Digitizing Hi8 Tapes for Archiving
I have quite a few Hi8 tapes that I would like to digitize for archiving. I have a TI firewire card in my computer, and Matorx MXO2 Mini. What is the best way to get these tapes onto a hard drive? I...
View ArticlePromote to 3d warp spectramatte
I've applied a spectramatte filter, and promoted it to 3d. How can i Readjust my sprectramatte settings?,It seems it isnt in the nest, but the effect is applied...
View Article4K video files
Greetings,I have Media Composer 6.5 on a PC with Windows 7 Pro on a robust computer.Needed to use a 4K file from a drone.Tried an AMA link but was told that needed some additional file. MC brought me...
View ArticleOutdated Dongle deal?
I seem to recall an end-of-year (December 2015) offer from Avid.com which would have allowed a customer to upgrade/activate the perpetual license on an out-dated MC dongle. (meaning a chance to bring...
View ArticleErrors applying CC or ColorFX
right now i edit & correct AVCintra100 25p footage, after 5-10minutes working i get "SFPlayConsumer::Execute TIMEOUT" an i've to restart avid. after that, it works for while, i can edit until i...
View ArticleSource Browser not releasing PSD files
What I mean is that if I import a PSD file into MC using the source browser - then go and make a change to the PSD file, I can not save that file in Photoshop b/c Photoshop sees it as being used by...
View ArticleAvid Error: DOMAIN_COPYOUT_FAILED / STRM UNEXPECTED...
Hi all,I am desperately trying to open a sequence bin from a project I originally owned, sent to a freelancer who amended the project (on a mac) and then returned the project and media drives to...
View ArticleX99, Nvidia m4000, Haswell-e/Xeon homebuild. Will it work?
EDIT NOTE: for reasons unknown the links are not highlglighted properly. if you want to follow Newegg links, copy/paste the entire line. Hi all: I'm an Avid editor since '95. My reseller-built Core 2...
View ArticleLift (in sequence) without snapping back to mark in?
Hi, I'm yet to find out a way to lift a clip/secion from a sequence without the blue position indicator (playhead) snapping back to the mark in point.This can be useful at times and frustrating otehr...
View ArticleBackwards Compatibility of v8.x bins to v7 and v6.5.x
Hello Marianna et al -I haven't been able to find any published documentation on backwards compatibility of v8.x bins to v7 and v6.5. Does one assume that a v8 bin is treated the same as v7 bins? (i.e....
View ArticleRemove Data Track (D1) from source footage?
I feel I'm missing the complete obvious here, but whenever I AMA-link to Sony FS7 XAVC footage, the source media contains a Data Track (D1) above the Video Track (V1).I can't figure out how to stop...
View ArticleConforming audio to timeline
Hi everyone,Reading across the web, I don't think there's an easy fix for this, but some of you might have some workflow to suggest. Let's say a director start looking at his footage in Media Composer...
View ArticleExternal HD speeds with 4K multi cam editing
I have been editing UHD 29.97 footage imported and mixdown to standard quality just fine with my external drive 5TB Seagate Model SRD00f2. I believe it to be 7200 RPM at almost 5Gb Data Transfer Rate....
View ArticleMC8 Diary
The first thing noticed is that MC5 is a new beast. Here are some AVCHD files to try.The first 3 files are mts.Because MC5 is capable of importing AVCHD files.Update: 1) The import is slow but the...
View ArticleSelect CODEC for link in Source Browser / AC3 problems
Not sure at which version it disappeared, but in the (now) Source Browser there used to be a setting (pull down menu I seem to recall) that you could select which installed codec to use when linking to...
View ArticleMonitor size and resolution - which combination is best?
Anyone using a Dell U2415 (1920 x 1200 / 24" monitor) or a Dell U2515H (2560 x 1440 / 25")? I was wondering if at 25" with 2560 x 1440 resolution the objects on the screen are too small and it's better...
View ArticleNew HP studio g3 Laptop 4k screen avid scaling issues.
Hi All, Just purchased a new laptop from HP. all singing all dancing Zbook studio G3 4k 15.6inch dreamcolour screen, 32gb ram, 2TB pcie zdrives, quadro m1000m graphics, Windows 10 pro 64bit and the...
View ArticleAvid App Manager annoying prompts
I have a year long plan that expires December 28th and I'm fully aware that I should renew the plan at that time. However, the app manager prompts me every five minutes about renewal which I will not...
View Articlenon certified budget pc?
Anyone here running Avid smootly on a cheap non certified pc? What model?
View ArticleEmbedded Arri LUT not copied to consolidated clips...
Hi all,I have footage shot on an Arri Amira which the DP embedded a LUT in. When AMA linked the LUT is applied and I can see it in source settings (it has "embedded" in parenthesis). When I go to...
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