Hi, I've got six HP Z820s with 32GB of RAM running windows 7 and MC v8.6.5. It's been incredibly buggy, so I am planning to upgrade Media Composer. We are on an ISIS 5500 and Interplay system. Any suggestions on what version of MC we should upgrade to? Last month and Avid tech told me v8.7.2... (read more)

Hello. I have recently upgraded my Avid from 6 to 8.4. I had to upgrade because I couldn't import .MXF files. All my projects are still there, and I was able to import those .mxf, but now my project freezes all the time. I can edit for 5min only for the Player to freeze without any reason. I have... (read more)

Hello, I'm a Media Composer user, and I've got a few questions. MY SITUATION: My main editing machine was stolen. I didn't have any images of the boot drive (I know...bad move.). I'm a student using Media Composer; a few years ago, I purchased a bundle which included MC 5.5, Sorenson... (read more)

Exactly the same here, we also upgraded to 6.5.4 under Win 7. The duration of the freeze depends on the length of the timeline. Very frustrating. Edit: I noticed that there is a patch but can't find if it solves any audiosuite problems. http://community.avid.com/forums/t/124607.aspx http://cdn.avid... (read more)

I am getting ready to upgrade MC from 6.0.1.1 to 7.0.2. Which of these programs should I uninstall before doing the upgrade?: Avid DVD StartUpProject Avid Interplay Transfer Engine Avid EDL Manager Avid License Control Avid Interplay Transfer Client Avid Log Exchange Avid MediaLog Avid FilmScribe Avid... (read more)

Hey I am trying to upgrade my student edition from MC 6 to MC 7 on my home computer. Now I have followed to the best I could the rather cofusing instructions which come as a read me file and have now got Avid Media Composer Interplay Edition 7 installed on my computer and activated. But when I go to... (read more)

Hello everyone. Can somebody explain me why is 5.5.3 not on the list of supported hardware? We changed all our xw8400s for z420s but we still need to stick with the old version. But we still need the official avid support. Thanks. (read more)

Hi Just thought I'd flag this up, as I just upgraded to Avid MC 6.5 and nearly overlooked the VAT situation. Arvato who supplies the upgrade charge 19% vat which is the local German tax rate. If you're VAT registered in the UK, you don't have to pay this. However, even though Arvato offered... (read more)

Hi, possible to do a upgrade from Composer 5? Or do we need to upgrade to 5.5 first? thanks, Andreas (read more)

Hi, We're thinking of upgrading to Symphony, Does anyone have any advice on the advantages of Symphony over Media Composer 5.5? I know it's mostly for grading/finishing but is it that much better than using Boris FX/color correction in media composer? We mostly produce DVD/Bluray and web video... (read more)