Editing audio clips in clip (source) viewer
Not wanting to bore everyone with my reminiscences of Liquid Silver and Chrome HD, I am wondering it if is possible in Media Composer to set up the source viewer so that when editing an audfio only...
View ArticleTitle tool
I'm just beginning to get a handle on MC's title tool options, having produced most of my graphics exertnally with other applications.Until last week, selecting the Title Tool using the tools menu gave...
View ArticleTemplater
I have been wishing for a method to set up templates so that when creating new projects the process is easier. I have read several positive references to Dylan's Templater, which I did download a...
View ArticleMC start-up hangs on 'Initializing Avid Media Access Volume Manager
Realise this problem has cropped up a few years back. https://community.avid.com/forums/t/80248.aspx?PageIndex=4 It takes 4 minutes wait for Avid 2018.2 to wakeup from this issue.Apart from...
View ArticleIs this setup okay to run Media Composer ?
Hello groups, A friend of mine suggested the following build to run Media Composer... Now the only thing I see up front is that of instead buying 2 x 8Gb of RAM, I would opt for 2 x 16 Gb instead (32...
View ArticleFusion Connect is broken in 2018.7 - Heads up for those upgrading from 2018.5
Apparently the issue is with the Fusion Connect plugin and not, strictly speaking, Media Composer.I have been told that the folks over at BMD have been notified. I have also escalated this to the BMD...
View ArticleNewBlueFX Titler Pro 6 - Where Does the Title Go?
Stupid question, but I ran into a situation where I HAVE to use it because I was doing a little project in 4K. So for an opening title I laid filler at the beginning of the timeline (about 30 secs)...
View ArticleImporting media files to more than one project
I'm just setting up a default HD project that I can use for Templater to create new projects with my chosen bin structure and layouts.For many years - also before working on Avid - I have always had...
View ArticleBlackmagic Mini Monitor downscales 1080p50 to 720p50
Hi All, Just discovered that in a 1080p50 MC project, the Blackmagic Mini Monitor device outputs 720p50 on the HDMI output. I found no way to force it to output 1080i50 instead.I understand it will not...
View ArticleMissing icon images in bins
I have notices that when capuring clips from tape or importing from archive, some few clips - perhaps one in 200, do not have an index image when the bin is viewed in icon mode.In my old Liquid system...
View ArticleGrouping or Multicam 4K rushes with HD Rushes
Hi All,I'm about to start an 1080/25p documentary project.Our main interview 'A' camera will be shooting 4K and our 'B' cam will shoot HD.Worked well on our last project as we were able to 'punch in'...
View ArticleCant start MC 2018.11
HelloJust about to make the plunge and setup an editing suite at home but wanted to install MC on the trial version to make sure it would start properly. Unfortunately, I've ran into some problem....
View ArticleWhat causes the screens to black out during a render?
I get this now and again when doing intensive tasks like an UHD fluid motion render on a clip with a LUT on it? No ill effects and only lasts a second or two but wonder what causes it? I have a...
View ArticleMC version for XW8600 32GB RAM with NITRIS DX
I was running MC 8.6 pretty smoothly, upgaded to 2018.11 and not smooth anymore.What's the highest version I should go for HD 1080 on my system?Doing multicamera work for cooking shows. thnks
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LUT just makes my footage look awful - advice pls!
Grading something someone else shot. Personally I would NEVER have shot Slog 2 at night/low light - Hyper Gamma 7 or REC 709 is far more appropriate than this bright highlight handling gamma...
View ArticleEdit while growing not working with HD files but working properly with SD files
Hey guys,Thanks in advance for any help. When I have HD material being ingested and I try to edit while growing it doesn't work. I can only do it when the clip is completed. I just see the information...
View ArticleLowres workflow with interlaced media
Hi. Have made a litlte mistake here... We have media from a studio show that is recorded in DNxHD120/50i Have transcoded this media in a 25p project to DNxHD36 So now we get this compbing issue when...
View ArticleTimeline View and Command Palette / 2018.11 /
MC 2018.11 Command Palette does not hold Timeline View settings.I can assign settings to TV1, TV2 ... but after changing the project, the settings disappear / none info /so I can not use keyboard...
View ArticleDisplay Pixel Position Coordinates
I have a vague memory of seeing this in the past, but typically now that I actually need it I can't get it to work! So we're on Media Composer 2018.7 (PC), and we're finishing a show. We've had our QC...
View ArticleSlog3-Cine3 to LC709 with Symphony.
We have Sony_S3C_Slog3-SG3.Cine ro LC-709 lut installed - which I believe is a 3D cube. Question is, as it is a cube - do I really have to remove it for grading? - or does symphony place it at the end...
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