Hello again, Ive another issue moving a group of clips around to a different section of the timeline.Maybe you got a fast and esay soultion for me?As you can see here I selected those clips with "shift" (they got interview original sound, which as to me be audio-track 1) When I move them to...

Getting inconsistent extract and lift error. Has happened ever since upgrading from MC5 to MC8.1. Intermittently continues to happen with each update of MC 8.3, 8.4, 8.5. Currently MC 8.6.1. With each upgrade a new user preference is created. Place an in “I” and out “O” point...

I recently installed Media Composer (8.3.1) on my 2013 15" Macbook Pro Retina (running 10.10.1) for the first time, and everything seems to be working pretty well, though it does crash occasionally when I try to go into full screen playback. The one thing that has really confounded me though is...

Hello all I've been given a project to work on editing a safety seminar. 2 of the larger files I've been given are in a .bin format, I can open and play the file in VLC player fine but when I try to AMA-link or import it into AVID it does not work/even recognise it. Does anyone know a way I can...

I thought this was fixed a long time ago, but I guess I was wrong. Does anyone else experience a 10 second or so lag when you perform a lift/extract on a clip that is AMA-linked in your timeline? I'm in a 1080p23.98 project, linked to a ProRes Quicktime of the same format. MC 5.5.3 Mac Pro 1,1 10...

Hey all, I'm hoping somebody out there can help me with this problem. I'm using AVID Media Composer 5 on a macbook pro. I'm trying to extract all of the MXF files associated with a particular AVID project so that I can clear the rest of the misc MXF files in the same folder (that are associated...

Chris Witt, Chris Witt Editorial, 323-383-7694, forme@chriswitt.tv Avid Soft MC 5.0.3.8 on 2.66 Mac Pro Quad / 8gb ram / OSX Snow Leopard To save time, I often lift or extract (z or x) a clip (I really think I'll not undo) without sub-clipping--because I don't sub-clip every lift or extraction...

A strange mix of information that may not be so obvious to newcomers. Also an idea about how to get started learning Keyboard shortcuts and using the Keyboard rather than Dragging & Dropping. Regards, Douglas This tutorial can be viewed at "Full-screen" by clicking on the icon on the toolbar

I am working through a bunch of sequences full of P2 encoded media (linked via AMA Volumes) and attempting to lift or extract out segments but am constantly getting a 3 to 5 second (sometimes up to 8 seconds or more) delay after pressing the lift or extract key. I have tried multiple separate sequences...

Experienced users of MC probably never give a second thought to such basic concepts. However Newcomers to Non-Linear Editing in general and Migrants to MC in particular can have difficulty in understanding even simple procedures until they have understood these very basic concepts. Thus the Title - Before...