Timeline shrinks to the upper left when initiating Smart tool toggle
My timeline intermittently shrinks to a tiny box in the upper left corner of my screen when I have the timeline maximized on one of my monitors and then select the Smart tool toggle either from the...
View ArticleAvidFX 6.3 update released
On Friday, BorisFX released an AvidFX 6.3 update. This update includes some significant bug fixes and improvements, including addressing several issues reported here on the Avid Forums ;- problems with...
View ArticleInterplay 2.7 Backup ceased to work...
Its been running ok for almos a month and all of a sudden I get this errors at the NxNBackup.log 01:00:09 | Note: Starting a full backup of database 'AvidWG'01:20:12 | Warning: Failed to create volume...
View ArticleMedia Composer 6.5 responding slowly after being stable for a year
Hello - I have two 6.5.2 MC with Nitris DX on Z400s/64bit W7 and one of them has started to respond very slowly. Both use the same Terrablock 24x (in multiwrite mode). The media is 720p and it's a...
View ArticleMC 6 freezes when opening project
I can open and work in AVID MC6 fine, at first. But if I close one project and open another existing project, the project opens, but it will freeze up when I play the timeline. It starts to play,...
View ArticleMedia Composer, Wont play back smoothly at 30 FPS
So i have a problem and the problem is that when i preview a clip or put it in to the timeline, and play it, it lags/chops at the begining (like the first 10 seconds). i noticed, when i make a new...
View ArticleSharpening footage in MC6?
Hi, is there any good solution for simply sharpening 5D MkIII footage in Avid without having to pay $599 for BCC 8. It's very difficult to believe that such a simple feature which has long been...
View ArticleChanging default media creation drive
Everytime I create a new project, media creation (transcodes, renders, etc) defaults to my C: drive unless I change this in the project's media creation settings. Of course, sometimes I forget and...
View ArticleSource/Record window jumps at startup of session
A weird thing happens in v6.5??? When I initially open the program and start editing a project, the souce/record window jumps to the edge of the monitor when I click the mouse. It happens...
View ArticleStrobing Shirt
I have footage where the subject is wearing a very tightly stripped shirt...the stripes are so fine the shirt looks solid blue to the eye. Everything looked okay in playback on the set and it looks...
View ArticleBug report - MC v6.0.0 - export locators fails with filename longer than 27...
Looks like this bug is still hanging around in v.6 (was also in 5.0 and 5.5, perhaps earlier.) When trying to export locators from a clip or sequence having more than 27 characters in the filename, I...
View ArticleAlternate Computer from the HP z820
Hi everyone, i'm new here and new to the new Media Composer software. I own a production house in India and i've found myself in something of a dilemma, so i decided to pose the problem to you guys...
View ArticleCan't open sequence in Avid 6
Hello:First time to the forum and hope I can get some help.I'm new to Avid and when I click on the sequence icon in the bin, the sequence won't reveal the time line so that I can work on what I've...
View Articletimeline is gone
Hi, I confess I'm a noob to this software as my experience had been with FCP over the years. After finally getting things installed and working on a project, I was moving along quite nicely. I decided...
View ArticleHow to stop/close relinking dialogue box after you've selected multiple clips...
Hi, I've selected multiple clips, and "relink to ama". It tells me it can't relink to the first choice. So, I hit I hit "cancel" in the dialogue box. Then it askes for the next clip. It's...
View ArticleMC Installation on Multiple Computers
I've been using the trial version of Media Composer 6.5 and it's about to expire. I'm planning on buying the Media Composer student package. I'm currently using the software on a desktop but at the end...
View ArticleExport error: Exception: ADD_MEDIA_DATA_REF_FAILED
I am trying to export a 2 hour long project as a QTref, but get an Export error: Exception: ADD_MEDIA_DATA_REF_FAILED. Any idea how to overcome this error?It is AVCHD material imported into MC as...
View ArticleWhich image/ghost software do you use for z420?
and how is your workflow?I nice thing would be if users could press F11 and reinstall by themself...is that "easy" to set up? BR
View ArticleAvid Symphony 6.5.2 not compatible with Mac OSX10.8.3
I have tried to install avid symphony 6.5.2 on my brand new mac pro, 10.8.3, but it seems they are not compatible. I have erased, verified, and repaired my permissions, and also reinstalled everything....
View ArticleStarted with AMA. Need to down res.
Maybe I didn't use the right words to describe the problem on the subject line. However, this is what I've been trying to do and only failed.I started my project with AMA. The initial workstation was...
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