Can I install Demo 8.5.3 while retaining V5.0 ?
HiI posted this by accident in the Mac session - so reposting here.. I'm currently using MC V.0.0.5 and I'm about to install v8.5.3 The installation guide says I need to uninstall the current version...
View ArticleNo Results when searching by Date Deleted
Can someone on Interplay test something for me? Do an Extended Search of your Database in Interplay Access for "Date Deleted". Do you get any results? I get "There are no results to display". I know...
View ArticleForum Problems
Anyone else having difficulty editing their profile? Sits and spins. Tries 3 times.
View ArticleCorrect method for Duplicating a Sequence
How do I duplicate a sequence?I thought I'd previously done this by simply right clicking the sequence in the bin and choosing 'duplicate' however this option isn't available (Perhaps I'm getting mixed...
View ArticleUnable to open Bins from old projects after upgrade ("Filesystem busy..." error)
System was upgraded yesterday to MC v8.5, I'm now trying to open a project created in 2014 and I get Filesystem busy, retrying (opening domain on stream for bin). I have tried - with no success -...
View ArticleSony PXW-FS5 XAVC clips stuck in never ending transcode in Media Composer 8.4.5
I recently recorded some test footage on a Sony PXW-FS5, which Sony was gracious enough to lend me for testing. I am able to link to and play the footage in Media Composer 8.4.5 (PDZK-MA2_v3.4.2), but...
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 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 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 ArticleExport Avid AMA File with 1 Stereo Stream
Hello,Hello,I'm having a problem exporting an Avid MXF File. I output my sequence, go to AMA File Export, and choose Stereo. For my timeline, I only have One Video Track and One Stereo Audio Track....
View ArticlePersistent transcode drive space bug...
This seems to have been a problem for many versions now and seems to never have been addressed. Situation:A sequence is mostly consolidated or transcoded but a few clips remain on another drive or AMA...
View Articlefastest way to export
currently. i'm using quicktime and same as source most of the time. however the cpu is never fully used. the cpu usage is always around 20% when exporting.(70 min will take about 90 min) is there a...
View ArticleSpectraMatte Analysis?
Hi,I'm starting on the Lynda.com Avid Compositing course, and in Effects Editor on SpectraMatte I can't see any information regarding the Effects Analysis - see attached. Please advise,DC
View ArticleCreating 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 ArticleFindRelativesResponse is not returning Path
I want to collect the paths of the relatives files. Within the request I define to return the Path, but there is no path returned.Is this by design? (Interplay version 3.4) Soap request with Path...
View ArticleUsing MC 8, 8.1 or 8.2 with an 8.5.3 dongle
Hi, this might be an easy answer, but I couldn't find this specific question on the FAQs.We are updating some PCs and were going to use a spare Avid dongle (for which we have a support plan) to use...
View ArticleInterplay Web Service - Poor Response Times
We are experiencing intermittent timeouts with calls to a variety of the Interplay web services. (We're primarily calling GetLatest, Search, Move, GetChildren, etc. on the Assets web service endpoint)....
View ArticleHover Scrub in Media Composer 8.5?
Just a simple questionIs there an option to hover scrub through a clip in a bin? Thanks.
View ArticleFind clips 'unshared'
With Interplay Access you have the option to search/filter by Find clips 'unshared'or 'shared'.Is it possible with the API (webservices) of Interplay and which AttributeType can I use therefor?
View Articlespare Unity drives
Hey there,If anyone out there is still using a Unity I am giving away the following: Avid 1TB Unity Spare driveAvid 500GB Unity Spare driveUnity spare power supply (these are fo XT chassis and are all...
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