Avid
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Media Composer v3.1
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Contents
If You Need Help . . . 3
Hardware and Software Requirements . . . 22
Compatibility Chart . . . 22
Setting up the NVIDIA Card . . . 24
Shared Storage Support. . . 26
Before You Install the Editing Application. . . 27
Installing the Software . . . 31
Running the Avid DX Updater . . . 32
New in Avid Media Composer v3.0 . . . 32
New Icons . . . 37
Avid Xpress Pro Keyboard Settings . . . 37
Broadcast Wave File Support . . . 38
Limitations and Known Issues . . . 39
Extending Your Usable Address Space and Adding RAM for Improved Performance (Windows) . . 66
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Changed in Avid Media Composer v3.1
This release includes compatibility with Pro Tools v8.0 which includes the Video Satellite feature. For information, see the Video Satellite Guide provided by Digidesign®.
Fixed in Avid Media Composer v3.1
The following have been fixed in this release.➤
Previously, advanced keyframes might not have been deleted from the Record window even if they had been deleted from the Advanced Keyframe editor. This may have occurred intermittently. This has been fixed.➤
(Macintosh) Previously, you might have received assertion or bus errors when consolidating MXF media or performing an AAF export. This has been fixed.➤
Previously, the memory usage would climb when opening the Advanced Keyframe parameter graph and switching from one clip to another. This has been fixed.➤
When in Effects Mode, if you dragged a wire frame, you might have experienced low memory conditions. This has been fixed.➤
Reverse play was not working properly when in MultiCamera mode. This has been fixed.➤
Previously, memory reporting was incorrect on the Macintosh. This has been fixed.➤
EDL Manager might have crashed when trying to create events from clips containing motion effects. This has been fixed.Fixed in Avid Media Composer v3.1
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You might have received an overrun error when creating an Assemble Weblist while Pullin Source was enabled in FilmScribe. This has been fixed.➤
(Macintosh) You might have received a DISK_FILE_NOT_FOUND error when attempting to create a WebList with FilmScribe. This occurs if you have an illegal character in the sequence name. You will now receive an error message indicating you have an illegal character in the sequence name and advising you to rename the sequence title in the CutList or ChangeList tool.➤
You might have received a “MainThread” error when attempting to open a bin containing 23.976 footage in FilmScribe. This has been fixed.➤
FilmScribe was creating lists with missing data. This has been fixed.➤
You might have experienced a memory leak when using MultiCamera mode with editing applications using Nitris DX. You might have also experienced memory leaks with Software only editors or editing applications using Adrenaline.➤
(Macintosh) You might have received “Segmentation fault” errors while using JKL. This has been fixed.➤
QuickTime 7.4.5 and 7.5 causes washed out video if you use Motion JPEG-B, Avid recommends that you use the Avid codecs when using these versions of QuickTime.➤
You can capture or import indexed media from an external drive, that was attached to aMacintosh Power PC, without causing it to rescan and index again when you reconnect the drive to a Macintosh or Windows Intel machine or vice versa.
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In 1080p24 projects running Adrenaline hardware, audio and video might have been out of sync by 2 frames. This has been fixed.➤
You might have received “Rational Overflow” errors when trimming advanced keyframe effects. This has been fixed.➤
Previously, deleting Matte Keys from bins left the LRELE8-A files on the Avid Unity ISIS workspace. This has been fixed.➤
(Nitris and Adrenaline) Previously, you might have seen a slight vertical line down the right side of the image from HD component output. This has been fixed.➤
You might have experienced audio crackle on output after toggling between 4 and 8 channels. This has been fixed.
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During playback, you might have received “Overrun on transmitting Midi data” errors if a Command 8 was turned On. This has been fixed.➤
You might have received “Bus Error on Main Thread” errors when performing a Dual rolling trim. This has been fixed.➤
Batch Imported clips (media created from Meridien systems) might have stuttered during playback. This has been fixed.➤
Exporting AAF caused errors when all tracks were selected. This has been fixed.➤
Performing Send To QuickTime on the Macintosh was not working properly. This has been fixed.➤
Occasionally, when working with Matte key layers, parts of the motion path display would not appear if the path was writing over itself. This has been fixed.➤
When using EDL Mgr: v24.05 motion effects did not conform properly. This has been fixed.Changed in Avid Media Composer v3.0.5
The following features have been added to this release of the editing application.
• You can select multiple segments on enabled tracks using the multiple segment selection buttons. See “Selecting Multiple Segments” on page 7.
• You can now generate reports on sequence and clip information. See “Sequence and Clip Information Summary” on page 7 and “Creating a Summary of Effects and Source Information” on page 8.
• You can disable the locator edit window. See “Disabling the Locator Edit Window” on page 12.
• XDCAM HD 50mb is now supported with this release. See “XDCAM Formats and Resolutions” on page 14 and “Working with XDCAM HD Media” on page 14. • (Macintosh) XDCAM Workflow change. See “XDCAM Batch Importing Workflow
Change” on page 15.
• With this editing application release we support Grass Valley™ K2™ using the Grass Valley K2 templates for digital cuts using insert edit.
Changed in Avid Media Composer v3.0.5
Selecting Multiple Segments
Instead of lassoing segments in the Timeline to edit, you can select multiple segments on enabled tracks quickly by using the multiple segment selection buttons in the Edit tab of the Command palette. This allows you to select segments to the left or right of the position indicator, or to select all segments within In and Out marks. The multiple segment edit buttons also appear in the Timeline top toolbar if you create a new user profile (for information on creation user profiles, see “Managing User Profiles” in the Help). When you use the multiple segment selection buttons, your Avid editing application switches to Segment Mode (the default is Lift/Overwrite Segment Mode). If your
application is already in Segment Mode, Lift/Overwrite or Extract/Splice-In Mode does not change.
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If the application is in Effect Mode, no change in the working mode occurs.You can also use the Shift key to add segments on enabled tracks to the current selection.
To select segments on enabled tracks using the multiple segment selection buttons:
1. Move the position indicator to the first or last segment you want to select. 2. Select Tools > Command Palette, and click the Edit tab.
3. Do one of the following:
t Click the Select Left button to select segments under the position bar and all segments to the left.
t Click the Select Right button to select segments under the position bar and all segments to the right.
t Click the Select In/Out button to select segments intersecting In and Out marks if both marks are present.
If there is only an In mark or an Out mark in the Timeline, or no In and Out marks, the Select In/Out button selects all segments under the position bar.
Sequence and Clip Information Summary
You can generate a report to display information about the contents of a sequence or clip. For example, you can generate a list of the types of effects in your sequence or where a particular effect is located. You can also create a clip summary or a source summary. This allows you to display a list of clip names, tape names, offline clips, and import path locations of imported clips contained in your selection.
