I have a single large (1<= hour) H264 clip (created outside MC) containing lots of dropped frames resulting in duplicate frames.
Is it correct that the Dupe Detection tool will not help me in this situation ?
How can I locate the dup frames quickly using whatever tool or method, even outside MC ?
Hi,
I have 15 workstations editing with MC2018.12.11.
Some are mac based, others are win7, win 10 based, some have black magic cards and others mojo DX.
Strangely, since some weeks, my win10 + mojoDX setups are suffering about a very strange issue : when exiting the application, we get a BSOD trashing all setting files (Site settings , Project settings ...) and corruping all unsaved bins.
Seems to be dx driver related , But don't Know how to solve It.
I really dont know what changed.
Need help.
Hi,
I 'm a french editor sorry for my english.
Since my MC2019 (on mac at home) and now with MC2020 (on pc at work), I can't find the keyboard shortcut to get the sound frame by frame.
Until version 2018 it was the VERRMAJ key, is there another key ?
I searched on the internet and on the MC2020 manual I can't find anything.
Thanks!
Mathurin
Hey
I have two Avid MC stations at work here where the audio waveforms suddenly stopped showing. I have checked the usual settings people have suggested from similar problems, but this won't help. Yesterday I had waveforms, without changing any settings or doing anything out of the ordinary they stopped showing.
Here are som print screens:
1. http://i.imgur.com/LbznOF4.png
the "Show Marked Waveforms" is unchecked, as suggested in several threads I've read
2. http://i.imgur.com/PwrgXko.png
the usual settings I activate/deactive as I like to show the waveforms I want.
3. http://i.imgur.com/2pUq7mr.png
proof that the audio I have on the sequence actually has audio.
This is not a problem for just this specific sequence, other sequences I've worked in earlier that used to have waveforms also stopped showing them, so I have no idea where to go from here.
Any clever minds out there who could help me with this? Is there some setting or whatever I'm missing or forgetting about?
Thanks in advance,
Lasse
Reveal file doesn´t work for bins or media files. For mediafiles, it will ask "Reveal next file?" but then doesn´t show anything anyway.
Starting today I have had the following error message pop during the loading of Avid MC 2018.5 running on Win7 with QT ver 7.7.9 installed... This is a new problem and everything was otherwise functioning properly as of yesterday.
ERROR MSG as follows:
"QuickTime is not intalled on this system. It is strongly recommended you install the latest version. Some effects will not function properly without it."
Also in the notification area on Avid Load/Splash Screen in White area the following is being indicated.
Reloading plugin QuickTime_OPClient.avx
I have both uninstalled and reinstalled Qucktime 7.7.9 and Media Composer 2018.5 to no avail... Problem persists...
Any help would be appreciated
Hi all, I'm getting a very weird error message when I create a bin and add it to another bin. It doesn't always happen but has cropped up a few times over the past few days - has anyone seen this before...
'Assertion failed: oldWidth > fixedWidth
File: S:\ppg\uishell2.0\src\moreclasses\adividedpane.c, Line:826'
Any thoughts would be most welcome!
Thanks!
Michael
Hi,
Very frustrating for me how info (Ctrl + I) works inconsistently in MC, I'm working with 2018 last version.
I have a group clip on a timeline and want info about a specific part of the group. Ctrl + I opens the console, whereas in the bin I get a very useful info window about each clip - with custom data / source path etc. etc.
As I have the clip RIGHT UNDER MY NOSE on the timeline and I'm looking right at it, is there any way to get a very ordinary one click 'properties' about that clip?
Match frame loads the group, copy paste match frame loads the group, subclip is still a group. Looking at the source is still group. Edit group Ctrl + I loads the console.
The only way I found is to copy the audio file name from the console info and search for it, then get info from there.
Way slow workflow - ideas anyone.
Media Composer 2020.9 - Launched today
Great news……. Today, September 30, 2020 @3:00 pm ET, Avid launched a September update of Media Composer v2020.9.
