Creating an AVC-Intra file for delivery in MC 6.5?
Hi I've just been asked to deliver some programs we made a while back as 1080i 50FPS AVC-Intra files. This is the exact spec:High Definition – AVC-Intra 100 mbps 1080i50 interlaced. The video to be...
View ArticleSFPlayConsumer: Execute TIMEOUT
Hi, I work on MC 8.2.7 Nitris DX with Symphony on a Windows 7 Pro, on an HP Z820 Workstation 64 bit, connected to interplay.The problem has only started recently and before an update to the 8.2.7 from...
View ArticleAvid FX 6.4 crashes MC 8.5.1
Today I realised that Avid FX doesn't work with MC 8.5.1 any more. I have a small title animation which has do be changed from time to time for a customer. This worked fine with MC 8.5. Now I updated...
View Article8.5 and AFIFO_TAKE_UNDERRUN
Thanks, Kevin, that's helped both on beach balls, and unexpected quits. At least I can save my work. Sometimes, a relaunch isn't enough and I have to power the Mac down. Here's a problem I've had with...
View ArticleAMPI SESSION CONNECT OUTPUT ERROR
We've recently updated to MC 8.5. Things have been much smoother in this version, such as trimming (much less sticky now). However, I been getting a re-occuring message when laying footage from a...
View Article10Gb vs. 1Gb for bin saves
Greetings,Our bins average about 50MB each and our editors usually will have 4 or 5 open at a time. As our projects grow in size we experience very slow bin saves. By slow I mean a spinning beach ball...
View ArticleCannot re-link audio file
Hello,I have an Avid project with master clips. One of them is a simple WAV two-track file that was AMA'd, residing in a folder on my media drive. I decided to rename the folder to make it easier for...
View ArticleMulticam playback issues
Hello, Anybody using an Artist DNxIO with Media Composer 7.0.6? I'm trying to use the multicam to edit, and the monitoring is stilted or frozen. If I disable the Client Monitor, then the quad split...
View ArticleProject creation
hif I create a new project in 1080 pand then link and transcode some interlaced footage into it, does avid automatically de interlace it? peter
View ArticleAvid Forum Boards Slow to Respond
I have noticed over this weekend that the forum boards are very slow to respond. Is anyone else seeing this? Other sites seem to open very promptly.Denny
View ArticleCan anyone think of a way to nudge a clip in the timeline without using the...
This was my thinking that failed:1) Mark the clip in the timeline2) Use a keyboard shortcut for 'Select in/out'3) Make sure that segment mode lift/overwrite is default4) Now that the clip is selected...
View Article8.5 and Quicktime_OPServer (not responding) issues
Getting the spinning beach ball of death pretty frequently. I've found that force quitting the "Quicktime_OPServer (not responding)" error in the Activity Monitor applications gets me a reprieve from...
View Articlecinextools.com anybody tried this?
Just found out about this today, looks like it's a way to patch prores and dnxhd files without having to rerender the entire file. But doesn't seem to have a demo version available wondering if anyone...
View ArticleProblem with Project Format 2K 1998x1080
With Project Format 2k 1998x1080, Color Space RGB 709 and using codec for render DNXhR 444, my Avid (8.4.5) generates a little band with different LUMA on the right of the screen. If I don't render, no...
View ArticleHow do I find out what format my linked AMA files are in?
I tried clicking 'more info' on a clip in the bin but it does not say - as far as I can see - whether the files are standard HD or full HD.If they are standard HD, is there a way to export them in full...
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AMA link error
Our goal is to avoid importing. Fast import is great, but DMF will be better for our work. We can`t use DMF with mapped drives, but our IT make a program that copy the media in the local drive, so we...
View ArticleMC automatically creating folders named after client computers
Shared storage environment (Terrablock). MC automatically creates a folder at the bottom of every project named after the computer that accessed it. It makes for a terribly unorganized project. The...
View ArticleTranscoded Sequence will NOT Export, how can I Export?
Hi All,I transoded a sequence by using Transcode/Consolidate then tried to Export the new Transcoded sequence as a QuickTime Reference Movie but an Error appeared. It says I cannot Export AMA Linked...
View ArticleDo I understand 5.1 chanel ordering in MC correctly?
Avid's internal "canonical" ordering is Film (LF, CF, RF, LS, RS, Lfe). If you correctly import any 5.1 (SMPTE or Film), Avid will re-order the channels so that it has them in Film order. (You can...
View ArticlePlayback issues @ 60i
Help-I shot a lecture with a Canon XHA1S, @ 1920 X 1080 @60i. I created a project and sequence @ 1080i/59.94 (Avid would not allow me to create a sequence @ 60i) I digitized the media, cut it and...
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