed in...
View Articleedit a video for 2 or more screens
Hello people,I'm editig a video which has to be screened on 2 or more screens but on the screens are not always the same images, so the story is being told on more as 1 screen. How they do it in the...
View ArticleMC 8.5 user settings bug?
On a Win 7 MC 8.5 on a Z820 I think I'm encountering a bug with MC 8.5 regarding user settings import from previous versions and would like to ask if other also see unexpected behaviour.It's as if the...
View ArticleSony XAVC-L files vs. transcode to DNxHR or ProRes
I started using a new Sony PXW-X70 camera. Great picture and I'm pleased with it. However, I imported files into a new project using ama import and while everything plays back fine, good luck...
View ArticlePan rulers in MC 8.5
Where are the radio-type pan rulers in the audio mixer tool of MC 8.5?When I click "Show pan controls", a gray field opens with nothing on it.
View Articleis symphony option fixed to a specific system id ?
Hello,I have 5 media composer v8 suites and I need to purchase a symphony option for one of them. If i activate the symphony option to a specific system id and then want to transfer it to another...
View ArticleJust want to check workflow with the experts
I'm running Yosemite on a 2010 Mac Pro with 2x2.93 GHz 6 core Xeon, with 64 GB ddr3 on Avid MC 8.I'm editing MK3 footage so first I Mpegstreamclip the .MOV to .mov but DNxHD 175 8 bit with RGB color,...
View ArticleMedia Composer v8.5 | NOW AVAILABLE - w/El Capitan Support!
Avid is pleased to announce the release of Media Composer | Software v8.5.HOW TO GET:The latest update to Media Composer is available worldwide as of January 29th, 2016 from the Avid Download Center or...
View ArticleIs Replace edit function changed or broken?
On v7.04.4, I'm finding that a Replace edit does "not respect" the instance of ADD-Edits on Timeline Clips. In the past, I remember a Replace ending at an Add-Edit point. however all is not lost: When...
View Articleavid crashes on export and import 7.0.5 and 6
I have been having numerous problems importing footage and exporting sequences using 7.0.5 and now the new version 7.0.6. I can AMA link just fine, but as soon as I try to import anything, I get the...
View ArticleLink to media error
I am wroking on an iMac with MC 8.4.4 OS 10.10.5. When I try to link to a quicktime file I get "there were errors linking to files". This happens with any quicktime file I have tried, h264 prores...
View ArticleMC 8.5.0 hanging on initializing Import/Export
I can't start Media Composer 8.5.0 ... it is freezing when it should initializing Import/Export. Does anyone know what I have to do to start MC 8.5.0?Thanx Mac OSX 10.11.3 (El Capitan)MC 8.5.0
View ArticleBackground Services Not Running MC 8.5 - Java/Security Problem?
After upgrading to MC 8.5, I'm noticing that background services are no longer functioning, though I'll admit that I have not used them in the last few weeks before the upgrade.Steps taken so...
View ArticleAAF do not re-link when created with Media Composer 8.5
Hi,We received a couple AAF created from Media Composer 8.5 and are unable to re-link with media when opening them in Pro Tools. It did not happened with the previous version.Anyone encountered that...
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