You can access this functionality from the Source monitor, the Record monitor, or directly from a sequence or clip in a bin. The Sequence or Clip Information dialog box allows you to select your criteria and create a report that is displayed on either the Console window or in a text editor. You can then search the summary for the exact information you want.
The following section gives examples of how these summaries can be helpful. Preparing for Online
In preparing to move your sequence from an offline system to an online system, it’s useful to run an effect summary and a source summary report. The Effect Summary displays a list of all effects, including a separate list of plug-ins used. The Source Summary is a list of all the tapes you need for recapture and a list of import paths for all imported graphics.
Finding Specific Effects
You use the Effect Summary and Effect Location Summary to find a particular effect. When you output the summary to a text editor, you use the Find option and Find Next option to cycle through all occurrences of the particular effect. In addition, the start or end timecode value for each occurrence can be entered into the Source/Record monitor to go to the start of the effect in the Timeline. For example, this can be helpful if you need to replace or modify a specific plug-in.
Plug-in Information
An Effect Summary displays a list of effects found in the selection, including how many times the effect was used. For plug-ins loaded on your system, a section displays a summary of the plug-ins used, displaying the name, the vendor, the version and the ID of the plug-in. This can be helpful if you need to get a list of the plug-ins needed for online.
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If a plug-in is not loaded on your system when the summary is generated, the information displays “unavailable effect,” followed by the plug-in ID. The vendor and version number are not directly accessible.Creating a Summary of Effects and Source Information
You need to decide the following when you create a summary of effects, source information, or clip information:
• Determine the tracks or the material within the IN and OUT points you want to run the report on
• Choose the summary options you want information on: types of effects, location of effects, source information, or clip information
Changed in Avid Media Composer v3.0.5
To open the Sequence Info or Clip Info dialog box from the Source or Record monitor, do one of the following:
t With a sequence or clip loaded in a monitor, right-click the monitor and select Get Sequence Info (for a sequence) or Get Clip Info (for a clip).
t With a sequence or clip loaded in a monitor and the monitor selected, press Ctrl+I.
To open the Sequence Info or Clip Info dialog box from a bin:
t From a bin, right-click a sequence or clip and select Get Sequence Info (for a sequence) or Get Clip Info (for a clip).
To determine the tracks or to use IN and OUT points:
1. Load a sequence in the Source or Record Monitor.
2. Decide which tracks or sections in the Timeline you want to run the report on by doing the following:
t For specific tracks, select the track(s) in the Timeline. t Set IN and OUT points in the Timeline
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The advantage of loading a clip or sequence in a monitor allows you to choose tracks or IN and OUT points in the Timeline.n
Avid recommends that the tracks and IN and OUT points option should not be used when you select from a bin, these perimeters would not be controllable.3. Right-click the monitor and select Get Sequence Info. The Sequence Info dialog box opens.
4. Select Generate Summary Info. 5. Choose from the following options:
t If you selected specific tracks, click Enabled Tracks Only. t If you set IN and OUT points, click Use Marks.
t If you want to run a report on the entire sequence regardless of tracks or marks, do not select either of these options.
To choose the Info options (type of summary):
1. Once you have determined the track information, choose the type of report you want from the Summary Info Options section.
Depending on the summaries you want information for, you can select one or more of those summaries below.
Changed in Avid Media Composer v3.0.5
Summary Option Suboption Description
Create Effect Summary
This displays the types of effects and how many were found in your sequence, the breakdown by effect type, and an effect plug-in summary. If you have selected individual tracks or selected IN and OUT points, only those effects that fall within those parameters appear.
Create Effect Location List
This displays the location of an effect. Depending on the criteria you selected, this displays track, start timecode, end timecode and effect name. Skip Non-Renderable
Effects
Select this option if you do not want any
non-renderable effects, such as pan/volume effects, to appear in the report.
Skip
Relationship-Only Color Correction
Select this option if you do not want any color correction effects with only relationships to appear in the report.
Show Nested Effects Only
Select this option if you want to only display the nested effects in your sequence. Effects that are nested inside of other effects show the parent effect track they are applied to with the track name in parentheses and indented to show the nesting relationship.
Create Clip Summary or
Create Source Summary
Depending on the criteria you selected, a Clip Summary displays the number of clips found, type of clip, track, offline information, clip name, and clip Mob ID.
A Source Summary displays the number of tape-based sources found, project name, tape name, tape ID, and tape Mob ID. It also displays a list of import paths for any imported clips, such as graphics.
Offline Only Select this option if you want to display offline clips only.
Skip Non-Selected Clips in Group Clips
Select this option if you do not want any
non-selected clips inside of a group clip to appear in the report.
Show Globally Unique Identifier (UID)
Select this option if you want to display the unique identifiers (Mob IDs) associated with the clips and sources in your sequence.
To display the summary in a text file:
1. In the Summary Output Options area, select Output File.
2. If you want the text editor to open with the report, click Open File in A Text Window.
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The text editor on a Macintosh is the default TextEdit. The text editor on a Windows system isWord Pad.
3. Click OK.
The Save Summary Output File As dialog box opens.
4. Use the default file name or rename the report and choose a folder to save the report to, click Save.
This writes the report to a text file and opens a text editor.
5. (Option) Use the Find and Find Next command in the text editor to find all occurrences of a particular effect.
To display the summary in a Console window:
1. In the Summary Output Options area, select Console. 2. Click OK.
The summary appears in the Console window.
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The Console window output options are limited by displaying a relatively small amount of information. The Console window also does not provide Find/Find Next capability. For larger summary reports Avid recommends you use the Output File option to save the summary to a text file.Disabling the Locator Edit Window
If you want to add locators without including comments, you can modify the behavior of the Locator edit window so that it does not open each time you create a new locator. This allows you to add locators quickly and then edit locator information later.
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This option is selected by default if you upgraded your Avid editing application from a previous version where the “Disable Locators Popup” option was selected.You can also disable the Locator edit window so it only opens from the Locators window. For information on accessing the Locator edit window, see “Editing Locator Information” on page 13.
Changed in Avid Media Composer v3.0.5
To keep the Locator edit window from opening each time you add a locator:
1. Select Tools > Locators. The Locators window opens.
2. Select Disable Locator Popup when Adding from the Fast menu. The Locator edit window now does not open when you add locators.
To keep the Locator edit window from opening:
1. Select Tools > Locators. The Locators window opens.
2. Select Disable Locator Popup Always from the Fast menu.
The Locator edit window now does not open even if you double-click a locator.
Editing Locator Information
You can open the Locator edit window directly from a monitor, from the position indicator bar, or from the Locators window. In the Locator edit window, you can change the color of a locator, the locator name, or the text of the comment associated with a locator.
