Michael Hancock
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What’s your system configuration and storage setup? You should have at least 2GB of RAM for HD, preferably 3GB. And your storage may not be fast enough to keep up with the audio and video so your audio is stuttering. It sounds like it’s really close since the problem is intermittent and random, but that may be the issue. Also, do you have a Mojo hooked up? If so, try unhooking it and see if it helps.
Michael.
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Your problem is that you’re using DVCPro HD, which is a Mac only codec. Avid recognizes it and will allow you to edit with it, but you can’t export same as source and expect to see it anywhere else on your PC. Quicktime will show a white screen, AE will show a white screen, etc…because it’s not a PC codec.
You can check out Raylight’s DVCPro HD decoder here:
Download the trial and export again. Once this program is installed it should allow your PC to read the codec so you can use it in other applications. I just had this issue with a friend this weekend–he was working on DVCPro HD footage on a Mac in AE, then had to take it to his PC at home. This solved it for him (he was getting the white screen like you). If it works, I think it’s only $95, which is cheap enough.
Michael.
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If you figure it out, please post it here. I’ve spent way too much time trying to get FCP to do the same thing you are–open the program only, not the program and a blank project.
Right now I just open FCP, Command+W to close the new project, Command+O to open the project I want. It’s fast enough, I guess, but still an extra step I could do without.
Michael.
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I imagine it should. Avid is incredible when it comes to backwards compatability between versions, and part of the reason for that is that they continue to use the same media format–OMF. Of course, new versions of Avid have the option of MXF too, but your MC 11 should have captured OMF and the sequence should translate fine via Automatic Duck. You might want to drop them a line to be sure, or check the Automatic Duck forum here on the Cow.
If you’re going to be taking a lot of Avid projects to FCP, buy it. It will not only keep the recurring fee to have someone else do it, but you’ll be able to charge that fee if anyone else in town needs it.
Michael.
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Apply your key first, then ALT+Drag your resize/3D warp effect on top. This will nest the key and you’ll be able to see your keyed object as you place it around the screen. Also, check to see if your key effect can be promoted to 3D. Then you won’t have to apply a second effect. You could just reposition it with the Key effect.
If you need to make adjustments to the key (or any nested effect) and you want to see the final composite, go into Segment (RED ARROW) mode and double click your nested effect. It will open the effect on the timeline so you can select the nested effect and adjust it while still seeing the final composite. Holding ALT while using Step In will also expand the nest on the timeline. Then ALT+Double Click the clip again to close it, or ALT+StepOut and it will close the nest.
Let me know if this works for you.
Michael.
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Depending on the version of Adrenaline you have, just run it on the Mac side. Version 2.5 was the release that runs native on Intel Macs. You can upgrade your Adrenaline to run on this, or try installing it on the Windows side. I’ve read of people having some luck with it–the main problem I can foresee is the graphics card. Macs typically come with ATI cards, right? The Windows version of Avid prefers nVidia.
Michael.
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Scrolling timeline came back in MC 2.5, Xpress Pro version 5.5.
Plus, you can use the audio mixer to add keyframes–you have go to the Automation Gain tools, enable the tracks you want to record to, then hit play. As you adjust the sliders during playback they’ll automatically add keyframes reflecting your changes. You won’t see them until you stop playing though, if I remember right.
Michael.
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This drive–is it also your system drive? If it is, that’s probably the problem. You need a seperate drive for your media. Capturing to and playing back media on your system drive will overtax your system. Overrun errors typically mean the drive can’t keep up with the flow of data and it chokes.
You can get an 80GB drive for cheap–make it your system drive with a fresh OS install and make the 465GB drive your media drive.
Michael.
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Have your guys check the Maintain Non-Square import option. It should keep Avid from scaling the image to fit 720×486 and will just add 6 black pixels to fill that space. If that doesn’t work, rerender like _____RB_____ suggested.
Michael.
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If you’re going to try to run Avid on this system I’d suggest dual booting, and providing all of your specs here before you purchase the software. We need to know what processors you’re running, your storage setup, graphics card, driver for the graphics card, etc… Avid is extemely picky about what it runs on–Premiere, not so much.
When will Avid be ready for Vista? When it’s ready. That’s all anyone who can say knows. For now, buy another hard drive and install XP Pro on it then dual boot your system. Go to Windows Media Center for your DVR stuff (actually, depending on your tuner card, you should look at MythDora–Linux PVR and it ROCKS), then restart and go to XP Pro for your Avid stuff. This will also help in case there are conflicts between your DVR software and Avid.
Check the Avid system requirements for Xpress Pro–your system need to match exactly or pretty close to run Avid. Let us know your specs and we’ll point out possible trouble spots.
Avid System Requirements:
Michael