Hello, I create a range of content from promos and TVC's to longer form content (half hour, 1 hour etc). I need to archive some special projects and would like to AAF certain projects/sequences onto an external drive. Is this the best workflow for archiving? Most of my sequences contain AMA linked... (read more)

Hi all I am not sure this can be done but... is there a way you can designate a track in the timeline to a clip in the bin? That way when you select the clip in the bin your insert option in the timeline automatically highlights and aligns the tracks you have assigned to that clip? I have four audio... (read more)

To start, I apologise if this is in the wrong forum, but I am struggling to find an easy workflow for my friend's short film that I have agreed to edit. We shot it on the Sony FS7 (4096x2160) and the Sony A7S Mkii (3840x2160) and recorded with a Zoom F4 kit. So as of now we have separate 4k footage... (read more)

Hello community, I've been working as an animatic editor in France for 5 years now, but only on Toonboom Storyboard (witch is the standard right here to keep the Storyboard/Editing workflow fluid through versions, and allows direct drawing corrections). It's limited, but does the job. I'll... (read more)

hello does system performance (better cpu - gpu - hdd , ... ) affect the video output and video file quality ? in other words , does system with higher and better specs increase the video quality or its just about the render time decrease ? for example if we render a project on an avid professional hardware... (read more)

I get this error every now and then, and starting about half hour ago. . It's been happening more frequently. The error is; Exception: DIDReader:: XraisedUnexpectedStreamStatus async timeout error. I've read that it has to do with either stoping an anti-virus software on one's computer or... (read more)

Cheers fellow Aviders!. .. .I have this issue that I need to fix immediately, I’m not sure if it’s because I chose the wrong Project format, or transcoded the AMA links wrong. I’m working as a DIT/AE on a indie low budget feature.. . and we’re shooting with Arri 2K 4:3 2048x1536... (read more)

Hi, I need to important some BPAVs into Avid but unfortunately it's not giving me the option to "link to AMA volume." I've tried to import regularly, restarted, and resorted the footage but I'm not able to find success yet! PLEASE HELP! Much appreciated, thank you! (read more)

I have a suggestion I've been keeping to myself for a few years.. going to throw it out there. Just like I can edit something into the timeline from the composer with only 1 inpoint set (in the timeline), I'd like to be able to backtime with just 1 outpoint set (in the timeline). The problem... (read more)

Just wondering how you folks charge for editing. I know every project is different but do you always use an hourly rate? For example, for a 2 minute promo vs an hour long seminar with a single shot. Is there a minimum charge? When does that rate start/end e.g. from ingesting the footage to upload via... (read more)