To edit locator information in the Locator edit window:
1. Do one of the following:
t Click the oval Locator icon in the Source or Record monitor. t Double-click the locator in the position indicator bar.
t In the Locators window, right-click (Windows) or Ctrl+Shift+click (Macintosh) a locator item, and then select Edit Locator.
t In the Locators window, select a locator, click the Fast menu, and select Edit Locator.
The Locator edit window opens. 2. Do one or more of the following:
t Select from the Color menu to change the color of the Locator icon. t Type a new locator name.
t Enter new text or update the current text comment. 3. Click OK.
XDCAM Formats and Resolutions
The following table lists the formats and resolutions available when you work with XDCAM media:
Writeback is supported for 17.5, 25 and 35 Mbits/sec for 1080i 50, 1080i 59 and 1080p23.976.
Working with XDCAM HD Media
Your Avid editing application supports import of both proxy and high-resolution XDCAM HD media.
XDCAM HD media, like other XDCAM media, is imported at the data rate at which it was recorded in one of the following resolutions:
• XDCAM HD LP (long play) (17.5 mb/sec) • XDCAM HD SP (standard play) (25 mb/sec) • XDCAM HD HQ (high quality) (35 mb/sec) • XDCAM HD HQ (high quality) (50 mb/sec) Format/Resolution
Number of Audio Channels (maximum)
XDCAM HD (1080i/59.94, 1080i/50, 1080p/23.976): XDCAM HD 17.5 Mbits XDCAM HD 25 Mbits XDCAM HD 35 Mbits XDCAM HD 50 Mbits HDV 1080i (25 Mbits CBR) 8 4 (for XDCAM 50) DVCAM: DV 25 411 (NTSC and PAL) DV 25 420 (PAL) 4
MPEG IMX (NTSC and PAL): MPEG 30
MPEG 40 MPEG 50
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XDCAM Batch Importing Workflow Change
However, when you create new media (create a title, render effects, transcode, and so on), you need to select a different resolution. The choice of resolutions is based on the project format. For example, in a 1080i/59.94 project, your can create media as DNxHD 220x, DNxHD 220, or DNxHD 145.
You can play XDCAM HD media to a Client monitor or output a digital cut as Best Performance (yellow/yellow) or Draft Quality (yellow/green). However, if you are working with Adrenaline hardware, to play or output as Full Quality (green/green), you must transcode the XDCAM HD media to a DNxHD resolution or another compatible resolution. If you are using Nitris DX or Mojo DX, you can play out the back of HD-SDI.
XDCAM Batch Importing Workflow Change
With this release, if a customer tries to perform a batch import from proxy clips in an XDCAM workflow on the Macintosh platform, the Avid editing application might not see the disk at the beginning of the High Resolution import. If the user has to insert the disk when prompted at the beginning of a batch, the editing application will not see the disk. If the disk is already in the deck when the user is prompted for the first disk, the import will work properly.
To workaround this, make sure the first disk is inserted in the deck prior to performing the batch import. If you are batch importing with multiple disks, each time you are prompted for another disk, insert the disk, cancel the batch import and select File > Mount All. Highlight the sequence and select Clip > Batch Import. Repeat for each new disk.
Import Settings: Image Tab Changes
The following table describes options available in the Import Settings: Image tab. Changes have been made to the Import Image Settings dialog options. These changes have been made to help clarify the image settings options. The old option name is listed followed by the new option in bold.
Option Description Aspect Ratio, Pixel Aspect (Image Size Adjustment)
Controls the dimensions of imported images. The following options are available:
• 601/709, non-square (Image properly sized for current format): Select this option if the image is properly sized and formatted for the current project format: 720 x 480 (NTSC) or 720 x 576 (PAL). Also use this option for 720 x 540 images, or for other images that fit the 4:3 aspect ratio, or to maintain field data when you import two-field media that follows exact NTSC or PAL dimensions. Your Avid editing application converts the existing pixel dimensions, if necessary, so that the image fills the screen. HD projects use the ITU-R 709 color space instead of ITU-R 601. This is the default option.
If the aspect ratio of the original frames does not match the 4:3 aspect ratio used by your Avid editing application, the imported frames might appear distorted.
For best full-screen resolution of files created in a square-pixel environment, use
648 x 486 (NTSC), 648 x 480 (NTSC DV) or768 x 576 (PAL). To create a single resolution for both NTSC and PAL, use 720 x 540.
• Maintain, non-square (Crop/Pad for DV scan line difference): Use this option to compensate for the six missing scan lines in NTSC DV. If you have selected a 486-line resolution and are importing a 720x480 graphic or animation, the frame is padded out by six lines, preserving any field ordering in the animation/movie being imported. If, on the other hand, you have selected the DV25 resolution and are importing a full-frame 720x486 graphic or movie, the top four and bottom two scan lines are cropped out of the image.
• Maintain, square (Do not resize smaller images): Select this option to import graphic files that have a smaller size than the full-raster SD or HD frame. This is typically used for either temporary web graphics (in either SD or HD) or to bring SD-formatted graphics into an HD project without blowing them up and losing quality.
• Maintain and Resize, square (Resize image to fit format raster): Use this option to resize both smaller and larger images to fit the full-raster SD or HD frame. (It does so while maintaining the file’s aspect ratio.)
Import Settings: Image Tab Changes
File Field Order (Field
Ordering in File)
Allows you to select the field ordering (sometimes referred to as field dominance) of the media you are importing. For 23.976p, 24p, or 25p projects, these options do not appear; all fields are automatically exported as progressive (still) frames.
When the field ordering (or spatial field position) of the imported media matches the field ordering of the project format, no special processing is required. For more information, see “Field Ordering in Graphic Imports and Exports” on page 499.
This setting does not apply to OMFI imports when the import resolution matches the OMFI file. The following options are available:
• Non-interlaced (Properly ordered for current format): Use this option when the file to be imported has been correctly field ordered for the video format being used (ex: Even or lower ordered for NTSC, Odd or upper ordered for 1080i HD). This is the default option.
• Odd (Upper Field First) Odd (Upper Field First) ordered: Choose this option if the file was odd ordered and you are importing it into an even ordered format. For example, importing PAL DV into PAL.
• Even (Lower Field First) Even (Lower Field First) ordered: Choose this option when importing a file with even ordering into a video format with odd ordering. For example, importing NTSC into 1080i HD.
Color Levels
(File Pixel to Video Mapping)
Controls how color is handled in the imported images. The following options are available: • RGB (Computer RGB (0–255)): Select this option if the imported graphics file uses RGB
graphics levels. Most computer-generated graphics use RGB graphics levels. The RGB color values are remapped to ITU-R 601 (formerly CCIR 601) or ITU-R 709 video color values appropriate for the Avid system.
