How to Display 0 to 255 w/ 3rd Party BOB?
I recently connected a Blackmagic Design Intensity Shuttle USB 3.0 to my pc. It seems to be working fine in AE and Resolve, but in MC I've found an anomoly.In Resolve and AE, the Intensity is...
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View ArticleLicense Transfer Possible?
Hi, What is Avid's protocol in dealing with a change of ownership for an Avid ISIS system? Can you transfer the license for free or is there a fee involved? Do they require purchase of a new support...
View ArticlePerformance expectations with AMA and DNxHD 145
Our broadcast facility has three MC 7.0 seats working with DNxHD 145 media on a Facilis shared storage RAID. The drives usually get 300 GB/s or faster read/write speeds, and yet Avid is very sluggish...
View ArticleQuicKeys and Lion
Although QuicKeys isn't officially supported by Lion, I've heard from several sources it still works for simple macros. Anybody here have success using QuicKeys and Avid in OS X Lion? Is anyone using...
View ArticleMedia Composer v7 - NOW AVAILABLE
Hey everyone….. MC 7 has been released! See below for all the official information! New Features: 1. FrameFlexWork directly with 2K, 4K, and 6K media in the timeline while outputting HDChange the...
View ArticleDS 11 cost?
I dont see any price points listed on the DS pages. What will the cost of DS 11 be?
View ArticleMC 6.5.2 crashes when dragging icons / clips / importing
Hi all Got a very annoying issue with MC at the moment. If I try to drag an effect from the effects pallete to my timeline, the computer hangs - I get the spinning colour wheel of death. This issue...
View ArticleMulticam problem
Hi, I'm trying to do a multicam edit and have it all set up except for the audio. According to some tutorials I watchec, I'm supposed to be able to go to the top of the source window, click on the the...
View ArticleEffects rendering problem
I'm trying to apply 1-frame "muzzle flash" effects to my DV25 footage. I've tried the paint effect and animatte, both with the same result. They play through fine until I render, then on the one frame,...
View ArticleUnable to write file
I can't seem to transcode or import anything into my Avid project without this error coming up:Exception: MXFDomain::WriteIndexTable - Failed to write index table to file.From previous posts it seems...
View ArticleAvid FX not displaying or rendering correctly
I recently upgraded to MC 5 on a recently installed Win 7 system. Several MC standard fx don't seem to be displaying properly. 3D Warp and a whole array of the Illusion FX don't seem to be working...
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New User needs Help!!
Hello everyone, So I recently downloaded the advid DS as a Trial version. My biggest problem right now is when I Import, I can't edit. The playback on the time line is so choppy. Its like its skipping...
View ArticleAdding a post to a forum
With the exception of this "forum" I do not see any button, dropdown, etc. to enter a new post about a product when I am in other forums. How do I enter a post on a product or other forum?
View ArticleSmall Tut part one - Avchd Ama initial workflow
Just created a small tut about the initial workflow before to start with linking into Avidhttp://www.limpans.com/filmer/WORKSHOP/AMA_ONE_720/AMA_ONE_720.html
View ArticleQuicktime All-I h264 playback worse?
Is it just me, or has Quicktime AMA playback of All I-frame h264 (like from a Canon 5dMkIII) actually gone backwards in MC7?It seems like in 6.x I was able to AMA link to these Quicktimes and play/edit...
View ArticleDIY Hardware Waveform/ Vectorscope Monitor
This will describe how to construct a real time waveform monitor and vector scope from common household items.One assumes most pros out there use expensive hardware waveform monitors to deliver...
View ArticleTo upgrade or not to upgrade
HelloConsidering wether the upgrade to MC7 is worth it.To be really frank, I was happy enough with MC5.5 - but its limited AMA is now a major problem in the context of modern media.Here's my major...
View Articleframe rates and creating motion effects
I have a show where some source was shot at 29.97, and some at 59.94. I'm running into a problem where Avid won't let me create motion effects that are not at the proejct's frame rate. My solution...
View ArticleBack up power for Avid Workstation
I want to buy a new battery backup for my Z800 to replace my old APC unit and I read that only certain types of backup power supplies should be used with high-end workstations--something to do with how...
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