Location at Launch: The new Avid Link 2020.9 is available to customers MyAvid Master Accounts, through the Avid Link application itself and from the Download Center.
Status of Support Plan: The ability to launch this Media Composer 2020.9 software is dependent on the status of a customer’s Upgrade and Support Plan on the date this software version is released. Media Composer 2020.9 is released on September 30th, 2020.
Media Composer Notes:
When installing the Sentinel Driver, check your System Preferences and select “Security and Privacy.” You may need to choose to Allow the driver to be accessed.
Changed in Media Composer v2020.9
For details on new features, see the What’s New v2020.9 document.
In addition to the new features:
What’s Fixed in 2020.9: The following has been fixed.
- Photoshop PSD files are not supported for AMA linking if QuickTime is not installed.
- Some fonts, by their design, are available only in Bold. On the Mac system, it can happen that selecting a font does not produce any visual changes. Try selecting “Bold.”
- If you launch a project and receive an “Enable 3rd Party Emulation” warning, even if you select Enable in the warning dialog, you should also perform the following: Select File > Settings and click the Project tab. Click General Settings and select “Enable Bin Sharing on 3rd party storage emulating Avid NEXIS/ISIS.
- Bug Number: MCDEV-12964. For a faster performance of export audio/video sequences to .mov in 2020.4, please render the sequence prior to export, or disable the GPU fx (in the Render Settings - Current menu)
- Bug Number: MCDEV-12735. Maestro graphics do not appear correctly in the Timeline if your system uses the Radeon video card.
- Bug Number: DEFI-1808. (Media Composer | Distributed Processing) Two clips or sequences will always be created when performing a consolidate or transcode with Media Composer | Distributed Processing.
- Bug Number: MCDEV-11481. Promoting a title from the Title Tool application to Avid Titler+ cannot be performed if it includes a motion adapter.
- Bug Number: MCCET-11796. Larger than 10 bit DPX files might fail to link correctly.Workaround: Go to File > Settings and click the User tab. In the Link Settings, click the Link Options tab and make sure Alpha Channel is set to Ignore.
- Bug Number: MCDEV-11430. Media Tool ignores the “Current project” filtering option and lists media files that are not associated with the current project.
- Bug Number: MCDEV-11197. In some instances, the Interleave option might not appear in the Export As dialog box. If you are performing an Export using the Avid Media Processor, the Interleave option should appear when you choose Stereo, 5:1, or 7.1 Audio.Workaround: If it does not appear, briefly toggle back to the Mono setting, then toggle to Stereo Mix once again. Doing so should reveal the Interleave option.
- Bug Number: MCDEV-8641. (AMD Graphics). Systems with AMD graphics cards might display tearing when performing Full Screen playback.
- Bug Number: MCDEV-9269. (Media Composer | Cloud) After performing a remote download operation on a sequence containing AVC-I 100 remote media, the downloaded media appears as XAVC-I 100. Workaround: Download the entire master clips.
ReadMe: The new ReadMe has been uploaded to the Knowledge Base Media Composer 2020 Documentation page at launch.
Great news……. Today, October 30, 2020, @12:00 pm EDT, Avid launched an October update of Media Composer v2020.10.
Location at Launch: The new Avid Link 2020.10 is available to customers via MyAvid Master Accounts, through the Avid Link application itself and from the Download Center.
Status of Support Plan: The ability to launch this Media Composer 2020.10 software is dependent on the status of a customer’s Upgrade and Support Plan on the date this software version is released. Media Composer 2020.10 is released on October 29th, 2020.
Please Note: As of Media Composer 2019.6, Avid will no longer include the Nvidia GPU drivers in the installation package. These drivers must be downloaded separately and can be found on the Nvidia website: Nvidia.com
Please make sure to check the Media Composer ReadMe for supported versions. Please do NOT install the 45x.x versions of the Nvidia drivers at this time.
