Unknown Avid error messages
Hi, I'm making an enquiry for a colleague - he has given me these error messages that he is getting when trying to export a sequence to QT ref:DecodeFrame error: HDCODEC SUCCESSFUL Codec Operation...
View ArticleIs there a way to AMA link to an image sequence?
This may be a dumb question but I don't use image sequences all that often - did a GoPro timelaps the other day and did a classic import with auto-detect image sequence. Afterwards I thought to myself,...
View Articlemulticam - coloring clips
Hi AllIs there a way to color a Multicam clip ? Since right click allows you to choose which of the cameras you want, the ordinary right click menu doesn't appear - so there is no way to set the clip...
View ArticleVideo Quality Setting for Mixdown/Export
I have a 10-bit (DNxHD220X) project. I normally have the Video Quality Menu Button set to yellow/green (draft quality) for viewing during editing. Do I need to set it to "Full Quality 10-bit" before...
View Article[BUG] MC 8.6 crashes opening an old sequence (2002)
Hey guys. I encountered a bug with MC 8.6 and need your help.I need to open a sequence from an old project (ca 2002) but MC crashes everytime I try to open it.As soon as I double click on the sequence...
View ArticleBatch Rename XAVC Files
Batch-renaming XAVC files is not possible in MC. These files have to be renamed in advance outside of MC. Up to MC 8.5x the Sony Plug-in PDZK-MA2 was used to link XAVC files in MC. This plug-in worked...
View Articleexporting trouble
Hi All, I have been having such exporting trouble lately. The newest problem is that I get this error message when trying to export. does anyone have an idea?
View ArticleImporting caption data from HDCAM master
I am trying to import a master tape with caption from an HDCAM tape. The tape is played from a Sony HDW-M2000 with the correct settings for captions. My question concerns how I need to configure the...
View Article2 different sets of Audio in Multigroup
Hey,I'm curious to know the best way to Multigroup a sequence that has not only two cameras but two sesperate sets of discrete audio. I've done this a long time ago but it ends up being a sloppy mess...
View Articlehow to import or link to dpx files
adobe can open dpx files. i wonder how to do that in avid. thanks
View ArticleSony XDCAM Plug-in Version 3.5.1 does not install in Windows 7
The new Plugin PDZK-MA2 v. 3.5.1 cannot be installed under Windows 7. After un-installing the old version 3.5.0, the installer still requests the uninstallation of an earlier version. In Windows 10...
View ArticleHow do you add more effects like TRIM TO FILL after using STABLIZE
I have a clip that I added Stablize too. Worked like a charm! When i try to add TRIM TO FILL - It says EFFECT DOES NOT APPLY It also blocks it in reverse. I can't stablize a clip after it's been Trim...
View ArticleSource Browser very slow opening folders, and other issues
So I realized 8.6 uses source browser to link media(AMA). For some reason, opening a folder takes some time to a point of crashing MC. I get a message of quicktime server..., please inset a disk...
View ArticleRefresh Source Browser
I added a folder to a drive and dropped some media into it, then went to AMA thru the source browser. The drive already had a folder in it with footage that I had AMA'd to previously during this...
View ArticleAMPI SESSION CONNECT OUTPUT ERROR
We've recently updated to MC 8.5. Things have been much smoother in this version, such as trimming (much less sticky now). However, I been getting a re-occuring message when laying footage from a...
View ArticleExtending a clip in AvidFX
Hi,I have just finished quite a complicated animated opening title clip in AvidFX and realised that I have not left any time to dwell on the final title, so I need to add three seconds onto the clip...
View ArticleAvid 制作镂空字
在Avid MediaComposer软件里制作镂空字可以说是相当的容易，只需要简单的几个步骤就可以实现。1、使用MC软件自带的 Marquee 字幕工具，输入文本2、在时间线上建立一条视频轨道，并把字幕添加到轨道上。3、双击这条字幕素材4、删除1.2轨道上的素材，并在素材库添加一段视频素材替换到1.2轨道上，视频的长度与字幕长度相同看到时间线窗口里的效果了吧～～～ 一个词形容它 ，就是“简单”！
View ArticleMC 8.6 audio snag
For some reason when I import files now, the stereo audio comes in on 2 channels, each center panned, and about 8db too hot. Looked through settings and can not find the fix. Any ideas? Did not have...
View ArticleMC 8.6 freezes when opening projects with Win 10?
Hi!I have a problem with my desktop PC, Win 10 and MC. I made clean Win 10 install and installed MC 8.6. When I try to create new project or open an old one, MC freezes without any error messages....
View ArticleMedia Composer 7.0.4 and Win 10
For the past year now I have resisted upgrading my PC from Windows 7 to Win 10 because I have Media Composer 7.0.4 installed, and I understood that it wouldn't work with Windows 10. As the deadline for...
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