• RGB, dithered (Computer RGB, dither image colors): Select this option if the imported graphics file uses complex color effects, such as a gradation, and you are importing at a high resolution (2:1). Do not use this option to reimport an image that has already been imported with dithering.
• 601/709 (601 SD or 709 HD (16–235)): Select this option if the imported graphics file uses video levels based on the ITU-R 601 (formerly CCIR 601) or ITU-R 709 (HD) standard. These graphics include Avid color bars or images that include superblack (zero black) for keying purposes.
Alpha
(Alpha Channel)
Controls how the alpha channel is handled in imported images. The following options are available:
• Use Existing (Do not invert (black = opaque)): Select this option to import the image, using the existing alpha channel information.
• Invert Existing (Invert on import (white = opaque)): Select this option to reverse the black and white elements of the alpha channel if they differ from the matte key requirements of your Avid editing application: a white background, a black foreground, and a gray transparency blend between the two.
• Ignore (Do not use): Select this option to import an image that contains alpha channel transparency information as one opaque graphic. The imported graphic appears as a single master clip in the bin.
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If an image contains an embedded alpha channel but your Avid editing application does not support alpha channel import for the file type, select this option to import the image successfully. For information on alpha channel support, see “Import Specifications for Supported Graphics File Formats” on page 484.Single Frame Import (Frame Import Duration) Duration n seconds
Select this option to specify the duration of the single frame created from the import. The default is 10 seconds. This option does not apply to importing sequential image files because each file represents one frame of the clip; therefore, the total number of files determines the total duration. Importing an image with alpha channel creates a matte key effect as a single frame, with no associated media file.
Importing as a single frame takes less time and requires less storage than importing as a media file. However, a single frame has limited real-time playback capabilities, particularly at high resolutions. This occurs because your Avid editing application loads the frame into memory and handles it in real time, rather than playing it back from a disk.
Autodetect Sequential Files (Autodetect Sequentially Numbered Files)
Select this option if you are importing sequential files and you want your Avid editing
application to recognize that a sequence of connected files is present and to automatically import the whole sequence.
When this option is deselected, your Avid editing application does not automatically import a whole sequence of files that have sequential extensions. You can then select any single file for import.
You can import sequential files for any of the supported still-image formats. For information on preparing a sequence of image files, see “Specifications for Animation Files” on page 490. Option Description
Fixed in Avid Media Composer v3.0.5
Fixed in Avid Media Composer v3.0.5
The following have been fixed in this release.➤
When performing an XDCAM Proxy to High Resolution Batch Import workflow using different Avid editing systems, you had to make sure the Avid editing applications were installed on the same type of platforms. For example, both on Macintosh platforms or both on Microsoft platforms. The XDCAM Proxy to High Resolution Batch Import workflow did not support cross platform compatible. This has been fixed.➤
Previously, you might have received a SpringBuffer Timeout error when combining effects such as Animatte, Illusion with 3D warp or PIP effects. This has been fixed.➤
Previously, keyboard mapping of audio and video tracks to Shift keys did not work properly. This has been fixed.➤
The duration of group clips did not display in the bin. This has been fixed.➤
Previously, you could not duplicate the Sound TC column. This has been fixed.➤
Previously, the Marquee Title Tool might freeze when creating graphics or saving to a bin. This has been fixed.➤
(Windows XP) Previously, Adrenaline and Mojo might not play with supported PCI-e 1394 cards. This has been fixed.➤
Previously, the Safe Title grid size did not update correctly between 16x9 and 4x3 in a PAL 25i project. This has been fixed.➤
Previously, when the Capture tool was set to IMX30 (MEG30) the Mojo SDI might have recorded the format as DV25. This no longer occurs.➤
You might have experienced errors messages indicating “RTTI data” errors when you tried to open a sequence created in version 2.2.14 or earlier in a system running version 2.8.x or later. This has been fixed.➤
Previously, EDL Manager, FilmScribe, and MediaLog menus did not display in Japanese. This has been fixed.➤
You might have received a “DIG_TOO_SHORT” error when performing a batch capture in a 720p 59.97 project. This has been fixed.
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Previously, when playing SD video at 8x normal speed, video might have stuttered. This has been fixed.➤
Previously, you could not apply a Timewarp effect over a Color Corrected clip if the clip was on track V2 or higher. This has been fixed.➤
Previously, the Safe Color limiter did not properly limit signals for HD material if the RGB Gamut limiter was enabled without the Composite limiter being enabled. This has been fixed.➤
Previously, Color Correction was not possible on a grouped Multicam clip. This has been fixed.➤
Previously, if you renamed a folder that contains an open bin in the project window, you might receive a “...system cannot find the path specified” error when trying to save the bin. This has been fixed.➤
With editing applications connected to a Nitris DX, the audio might have been out of sync while playing back in Multicam mode. This has been fixed.➤
Previously, you might not have been able to apply effect templates to a sequence after the sequence was checked out of Avid Interplay. This has been fixed.➤
Previously, the duration of dissolves in an EDL might not have been accurate. This has been fixed.➤
Previously, after installing MediaLog on a Macintosh with a new user and new settings, you would receive a number of error dialog boxes. This has been fixed.➤
Previously, Timewarp effects might have calculated incorrectly when transferred to EDL Manager. This has been fixed.➤
The editing application might have crashed when performing a JKL trim with projects on shared storage. This has been fixed.➤
When the video quality playback option was set to Full Quality 10-bit, playing back a sequence with SpectraMatte effects would be extremely slow. This has been fixed.➤
Previously, the Save All command would perform a save on an unchanged bin. This would unnecessarily slow down the system. Now, only bins that have changed are Saved during a Save All command.Changed in Avid Media Composer v3.0.1
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When filler was added to the beginning of a sequence and a Timecode Burn-In effect was added to the topmost track, the application might hang if you changed the display from Timecode to Source. This has been fixed.➤
Sending a sequence to playback did not check the sequence into the “Sent to Playback” folder. This has been fixed.➤
Effect tracking information did not conform correctly when a sequence was checked into Avid Interplay or exported as AAF. This has been fixed.➤
Previously, when trimming two tails, the wrong audio might play. This has been fixed.➤
Previously, you might have received “Bus Error in Main Thread” errors when in MulticamMode. This has been fixed.
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Previously, you might have received an error when trying to render AVC-Intra clips on track V2 or higher. This has been fixed.➤
Previously, you might have seen a green horizontal line in VBI when using real-time, single track effects on SD material. This has been fixed.➤
Previously, audio did not import properly from RED camera QuickTime files. This has been fixed.➤
Previously, Segment Mode Sync Lock was not working properly. This has been fixed.➤
Previously, you might have received “No RTTI Data” errors when opening sequences thatwere created in Media Composer v2.2.x or NewsCutter v6.2.x editing applications with Dynamic Relink activated. This has been fixed.
