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 8.9.3 I've re-linked our sequence(s) to the MXF Source Files and I'm trying to export full resolution 3840x2160. Colorist... (read more)

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 been a year or so since I've worked with 4k clips so I'm looking for workflow advice.... (read more)

Hi Avid Community, I am encountering an error that I have never experienced before when transcoding. After linking XD footage from a Sony FS7 I can transcode all but one video file. The footage was shot on two cards and are contained one folder to accomodate the link and any spanned footage. The error... (read more)

Hello, We use a Sony Fs7 to shoot. It records in .mxf but I can not import media it gives me an error message: Invalid file format. So I have to your the source browser to import which transcodes the clips... I have several clips offline that I need to batch-reimport but can not seem to do so because... (read more)

Hi There I’m fighting with a very strange issue. Basically Avid MC doesn’t detect my hard disk. I can open the Avid project located on the hard disk. And I can link files from the hard disk (source browser sees it). But the consolidate/transcode window doesn’t see it. I’m working... (read more)

MC 8.9.1 OS X EL Cap 3.3 GHz intel core 5i 8gb 1816 MHz DDR3 I have seen lots of posts about Pipe stall, but non-pertaining to my issue. I have 5d footage that is AMA linked, and now through consolidate/transcode I am trying to transcode to DNxHR LB. My smaller clips, like under a minute, will transcode... (read more)

MC 8.9.1 OS X EL Cap 3.3 GHz intel core 5i 8gb 1816 MHz DDR3 I have seen lots of posts about Pipe stall, but non-pertaining to my issue. I have 5d footage that is AMA linked, and now through consolidate/transcode I am trying to transcode to DNxHR LB. My smaller clips, like under a minute, will transcode... (read more)

Hi foiks, feeling stressed out. Got a deadline to meet for a festival and urgently need to up-res my sequence. I AMA linked but didn't transcode (realised this is kind of an essential step I missed) ??? So now I have the film cut but the resolution is at DNHD 36. Also my workflow is a complete mess... (read more)

Hi foiks, feeling stressed out. Got a deadline to meet for a festival and urgently need to up-res my sequence. I AMA linked but didn't transcode (realised this is kind of an essential step I missed) ??? So now I have the film cut but the resolution is at DNHD 36. Also my workflow is a complete mess... (read more)

I'm going from working with Premiere and ProRes to Avid and DNx. If I transcode something from h264 to DNxHR LB, it has a compression ratio of 22:1. But if the original bit rate and the new bit rate match (or the change is minimal or the bit rate goes up), is it really compressed by a 22:1 ratio... (read more)