Hi, I'm running 2020.12 on Catalina after making the switch from 2018.3. Still getting used to all the UI changes that came with 2019 and the technical stuff. I imported my user profile from my old avid and everything seems to be working fine up until it came time to export my first cut to show a... (read more)

Hi, I'm fairly new to the program but im very fond of it since i learnt it in school. Recently i got the Media Composer Ultimate 2020.10.0, and it is great exceot for the fact that whenever i import vido clips the files are down-ressed. I tried toggoling the little television box at the bottom so... (read more)

Hi Guys Good day, Need an assistance here, we have an issue with our archive system and it seems that we need to re-archive some materials. The problem is this archive system is not keeping any information from its source even an asset name where the MobID's came from. What I have only are the MobID's... (read more)

Short version: Is there a way to build a .mdb for an Avid MediaFiles folder without using an Avid station? Long version: In my facility, we have around 20 Avids on Facilis Terrablock storage. Our typical workflow is to encode source files into OP-Atom MXFs through a transcoder, copy the MXFs to the appropriate... (read more)

I have a job where the 80% of the footage has been shot on a domestic camcorder at 29.97 1440 x 1080 The client wants to enter it to festivals so potentially I need to convert it all to 24p. Would it be best to cut at native rate and then convert later or convert first? (read more)

Hi Folks, I've got some iPhone UHD footage (3840x2160 at 25fps). I have some requirements/choices here: 1. Create a UHD master. 2. Create a HD master. 3. Use FrameFlex to re-frame and create a HD master. Can I do all of this through creating a single project or do I require separate projects? I was... (read more)

Hello All! I've found old articles about this but nothing current. I'm looking for a fast, and efficient way to export 86-90 minute movies in a quicktime wrapper for upload to sites like Frameio, PIX, and Media Silo. Currently I've been doing either a same as source quicktime export (with... (read more)

Hi there, I'm having trouble figuring out the best workflow for producing a h264 or x264 blu ray disc. The previously advised workflow is QT mov or QT ref from Avid> Sorenson Squeeze to create blu ray files> Avid DVD to author blu ray disc. However, Avid DVD only supports MPEG-2 encoding for... (read more)

Hi all, I have been researching a bit in the past couple of weeks on upscaling solutions from SD to HD. I came across this article on RedsharkNews: https://www.redsharknews.com/production/item/6227-how-ai-is-helping-to-make-the-best-classic-tv-series-restorations in the comment section a user describes... (read more)

Hey all- Just curious what some of your compression worfklows are now that Sorenson Squeeze is out of the picture. Our finishing workflow used to be outputting a Quicktime Reference file, import the QTREF into Sorenson, assign a preset, "squeeze", and then continue working within AVID on another... (read more)