MCDEV-11537. If you intend to use full-frame stereoscopic with an Avid Artist DNxIQ, you may want to remain with Media Composer v2018.12.x until the issues with Stereoscopic support are resolved in a future version.
Changed in Media Composer v2020.10
For details on new features, see the What’s New v2020.10 document.
The following are new for Media Composer v2020.10
ProRes RAW
Media Composer supports linking and playback of ProRes RAW media using the UME plug-in. Exporting ProRes RAW is not supported.
IMPORTANT:
What’s Fixed in 2020.10: The following has been fixed.
- Photoshop PSD files are not supported for AMA linking if QuickTime is not installed.
- Some fonts, by their design, are available only in Bold. On the Mac system, it can happen that selecting a font does not produce any visual changes. Try selecting “Bold.”
- If you launch a project and receive an “Enable 3rd Party Emulation” warning, even if you select Enable in the warning dialog, you should also perform the following: Select File > Settings and click the Project tab. Click General Settings and select “Enable Bin Sharing on 3rd party storage emulating Avid NEXIS/ISIS.
- Bug Number: MCDEV-12964. For a faster performance of export audio/video sequences to .mov in 2020.4, please render the sequence prior to export, or disable the GPU fx (in the Render Settings - Current menu)
- Bug Number: MCDEV-12735. Maestro graphics do not appear correctly in the Timeline if your system uses the Radeon video card.
- Bug Number: DEFI-1808. (Media Composer | Distributed Processing) Two clips or sequences will always be created when performing a consolidate or transcode with Media Composer | Distributed Processing.
- Bug Number: MCDEV-11481. Promoting a title from the Title Tool application to Avid Titler+ cannot be performed if it includes a motion adapter.
- Bug Number: MCCET-11796. Larger than 10 bit DPX files might fail to link correctly.Workaround: Go to File > Settings and click the User tab. In the Link Settings, click the Link Options tab and make sure Alpha Channel is set to Ignore.
- Bug Number: MCDEV-11430. Media Tool ignores the “Current project” filtering option and lists media files that are not associated with the current project.
- Bug Number: MCDEV-11197. In some instances, the Interleave option might not appear in the Export As dialog box. If you are performing an Export using the Avid Media Processor, the Interleave option should appear when you choose Stereo, 5:1, or 7.1 Audio.Workaround: If it does not appear, briefly toggle back to the Mono setting, then toggle to Stereo Mix once again. Doing so should reveal the Interleave option.
- Bug Number: MCDEV-8641. (AMD Graphics). Systems with AMD graphics cards might display tearing when performing Full Screen playback.
- Bug Number: MCDEV-9269. (Media Composer | Cloud) After performing a remote download operation on a sequence containing AVC-I 100 remote media, the downloaded media appears as XAVC-I 100.
Workaround: Download the entire master clips.- Bug Number: MCDEV-9011. Intermittently, when working with the XDCAM Nablet Plug-in, you might see “Failed to get the sample position from the AMA Plug-in” errors if you have waveforms enabled in the Timeline.
- Bug Number: COGS-2560. While working in the Script Window, text operations (cut/copy/paste/delete/editing) can only be done in edit mode. See “Editing a Script” in the Help.
- Bug Number: MCDEV-5650. When working with Panasonic LongG media, you might receive an “SFPlayConsumer Timeout” error if audio waveforms are enabled.Workaround: Turn off audio waveforms.➤Bug Number: MCDEV-5385. MultiCam editing with Panasonic LongG media is not supported with this release.
ReadMe: The new ReadMe was uploaded to the Knowledge Base Media Composer 2020 Documentation page at launch.
I did a favorvor for someone shot footage with iphone 8 and gave her an edited piece. I got this error in dissolve. Footage was 30fps - but project 29.97 wonder it that was problem - alos had a problem exporting QT movie - did a quick transcode and was able to get her a file - wondering waht the error means - never had this on a real project with 4K pro res - maybe MC does not like these iphone files?????
