Joe Womble
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Philip,
Did you look in the help file? It may be in there. Otherwise, look in your Avid folder under documentation.
Joe
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Bob,
From the most recent Composer ReadMe:
Avid does not recommend that you connect the Matrox MX02 Mini device and an Avid
supported hardware device (for example, a Nitris DX, Mojo DX, Adrenaline) to the CPU at
the same time. If you do connect them at the same time, only the Avid hardware will be
recognized. The Matrox MX02 will only be recognized when the Avid hardware is
disconnected or turned off.Regards,
Joe Womble -
hmmmm…..maybe that deck outputs 32K audio files and not 44.1 nor 48K. Try going into capture settings and see what you can do to capture audio recorded or output at a substandard rate. Can’t remember the fix right away, but I remember having this problem with some consumer DV decks and DV camcorders….
Joe
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I take it you have the deck hooked up via firewire. Do you have anything else acessing the firewire bus?
Joe
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Camilo,
See if you can switch the deck from “generic” to the Sony you mentioned.
For further tutorial resources:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=avid+media+composer+5&aq=1
and
https://www.lynda.com/home/DisplayCourse.aspx?lpk2=62907
Regards,
Joe Womble
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Brian,
AMA works great for getting the files into Avid and simple editing. Multicamera, etc., will definately work better if you transcode the files to DNxHD. Your metadata should come across, no problem.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb8LqUY1q34
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxnXX2RsnbcRegards,
Joe Womble
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Sebe,
I think it may haave been this:
https://www.oceansystems.com/dtective/index.html
Regards,
Joe Womble
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Steve,
You are going to be good either way. If you are currently Mac-based, and rarely get on a PC, stay Mac. And vice versa. I am a long time PC user, never worked on any modern Macs until recently. I’m now comfortable on both platforms, and learning Mac has opened me up to loads more options and capabilities, including FCP.
If final output quality differences worry you, don’t let it. Both hardware manufacturers are good to deal with on warranty issues. Third party HD monitoring support on both platforms now supported. Avid keyboards, Wacom tablets and external monitors take away many of the hardware variables. Pick the OS you are the most comfortable with for when you need to peak under the hood, and edit some great programs!
Joe
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You are going to be happy with either of these machines. The i7 and 8GB RAM will make the HP a speed demon, but the Mac is no slouch either.
What it would come down to for me is if the other software I owned and needed to run on the Avid machine was exclusively Mac or PC. Adobe Creative Suites, for instance, while available for either platform, come to be installed on one or the other, not both (like Avid). 🙁 If I had Mac only software that was important for me to run on the Avid machine, I’d opt for the Mac.
You could prolly downgrade the PC’s processor and RAM to save money, but the time saved IS money, IMHO.
Regards,
Joe Womble
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There is a very powerful chromakeyer bundled with your Avid product. Avid FX, otherwise known as Boris RED. With it, there are numerous controls to control the edges and density of your key.
That being said, there is no substitute for even greenscreen lighting and proper separation of your subject from the background. But I have used Avid FX for years to help with less than perfect keying.
Regards,
Joe Womble