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Previously, if you dragged a story from the NewsCutter NRCS tool to a bin, the sequence duration might not have been accurate. This has been fixed.Changed in Avid Media Composer v3.0.1
This editing application has been updated to qualify the Macintosh® Tiger® v10.4.11 OS with the Mojo, Mojo SDI and Adrenaline Input/Output hardware. This release should only be used for Avid Media Composer with a Mojo, Mojo SDI or Adrenaline Input/Output hardware.
Hardware and Software Requirements
To access the list of qualified and supported platforms:
1. Go to www.avid.com/products/ 2. Choose your product.
3. Click System Requirements.
Compatibility Chart
The following table lists the operating system, NVIDIA® driver, QuickTime®, Windows Media™, Avid Interplay®, shared storage, Sony® XDCAM™, Panasonic® P2, and Pro Tools LE® versions that were qualified with the Avid editing applications. Also listed are the third-party applications such as Boris Continuum Complete, Avid DVD by Sonic™, Sorenson Squeeze®, and SmartSound® that ship with the editing applications.
Item Versions Comments
Microsoft® Windows® OS Support
Windows XP Professional with SP2 or SP3
Windows Vista® Business 64 with SP1
Windows Vista Business 32 with SP1
Windows Vista Business 32 is supported on the HP® xw4600 systems for Avid Assist, Avid Instinct®, or Avid Media Composer® software only. Windows Vista Business 32 is also supported on the HP 8510w, HP 8710w and Dell® 6300 laptops with Avid Media Composer software only. Macintosh® OS
Support
Leopard® v10.5.5 Tiger® v10.4.11
The Leopard OS has been qualified with the Mojo, Mojo SDI, Adrenaline, Mojo DX and Nitris DX hardware.
The Tiger OS has been qualified with the Mojo, Mojo SDI and Adrenaline
hardware. The Tiger OS was not qualified withNitris DX or Mojo DX hardware. QuickTime Support 7.5.5
Windows Media Version Support
Windows Media Player 11 If you do not have Windows Media Player 11, access the download at
www.microsoft.com.
Windows Media export compatibility is subject to Microsoft Windows Media updates.
Compatibility Chart
Avid Interplay Support
v1.2.3, v1.2.4, v1.4, v1.4.2, and v1.5
Macintosh editing applications are not supported in an Avid Interplay
environment. For more information, see your Avid Interplay ReadMe.
NVIDIA Driver Support
169.47
(This is the version of driver tested with our editing
applications. DO NOT upgrade to any other version.)
See “Setting up the NVIDIA Card” on page 24.
Shared Storage Support
Avid Unity™ MediaNetwork and Avid Unity ISIS®.
See “Shared Storage Support” on page 26.
Pro Tools LE v7.3.1 and v7.4.x, and v8.0 Pro Tools has been qualified for interoperability with the editing
application but cannot coexist on the same system as the editing application.
For information on supported versions of Pro Tools in an Interplay environment, see the Avid Interplay ReadMe.
With Pro Tools v8.0, the editing application supports the Video Satellite feature. For more information, see the “Video Satellite Guide” provided by Digidesign®.
Sony XDCAM driver
PDZ v2.23 and FAM v2.02 (Windows XP and Vista 32) v2.5.1 (Macintosh)
Panasonic P2 driver (Windows XP and Vista) Driver version for P2 devices: v2.02 - v2.4
(Macintosh PowerPC and MacIntel) Driver version for P2 devices: v1.2
There is currently no P2 writeback support for Macintosh clients.
Boris Continuum Complete
v5.0.4 Ships with:
Avid Media Composer Avid NewsCutter® Avid Symphony™ Nitris® Avid Symphony Nitris DX
Setting up the NVIDIA Card
To set up the NVIDIA card, you must make sure you have the correct display driver version, install the display driver if necessary, and set the correct display settings.
Prior to setting up the NVIDIA card, check to make sure you have the correct display driver version. If you do not have the 169.47 NVIDIA driver, you can install it from the Utilities folder that installs with your Avid application.
To check the NVIDIA display driver version:
1. Right-click the Desktop and select Properties. The Display Properties dialog box opens. 2. Click the Settings tab.
3. Click the Advanced button.
4. Click the applicable Quadro tab. You might have to click the first element in the tree in the tab on the left when you click the Quadro tab, or you have to click the System Information link on the bottom left corner.
The version number is listed in the Graphics card information section on the ForceWare version line.
Avid DVD by Sonic v6.0 Ships with:
Avid Media Composer Avid NewsCutter Avid Symphony Nitris Avid Symphony Nitris DX
Sorenson Squeeze v5.0 Ships with:
Avid Media Composer Avid NewsCutter Avid Symphony Nitris Avid Symphony Nitris DX
SmartSound v4.5 Ships with:
Avid Media Composer Avid NewsCutter Avid Symphony Nitris Avid Symphony Nitris DX
Disabling the NVIDIA Driver Helper Service (Windows XP)
To install the NVIDIA display driver:
1. Navigate to Program Files\Avid \ Utilities \nVidia and double-click 169.47_forceware_winxp2k_english_whql.exe.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to unzip the NVIDIA file to C:\NVIDIA\Win2KXP\169.47.
The NVIDIA Setup program opens.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions, and then restart your system.
To set Dualview mode if you are working with two monitors:
1. Right-click the Desktop, and select Nvidia Control Panel.
2. In the settings window in the left of the window, click Set up multiple displays. 3. In the “Choose View display mode to use” area, select “Configure independently from
each other (Dualview).
4. Click Apply, and then click OK.
Disabling the NVIDIA Driver Helper Service
(Windows XP)
The NVIDIA driver Helper Service is a background program that runs with the NVIDIA Driver installed. This service informs you when an update to the NVIDIA Driver is available. There have been instances where this service causes slow restarts and shutdown with the Avid DNA hardware attached. The service also can prevent the Adobe® Photoshop® Gamma loader from operating, which causes color correction settings not to work properly. If this occurs, you should disable the NVIDIA Driver Helper Service.
