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  • error message at start up

    Posted by Rich Brand on October 18, 2009 at 9:52 pm

    I keep getting this error message whenever I launch Avid Media composer.
    File:/Snapshots/releng.relengintel13_1211415415/vobs/coresw/ame/Projects/Mac/../../msmdb/LocalVolume.c,Line 1869
    I have rebuilt my data base. I ran disk warrior.I have hidden media files and project files. I am running on a mac with leopard 10.5.8 and media composer version 2.8.4 Help me please. Thanks

    Marina Moreira replied 9 years, 1 month ago 5 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Adam Stuart

    October 19, 2009 at 5:25 pm

    Have you tried trashing your MCState files?

    https://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=249531&Hilite=MCState

    Usually this fixes annoying startup errors. However not every single one. Try trashing your MCState files and see where that gets you.

  • Matt Mullen

    October 19, 2009 at 6:22 pm

    Have you hidden all Avid MediaFiles and OMFI Media files folders on all your drives.

    It looks like corrupt media, you may have a media folder hiding somewhere on your internal drive.

  • Gustavo Colasuonno

    October 19, 2009 at 8:10 pm

    According to Avid Media Composer Version Matrix, your version of Media Composer (2.8.4) need osx 10.4.11 and QuickTime 7.3
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    If you want to use 10.5.8 you need QT 7.6.2 and MC 4.0.2

  • Marina Moreira

    April 12, 2017 at 2:15 pm

    Hello, everyone! First of all, thanks for all the comments in this post.
    I’m having a problem like this (in the image). I just installed Media Composer 8.4.2 and I can’t open it. I’ve never used Avid in my computer, nor this version or earlier one. I tried to trash MC State Files, but I think I’m doing something wrong, because I didn’t find them.

    I’m completely new in Avid/MC.

    Thanks in advance.

    My computer’s info:

    macOs Sierra (10.12.3)
    Mac mini (late 2012)
    2,5 GHz Intel Core i5
    4GB 1600 MHz DDR3
    Intel HD Graphics 4000 1536 MB

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