Importing uncompressed 444 10-bit quicktime to Avid
I have a copy of a project I shot on the Sony F3 with a Cinedeck. We shot uncompressed 444 quicktime for special effects and apple prores for the project. (I am not the editor, just the DP trying to...
View ArticleNo video, only audio
Hi Y'all, Recently installed MC 6.5.2 on my PC. Imported 5D footage, and when I try to play the footage, I only hear audio, don't see any video. Also, the blue play bar doesn't move when I hit the play...
View ArticleSpotting Session
I ran across an app called "Spotting Session" the other day and it looks really interesting for taking time coded notes during screenings. It says that the company is an official development partner...
View ArticleBlur edges of Alpha channel graphics
Is there a way to add a slight blurr to the edges of an Alpha channel graphic the same way we can blur the edges of a picture-in-picture using 3D Warp? I have a graphic that is slightly jaggy around...
View ArticleMC7 issue with "failed to get the sample temporal offset from the AMA Plug-in"
Might need Marianne for this one, or one of you XDCAM experts out there :) I recently installed MC7 on a new Windows 8 laptop. I just installed the new Sony XDCAM-EX plugin that was made available at...
View ArticleTo Clean Install or Not To Clean Install... That is the Question!
This might seem like an odd questions, but I truely don't know the answer.I have been using Avid Media Composer for over 1 years and everytime I upgrade, I go throught the long arduous task of doing a...
View Articlewav. files will not sync with Multigroup
I recently paid 200 dollars to report the following problem to Avid Support. When I say recently I mean on August 1st 2013. I am using MC6.5.3. The platform is Mac 10.7.5 I am working with a multi...
View ArticleQuestion: Can You Add Sequences Sequentially in a Project?
I am editing a series of racecar practice and race events--Five "events" Thursday test day (AM/PM): Friday qualifying (AM/PM); Saturday race. Output will be DVD and Blu-ray with menu to select each...
View Article"There are no media drives available" error message...
My system has been running fine and now I have the "No Media Drives" error message (along with the "You will only be able to import shot logs"). I have done some research and am running the latest 17"...
View ArticleCanon 5D Mark 3 Highest Export Resolution
Hello Avid family, I am working with Canon 5D Mark 3 footage in Avid Media Composer 6.5.3. I brought in the footage via AMA. My question is, when I trancode the AMA clips, what is the highest...
View Articlebringing EDL into Avid MC...can't find files to batch import
Hello all,I created a composer sequence in MC from an EDL from EDL Manager which I then decomposed, but when I try to batch import that sequence Avid can't seem to find the Import File Location for the...
View ArticleRAM for Media Composer 7
I just worked on a project with Red 4k material in Media Composer 7. My system could not playback the material at full resolution in real time. Do I need more RAM? If so, how much and what kind...
View ArticleAlternatives to DS?
Now that Avid have pulled the plug what are our options for alternatives to DS?We're looking at Smoke and think it's a pretty compelling solution. I've heard it's clunkier and slower to work on than...
View ArticleArri Raw Files Color Correction?
I just jumped onto a short to help out a friend and they sent me a bunch of files they shot today. Avid 7 can read them and i can play them but they are raw and washed out. Obviously no color correct...
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Audio Mixer gripes.
Am I the only one bothered by the current state of the Audio Mixer in MC7?In the ABVB era, we also had a v7 that would allow us to vertically resize the mixer, thereby enlarging or shrinking the length...
View ArticleExporting with better audio quality
I want to export a video that has a song on it with a higher quality. When I export it right now there is a bit of a distortion on the entire song. Any ideas on how to export it at higher quality would...
View ArticleMULIT CAM
Please can anyone help me... Ive got manually synced sequences of like 5 cameras and 20 tracks audio and i want to try and multi cam them or at least group them. I just need a fast work round to...
View ArticleNeed help with custom rig
Hey guys, I'm a film student looking to build a custom PC to run Avid Media Composer. Budget $1200. Put a tentative part list togehter using pcpartpicker.com to browse parts, based mostly on prices or...
View ArticleAVCHD Media AMA Workflow
Hi all, I've got a bunch (read: a lot) of folders with AVCHD media in. Each folder contains .mxf files named from 0000.mxf onwards. All start with TC 00:00:00:00. Other than the path structure on the...
View ArticleAMA clips in media tool - Is this how it should work
I am working with AVCHD. First I link all my clips with AMA into the bin, then transcode (even before I start editing). After transcode is finished, i delete all the AMA linked clips from the bin, and...
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