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Happy New Year to all fellow editors and Avid employees - thank you for this forum and the community it provides, especially for those outside of major facilities where you can chat to fellow editors.I...
View ArticleHelp! MC7 How to link a subclip to fresh media?
HiNever had to do this before. I have modified a subclips source and imported it into my bin as new media. Cant work out how to modify the subclip edit in the timeline so it links to the new...
View ArticleCannot Select Audio Keyframes in 7.0.3
Anyone else having this issue? I can place audio keyframes same as always, but I can't select them with the keyframe tool. I see the little hand icon flashing briefly as I move in the area of the...
View ArticleThe old, Quicktime gamma shift question-Confused
I have moved from FCP7 to Avid MC5.5.2 and I have read as much as I can find on the net about this gamma shift and yet I'm still confused after many tests. I work with FCP7 editors but my choice is...
View ArticleApple ProRes import problem
General problem with a series of files:F.I. a file named "Clip # 4" gives error message "Invalid file name", both when trying to import or AMA link. Renaming the clip makes no difference.Quicktime...
View ArticleAvid controller
Hi,I'm trying to gather info in order to build my custome control surface, with fader, knob, etc. I want something specific so the Euphonix option are not good for me and too expensive.I'll use it...
View ArticleAdding Audio Tracks to a Subclip
Hello, I'm an assistant editor who is on a reality project that is 3 months into dailies. To meet the specs of our lead editor, our workflow has been to autosync video with the stereo mix of the...
View Articleworking with mixed frame rates
Hello all, have a question. I have footage shot with canon dslr in two frames rates. 1080 24p and 720 60p. the footage with 720 is for slow mo effects. My original thought is to make a 720 project and...
View ArticleMXF AMA plugin no longer needed - what to uninstall?
I used to use the MXF AMA plugin when I was on v6. Now that I've upgraded to v7, I get a prompt when I launch MC that the MXF AMA plugin is no longer supported (due to its inclusion in v7) and that I...
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Frame rate conversion issue - motion blur after transcoding
Hey everyone,I'm working in a 1080p/23.976 project and have been trying to transcode a bin full of 1080p/25fps footage to my frame rate. I set up a new 1080p/25 project for the new footage,...
View ArticleImport Mismatched Frame Rates Natively
I want the ability to import footage at it's native frame rate even if it doesn't match my project. Maybe something like a special bin? Menu Bar: Bin > New Special Bin... A window would pop up to...
View ArticleV7.0.3 upgrade or full install.
Just a heads up that doing an upgrade to V7.0.3 doesn't seem to update the QualifiedGpuBoards.txt file and can lead to an unsupported driver warning despite having loaded the correct driver.The full...
View ArticleGhost Effect in Avid MC 7
I'm trying to create closing shot for a PSA involving a victim of a road traffic accident getting up from his recumbent body and walking away as a ghost. I've tried with superimpose but the body also...
View ArticleDeko 1000 hybrid
We are moving our control room to HD finally and need to get our deko ready for the HD switch. Currently we operate it in SD and all our graphics are built in SD ratio. We are starting to rebuild our...
View ArticleUpgrading nVidia Driver
This is probably a stupid question, but do I need to uninstall my current 275.89 driver before installing the 310.90 driver? Or do I simply run the install of the 310.90 driver?
View ArticleMC 7.0.2, Exception: A serious error has occurred, when switching users on...
Anyone else getting this error with 7.0.2 with mac os 10.8.4 when you logout as one user and login as another and launch MC? If I restart the system and login back as the "2nd user" the error doesn't...
View ArticleHagrid Base: Err 0 stops media playback
HagridBase:Err:0|-1979514218|lK_interruptobject|1198|ErrorCo de:KLOKerr_Codec Fatal Decode Error:"Card2:Decode:Pipe 2 CRCError" this appears white on a missing frame. It stop any playback, source or...
View ArticleDual roller trim unresponsive in 7.0.3
Am I the only one have real issues rolling edits since 7.0.3? I grab an edit and pull forwards or backwards with the mouse, but it can take up to 5 tries before the edit moves. The edit feels frozen in...
View ArticleMedia Composer v6.0.5 - NOW AVAILABLE
Avid Media Composer v6.0.5 and Avid Symphony v6.0.5 updates have been released on the Download Center (password and login are required to access the Download Center). Who is Eligible:Customers running...
View ArticleAuto Sync
Is there a good tutorial around for Auto Sync? I'm having trouble using it via "mark in", but none of the groups it makes are not even close to being in sync. There is a quick tutorial on YouTube done...
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