Symphony dongle compatibility
From the release of MC7, Symphony is regarded as an option to Media Composer. Does this mean that dongles will be backward compatible with older versions of MC? In other words, I can currently run...
View ArticleCoen brothers using Premiere for next project
As the title says, it looks like Premiere is really heading for the big time. Al Mooney, Product Manager for Adobe Premiere Pro has been quoted as saying that one of the reasons that they're going...
View ArticleFrame Rate, 30 or 60i?
Helo,It's becoming a norm to have assets of different frame rates. What project frame rate would you prefer if you have a 30p EOS and 60i Sony clips? Both HD resoluitons.This is for a big screen...
View ArticleAvid MC 4.05 DX Adrenaline - Changing HD to SD Format
I was currrently assigned to an Editing bay with PC 8200 AVID MC 4.05 DX-Adrenaline SystemHDV Cameras Shooting at 1080i 59.97I was told to set my project to 1080i/59.97 and raster at 1440/1080 I have...
View ArticleAvid media files and multiple editor machines
From what i understand when you have multiple client machines accessing the same Isis workspace, within the avid media files MXF folder instead of creating a folder called 1 or 2 it creates a folder...
View ArticleSaving a Strobe effect, made in the source window, a favorite?
I have created a Strobe effect by setting an in and out point in my Source (left window), going to motion effect editor, the clicking in the strobe box. I changed the duration to 3. Just what I...
View ArticleMatrox MX02 Mini - Monitor not displaying through HDMI - Input timing wrong
I recently updated from Media Composer 5.5 to 6.5 and updated to the latest (fully supported) drivers for my Matrox MX02 Mini with Max. I can calibrate the monitor, but when I boot up AVID, my monitor...
View ArticleUnable to get my Matrox to work with Avid 6.5
I recenlty purchase the Matrox MX02LE, and conected all the devices that i want the device to control. I go into avid and select the device which is the Pansonic DVC Pro AJ-D850p, I select that it...
View ArticleMissing codecs in Symphony
I am trying to import H.264 files in Symphony 6.5 but the only choices I have are DNxHD 444 440x MXF or 1:1 10b RGB MXF and they are the only ones I have when I try to consolidate/transcode. I want to...
View ArticleJVC GY HD250 problem
Running MC 6.0 on an AVID certified HP PC. I have a shooter who uses a JVC GY HD250. The what he calls "Native Quicktime Files" are 1280x720p @30 fps. I am unable to view them in quicktime nor am I...
View Articleavid vs Pinnacle projects
I am thinking of moving over from Avid Studio to the new Pinnacle 16, but I need to know if I can open/use projects created in Avid into Pinnacle. I have some projects I change often and I need to know...
View ArticleSubtitles-made file but doesn't work after import into MC
Hi there, I made a txt file according to online tutorials with <begin subtitiles> and <end subtitles> and the timecode of where each text should go, but when I imported this into Media...
View Articlevideo blacked out on source monitor for one clip
Although this problem came up in 2005 I didn't quite understand the suggested work around. So, sorry to be asking an old question. This is the problem:I have a bin with numerous clips that have been...
View ArticleBroadcast Monitor
Hey guys, I just bought an LED SAMSUNG MONITOR LED 5000And this is for colo grading, it has 3 color profile, how should I have it set on? Vibrance,movie or standard?Any suggestions?
View ArticleDo not have option to export ProRes 422
Hi there, I have been using avid for a while in school and just got it installed onto my computer. We usually export ProRes422 for our final projects but I can't seem to find that option (or any...
View ArticleAccess violation ( initializing OpenGL Effects )
Normal 0HelloI recently managed to get Full screen playback running using 2 grapahics cards, I am running MC 2.7.2 with an onboard graphics card Radeon X1200 with the ATI Catalyst control center...
View ArticleMetafuze On Mac
Has anybody got Metafuze running with Boot Camp on a Mac ? A friend recommended it but I'm a bit scared.
View ArticleSaving Custom transitions with different times?
I have been customizing and saving transitions in Avid MC 6 at one second a piece. Is it possible to save the same customizied transtion at one second, 2 seconds, and 3 seconds? I use the same effect a...
View ArticleMapping keyboard shortcuts using the Command (Apple) key.
Hi,I want to be able to zoom in and out of the timeline by pressing the Commnd Key (or Apple Key) plus the + or - key on my numeric keypad on the right side of keyboard (not the numbers on top of my...
View ArticleWindows Media Player 8
Hey this may be more of a computer question than an avid question, but whenever I open Media Composer it tells me that I need to install Windows Media Player, but I allready have windows media player 8...
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