Jon Zanone
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Did you ever get this resolved? If not, you should go to the uninstall applications menu and get rid of the current DIO runtime (I always picture a short metal singer in cartoonishly large boots, but thats just me…). Make sure you follow the install instructions exactly…
(sorry it took so long to answer this – I just saw the post…)
Jon
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You ask very good questions. Only you can decide if you want to use the Avid.
What kind of products do you produce? How much can you spend? T
ry downloading Avid Free DV – it’s a scaled down version, with the same interface. It should give you a good idea of what the software can do.
Jon
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Check your digitize settings. See if you have the ‘capture single frame’ box checked…
Jon
“The Almighty tells me He can get me out of this mess. But He’s pretty sure you’re F%$#*D!”
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Are you using FW 800 or 400? Once you get the error, it happens in the same place UNTIL you redigitize, correct?
Jon
“The Almighty tells me He can get me out of this mess. But He’s pretty sure you’re F%$#*D!”
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Well, you’ve just stumbled upon the meaning of life. Really. This is it.
You should be looking at your video through (IMO)a waveform / vectorscope and a good quality (Sony BVM/PVM series or equivilant) CRT monitor. Since most companies (all?) have ceased manufacture of CRT tubes, you could find one on ebay (being careful of the condition, mind you).
You would hook this equipment up so the video signal passes through the scopes, to your deck and then to your monitor. The reason for a broadcast monitor is faily simple – most have a button called ‘blue only’. This turns off the red and green guns, and allows you to adjust your monitor correctly (here’s a good link – https://www.videouniversity.com/tvbars2.htm) You could do this with a blue gel on a regular TV….
Then you gotta’ ask yourself “how do I know the signal coming out of my video card is correct?” Well, unless you are a trained broadcast engineer, you don’t. Hence the scopes. In fact, in the old days, conventional wisdom said you had a pair of scopes prior to every deck (and after, as well) Monitoring firewire and S-Video is a little tricky – they are condidered comsumer connections, and you won’t readily find equipment to check the validity of your signal.
Now, this setup will cost a pretty penny – upwards of $8-10 THOUSAND dollars. If you are doing stuff for broadcast, I’d say it’s a necessity. If you are doing stuff for the web, corporate, stuff shown on a big screen during a convention, you could probably get away with your internal scopes and a good quality CRT. People are now using plasma and DLP projectors. Stay away from LCD – I’ve not seen one yet that was good for anything other than making sure the signal is there. Bottom line? Spend as much on a good monitor as you can. If you’ve got it, spend even more money on a waveform / vectorscope. If you are in this buisness to make money (and why wouldn’t you be?) it’ll be worth every penny down the road.
Jon
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Check out Losmandy (https://www.porta-jib.com/) and thier porta jib. I’ve had one for about 8 years, and it’s rock solid. I really like thier flexi track – brilliant!
Jon
“The Almighty tells me He can get me out of this mess. But He’s pretty sure you’re F%$#*D!”
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Does it do this after a restart? Have you tried redigitizing? Have you tried trashing your MCstate (c:/program files/avid/settings)? How about trashing your media database files in each of your media drives? NOTE: The last two suggestions need to be done while the software is shut down…)
Just a thought…
Jon
“The Almighty tells me He can get me out of this mess. But He’s pretty sure you’re F%$#*D!”
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My .02 cents to some outstanding advice – learn to shoot. I think knowing how to shoot makes you a better editor. If noting else, you have a greater appreciation for the effort that went into acquiring truly great imagery.
Jon
“The Almighty tells me He can get me out of this mess. But He’s pretty sure you’re F%$#*D!”
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I certainly think you should at least submit this as a tutororial. After ‘using’ Avid for 11 years, it’s easy to forget newbies my have trouble with the terminology, and even the reason why it’s called a bin. Basic overviews like this are invaluable, and I’d hate to see it get buried in the forum.
Jon
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Mike –
What a great post! I wish we had stickies here. This definitely belongs in an “Everything you wanted to know about the Avid” sticky.
Jon