Good day, I have one qestion using FrameFlex option in multicam mode. I have two files with adjusted FrameFlex. I group this files by IN point and get group clip, but after inserting this clip on timeline I do not see FrameFlex icon on the clip and can't apply FrameFlex option to group clip - "Source settings" is inactive. Although FrameFlex settings is applied to clips and I see it in group clip, I can't adjust it and I need adjust FrameFlex individually for each clip on timeline, created during multicam editing. Can I do this?
Hello,
Is there a way to see an active EDL of my edit choices? In DaVinci Resolve there is this thing called an Edit Index. When you scroll through your timeline, it shows you your active edits kind of like an EDL.
I know you can *export* an EDL file, but I am wondering in Avid if you can actually see your EDL like in a spreadsheet format while editing.
Thanks,
Asaf
McAfee is probably overly cautious but during realtime scanning (i.e. scans a file when it is accessed) when I tried to first open MC 2020.10 (update from 2020.8) McAfee reported"C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Media Composer\AvidOPFrameGeneratorApp.exe" as a virus and quarantined it. Attempting to continue opening MC and loading an existing project failed because the file had been moved to quarantine.
I can add this file to the McAfee exclusion list upon which MC 2020.10 starts and appears to operate just fine. But I would feel more comfortable if someone from Avid could have the developers review the file in question from the MC 2020.10 update package to ENSURE that this is a case of McAfee being "over-protective".
Thanks for any reassurance anyone can offer.
Hello
I installed avid 2020.10.
While trying to captured from dv port connected by firewire - I get an error massage
pmm_mismatch_unknown_attr
Over and over again - and I can't captured
I uninstalled and install avid 2020.6 - and it worked just fine
I installed avid 2020.9 - and it also worked
I installed 2020.10 - and the same error appeared and again - I can't capture
What is the problem and what can I do or what can be done?
Eyal Cb
eyalcb@gmail.com
MC and MC Ultimate peeps......
Team Avid is presently investigating reports of a small number of anti-virus programs issuing warnings after updating to Media Composer v2020.10.
At this time, our review is indicating this is a false positive, but we will continue to investigate.
Raff or I will update the community on this issue within 24 hours of this post, if not sooner, as we learn more and can share helpful information.
Thanks for your patience peeps as we test and check ths ....
I will also post to MC Mac and MC First forums so they know as well.
Marianna & Raff
Windows 10 build 2004 is causing a lot of issues for a lot of people, not just for MC users. At this point I would advise NOT installing build 2004. If you have already installed it, and have a restore point, downgrade using the restore point. If you've installed it within the past 10 days, you can roll back the installation to the previous version. If it's been over 10 days, or you did a clean install of build 2004, then you're out of luck. The only option in this case is to do a clean install of Windows 10 build 1909 and then reinstall all of your applications.
If it's been less than 10 days, you can downgrade Windows 10 to a previous version. See the following Microsoft article:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12415/windows-10-recovery-options
and choose Remove an installed Windows update.
Just tried linking to my new drone's H265 footage (HEVC) and it doesnt even see it :-(
Thanks
Hi all,
Apologies if this isn't the place to post this - please feel free to move this post if there's a better place for it elsewhere.
I've made some avid branded destktop wallpapers that i'd thought i'd share with the community. I use it on my own avid station.
High res download link (3840x2160 12 bit): https://1drv.ms/u/s!AuM_1GfYmv5NcNZaobC2hQhAf8Q?e=VMgQsr
The background pictures are taken by me - a photoshoot of a storm I took a few years ago.
Here are some previews:
Greetings all
Since 2018.9 I've been getting odd missing file errors when installing new versions of Media Composer. I never had this with previous installs. I've tried different applications to unzip the installer file downloaded from Avid, but I get the same error.
Here's the odd thing - if I just ignore the error messages and continue with the installation, Media Composer works fine! Even the audio effects mentioned in the error messages work. It seems to looking for missing .png file initially and then the entire fx file upon configuration the first time I launch MC.
Any ideas?