[quote user="musicnorth"] Assuming the solution remains to keep the media files on (an) external drive(s), it better to keep all my video files for a very large session that demands a lot of throughput but is still within the bandwidth limit for the buss on one thunderbolt buss, or divide the media across multiple busses? [/quote] The long

[quote user="musicnorth"] Could you please allow for ProTools and / or Sibelius integration in Media Composer [/quote] Pro Tools and Sibelius are separate Avid products from Media Composer. None of them will be integrated into any of the others. That being said, there are many workflows for Media Composer and Pro Tools having interoperability

Hello. This is the forum for Avid Media COmposer. The forum for Sibelius is here: https://www.sibeliusforum.com/

Your frustration is noted. Also note - I will not fix the issue by updating our software. I will fix the issue by having you email me at chris.bove@avid.com and make sure you include your MyAvid email address and the System ID you are having the issue with. That is the only way to fix the issue.

Peter, I have access to the servers. That's what I'm trying to tell you. 75% of the time, it's not a problem with the servers, but some sort of an accidental mishap that caused a glitch - like a customer tries to deactivate the license, and then closes their laptop lid before actually seeing if the signal went through. My offer to help still

Also note -- the HP z820s were last supported on the Media Composer 2018 series. They've been unsupported ever since the 2019 series came out.

Did you say you're running an I/O Express? That device is 13 years old. I can't imagine it is capable of handling Media Composer 2021.12. I can do some digging for you to find out the most recent version of MC it is qualified for, but I don't think you're going to like the answer. Also... Did AJA say that driver 16.x is approved for

Hi Peter, Whenever you are worried about any of this, you are always welcome to email me directly. I can assist with the entire process. I'm at chris.bove@avid.com. In your email, please include your System ID.

[quote user="Polar-Bear"] I know a lot of indipendant filmmakers staying away from Avid because these issues they don't understand as other companies just fix them the next day. [/quote] Being an independent filmmaker myself for 30 years, I'm very happy to point those people towards Premiere, Final Cut, Resolve, or even Vegas or Edius

Nope. ETAs can't happen because the teams are going through their sprints & codewriting, as well as the subsequent exhaustive testing by staff, beta testers, and moderators. When it's ready, this group will be the first to know.