Avid Playback with Sony TV
Hey Avid peeps,Our office recently purchased a Sony TV for screenings. Producers are in town and sometimes want to screen our film on the big screen.We've set it up so that we play directly out of the...
View ArticleExport license.
I've got two machines at home and I would love to be able to kick an export out for my producer on one machine while I continue working on the other - this would be so much more efficient than what I'm...
View ArticleMacOS Sierra now supported with launch of MC 8.6.5
Avid is pleased to announce the release of Media Composer v8.6.5. MacOS update: Media Composer v8.6.5 now supports MacOS 10.12.1 (Sierra). Note that NO other version of Media Composer is approved for...
View ArticleDeal breaker: no PhraseFind or ScriptSync in v8.0??
Yikes. Just saw this in the 8.0 Read Me:Both PhraseFind and ScriptSync are dependent on underlying technology from a partner company that provides phonetic indexing and searching. Unfortunately, we are...
View ArticleBring back "Create bins based on subfolders" -- missing in 8.6
I can't find the option to "Create bins based on subfolders" in the new Source Browser or in Link settings in 8.6.1. (It was formerly in AMA or Link settings I believe.)This feature is obviously a HUGE...
View Articlehow to make 30fps footage play as 25fps [slo-mo]?
HiWe shoot all our projects at 25FPS - it's a Europe thing. Some students have footage shot at 30FPS because they wanted a minor slow-mo effect. How do we get this footage to play at 25FPS in a 25FPS...
View ArticleAAF export - transcode video won't do ProRes
HiWe are able to import using MXF wrapped ProRes codecs, and export ProRes QuickTimes, but not able to select ProRes as the Transcode video option in AAF exports. This is in an HD project.Is there a...
View ArticleBoris RED misbehaving on motion tracking effect
I've been trying to perfect a motion tracking effect, where a piece of 3D text sticks to an object in the footage on V1. Trouble is RED is not behaving. Sometimes I can't adjust the tracking targets;...
View ArticleSource browser wont link to H264 files
MC 8.6.4 Windows 10 (Edit 3 in my specs)Client has sent me some H264 (.MP4) files, which I expected to be able to link to, however Source Browser says they cant be linked to. I transferred the project,...
View Article4K video files
Greetings,I have Media Composer 6.5 on a PC with Windows 7 Pro on a robust computer.Needed to use a 4K file from a drone.Tried an AMA link but was told that needed some additional file. MC brought me...
View ArticleAvid Store Responses
Trying to update the Support and update plan for MC 8.6 xxxAll I am getting in response to a request to look into a Debit Card apparent issue is (quote) "We have created a case no " What is the use of...
View ArticleTimeline undo
I have noticed in the v8..*.* versions that when doing an undo the timeline jumps to the previous place in the timeline rather than the old behaviour of staying right where you are parked and showing...
View ArticleUpdated Avid Media Composer - Avid not recognizing MXFs
I upgraded a small recent update (no major jump) of Avid Media Composer and I'm working on a project shot with Red Weapon 6K with DNxHD SQ proxies. The material played fine before except the whole...
View ArticleNo encuentro mi Media Composer.msi
Hola, buenos días.He estado mirando por los diferentes post, pero no he encontrada nada parecido.He querido desinstalar Avid, porque voy hacer una actualización a la verción 7.6, dispongo de la 6.5, y...
View ArticleOutdated Dongle deal?
I seem to recall an end-of-year (December 2015) offer from Avid.com which would have allowed a customer to upgrade/activate the perpetual license on an out-dated MC dongle. (meaning a chance to bring...
View ArticlePromote to 3d warp spectramatte
I've applied a spectramatte filter, and promoted it to 3d. How can i Readjust my sprectramatte settings?,It seems it isnt in the nest, but the effect is applied...
View ArticleEffect editor window opening in expanded view
Trying to set the effect editor window so that it always opens up in expanded view. Right now everytime I start or open a project I need to expand the effects window to see all the settings I like to...
View ArticleRendering Issues.
Hey Everyone, I have a mac and I have linked my media to avid, it hasn't been converted to an mxf or anything just straight into avid via linking media. I have finished my product and I want the best...
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Stuff I wish they'd fix
In no particular order. Hope to add more whenever I think of something. Just needed a place to gather these. Not really feature request, but rather completion or updates for existing editing features...
View ArticleSource Browser not releasing PSD files
What I mean is that if I import a PSD file into MC using the source browser - then go and make a change to the PSD file, I can not save that file in Photoshop b/c Photoshop sees it as being used by...
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