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Why limit DNxHR codec options for proxy transcoding?
I like to transcode my UHD footage to HD DNxHR SQ proxies for better performance.LB degrades the image too much for my taste so I like to use SQ instead for my proxies.Unfortunately Media Composer...
View ArticleMulticam - Slow response - settings?
We find the more cuts there are in a multicam sequence the slower going to and from multicam mode becomes... which is probably to be expected but how do we minimise this apart from shortening the...
View ArticleWhat are OMFI Media files?
Hi all, I recently visited a facility where they had an old Avid system, and I noticed the folder structure: OMFI media files, instead of the Avid Media Files folder. I haven't really used any version...
View ArticleTC24 Column - "Bulk Edit"
Hi all, I've been trying to find a way to fill in the TC24 (or even Start) Column in bulk with a specific timecode.Clicking on it and then away from it autofills it with 00:00:00:00. We can copy by...
View ArticleMulticam edit and applying effects
Hi all, after adding a 3d warp effect and changing scale Avid doesn't let me switch camera of my multicam clip. I have to remove an effect and choose the preffered camera first. Is there away around...
View ArticleHow to Add GPU to Qualified List
It's been a long while, so I am unfortunately starting from square one.I am trying to add a nVidia Titan X Pascal with the latest 511.65 Studio Driver to the Avid Qualified GPU Board List.I seem to...
View Articlehow does MC handle duplicate file name and TC ?
Preparing for a documentary edit that will contain a lot of multicam DSLR and similar footage, where each card starts with "C001, C002, c003, etc..." aand on top of that no real TC, so TC always starts...
View ArticleAudio RTAS and Suite crashes
I'm on MC 2021.9 and it seems whenever I have hard crashes, it's due to audio work problems. I can be adding compressors or reverb in either RTAS or old school Audio Suite... moving a clip within that...
View ArticleIs anyone running avid with an AMD Ryzen 5950x processor?
Trying to run media composer on a ryzen 5950x. Hangs at reading user was wondering if anyone is able to run on the 5950x. I realize that avid only qualified the threadripper. Thanks.
View ArticleRotate clip with alpha matte
Doing a simple pre-comp... can't find a way to rotate this alpha matte. Urgg
View ArticleApple pro-res hd
I am using MC 6.5 and I need to output a squence as Apple pro-res hd. Can I do that from MC 6.5? And if not, what suggestions does anyone have? Much appreciated... Thanks. I have Sorenson Squeeze 8,...
View ArticleAvid and Zoom - no sound
HiSetting up a screen share with zoom and there is video but no audio for the person on the other end (the one who is not in the same room as the avid). We have an artist box and I think it is routing...
View ArticleInteresting Experiments with Classic Title tool at UHD
For years I've been telling my students that (of course) you cannot use the classic Title Tool when working at resolutions above HD. But recently a few questions arose about changing project formats...
View ArticleSource Frame Number Burn IN
Hello! I need to burn in the source frame number of each clip in my edited timeline.Timecode Burn In allows me only to burn in the source TC and not the Source Frame Number.Any suggestion?I'm on Avid...
View ArticleKeyboard shortcut for moving around open bins/windows
Hi, In the old interface of Media Composer I used to be able to move around open bins and windows using Shift & Tab held together. This no longer works with the new interface. Does anyone know if...
View ArticleCannot AMA Link r3d Files from Komodo
Hello there, I'm trying to work with r3d files shot on the komodo in the latest version of AMC on a windows based computer. I got the red plugin from the avid homepage and installed it successfully. So...
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4K XAVC XDCAM export switches to Avid Media Processor
Hello! I’m working on a 4K project shot on XAVC-I.I’m making the rough cut with DNxHR LB proxies and relinking back to the original camera files for export.However, when I select the "Sony XDCAM"...
View ArticleCurious audio dropouts during MC timeline playback
I have an irritating issue with MC that I have not experienced before and I'm wondering if others recognise this problem - and may can contribute a solution...I am editing a project which is primarily...
View ArticleMedia Management - Archive/Cleanup help
For the past 10 years or so I've edited at work on ISIS/Interplay/etc. systems. But since the pandemic I've been editing on a standalone system at home. The problem is my MediaFiles directory is...
View ArticleBatch export from sequence with clip names!
I work on a show that has an avrage of 250 vfx shots per episode.The editorial staff add resizes, speed effexts and a varity of other plugins to the vfx shots.I need to subclip the track(s) with the...
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