Bill Ravens
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ahhh, sadly eliminating audio from the Resolve export did not fix it. It links OK, but, when I load it into the source monitor, I get an error message: “Failed to get the sample size from the AMA plugin.”
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yeah, I manually select the MXF plugin. BUT, yes, there has always been audio included. Thanx for the feedback, I’ll try exporting without audio. Of course, for bringing back into MC, using OP-Atom is the best practice. I like the OP1A arapper as being a wee bit more flexible than OP-Atom….if it works, that is.
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oops…forgot to add that if I run an OP1A generated by Resolve 12.3 thru Adobe Media Encoder, rewriting back to OP1A, the resulting OP1A will link ok in MC. It seems the Resolve configuration is incorrect. Note that the OP1A is a VERY loose specification.
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Michael,
After reading your blog on OP1A, I’ve been transitioning my workflow to using OP1A as my D.I. coming out of Resolve. However, I’m seeing some odd behavior. I understand that MC (v8.5) only reads OP1A wrapped DNxHD, however, even DNxHD out of Resolve 12.3 seems to choke MC8.5, as it won’t open. Attempts to playback the Resolve generated OP1A’s results in limited success. QT7 will only playback the first 30 secs of the clip. The entire clip seems to playback ok in VLC or Switch. -
well, yeah, those files in AMA Management are probably the critical ones. You can fix it by relinking to your original files, close all other bins, then with only those relinked files highlighted in a separate bin, select , “Selected Items in All open Bins”. Hit OK. That should fix things.
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There’s several workflows that can be applied to slog3 acquisition…..LUTs, ACES, or, Davinci RGB Color management. Since you asked specifically about LUTs, I’ll address that workflow. LUT’s are designed to convert from one color space to another. Therefore if you acquired in Slog3, and you intend to use a LUT to convert it to REC709, you have to start with Slog3 as the input color science.
Having said that, a LUT is only a starting point for subsequent grading to taste and intent. I’ve found that applying the LUT before any further grading, works best for me. You may want to try grading in a node ahead of the application of the LUT to see what results you get.
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It’s much simpler to “delete” the low rez files in the MXF/1 folder, first. (By delete, I suggest you simply rename the folder so MC can’t see them) Then, open a seperate bin with all the needed original resolution files. Finally, when you relink, tick the box that says, “relink to files in open bins”.
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With v12.2, exports of DNxHR 4444 would not import into Media Composer 8.4. This appears to have been fixed with v 12.3. Thanx!
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Like anything, becoming proficient enough at Avid to be paid to work with it, is a matter of practice. The fastest way to get that practice is to use it every day, ideally with an instructor to answer questions. In this mode, you could learn Avid in a week’s time, possibly less. Working on your own, and working all the available tutorials online will take a bit longer.
Having said all of that, after 10 years of using Avid, I’m still learning it, every time I use it. There’s so much to the application, tricks, nuances; and they change every time a new version is released.
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Kevin P. McCauliffe runs a great series on getting started with Media Composer. (I hope you were being sarcastic with your comment about LAX. That’s pretty funny)