To disable the NVIDIA Driver Helper Service:
1. Right-click My Computer. 2. Click Manage.
3. Double-click Services and Applications. 4. Double-click Services.
5. Right-click NVIDIA Display Driver or NVIDIA Driver Helper Service. 6. Click Properties.
7. Select Startup Type > Disable. 8. Click OK.
Shared Storage Support
The editing application has been tested in a shared storage environment with the following: Editing Application Operating System ISIS Client supported version ISIS Server supported version MediaNetwork client supported version MediaNetwork server supported version WinXP v1.4, v1.5 v1.4, v1.5 v4.1.6, v4.2.4, v5.0.1, and v5.1 v4.1.6, v4.2.4, v5.0.1, and v5.1 Windows Vista Business 32 and Windows Vista Business 64 a
a. Windows Vista Business 32 is only supported on the HP xw4600 systems for Avid Assist, Avid Instinct, or Avid Media Composer software only.
v1.5 v1.4, v1.5 v5.1 v4.1.6, v4.2.4, v5.0.1, and v5.1 Leopard 10.5.5 and Tiger 10.4.11 See “Compatibility Chart” on page 22 v1.5 v1.4, v1.5 v5.1 v4.1.6, v4.2.4, v5.0.1, and v5.1
Before You Install the Editing Application
Before You Install the Editing Application
Use the following information to determine which editing applications can be installed on your system.
Existing Editor Upgrades
The following existing editing applications can be upgraded to the following:
• Media Composer versions v2.7.x and higher can upgrade to Media Composer v3.0 (on WinXP OS).
• Symphony Nitris versions v1.7.x and higher can upgrade to Symphony Nitris v3.0 (on WinXP OS). If you are an Avid DS Nitris and Avid Symphony Nitris Dual Boot customer, you cannot upgrade to Symphony v3.0.
• NewsCutter XP and NewsCutter Adrenaline versions v6.7.x and higher can upgrade to NewsCutter v7.0 (on WinXP OS).
If you are a new customer (never installed an Avid editor on your system) you can install the following on an approved WinXP system or an approved Vista system:
• Media Composer v3.0 • Symphony Nitris v3.0 • NewsCutter v7.0
The following upgrade process to the Vista version of the editing application is not supported:
For example, if a Media Composer v2.7.x customer uninstalled the editing application, upgraded the OS from WinXP to Vista, and then tried to install Media Composer 3.0, the installation would fail. The only allowable Vista editing application installation is on a clean Vista system.
The Macintosh version of the Media Composer v3.0 release can only be installed on a clean Macintosh with OS X Leopard.
Avid Interplay Support
The following editing applications are supported in the Interplay v1.2.4 and Interplay v1.4 environment:
• Media Composer v2.8.1 and higher (on the WinXP OS) • Symphony Nitris v1.8.1 and higher (on the WinXP OS)
• Media Composer v3.0 (on the WinXP and Vista OS)
• Symphony Nitris v3.0 and Symphony Nitris DX v3.0 (on the WinXP and Vista OS) • NewsCutter v7.0 (on the WinXP and Vista OS)
Notes on Vista OS
Note the following topics if you are running the editing application on the Vista OS.
Disabling Desktop Compositing
If you are running an editing application on the Vista OS, when the Avid editor is launched you might see a dialog box asking you to disable desktop compositing. You can disable it without adversely affecting the Avid editing application.
You can choose to disable it and continue with your editing session. The dialog will appear once you relaunch the application unless you disable the option.
To disable the desktop compositing:
1. Access the Control Panel. 2. Double-click System. 3. Click Change Settings. 4. Click the Advanced tab.
5. Under the Performance area, click Settings. 6. Uncheck “Enable desktop composition.”
The dialog box requesting you to disable desktop compositing does not appear the next time you launch the editing application.
User Access Control Setting
Windows Vista includes User Access Control (UAC), which makes you aware of changes that will be made to your computer letting you decide to allow the changes or not. Avid recommends that you leave UAC ON. This feature is turned on by default in the Windows Vista operating system.
Standard User
You need to first install the editing application as an Administrator. If you are in a Shared Storage environment, mount your workspaces as an Administrator. You may then log off and log back in as a Standard user, if necessary.
Before You Install the Editing Application
Vista Windows Sidebar
If the Vista Windows Sidebar is enabled, you might see flickering on the Timeline monitor when you stop playback. You should disable Windows Sidebar:
To disable the Vista Windows Sidebar:
1. Right click on the Sidebar or Sidebar icon, and choose Properties. 2. Deselect “Start Sidebar when Windows starts.”
3. Right-click the icon, and choose Exit to close the sidebar.
New Folder Structure
Some editing application folders have moved to a new location that is now shared and visible to the user on installation. These folders are created at installation time and are given special permissions to work for all users.
The following folders are created on your Windows XP system in the following location: C:/Documents and Settings/AllUsers/Shared Documents/<AvidProductName>
• Avid Attic • Avid Users • Avid Media_Files • Avid Templates • Settings • Avid FatalErrorReports • sharedjvm/server/apps/MediaIndexer/stat/log • MarqueeTitles
• AVX Plug-Ins Data
The following folders are created on your Vista system in the following location: C:/Users/Public/Public Documents/<AvidProductName> • Avid Attic • Avid Users • Avid Media_Files • Avid Templates • Settings
• Avid FatalErrorReports
• sharedjvm/server/apps/MediaIndexer/stat/log • MarqueeTitles
• AVX Plug-Ins Data
Cleaning up Old Folders Before Installation
Do the following to clean up old folders before you install the new ones if you are performing an upgrade.
To clean up folders:
1. Before installing Media Composer 3.0, you need to uninstall your old version and any version of FilmScribe, EDL Manager, MediaLog, and Avid Log Exchange.
2. Remove the following Registry keys on your system if they still exist after the uninstallation process.
HKLM/Software/Avid Technology/<productname> HKLM/Software/Avid Technology/AVX Plug-ins
3. From the following folders, remove any folders that do not have custom data in them that you want to keep. If you do have custom data, copy the data to the new locations after step 4.
C:/Documents and Settings/AllUsers/ApplicationData/Avid/<productname> C:/Program Files/Avid/<ProductName>
(Vista) C:/ProgramData/Avid/<Productname> 4. Install the new Avid editing application.
Installing the Software
Installing the Software
If you are updating from a previous release, you should uninstall the existing editing application. You should also uninstall Digi Drivers using Add/Remove from the Control Panel. Reboot the system and then install the new editing application. If you do not remove the Digi Drivers, the Audiosuite plug-ins do not load and you might receive either the error message “This software requires installation of device driver TPkd and a reboot before running” or a “DAE Interface NOT Available” error message. If you see these errors on a clean installation on a brand new system, install Hot fix KB926255 from Windows Update to fix the problem.
For all Avid editing applications, you must first log in as the Administrator (not just a user with administrator privileges), install the application, and initially launch the application as the Administrator. If you are working in a shared storage environment, mount your
workspaces. You may then subsequently run the Avid editing application as a regular User.
