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Providing compressed video frames using the ISampleProvider2 interface
Hi all,I am writing an AMA plugin that needs to provide compressed video frames in formats that are natively supported by Media Composer (DNxHD, XDCAMHD etc.). As media files need to be accessed using...
View ArticleTransferring Avid to a new Computer
Hello,Forgive me if this topic has been addressed.I've been using Avid MC for nearly 10 years - on the same computer (Mac OS X 10.13.2). I finally got a new computer, running MacOS High Sierra....
View ArticleAMA database during an upgrade
I am currently running MC 7.0 and intend to upgrade to the latest version. I have a nunber of quick-turnaround projects where I link media via AMA and edit and export the project without importing the...
View ArticleMC 8.10 SD project weirdness
I just need to see if someone can validate what I'm seeing on my system.I'm transferring some laserdiscs to DVD (stuff I own that will never be released on DVD or which have been altered between the LD...
View ArticleQuickTime files
Many of my large QuickTime .mov files do not play anymore. What is the future of these files? How should we be outputting to avoid such problems?marluc
View ArticleHow to move on from Exception post.
On opening Media Comp/First an Exception note presents and neither menu nor button permits further action. I have tried repair/reinstal but the Exception Note persists and stops any attempt to create a...
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YUV422 format not showing in MC or QT
I recorded video using a JVC GY HM 170u and used the HD 1080 QT YUV422 setting providing the best color sample. However after taking QT off the card and viewing in my computer I can not see the video....
View ArticleAs a timeline, show the name of the tracks from the multichannel audio wav file
We recorded 8 tracks of field produciton audio simultaneously. The recorder saved them as 8-track WAV files, and the recordist added metadata with descriptions for each track (boom, lav, etc...). When...
View ArticleTime for a "Replace Clip" button?
When working on effects heavy timelines, what slows me down more than anything is how long it takes to replace a clip which has effects associated with it.With many effects I can step in an change the...
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Visually indicate edit modes on client monitor
This one goes back a long way. When in trim mode or effects mode, I wish there was something that could appear on the client's monitor to indicate they can space out or check their email. Nothing is...
View ArticleHDR WORKFLOW HELP
My client want a 4k HDR video that I can post on youtube. Youtube has these requirements for HDR:https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7126552?hl=enIt basically says this:2160p, 59.94, Color...
View ArticleDisable command-P to print (will give up firstborn for this)
The last time I had to print my timeline the millenium date started with "19" and I had a lot more hair. But in hastily hitting the default keyboard shortcut to enlarge the timeline, I sometimes do...
View Articleis there any way to enable auto keyframes
I often create size and position changes with titles, but it's a pain to always have to add start and end keyframes. I realize the last few versions of MC haven't had it, but is there any way to have...
View ArticleAVCHD to a format AVID likes
I have been trying to bring in files from a JVC GYHM 170u camera with the codec YUV422 which is an AVCHD codec. I can only bring the files in by linking and when I transcode or mixdown the sequence I...
View Articlebin font from system to system changes
So I grab a bin from an 8.5.something AMC with a bin font of Arial and open it in a system running AMC 6.5.4 and the bin font becomes Brush Script MT.How did this happen?
View ArticleWich AMA plugin to work with MKV files?
Hello there, I'm trying to link some .mkv files via AMA, but it seems there is an AMA pluging needed:'Unable to link to file or volume. You may need to download&install the AMA plug-in form the...
View Articletrying to renew perpetual license and not seeing auto-renewal or renew...
Subject line rpetty much says it all. I cann add it to a cart, but I remember usto renewal being an option previously when logging into my account and looking at my products page. Anyone have any...
View ArticleFeature Request: Background rendering more than one job
Hello Avid and friends,I have got one request for mediacomposer:For the background and forground render: A setting to start more than one jobI have a dual xeon with 40 cpu's and 80 threads and 10 gbit...
View ArticleWon't sync audio
Still earning this system, but haven't found an answer though this forum or Google yet.I have two cameras w/ audio (Canon 5D), along w/ audio recorded on a Zoom (L/R & lav). I place all in a...
View ArticleGhosting / frame blending issue on clips in Avid export
hi there, hope someone can help me as I'm completely flummoxed.I exported a film for a client and noticed a weird distorted ghosting look on some of the clips. I didn't see it on my working timeline...
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