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)

Hi Avid peoples, Avid 8.4.2 - OS 10.10.5 Has anyone else noticed that the numeric keypad has been flipped when using it to switch cameras in Multicam? I guess it makes sense if top left = Camera 1= number 1 on the keypad but it used to be so intuitive when the mapping matched the screen with out a reference... (read more)

I am working on a documentary that shot a series of recreations on the Sony F55 at various frame rates up to 180fps. I have strung out the dailies and want a way to globaly remap the time to something close to a normal non-slow motion playback without trimming the durration of each shot manually. I need... (read more)

It's that time of year again! NAB 2015 is just around the corner and you know what that means... Tech journalist Debra Kaufman returns to moderate a panel of "experts" in a wide ranging discussion on NAB and the state of the post-production industry—where are we now are where might... (read more)