clip goes out of sync on timeline - but white line isn't present
MC 2018.12.15 running on PC.We have a show on an edit server in the office and sent copies of the proxy media to editors at home. One editor is having an issue where the Audio and Video of a clip goes...
View ArticleMedia Composer with Fast Track noisey
Have a Media Composer V 8.5.3 with Fast Track Audio V 6.1.11, after using Media Comnposer for a while the Audio on the headphones start to have a lot of noise, had to restart the application (MC) to...
View ArticleAvid attic issue
Hi, I'm using media composer 2021.9. I make use of CTL-S a lot to keep saving all bins. A lot. However, I have noticed that whenever I do this now, a file is created in the avid attic so I end up with...
View ArticleException: AMAMapperAudio::AMAMapperAudio Missing audio media descriptor
21.9.55465 * Exception: AMAMapperAudio::AMAMapperAudio Missing audio media descriptor Good evening! I'm having trouble opening a timaline that worked normally a few days ago... I get this message...
View ArticleMC halts at "initializing macro manager"
This is the second time I've had this happen on this computer. Last time, maybe a month ago, I deleted MCState, Site_Settings, and Site_Attributes.avs, reset permissions to Settings folder and then...
View ArticleMC referencing the wrong media (wrong name)
One of my master clips (pre-converted MXF files) is linked to the wrong media and nothing that I can do sets it straight. It's named "B098_C012" but the burned-in data on the footage shows another...
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"configuring waveform cache..."
This is so irritating, happens randomly, on random computers/projects.How do I disable this ***????
View ArticleWhy limited interface highlight colours in 2019?
Hi I know it is not a big thing but why is 2019.6 limited to 2 highlight colours when previously there were about 7? (This is in the interface setting)I was partial to the default blue but am now...
View ArticleHP Z Book lock ups
Hi,Hopefully a stupid question. I run 2 MC Licences on a Z840 and a ZBook all Avid Specs.When operating remote on the ZBook if I jump out of MC to say Photoshop on return there is a long lock up period...
View ArticleLow end media drives
Anybody have any luck with low-end media drives? I am currently storing my media on a WD My Passport pocket drive but am frustrated by its limited capacity (4TB) as well as its tendancy to power down...
View ArticleException: Cannot quick import a mixed resolution QuickTime movie.
I've just done a clean install of Media Composer 5.So far I love it!I just tried to import a quicktime animation file I made in After Effects, and it fails.It says, "An unexpected error occurred while...
View ArticleUnable to start Media Composer
Short version: I uninstalled Media_Composer_2018.12.3_Win from my system recently. Now that I have resintalled it (and no audio hardware or software has changed), MC won't start up.First thing that...
View ArticleWhy doesn't effect editor work properly in the new versions?
Had this several times in several places on the latest version Avid - you launch effect workspace and the effect editor is greyed out - you click on the timeline effect you want to edit, highlighting...
View ArticleMedia Composer 2021.12.3 available now - 4 Aug 2022
Avid is pleased to announce the release of Media Composer 2021.12.3 today, August 4, 2022, at noon ET. This is a long term maintenance release for MC 2021 users.Location at Launch: The Media Composer...
View ArticleCombining QT from MC6.0 with a .WAV track
I have an old project on a MC6.0 machine, and a soundtrack mastered for it (in Cubase) as a .wav file. They're synched to the frame.I'm not going to put the track on MC6.0 and output it from there to a...
View Articleinstalling AvidLink Fail
I tried to run and update I got via Avid Link. while performing the update it asked me to repair or remove. after trying to select repair a couple times and failing witht he attached message i selected...
View ArticleMask Margins not working
Trying to use mask margins to reformat content for social. None of the Mask Margins settings work. They don't take effect on the current project. The screen blinks and then nothing. Any thoughts on...
View Articlepressing 'delete' does nothing
i'm running the latest version of AVID on my home PC and noticing that when i press the delete button with a clip highlighted in my bin it does nothing. I try right clicking and finding delete and cant...
View Article2019.7 disable bin map
Hi, Can I disable the bin map feature? Most of the time all the thumbnails fit to the screen and when they don't I use mouse wheel to scroll up and down to reveal the new clips. thanks,Revenger
View ArticleHas anyone updated from 2018.5 to 2019.12?
I've been told by Avid that there were bug fixes with regard to re-linking media and thus I might want to upgrade my Avid MC 2018.5 to 2019.12. I've been advised to uninstall the old version and...
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