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Recovering Quicklook for DNxHD on OS X 10.9-10.10

Posting a little tip that corrects a little annoyance with Mavericks and Yosemite.  It is no longer possible to preview DNxHD Quicktimes (and all other QTs in codecs other than Prores ou H264) with the...

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Mixed Frame Rate Workflow

Hi all,Sorry, another annoying frame rate discussion...So I work in a commercial offline editing house where we do promos/commercials e.t.c. Often for the poorly produced promos and the occasional...

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Cant connect to Nexis...."There were no network interfaces found"

Mac OS: High SierreAnyone here who know what to do?Apple thundbolt adapter connected to a Macbook Air (Avid qualified)pic on error msg: 

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Mojo Dx and MC 2018.2 with iMac Pro

Has anyone been able to make a Mojo DX work using a Sonnet DX connected via thunderbolt 3 using a thunderbolt 2 to 3 adapter and a Imac Pro with High Sierra and MC 2018.2 or for that matter any version...

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Background Transcode Error

When transcoding C100 .mts files (first linking, then transcoding in background) it always fails. However I can transcode the files NOT in background, and I can transcode other cam files from Sony FS5....

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matchframing color corrected multigroups goes to groups instead

Hi, running MC 2018.3 with symphony. I have a sequence that has been working fine when matchframing multigroups...they open the multigroup. Now that I applied color corrections they are matchframing...

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Timecode effect notes track not visible across versions

I added a Notes Track to the Timecode effect (for the purpose of watermarking) in AMC 6.5.5 and when I opened the same sequence in AMC 8.8, the Notes Track was not visible.  Why?

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Media Composer v7.0.7 - AVAILABLE

Avid is pleased to announce the final update to Media Composer Software v7...v7.0.7.HOW TO GET:This update is available free of charge to all customers running MC v7.0.x from the Avid Download Center...

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4k in 1080 project workflow

I'm about to start a project that was shot on Alexa Mini cams with ProRes XQ444 codec at 23.98. I will be delivering at 1080 23.98 for major network broadcast as well as 1x1 for mobile devices.It's...

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Lastest best monitor for AVID editing on mac

Can someone recommened an avid standard?Looking to move onto the superwide formathas anyone tried this one...

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Choppy Playback on one system but not others (Nexus)

Hey Folks,I'm having an usual problem where archival masters from a major Network run fine on my system (MC 8.8.5) and on another system (8.6.1) it plays back choppy with static. The footage was given...

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Issues manually adding scripting marks in MC (not using scriptsync)

I am trying to add sync markers to a script in MC by highlighting the script section and the associated clip and manually adding markers. However, when hitting the record button, MC always takes me to...

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AMA Linking Errors

So I'm working on a project where all of my clips are AMA Linked and every time I open Avid, a warning sign comes up for every clip I click on. Even when I shut Avid down and reopen it, the same thing...

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AMA Linking Errors

So I'm working on a project where all of the clips are AMA Linked, and every time I reopen Avid and click on any clip, I always get a warning sign. Here is what the warning sign says:Assertion failed:...

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Avid Problem Capture

Hi,I am new on Avid and learning by editing some clips.I am working on a project PAL 25p and editing Mini dv footage shot with a Panasonic DVX100b. I started capturing the tapes with these...

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Is it ok to upgrade macOS to 10.13.4 for 2018.4?

It's all in subject,macOS and AMC upgrades both available... Thanks in advance. Max

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Media Composer 2018.4 Released and FAQ

Media Composer 2018.4 Released and FAQMedia Composer v2018.4 was released today, Saturday, March 7th, 2018.  We launch this at Avid Connect 2018 to the public and it will be available in My Avid,...

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Strange Unity Mac (Error Code -36)

 I've encountered a strange problem when archiving a project.  I can't copy any files if they've lived on the Unity at any point in the workflow.Much of the archive consists of uncompressed QTs of...

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ProRes 4444 Export for Color - Transcode Workflow

Hi all! I'm in the process of conforming files in Avid prior to delivery to our colorist.  I'm new to the process, so any help is greatly appreciated.Editing in MC 8.9.3I've re-linked our sequence(s)...

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Downgrading Media Composer Ultimate to Media Composer

Right now I have a $50/month annual Media Composer license that was just upgraded to Media Composer Ultimate. I was wondering if there was any way to downgrade that license to the new $20/month Media...

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