Project with 24fps and 30fps Footage
Hello,I'm working on a project tha spands video shot from 2010 through 2016. The video was shot on many different devices and different frame rates. Cameras used were iPhone with SD footage at 30fps,...
View Articleerror occured
Closing down MC i get this massage:" An error occurred claening E....You may want to delete the database on this drive" Can anyone tell me what this means? Regards Jan
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 ArticleDo I need to install Avid Cloud Client Services?
Do I need to install Avid Cloud Client Services?I do not need any cloud things. Avid AppMan says its indispensable!!?
View ArticleExporting Sequence Comments
Hi All, this seems such an obvious thing to want to do but can't find anything on how to do it. I have a sequence of talking heads which I have added locators comments to the start of each clip...
View ArticleUSB Microphones for Guide VO Recording with NITRIS?
Hey everyone, A few of the suites need microphones attached for editors to lay down some guide VO.Usually I'd go XLR in into a preamp or the NITRIS, but since we are buyign new microphones en mass I'm...
View ArticleAvid Confusing Correct nVidia Driver for MC8.7
Avid gives confusing instructions (to me at least) regarding installation of correct nVidia video card driver for MC8.7. Here is history of my situation. Avid licensing/installation support helpfully...
View ArticleVideo Scrolling seems to stop
Hi There Keep getting a problem where when scrolling through video the Viewer remains on a still image. I trash the MC State etc, but it comes back again and again. It only seems to be on one...
View Articleproblem with moving user settings
I have already read a lot about user settings. I know where to find them, how to copy and paste them manually, hot to export and import them inside Media Composer. But I still cannot manage to move...
View ArticleGot a new laptop for a flight then the worst happened
Last night I installed Media composer, ran it, everything was perfect.Ran it a few times and everything was great.Of course when I got on the plane, the activation window came up. You guys need...
View ArticleAMA link problems in 8.6.1 with Canon C300 footage
Hi there, I'm new here, so hopefully I'm putting this in the right place. I currently run 2 pretty new avid setups, one laptop MC 8.5.3, and one desktop MC 8.6.1 I've been using the laptop without...
View ArticleDecklink mini monitor sluggish responsiveness
Hi all, I'm running Media Composer 8.4.4 with a decklink mini monitor and Blackmagic Desktop Video driver version 10.5.4 AVID seems to be very sluggish in this configuration, especially when entering...
View ArticleWindows vs OSX for Avid editing
I know this topic has been discussed over and over over the last 20 years. The last time our studio cut on PCs was in 2008 and after that we decided it was time for OSX. OSX has been great for us but...
View ArticleAvid Application Manager Going Crazy
Here’s the weird stuff that happened to me: I’m using MC 8.5.1 (updated a few weeks ago). So I start Avid and oddly up comes the activation flag, okay do it, up comes the manager, which shows I’m...
View ArticleUpdating to latest version necessary with annual subscription?
When we purchased the dongle version of Media Composer, it was generally agreed that it wasn't a good idea to update to a newer version in the middle of a project. I don't know if that is still the...
View ArticleHP z420 with 8 x 4 gb ok with MC 8.00?
HiNeed to upgrade memory on a z420, but Avid c. guide only allows 8 x 2 gb. The problem is that its hard to find 2 gb modules. (looking at kingston.com) Will Avid work will with 8 x 4 gb? Anyone...
View Articlechanging skin tone
As a result of a poor make up job, I have to fix (lighten) the skin color of my three subjects on screen at the same time. To make it worse, they were shot on geen screen. Is there a way to use the...
View ArticleOdyssey Q7 footage will not link in source browser, QT files have negative...
This one is puzzling me, so I hope that someone out there has encountered this and knows a workaround for it. I'm running Media Composer 8.6 on PC in Windows 10. I have lots of RAM and a sufficient...
View ArticleMonitoring Audio
Hi All, I am just wondering about some audio set up. At work I have an Avid Nitris DX, and the analog XLR Ch1 and 2 are running to an audio mixer and then out to my speakers where I then mix the audio...
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