Christian Robinson
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Actually, its just comes down to preference and advertising… If I was to develop a crappy video editing software but I was popular enough to advertise it to millions of people… and regardless of the actual control or precision that program would be “popular.” and those who are purchasing software will assume its the industry standard because so many people use it… that dont make it better, that just makes it “industry standard.” If I can do the same thing in another program in less than 3 steps but it take me 4 steps to do it in MC which one is more efficient? time is money right? all F1 cars dont even make it to the finish line because their engine blow up or their gear box breaks… it dont make them better than a Honda it makes them more expensive because they have convinced the public that they are high performance and that is a matter of public opinion, and they have won a lot of races in the past. Meaning, If I can use brandx to get the job done… but brandY does the exact same thing… the brand with the most users will be deemed better than the other. I disagree. Being more complicated just to be complicated dont seem like a good trait. I have literally tested the theory of how efficient I am with FCP compared to MC. I could literally finish any project within ONE day compared to finishing projects in MC which could take me day(s) or a week… simply because of how complex MC is set up. Its not for ordinary users. What I really discovered is that MC does everything that FCP does… but MC just does not have convenient tools set to default. MC may keep track of metadata better… thats important…. Meaning, I see the pros and cons of both applications. It comes down to the use and need. My professor who is obligated to use MC dont even use MC for clients. They use Premiere or FCP or something else… that says a lot about MC. If you want to do a large film with a budget… use MC. great, it has great pro level features others may lack…. but if you want the project actually finished anytime soon, You can use FCP. Thats my experience, not opinion. Yes, the more your familiar with anything you will naturally become more efficient… but doing the math… if it takes you 3 extra steps to do the same thing in another program, Which is more productive and saves you valuable time and money? I have to do at least 10 steps to make a proxy in MC. Whereas other programs its like 2 clicks and your done…. why? In order to move or slide over a clip from one place to another… why does it take so much when other programs are more user friendly? In FCP everything you want to do is in the menu… but I guess that was too easy for MC. so yes… you will love what you are use to. Im used to getting the job done and the project finished vs. here is my shiny new super car but your driving on the 405 freeway during rush hour traffic… what does that do you? I see the benefit of using MC. but I cant say its “better” than a less popular software simply because a major film company uses it… also… I have the full version of MC. I get at least ONE crash per day. I hardly get a crash with FCPX. When FCPX does crash… something remarkable happens that MC does NOT do… when I open FCPX back up… all my edits are still there… maybe not the last step that it crashed on… but when I open up MC… I have surely lost at least 5 steps back…. so in that comparison… which one is more efficient for me? I only started using AVID products because im in college. I like Pro tools but I dont use it… I use Logic Prox. I like MC but I have to learn it if I want to work with “professionals.” I like how FCP handles multi-cam way better than MC. So it comes down to experience and preference. Everyone will feel that there favorite is the best.
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That makes sense to me.
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I like to read, my grades reflect this… I get A’s and B’s. but I dont have time reading every document on that page..
which one has “Read Audio Timecode”
and which one has the manual for the latest version of media composer?
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Where can I get the complete manual for the latest MC?
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That was the point. I know how to use Tentacle sync. This is a question for not using tentacle sync. I own Tentacle Sync products. I already know how to embed the time-code into files, thats an extra step. and it takes time creating the new media especially if they are 4k. I figured there was a way to do it directly into Avid. And It was. and it worked… but that still does not answer the question on why the “Film TC / Sound TC” is grayed out… Ill assume its because im not using hardware. Tentacle will read various timecode sources from files I mentioned this in the original post. but Avid does not do this… so the alternative was to use an Aux Time Code instead.
from my experience…. AVID made EVERY function harder whereas other programs are only one or two steps to do the same function. Andrew helped me resolve this issue…
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it worked. thanks…
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SOLVED – @ Andrew, it worked… basically Avid can not sync different time codes like Tentacle Sync and possible other programs. So you must use a common sync method. In the case of Avid there are Auxiliary channels to choose from. MC provides 5 aux channels or tracks. I simply read the LTC from the video audio track, track 1 – (which answers the question that MC does read LTC) Once you see the timecode in the Aux column that you choose. I tested it with both Aux 1 and Aux 2 and I used Aux 1 for the audio. Then you go to the audio tracks that already have timecode embedded or using the start time of the audio and placing that time into the Aux column for each audio clip… the short cut didnt work, so I simply copied and pasted into each column. Once both the video and the audio has a timecode in the auxillary column, in this case Aux 1. Then you can proceed to do a autosync or a multi-clip and sync using Aux 1. This will create a new sequence or sub-clip depending on your options. The synced clips will be displayed on the timeline. If you want to view the actual clips you must select “edit group” and you will then see the sync map of all of your clips in the timeline…
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I think I understand… Ill try to do this…
can you break this down in steps for us slow people… or is there an Avid MC tutorial for this? What Im confused is why Avid dont provide direct instructions for doing these things.
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My professor figure it out… it was a setting in the effect that was not enabled. Thanks
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You may have already figured this out since 2015 (5 years later) but it was the “Fast Menu” reset it to Default. and it will stop duplicating the tracks.