(Windows) To install the Avid editing application software:
1. Quit all active applications. 2. Insert the editing application DVD.
3. Click to Install the Avid Editor Suite or Individual Product and follow the on screen instructions.
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If the FilesInUse dialog box appears, you can safely select Ignore and continue.n
Depending on Windows activity on your system, some Microsoft Windows Driver Warnings might be minimized into your task bar at installation time. If your installation is taking longer than 5-10 minutes, please check your task bar for an icon with the word SOFTWARE in it. Click the icon and you may safely select Continue Anyway to continue yourinstallation.
4. When prompted, select “Yes, restart my computer.”
(Macintosh) To install the Avid Editing application software:
1. Quit all applications.
2. Insert the editing application DVD.
3. Click to Install the Avid Editor Suite or Individual Product and follow the on screen instructions.
Running the Avid DX Updater
Once you install the Avid editing application, it is necessary to run the Avid DX Updater. This ensures that programmable devices on the Avid Nitris DX or Avid Mojo DX hardware are properly updated. This procedure is necessary only if you have an Avid Nitris DX or Avid Mojo DX.
To update the DX hardware:
1. Start the editing application.
2. Follow the onscreen prompts and choose to Update the firmware if prompted. 3. Exit the editing application.
4. Open the Hardware Diagnostics folder in the following location: t (Windows) Program Files\Avid\Utilities\Hardware Diagnostics
t (Macintosh) Applications/Utilities/Avid Utilities/Hardware Diagnostics 5. Double-click AvidDXUpdate.exe.
6. Select “Update current selections.”
7. A dialog box opens stating you should not interrupt the power to the computer or the DX hardware during the update.
8. Click OK.
Once the update is complete, you will be prompted to shut down your system. A complete shutdown is necessary. Once you shutdown and then restart the system, the Avid Nitris DX or Avid Mojo DX hardware is properly updated and ready to use.
New in Avid Media Composer v3.0
What’s New
The following table outlines the new features for the Avid Media Composer v3.0 . See the More Info column for links to further details on the feature.
Feature Description More Info
Operating System Support The editing applications have been qualified with Macintosh and Windows OS systems depending upon your specific application.
See “Compatibility Chart” on page 22.
New in Avid Media Composer v3.0
TimeCode Effect (Real Time) RT effect that allows you to add timecode displays that update in real time to the video in the sequences.
See “Generator: Effects” in the Help.
Preserving HD Closed Captioning and Ancillary Data
In certain circumstances, your Avid editing application lets you capture closed captioning and other ancillary data in HD media, preserve this data during editing, and output the data through the HD-SDI port of your Avid input/output hardware. This feature is supported on applications with an Avid Adrenaline.
This feature is NOT supported on systems with an Avid Nitris DX or Avid Mojo DX.
See “Preserving HD Closed Captioning and
Ancillary Data” in the Help.
Native Thin Raster Support This release includes new HD projects that allow you to specify the raster type used for playback and editing.
See “Raster Types” in the Help.
Frame Rate Mix and Match Allows you to mix clips that have the identical frame rates but different interlaced and progressive field properties.
See “Mixing Video Formats in a Sequence” in the Help.
CPU/GPU Acceleration of Visual Effects
With this release, effects leverage maximum possible performance, including real-time effects, by using available CPU and GPU resources in the host workstation.
The system automatically selects the most efficient and highest-performance combination of processing elements whether CPUs or GPUs.
Effects Enhancements A number of User Interface changes have been made.
See “Showing and Hiding the Keyframe Graph Display, ” “Copying and Pasting Advanced Keyframe Parameters,” “Removing Redundant Keyframes”. The icons for the Safe Color Limiter, Spectramatte and SubCap effects have been updated.
TimeCode Effect (Real Time) RT effect that allows you to add timecode displays that update in real time to the video in the sequences.
See “Generator: Effects” in the Help.
Preserving HD Closed Captioning and Ancillary Data
In certain circumstances, your Avid editing application lets you capture closed captioning and other ancillary data in HD media, preserve this data during editing, and output the data through the HD-SDI port of your Avid input/output hardware. This feature is supported on applications with an Avid Adrenaline.
This feature is NOT supported on systems with an Avid Nitris DX or Avid Mojo DX.
See “Preserving HD Closed Captioning and
Ancillary Data” in the Help.
Native Thin Raster Support This release includes new HD projects that allow you to specify the raster type used for playback and editing.
See “Raster Types” in the Help.
Frame Rate Mix and Match Allows you to mix clips that have the identical frame rates but different interlaced and progressive field properties.
See “Mixing Video Formats in a Sequence” in the Help.
CPU/GPU Acceleration of Visual Effects
With this release, effects leverage maximum possible performance, including real-time effects, by using available CPU and GPU resources in the host workstation.
The system automatically selects the most efficient and highest-performance combination of processing elements whether CPUs or GPUs.
Effects Enhancements A number of User Interface changes have been made.
See “Showing and Hiding the Keyframe Graph Display, ” “Copying and Pasting Advanced Keyframe Parameters,” “Removing Redundant Keyframes”. The icons for the Safe Color Limiter, Spectramatte and SubCap effects have been updated.
New in Avid Media Composer v3.0
Clear Render Feature The editing application now includes a Clear Render feature that allows you to return rendered effects to unrendered status.
See “Clearing Rendered Effects” in the Help.
Editing Enhancements The procedure for editing segments in Segment Mode has been improved.
See “Editing Segments in Segment Mode” in the Help.
Panasonic DVCPRO® P2 improvements
The procedures for Mounting P2 cards and importing P2 media have been updated.
See “Mounting P2 Cards as Drives” and “Importing P2 Clips and Media” in the Help.
Subcap Effect This release includes the SubCap™
captioning and subtitling effect, which allows you to add subtitle or caption text to the video in your sequences
See “Working with the SubCap Effect” in the Help.
New Project Formats and Camera Support
The editing application now supports the capture of 720p/23.976, 720p/25, 720p/50. It also supports export of 720p/25. Avid is also supporting the following JVC® camera
JVC GY-HD250U (supports 720P 23.976/25/30/50/60 Hz)
See “JVC” on page 56 for information on known limitations.
Video Output Tool Update Changes have been made to the Video Output tool to accommodate Avid I/O hardware.
See “Calibrating for Video Output” and “Video Output Tool Settings” in the Help.
Surround Sound Changes have been made to allow
support for Surround Sound. This feature is supported with applications using the Avid Nitris DX hardware.
See “Working with Surround Sound or 5.1 Audio” in the Help.
Audio Project Settings Changes The Audio Project settings have been updated to accommodate the Avid Nitris DX and Avid Mojo DX.
See “Audio Project Settings: Input Tab” in the Help.
See “Audio Project Settings: Output Tab” in the Help.
See “Audio Project Settings: Hardware Tab” in the Help.
User Interface changes Some minor user interface additions have been included with this release.
