What shortcuts are most editors using to select their audio/video tracks?
I personally, on my macbook, have the number keys 1-0 mapped to audio tracks 1-10. I have Shift+1-0 mapped to video tracks 1-10. I find this a great system for quickly selecting tracks, but from...
View ArticleMarquee
Hello, I'm new to Avid and currently working my way through the tutorial books for Media Composer 6. (on my MAC) Almost done with the second book and currently working on 3D title Animation with...
View ArticleApple Magic mouse swipe and Avid
Anyone know how to disable the horizontal swipe on the Apple Magic mouse when working in Media Composer 6 or 7 ? Only option according to Apple is terminal and that is not reccomended. Working on...
View ArticleCANON 305 AMA not linking
Is there a reason why i can't ama to my canon 305 footage folder?Thanks
View ArticleExternal HD monitor for MC 7.0?
I hope I'm not asking to reinvent the wheel, but I've not yet found a satisfactory answer in the forums, the documentation, or elsewhere online (or at least nothing that is clear to someone as...
View ArticleAvid DVD by Sonic Blu-ray authoring "Write Failed"
I have authored a Blu-ray with Avid DVD (6.38) and MC 4.5 using MetaSync (love it!) and going straight into Avid DVD with a QT reference file. All works perfectly (no third party programs used) until...
View ArticlePlease Fix Avid Pan and Zoom Effect "72 DPI requirement" Bug
Hi, There's a bug with the Avid Pan and Zoom effect. If the imported still is higher than 72 DPI, the Avid Pan and Zoom Effect will make the still appear soft.
View ArticleCapturing Audio in MC7
I have downloaded the MC7 30-day demo and am unable to capture audio. I have both channels of audio selected in the capture tool. We are coming in from either a SVHS deck or DVD player and then through...
View ArticleMC 6.1 - fast forward can't stop it!
I just booted up my Avid and I can't get the playback to be real time. When I hit the spacebar, the playhead rattles through the timeline at warp speed even though the audio output is real time. I've...
View ArticleImporting Question
Hello there Avid Community, I am new to Avid and in the first stages of editing a documentary (using a measly 2011 Macbook Pro / i5 processor / SSD) and have a question which I'm sure can be answered...
View ArticleUpgrading Avid 8TB VideoRAID SR!
Hi everyone,I would like to upgrade the capacity and speed of my current Avid 8TB VideoRAID SR . What are my options?Apprecait any feedback ..Kind regards,Yasser
View ArticleUpgarding Avid VideoRAID SR !!!
Hi everyone,I would like to upgrade the capacity and speed of my current Avid 8TB VideoRAID SR . What are my options?Apprecait any feedback .. Many thanks ....Kind regards,Yasser
View ArticleAnimating foreground clip while keeping background clip static
Hello all,Is there a way to enlarge a foreground image on one track while leaving a background image on a second track static? We have a freeze frame clip on V2 and have masked the person standing in...
View Articlesubclips linked to different master clips depending on project.
Alright this is a bizzare issue. Long story short, I had to reimport all my audio files because of a problem I was having and relink back to them. It mostly went smooth but several scenes of the...
View ArticleFraps best Mac Avid Workflow
I'm doing a sizzle reel for a video game maker. They are creating Fraps files which will need to be converted to something I can bring into Media Composer. Fraps is a PC-only file format (though they...
View ArticleNitris DX + Media composer often can't see each other
Hi,I have one Z800 work station out of our suites running MC 5 with a Nitris DX. We often get reports from the editors that when they start the workstation and run Media Composer that at the...
View ArticleWhich codec for UK TV broadcast
Hi all,Just a question on DNXHD codecs - we are filming a TV ad soon, on Arri Alexa and are planning to shoot DNXHD. Just wanted to see if ayone has any advice on what codec to shoot in (I'm thinking...
View ArticleCan't uninstall
Hello, I'm in need to update my Media Composer to 6 to 6.0.5. From my reserch its best to deactivate then uninstall my current version. Problem being I can't get my current version to uninstall, any...
View ArticleDX Driver is the wrong version
I am hoping someone can help me here. Avid tech support was no help.I installed Avid Symphony 6.5 on a system that previously had Avid 6.0.3 on it. I did this only because I needed some colour...
View ArticleGroup Clips still in reference clips after "commit multicam edits"
Hi there,I got a timeline with multigroups in it. The Multigroup containes 3 Cams and 1 extra BWM Soundfile(6Tracks).After "Commit Multicam Edits" I still can see the Multigroup and the group Clips in...
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