Avid Background Services on 2018.8
While it's relatively slow this month, I'm trying to refresh the OS and software on my 3 Mac Avid network, connected to Nexis Pro storage. All Macs (trash can, iMac and laptop) are on approved Mac...
View ArticleLong Delay/Application Not Responding Before Splash Screen
Running into a weird one after upgrading from 8.5.3 to 2018.x. Since the upgrade, users are reporting wait times of up to 5 minutes from when they click on the dock icon to when the MC splash screen...
View ArticleCo-Install page needs to be more informative.
Hi Marianna,Would it possible to add a column showing which operating systems the Co-Install is good for.There is too much confusion as to which page to go to to get this information....
View ArticleQuicktime Reference Video Encoding
Hi folks, I'm trying to export quicktimes as effeciently as possible. Because I've got a lot of them and I don't want to tie up my Avid for too long.My plan is to export the sequences as a qt reference...
View ArticleMedia Composer v2018.7 Live Timeline Request
I am very glad that a lot of folks are happy that the live timeline is now available. I know it's a work in progress but it definetly is clear that a lot of folks are happy that Avid is finally...
View ArticleCanon Raw transcode "upstream pipe stall" error
I'm having an issue with Canon Raw files and transcoding to DNxHR LB 1080p files for proxy editing. I am consistently getting "upstream pipe stall" errors. I'm using Avid Media Composer with Canon...
View ArticleRoutine for upgranding from MC 5.5 to 8.0
This is a general question about preferences and when to decide to upgarde.MC 5.5 is on my desktop and I didn't upgrade to 6.0 because I was working on a long term project and didn't want to disturb...
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Blue Audio Thumbnail Appearing in Source Window
Hi All,Wanted to see if anyone else has run into this issue before. I have several systems (MC 2018.3, Mac OS X High Sierra 10.13.6) who just started having the blue, audio clip waveform thumbnail...
View ArticlePerformance and database cleanup
I’m working on a documentary with quite a lot of files and about 250 hours of footage. I find the performance in the timeline quite sluggish after a day of work. The only thing that seems to help is...
View ArticleWhat's wrong with this picture? (photo attached)
Somehow, some way, I seem to have lost the title of this preference. See the blank space at the top of the list? I'm pretty sure it should say "Media Creation" cuz that's what preference it goes to...
View ArticleAvid is corrupting P clips??
Some P2 clips that imported fine over four years ago on MC7.0.4 with Import P2 are now either partially offline when they come in to MC8.6.3 by link/transcode OR by import P2. See error message...
View ArticleMojo 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...
View ArticleBackground services not starting
Avid background services not starting (Red Arrows) when I try to start same thing no start this is on a mac pro with 10.14.0 .
View ArticleMedia Creation Setting
There used to be a setting in the "Settings" tab titled "Media Creation". Avid editors used to be able to go to this setting and pre-select the drive they wanted Titles, Renders, and Efx to go to....
View ArticleMoving a Selected Clip Up and Down a Track
Hello,I've mapped my keyboard so that when I press Shift + Up arrow the selected clip will move up a track and the Shift + Down key so that it moves the selected clip down a track. Yet, when I try to...
View ArticleGrouping Clips In The Timeline
Hello,Is there a way to group clips in the timeline similar to the way it can be done in Adobe Premiere, where I can group, for example, a video clip with the sound effects that are timed specifically...
View ArticleMedia databases not updating like they used to
As part of our workflow, we often move media files between MXF media file folders on different systems. We genarally don't use a shared storage environment because of cost constraints, opting for a...
View ArticleEucon_18_3_0_244 Crashes Media Composer 2018.4.0
I briefly got this to work, but most of the time if the Eucon driver is running, Media Composer won't start. Just the beach ball. I force quit. Quiting Eucon doesn't always help. And many times when...
View ArticleSliding markers in the record monitor - no zoom in?
Hey, Guys. I have a question about sliding markers/locators. If you have a few of them on a timeline, they are spaced out enough in the record window that you can alt drag them. But, if you have a long...
View ArticleAAF export broken in 2018.11!
Exporting a simple spot using embedded AAF with consolidated handles, I've tried two systems now, and both give this error in ProTools(12):"Could not complete your request because Assertion in...
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