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Articles from: October 2009
Avid Workflow With Red One
Another topic I keep hearing about from production and post production personnel is that “Avid can’t handle Red One footage…” While there was, and I stress was some truth to this at one point, Avid has made sure this is no longer an issue. The truth is, that Avid was always capable of handling Red One footage, there was just a bit of a workaround, which could be a hassle if not done properly, in order for an editor to bring the footage into the system. Now enter Avid MetaFuze. Similar to the Sony Clip Browser, Avid’s MetaFuze is a one-stop transcoding software provided free via download. Once download you simply load up the software and import the footage. MetaFuze will transcode any number of formats, from DPX, RED R3D, QuickTime and even stereoscopic 3D source files by converting your high-resolutions files to 10-bit or 8-bit uncompressed or Avid DNxHD media. Read More
Write Protection With Shared Avid Projects in Windows
Most post houses have multiple editing stations which generally pull projects and media off of a main server, this certainly isn’t new. But an issue that has been brought to my attention over the last few weeks is one regarding the use of multiple avid suites with different windows based platforms (ie. Windows 2000, XP, Vista) accessing the same projects. The issue being that when a project is closed on one particular suite and re-opened on another, the user would get an error which stated that the projected is locked or write protected and therefore any changes would not be saved. As one can well imagine, this can be a huge issue, especially if the project is under a deadline, and if you haven’t experienced this before, then God bless you, but I hope the shared knowledge here will benefit you down the road. Read More
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