BMD progressive, how to interlace to 1080i50?
Hi there, Apologies if this is a repost. I am working in 1080i50 project for broadcast, multicam studio. Our new establishing shots were shot on the BMD cinecam in Ultra HD 25. As the MBD camera's do...
View ArticleMC 8.4.5 Playback issue
Hi,I have a playback issue on Media Composer 8.4.5. When I hit play on the timeline randomly the cursor stops in the middle of the timeline with no apparent reason or jump to the beginning of the...
View ArticleDe-interlacing when outputting from progressive project
I was wondering why there an option to 'de-interlace source video' when outputting sequences from a progressive project? Surely all material will have been converted to progressive on import? Or will...
View ArticleIs there a recommended workflow for the Sony PMW-F55 16 bit raw files into Avid.
I downloaded and installed the new Sony Plugins for XDcam and for Raw. Is there a guide for a workflow from Raw through Avid and then on to a Digital Cinema Deliverable? I would gladly buy a book if...
View ArticleInternal RAID causes interface lag
Ever since moving my sound and music libraries over to my internal RAID, I've noticed that MC lags horribly. I click on a bin, wait a couple of seconds, then it highlights. I hit PLAY, wait a couple of...
View ArticleTitle tool font issues (4.0.3)
I'm having some issues with the title tool with 4.0.3/OS 10.5.8 on a Mac Pro.With certain fonts (actually the majority installed), I am unable to enter certain accented characters. The e acute (é) is...
View Articlemedia composer 7 and ctrl + . command to cancel
Hey, anyone having this problem as well? I can't seem to use this command anymore to cancel exports and stuff..
View ArticleAvid Application Manager Going Crazy
Here’s the weird stuff that happened to me: I’m using MC 8.5.1 (updated a few weeks ago). So I start Avid and oddly up comes the activation flag, okay do it, up comes the manager, which shows I’m...
View ArticleAutosave Not Working - 8.4.1
So, is there something that I'm missing with the autosave function? On my last few jobs, it worked fine. But now, it's not happening at all. I've changed Autosave and Force Autosave to 1 minute each...
View ArticleAvid 8.6 Colour Correct and Paint FX issues
Hi allWe are running Avid Media Composers with Symphony V8.6 on HPZ820 with 32GB Ram Quadra K4000 and Nitris DX.The following issues have appeared since upgrading from V7. The first one we have is in...
View ArticleDNxHR SQ playing back in low res
Hi Everyone, So I ama linked some 4K footage into avid and then transcoded it into DNxHR SQ. Every thing has been fine working with it thus far. I went away for a week and upon returning all of the...
View ArticleColour change after 8.5 install (LUT issue?)
Hi all,After our upgrade from the previous version to 8.5 we have noticed that our output colourspace has shifted unpleasantly. We are using Sony FS7 SLOG2 and SLOG3-CINE-L footage with standard LUTs...
View ArticleNexis v6.1 and FCPX
Hi all,We're using Nexis v6.1 with the current FCPX version and are experiencing lag/latency issues with operations in the timeline. Try to move a clip/s, trim a clip/s or other normal moment-to-moment...
View ArticleAnyone running MCv8.6.1 on OS 10.11.3?
We need to run ProTools and MC on the same iMacs.PT v12.5.1 is only compatible with OS 10.11.3 and has some serious issues with 10.11.5/6.Is anybody out there running the versionis in the subject...
View ArticleWorkarounds for these things in title tool?
The title tool is driving me nuts. I'm doing hundreds of titles (via 'edit title' on templates) and these things are really slowing down the process.1) The bounding box resizes every single time a...
View ArticleGetting Access to Rendered transitions
Hello,I have a simple sequence with desolves on each track (V1, A1-A16) that were rendered. I can see them with a call to GetSegmentsFromComposition() via Web Services.However, when I try to get the...
View ArticleWhat is the equivalent of MDV software for a MAC
I would appreciate suggestions of the equivalent software for MACBOOK PRO Thank you Naud.
View ArticleTrack Sync Lock Buttons "stick"
I turn them off. When I next launch the project - they're BAAACK turned on. Why? These are tracks that were NEVER from the same source. Video over separate music etc.
View ArticleVideo Card upgrade for mid 2010 Mac Pro 5,1
Hello:I'm looking for recommendations for a new GPU for my Mac Pro tower. It's a 3.4 GHz octo-core with 28GB RAM and and Accelsior SSD boot drive, running 10.11.6.I've noticed since MC 8.6, that since...
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