Media Composer v8.6 | NOW AVAILABLE
Avid is pleased to announce the release of Media Composer | Software v8.6.HOW TO GET:The latest update to Media Composer is available worldwide as of June 30, 2016 from the Avid Download Center or...
View ArticleBackground render takes a while to start
Just wondering how long it should take to start rendering when you select a sequence for background rendering? I find that I have to wait a 2 or 3 minutes, perhaps longer, before it gets going. Is that...
View ArticleCustom track names for Multi-track WAV. files
Hey guys, thanks in advance for any help or guidance on this.We have 10 track WAV files, and would like to know if it is possible to display custom seperate track names within the clip on the timeline...
View ArticleAfter Mbox failure, MC will not load project
Here's a weird one. I have an Avid MBox that I use as my audio interface. Lately, I get a "USB device unrecognized" failure after I've been working for a while and the Mbox no longer works. When...
View ArticleAnyone familiar with Black Magic/Avid workflow?
Hi.. So I just wrapped up a shoot where we used 2 cameras - arri mini & bm 2.5k. I had to go back and do some pickups using the bm 2.5k and the cam op was not told the project was shot 3.2 @...
View ArticleMC 8 + Retina display
I am wondering if I might have used the wrong search terms when looking for an answer to this in the forums as I would have thought the question would have come up once or twice before. Anyway:As I'm...
View ArticleImport P2 Clips Skips Clips in AVID
HiWhenever I import a P2 folder into AVID it sometimes ignores a few clips, so if I were to compare teh VIDEO folder in the P2 structure to what AVID brought in to the bin, every clip isn't in there....
View ArticleURGENT ! I NEED HELP !
Hi Editors: It's Laptopeditor here with an urgent request. For some unknown reason, I cannot download ANY software from the Avid Download Center (server). I can loggin just fine but each and every...
View ArticleHang on Initializing Media Streams Manager
I’ve had a persistent problem for the last few days with avid MC8 hangs on Initializing Media Streams Manager. I rebuilt all of my databases and followed allot of recommendations to fix the problem. I...
View ArticleRelinking offline FS7 media
Hi.I’m working on a large project that has around 200 media bins containing footage shot on a Sony FS7 camera.We had to adjust the drive letter on the drive that this project’s media is stored on, and...
View ArticleMC 7 which QuickTime version?
Hello, we are trying to get setup on Media Composer 7. We are having trouble using File > Import and have yet to try the AMA. We are getting QTwrapper errors using File > Import and are going to...
View ArticleMXF Files not visible on Drive, All media in bins say "Media Offline"
I originally was editing on Avid Media Composer on a school mac computer. All my media was stored on my 2TB GDRIVE.I'm now trying to continue editing with Avid Media Composer on a school macbook, once...
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Audio Mixer Faders missing?
Anyone have an idea why my Audio Mixer window might stop displaying anything below the second FX pod? I checked my display options and they seem to be in order. This is on 7.0.4 on a mac running...
View ArticleMarkers AKA Locators printout: the oldest bug?
As a longtime Avid user and currently 1st assistant editor on a major network dramatic series, I use the Markers (formerly locators) tool extensively and often. I've been around long enough to remember...
View Articlegod - lost media on AAF export delete
I exported a couple AAFs for post audio folks. Consolidate exports - one embedded and one linked to media same folder as AAF. both on separate drives from my media drive. During the export, Avid fills...
View ArticleMac Book Air and BlackMagic Mini Monitor
I have an old macbook Air 13" 4GB which I'm tryin to use to playback simple sequences for screenings.I am able to run MC 7 on it but I can't get my UltraStudio BlackMagic Mini Monitor (Thunderbol1 1...
View ArticleQuality problem after rendering, when working with DNxHR 5Op-material in 25p...
Hello,I have a very strange issue.When working with transcoded video (DNxHR SQ 50p) in a 25p project (transcoded using 'keep source framerate'), everything works fine at first. I can promote the...
View ArticleHow do I use Avid? (OT)
From the Facebook page of "The Avid Editors of Facebook." Thought this might give you a chuckle. Happy editing! :)
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 ArticleSubCap fatal error output
Dear Community,i have a ProRes4444 file importet via AMA on the first video track of a sequence, on the second video track there are subtitles created with the SubCap effect. Every time when I "Export...
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