login to interplay failed: format descriptor
Upgraded MC from 8.4 to 8.6.1 today. The version Matrix says its supported interplay 3.3.0But I get the error login to interplay failed: format descriptorI tried patching access to 3.3.1 no luck....
View ArticleMC 8.5.3 and Blackmagic Intensity 4K Pro
Dear All,I am using Avid qualified HP z420 and z820 workstations with Intensity Pro 4K cards. With the 10.7.1 driver I get an error after Avid has loaded which states the Blackmagic hardware reports an...
View ArticleExporting for DVD
Hello-I am trying to export a multicam sequence for DVD.The basics are these: A multicam edit in a 1080i/59.94 project. Obviously I need to get into SD for the DVD. But there are so many ways, and...
View Articleexporting with mask margin in 8.6...not working here!
testing this fonction with hd, and uhd - does not seems to work when exporting a clip, mc 8.6 pdf page 819 did anyone have success with it?
View ArticleGenelec 8531 are awesome
in the words of senator clay davis: sheeeeeeeet....... those are nice speakers. so i just had a holiday and became utterly bored.obvious result: bought new speakers.had genelec 1031 + sub before....
View ArticleMocha Pro v5 Plugin -- Refuses to Track
Just installed Mocha Pro v5 plugin at work (Media Composer 7.0.4.3, OS X 10.9.5) and it refuses to track a plane. Here is a link to a video I've posted on YouTube. Anybody seen this and figured out how...
View ArticleTracks locked together in timeline
Recently updated to 8.5.3, this seems like a new feature...In the timeline if I have video & audio tracks from the same clip, If I want to click on the audio tracks to highlight them (in order to...
View ArticleDigiracks Mulit-tap delay audio plugin - gone?
So we just upgraded our editors after a month of testing. But clearly not enough testing because today we learned that we no longer have the Digirack Multi-Tap audio plugin that we had in version...
View ArticleNeed to save a sequence built from multiple projects
Hello everyone, A colleague of mine has been working on a series of videos that are being archived. There are nine different Avid projects, one for each video segment. He'd like to keep the last one...
View ArticleDoes Squeeze Standard entry in "apps" list mean I own it?
I'm not clear whether or not I "own" the "standard" version of Sorenson Squeeze, or if I only own the "lite" version. It says that you get the standard version when you purchase a "production pack...
View ArticleMC 8.6.1 patch breaks HDV playback
With MC 8.6.1 patch installed, all my HDV (1080i) clips exhibit severe corruption in the source or record monitor. I haven't checked export.I uninstalled the patch in order to be able finishing a...
View ArticleIs the new multicam waveform sync subframe?
Now that we have grouping by waveform in 8.5, how accurate is that syncing? I often find that with externally recorded audio, it will not sync perfectly with the on-camera audio so how close does this...
View ArticleXAVCI color banding artifacts on export
Hi allI am having a color banding artifacts issue with exports of XAVCI footage from my fs7. If there are color or lighting gradients I get horrible banding artifacts on export to apple pro res. please...
View ArticleBins not opening in 8.6.1
After using 7.06.1 for as long as possible, finally had to upgrade to 8.6.1 Very pleased with most of this version, however an older project that I've had for years with many bins in it (an ongoing...
View ArticleCaps Lock turns itself on automatically / audio scrubbing when not turned on
Using Media Composer 8.5.3 on a 2009 Mac Pro with El-Capitan. It seems to have a habit of scanning the timeline as if audio scrubbing is on (when it isn't) or turning on Caps Lock by itself. Any ideas?...
View ArticleiZotope Recomendations
Anyone using iZotope and have recommendations on which plugin to buy, I was impressed with the free download of RX5, seems that it works better as a stand alone program and not using it as an Avid...
View ArticleMC 8.6.2 crashes after initial startup
Just upgraded to MC8.6.2 and it keeps crashing right before the projects window comes up. It gives me no error except a window that asks if I want to Submit to Avid. I'm using a Mac Pro (Late 2013)...
View ArticleOS ERROR
Hi! Since I've installed WIN 10 PRO on my PC, I received "OS ERROR" on launch my MC (version 8.5)! Every day! I've followed these tips (http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/Error_Message/en364211),...
View Article8.6.2 Update Crashes on Launch
I just upgraded from 8.6.0 to 8.6.2 via Application Manager on a HP z420 using Windows 10. We have a Quadro 2000 and 16BG of RAM.After the update, Media Composer crashes after the initial start-up. It...
View ArticleVideo format changes after aaf import....
An odd thing seems to be occuring.... Recently it has become a need to migrate a project from Avid to Premerie and back again... I exported the sequence from Avid as a linked AAF (both video and audio)...
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