Help! No "Link to AMA Volume" Available
Hi, I need to important some BPAVs into Avid but unfortunately it's not giving me the option to "link to AMA volume." I've tried to import regularly, restarted, and resorted the footage but I'm not...
View ArticleHow to add a Master Clip to a Bin from a Sequence?
Is there a quick(er) way to add a master clip to a bin from a sequence? In other words, I have this great music cue in a cut and I want to add it to the bin for later; how can I do this?The only...
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 ArticleTrouble with a font
I recently loaded a new font, Myriad Pro. When i try to use it in title tool or Marquee, I can only get about 6 or 7 characters per line.inotherwordsit lookslike this.I know how to stretch the line...
View ArticleOpinions on "Noise Cancelling Headphones"?
Has anyone ever used any of the new headphones for editing or location?I have a set of old Sony studio types, but the ear pieces are disentigrating, and I saw the Bose and a few others of these Noise...
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Issues with MXF files from new Sony 4K camcorder
Folks: Seeking some advice. I recently purchased a Sony PXW-7100 4K camcorder. Seemed really sweet until I took the MXF files it created (which play back fine through the camera) and I cannot get...
View ArticleWhat is best/fastest way to Export HD for Blu ray
Hello,I have the latest version of MC on my iMacI just finished editing a wedding and its close to two hours long and i am trying to exporting to my external drive and its estimated time is 30 hrs....
View Article"MEDIA_OFFLINE" error, when we execute Web API call,...
HiWe encounter "MEDIA_OFFLINE" error, when we execute Web API call, "checkSequenceIsReadyForXfer" to the specific sequence.The above phenomenon occurs only in a particular site.We've tried to take the...
View ArticleAvid 8.5 daily crashes
Editing four days in a row now with Avid MC 8.5. But every day I have like 4 crashes doing normal edit stuff in a 1 hour long sequence. Mostly when I just captured a voice over, when I start te edit...
View ArticleAudio question regarding stereo
Hi there. When I bring in a wave file that is stereo I assume it brings it in on one track. I got a wave file from a friend and it came in as one channel. So on my timeline I have one track of audio....
View Articlemedia composer V8.5.0 will not open
When I tried to open my media composer ver8.5.0 today, I got the "Welcome to Media Composer" Activation window asking me to activate my software.I have been using this machine and MC software version...
View ArticleArtist Color panel settings
I've been using an Artist Color panel a couple of years with Symphony but I've always found the responsiveness a little weird – sensitivity too low and acceleration to high.Now I’ve noticed that there...
View ArticleDNxIO HDCamSR Output Frame Off
Hello Avid-hive-mindHas anyone else encountered a frame offset when outputting to SR tape? This is a strange one.While the insert (or assemble) happens at the correct timecode (say 01:00:00:00) the...
View ArticleAssign secondary GPU to AVID
I have MC 8.5.1, retina macbook pro with NVIDIA-770m and also i have an external thunderbolt-2-box with GTX-980ti GPU without any connected display.Everything works fine,except:i can not assign 980ti...
View ArticleConnect new Z440 and Sony HVR-M25AU?
Looking for the best way to connect a Sony HVR-M25AU deck with a HP Z440 and Composer 8. The deck is only Firewire control. Do I need to purchase a Firewire card fo the Z440? If so, what cards are...
View ArticleRelink Media Files
I am using Avid Media Composer 6 for Mac. I have a rough cut on my timeline. Today, I ended up changing the name of my external hard drive where the original footage is saved. When opening up Avid, my...
View Article50p footage in 50i project and motion adapter type settings
Validating a workflow for inclusion of 25p and 50p footage in a 50i project. Assuming picture sharpness is the primary concern. Footage source is AMA AVCHD, properly recognized as progressive.For the...
View Articlehelp with error message Queue full MainThread Deferred
Hi there. I'm trying to export a prorez video clip as a quicktime file and I get the error message:Exception: std::exception, what[CQTExportWorkingThreadBody] Threads::SendThreadMessage: Thread message...
View ArticleUse for Striped RAID's anymore?
Is there any benefit to having a striped RAID on my AVID system anymore? I've been working on AVID systems for over 20 years and I'm not sure if its still neccessary like it used to be. Back in the...
View Articlev8.5.1 reviews? what are you guys experiencing?
We've been on v8.3.1, back revved all our systems from 8.4.x for various reasons (we actually lost a job entirely because of the version). We're testing it on a couple systems, but they are more...
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