In addition to the Custom and the Statistics view, Capture, Film, Format and Media Tool custom bin views have been added to the Bin text view. The icons for Lift, Extract, Play Loop and Audio Play Loop have been updated. Also, additional Interface Settings have been added to the application. You can choose a Classic, Dark, Light, or Medium background for the User Interface.
See “Displaying Custom Bin Views” in the Help. See “New Icons” on page 37.
Video Quality Settings The icons for the Video Quality button have been updated. An additional Full quality 10-bit button and a DNxHD Native button have been added.
See “Video Quality Options for Playback” in the Help.
Avid Xpress® Pro Keyboard Settings Avid includes an Avid Xpress Pro Keyboard settings file in the Utilities folder to help Avid Xpress users who have moved to the Avid Media Composer product.
See “Avid Xpress Pro Keyboard Settings” on page 37.
AVC-Intra™ Support The editing application includes support for editing and playback of P2 media encoded using the Panasonic P2 AVC-Intra codec. You can import, playback, transcode, and consolidate AVC-Intra resolutions.
See “Resolution
Specifications: AVC-Intra” in the Help.
New Icons
New Icons
A number of icons in the user interface have been updated.
Avid Xpress Pro Keyboard Settings
The Avid Media Composer editing application includes an Avid Xpress Pro keyboard settings .avs file in the Utilities folder. This might help with the transition from the Avid Xpress Pro application to the Avid Media Composer application. The setting for the Avid Media Composer keyboard is different than the Avid Xpress Pro keyboard. If you want the Media Composer to use the Avid Xpress Pro Keyboard settings, do the following:
To use the Avid Xpress Pro Keyboard Settings:
1. Start the Media Composer editing application. 2. In the Project Window, click the Settings tab. 3. Select File > Open Settings File.
4. Navigate to the Utilities folder:
(Windows) drive:\Program Files\Avid\Utilities
(Macintosh) Macintosh HD/Applications/Utilities/Avid Utilities 5. Open the XpressKeyboardSetting folder.
6. Select the XpressKeyboardSetting.avs file and click Open. A window opens with the Xpress Keyboard settings file. 7. Drag the settings file to the Settings in the Project window.
Choose to replace the settings file. The Xpress Pro keyboard setting is now the active setting for the Media Composer application.
Broadcast Wave File Support
In previous releases, when you imported a Broadcast Wave file (BWF), you did not always receive a dialog box asking what the timecode frame rate was used for recording and you might not get accurate timecode associated with the imported wave file. This version of the editing application now presents a dialog box when you are importing a BWF file. Once the import is complete, the timecode is converted to project frame rate in the Start column.
To import a Broadcast Wave File
1. In your editing application, open the bin where you want to import the .wav file. 2. Select File > Import.
3. Locate and select the wave file you want to import. The following dialog box appears.
4. Select the timecode frame rate at which the wave file was created. 5. Click OK.
The wave file imports at the correct frame rate.
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For project types with 25 frame count, the Audio Start Time Options dialog box does not appear. The file will import automatically.Also, previous releases always wrote 1:00:00:00 Non-drop (one hour) into the broadcast wave file. Now we export either the sequence timecode (for sequences) or the source timecode (for clips).
Limitations and Known Issues
Limitations and Known Issues
Audio
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If your system is an HP xw8400, you must customize the sound configuration in order for the editing application to correctly control the levels of the microphone or other connected audio device:Workaround: To customize the sound card configuration:
1. In the Project window, click the Settings tab. 2. Double-click Sound Card Configuration.
3. Ensure that the Record/Input descriptions match the Playback/Output settings. For example, if you have a microphone plugged into the rear pink connector, then the Playback/Output option should be set to Rear Pink In. If you have a Line input audio device connected to the front black connector, the Playback/Output option should be set to Front Black In.
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Clip Pan: When you add an audio dissolve between two clips with Clip Pan onto a single audio track, the audio dissolve uses the Clip Pan setting on the outgoing source for the duration of the dissolve.➤
Pan Automation (overrides Clip Pan when applied): When you add an audio dissolve between two clips with Automation Pan onto a single audio track, the audio dissolve interpolates the pan values between the pan keyframe value at the beginning of the dissolve and the pan keyframe value at the end of the dissolve. Any pan keyframe that exists in the middle of the dissolve is ignored.Workaround: Place the two clips on separate tracks using Clip Pan, fade one to silence,
and fade the other up from silence.
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If you open a 720p59 HD project, open the Capture tool window, select HD-SDI video and Audio input. Capture an HD Clip from Satellite source using HD-SDI Embedded feature, saved it to Bin. Create an HD sequence using above saved HD Clip. Configure the Panasonic HD 150, set the deck to accept HD-SDI audio Embedded. Open Video output dialog: Turn on HD-SDI Audio Embedded ON. Attempt to output an HD sequence (Preview) to a HD deck using HD-SDI audio Embedded feature completely fail. There is no audio output signal seen on Deck.➤
The Panasonic HD150 deck will not decode the HD embedded audio stream from Adrenaline or Avid Nitris.
Workaround: Connect AES audio from the Avid DNA hardware to the deck and disable
the embedded audio.
Audio Punch-In Tool
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You could monitor input during preroll in previous versions. If you have a software-only system, you can still monitor input during preroll. If you have an Avid Mojo, input monitoring begins at the IN point, not during preroll.Avid Unity
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(Macintosh) Avid editing clients cannot capture 8-bit 1:1 HD media to a mirrored Avid Unity MediaNetwork workspace; 10-bit HD media works fine.Workaround: To capture 8-bit 1:1 HD media to an Avid Unity MediaNetwork workspace,
you must unmirror the workspace then capture the 8-bit HD media. You can then mirror that workspace after the 8-bit 1:1 HD media is captured. Synchronize the workspace with the Administration tool after the mirroring is re-applied.
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Avid Unity MediaNetwork and Power User login: If you log into your Windows system as a Power User and use the same login in the Connection Manager to log onto Avid Unity MediaNetwork, you won’t be able to play media.Workaround: In order to use an Avid editing application in Interplay you must log in as a
Power User. However, do not use the same login when you use the Connection Manager to log onto Avid Unity MediaNetwork. Use a different login for the Connection Manager. This problem does not exist on Avid Unity ISIS
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Workspace names in Asian characters might appear truncated at the end in any drive-selection list.Workaround: Use no more than 5 characters for workspace names.
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Changing Users on MediaNetwork Fibre attached clients: When you change users on a fibre attached client, do not use the Switch User function in the Windows Log Off dialog box. When you log back in as the original user you may get the following errors when you play media: Exception: FILE_OTHER, filename:… Exception: SYS_ERROR, status:1317, msg:The specified user does not exist.Workaround: To fix the problem once it occurs, reboot the system. To avoid the problem,
