I temporarely switched from Xpress pro/mac to the latest version of MC/Windows and have a few questions (I work on macbookpro -newest version/dual boot windows xp):

1. where is the green/blue switch dot in the timeline to switch to client monitor (or how should i do that in Windows)?

2. where on the c/drive are the media-files located (I cannot find an omfi-file)?

3. what is the difference between 1080i/50 and 1080i/50hdv (or: which should I choose - when starting a new project - using my sony hvr/z1e filming 1080)?

4. Avid is very -too- bright on my (mac)-screen. How can I make it less bright?

Thanks for helping me out....

sjon:

4. Avid is very -too- bright on my (mac)-screen. How can I make it less bright?

Make sure you have calibrated your monitor under the display system prefs(in bootcamp it's START>CONTROL PANELS>DISPLAY...I think...)first and then use the brightness adjustment on the keyboard.

sjon:

3. what is the difference between 1080i/50 and 1080i/50hdv (or: which should I choose - when starting a new project - using my sony hvr/z1e filming 1080)?

The HDV project is for thin raster HDV media. If you aren't shooting in that format, just use the former.

sjon:

2. where on the c/drive are the media-files located (I cannot find an omfi-file)?

Are you saving media to your internal? There isn't a "C" drive on a Mac but one will be simulated in bootcamp. Your Media folders, if you are saving media there are on the root level of the drive.

sjon:

1. where is the green/blue switch dot in the timeline to switch to client monitor (or how should i do that in Windows)?

There isn't one in MC.

thanks blkdg.

If there isn't a blue/green dot in MC, how can I switch/arrange output to the camera (and then to the client monitor). I hope it can be done in MC...!

ps loaded xpress pro in windows and there's also no blue/green switch....that's odd. Windows can firewire out to camera, I hope....

Xpress hasn't had the blue-green switch for quite some time now.

...but still makes me wonder if I can (and how) to output from Avid > firewire > camera > client monitor. I used to do that all the time with the older xpress pro...

Sure you can. It's on all the time now.

so if it's not working, I should check my camera etc....Iow: there are no ways to configure this in MC. It works automatically (?)

Confidence View?

Timeline hamburger menu - output over firewire. Or something like that.....Not infront of Avid right now. That caught me too after the upgrade to MC.

I was changing firewire cables and cycling camera power etc etc, till I sent the timeline out over firewire via the timeline hamburger menu.

I am confused. When I connect the sony z1e to my old xpress/dv/mac system I get output to the camera through firewire. Connected to the new system (MC/Windows): no output to the cam. Also I cannot find 'timeline out over firewire' in the hamburger menu. Also I wonder (and is maybe connected to the problem): if I set a new project up I can (amongst others) choose between the 1080i/50 en 1080i/50 hdv. (Blkdg answered this question a bit)...but when I choose 1080i/50 there's no video-signal in capture (i.e. I cannot click the red button). Hope you can help me out....

Sorry - Could have sworn it was in that hamburger menu.

It is under - Settings, video display, output to DV Device.

I've found that one yesterday, but cannot enable it.... I can enable confidence view....but not dv output setting. what can be the problem???

ps. I found a picture on the net: http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/avid_express_pro_and_display_settings.php Here dv output is in dark black and can (!) be selected. In my window it's not and cannot be selected. In Special > Device > IEEE 1394 is selected (there's only this option there)...

sorry should be: http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/avid_express_pro_and_display_settings.php