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MC 6 Acting slow when I hit Play
Hi,
Ive noticed that my Avid Media Composer 6.5 is playing back sluggish. Sometimes there is a delay when I press the play button and I see the Beach Ball spinning for a second.
I am using AMA linked files to edit a wedding with about 3 hours of footage. The playback is set to Draft Quality and I have 5 Windows open.
Is it slow because it is AMA files and they are not Transcoded yet? I plan to Transcode after I am finished with the job.
Thanks in advance
Here is my Specs on my Computer
Media Composer 6.5 on a Mac
OS 10.8.4
2.66 GHZ Quad Core Intel Xeon
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11 Replies
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Bingo. Transcode it, and it should be smoother, particularly if it’s DSLR footage.
Richard Sanchez
Los Angeles, CA“We are the facilitators of our own creative evolution.” – Bill Hicks
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[Adam Berch] “Is it slow because it is AMA files and they are not Transcoded yet?”
Yup. Avid MC 6.5really likes Avid media. Always best to transcode, unless you are using Avid friendly media like P2, XDCAM, Canon XF. AMA is REALLY bad if you are working with AVCHD or H.264 native.
Avid MC isn’t designed to be a native codec editor. I hear it’s getting better with MC7, but there are still many formats that are bad for editing native. H.264, AVCHD, MP4 among them.
[Adam Berch] “I plan to Transcode after I am finished with the job.”
Transcoding needs to happen before you edit. You are approaching Avid MC as if it is Premiere Pro…you can’t do that. MC is MC, Premiere is Premiere.
Shane
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Hi,
Thanks for the info. The footage was originally Captured into FCP 7 via Mini DV Tapes. I just linked that AMA.
When I transcode, I pick HDV 1080i as my Codec correct? That what the footage is
Thanks
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HDV is Long GOP…a difficult format to deal with some times. And the fact that it is captured via FCP, means that the codec is Apple HDV, you need FCP installed to even see it. The fact that you can AMA and work with it in Avid means that FCP or some FCP app is on that machine. But really, you need to transcode before you work with it. That’s the Avid MC way.
Shane
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HI Again,
I am doing a test now. I do have FCP 7 installed on my computer. I have started a new project in Avid MC 6 and I AMA Linked to another set of clips that were imported Via DV Deck (MINI DV) at HDV 1440 x 1080i through FCP 7.
I am transcoding it now at Target Resolution HDV 1080i MXF. Is that the right resolution? That is what the original clips were captured at and originally shot at.I am also going to run a clip through MPEG Streamclip and try and do a Fast Import since one of the clips will not import through AMA into Avid. I don’t know why. The other 2 went in fine.
But my real question in the Target Resolution Question.
Thanks Again
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[Adam Berch] “I am transcoding it now at Target Resolution HDV 1080i MXF. Is that the right resolution?”
That sounds right to me.
Shane
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Hello Adam,
Warning: I think that MPEG Streamclip will rip out the timecode from the mov. Maybe not a issue?
FCP hates HDV and plays badly, the recommended workflow was to capture as ProRes for FCP7 from my little testing.
As a test, try Resolve to read the Quicktime HDV file(that MC does not like) and export as a DHxHD MXF (plus render to Avid MediaFiles>MXF>”number” folder and then export a AAF to open the a bin with that media). Resolve should keep the timecode from the file and its free.
I hope this helps?
Cheers,
Robert -
Hi,
Thanks. How do I get Resolve? Is there a link for it?
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Hello Adam,
This link is for Resolve Lite for Mac.
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/detail?sid=3948&pid=11735&leg=false&os=macTo pick your OS and product go here.
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/supportCheers,
Robert -
Hi,
I just looked at the website for Resolve and it looks like it’s a color grading tool. Does Resolve also convert files as well?
Thanks
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