Can't capture using DNxIO
This is likely a operator error on my part, since I'm also having the same issue on my second system using a BMD card with it as well (but on MC7.0.6).I have tested a reel to reel tape machine on the...
View Articlejust upgraded - now the adjustments
Hias I said, Ive just upgraded my MC to the newest version.I have a number of keyboard short cuts such as f4 takes me into colour correction and shift f4 out again. Now when i hit these the screen...
View ArticleMedia Composer 8.5.1 NOW AVAILABLE - 10 March 2016
Media Composer v8.5.1 Launched Today 10 March 2016We are pleased to announce the release of Media Composer v8.5.1 today, March 10, 2016 @ 12:00 noon EST. Location of the Release: The Media Composer...
View ArticleRecord Monitor not updating while trimming in MC 8.5 or 8.5.1
I'm having problems with my record monitor not updating while trimming in jkl mode or frame by frame. This is happening with a (realtime) mask effect on the top layer for a 1:2.35 mask. MC 8.4 works...
View ArticleMC 8.5 Multicam choppy playback (solved)
MC 8.5 is ultra fast in multicam edit ( switch/cut/trim etc)but it plays nine split very slow. Everything is in strobe motion.even in best performance (yellow) mode i have 12 streams of DNx120 in 6gb...
View ArticleMedia Composer 8.5.1 Source/Record Window Problem
I can't seem to get the composer window to stay in Source/Record mode. Everytime I try to toggle it in the "WINDOW" settings to "Source/Record" it reverts back to one single GIANT record window.Has...
View ArticleSharing avid projects and saving projects locally
Hi all, I'm working on a show where we're going to have a project shared between two avids. We're loading everything onto the main avid (my one) and then on a drive we've copied the project and the...
View ArticleCan't connect to activation server or generate license.bin file.
Hello,My Application Manager was displaying the "Computer's clock set back" error after the DST adjustment. I applied the fix here: http://community.avid.com/forums/t/136854.aspx, and on attempting to...
View Articleconundrum: mixed-down sequence plays fine in Avid, out-of-sync when exported?
Hi there,I've tried exporting a nine-minute sequence every way I can think of (QT, Ref., Same-as-source, for Squeeze, etc.)... and every time the file I'm left has audio that's out of sync.Any...
View ArticleThis software was released past your contract expiration date
Hi, I just updated MC on my MAC running El Capitan and suddenly I can't open Media Compser anymore because it says, "This software was released past your contract expiration date(2/8/16)".I renewed my...
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Should I bother with GoPro studio?
I was wondering if it's worth the time to prep GoPro footage in the GoPro Studio app prior to bringing it into Media Composer? I'm running Media Composer 8.5 on PC. I could either link via AMA or...
View ArticleBandwidth Limit Exceeded
Good day Avid-hive-mindI've been trying since last week to download MC 8.5.1 (to hopefully deal with frame accuracy issues with the DNxIO) and I keep getting:Bandwidth Limit ExceededConcurrent download...
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Filler and fade from black behavior
After all these years ....We had an incident where an editor created a spot with a fade up from black. AMAZING! But what was interesting is that QC noted that the frame 1 of the spot was entirely...
View ArticleException: Sequence refers to non-existent track in clip
I have been using this workflow without a problem until now. MC is giving this message: Exception: Sequence refers to non-existnt track in clip. Please turn off monitoring and re-edit references to the...
View Article5 to 10 minutes startup hang
Hi,we have 5 HP Z440 Avid Artist DNxIO workstations running Media Composer 8.0 and they all have a 5 to 10 minutes hang/delay when launching the application. The delay affect the same way every user of...
View ArticleHelp! How to change where dialog boxes pop up
Hello. I am a long time editor and worked with Avid for over 20 years. I have a system at home and I have a simple but annoying problem. I have a three monitor set-up. Two monitors in front of me -...
View ArticleRemoving unwanted start-up messages
How do I remove these messages??!! I don't even know what the MediaIndexer is. I have version 8.4 of Avid and I am just on a regular Mac computer with no ISIS or Unity server. Just my home computer....
View ArticleMedia Indexer issue
I am now getting the following error messgae when launching MC - 'Could not connect to the Media Indexer. Verify the health of the Media Indexer service.' Then if I proceed it says 'You don't have...
View ArticleIs there a way to find what user imported media to a project/ drive?
In my facility, we have 10 avid bays that share storage on an Archion media server. We also have a shared file server for exports to the graphic guys, SFX and music libraries, graphic assets from...
View ArticleLoad Filler Missing on 8.5
Anybody else having this issue? Love much of the new stuff otherwise.
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