Avid Xpress Pro - Mac

Avid opening in separate windows

Michelle Sokolich — Sat, 11 May 2013 07:19:18 GMT

Hi there,

I have tried searching for this but didn't really know what exactly it was called so apologies if this is a really stupid question.

When I open Avid everything is a separate window, the timeline, the viewing window etc etc. This drives me insane as I can see my desktop peeking through the holes and it's really distracting. It used to open in one whole window, and if i wanted to minimise it I could do so with one click, not multiple clicks as I have to do now.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

WEIRD! Sapphire FX track is now locked.

Jekyl1 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:06:32 GMT

So, I am working on MC 6.0.1.1 on a PC

I have a title I created with Title Tool.

I stepped into the title and added S_Shake Sapphire plug-in effect. I messed around with the settings.

I also added a Resize effect.

So, if I step into the title on V1, I see three sub-tracks:

1.1 has nothing

1.2 has "myTitle v1"

1.3 has "myTitle v2"

Now here's the weird part. Yesterday I could click on either the S_Shake or the Resize effects, pull up the Effect Editor, adjust the parameters, etc.

Today, the 1.3 layer is locked somehow. If I bring up the effect editor, the only effects listed are Title and Resize.

I can see the S_Shake icon, and I can see the results of the effect when I press play. But I can no longer edit that effect, nor can I delete it.

Any idea what's going on here?

Weird timeline and bin behavior

rivaf — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:01:04 GMT

I am having 2 problems in 5.8.4 that I never had before.

If I load a sequence in the Record monitor, then toggle to the Source timeline, then toggle back to the Record timeline, then load a new sequence into the Record monitor, the Record timeline title bar displays the name of the previous sequence that was in the Record monitor instead of the one that is currently loaded. As in "Timeline - Sequence A", when in fact Sequence B is in the Record monitor. The timeline itself is correct, i.e. it's Sequence B's timeline -- but it's got the wrong name. This may seem trivial, but it's confusing me right now because I am switching between several different sequences with similar (but not the same) names and similar looking timelines. What is even weirder is that I opened an old project, then closed it, then opened my current project, and the timeline title bar showed the name of the sequence in the Record monitor from the project that I just closed.

This project is a PAL 25i project ... (I don't know whether that has anything to do with it).

The other problem is that some of my bins, which are always open, have their icons showing as closed in the Project Window. What these bins have in common is foreign language accents in their titles, in this case the German umlaut. When I think one of them is closed (because it's hidden behind other bins) and I double click on the icon in the Project Window, I get a message that says e.g. "Unable to open file 'JÖRG SELECTS'. Exception: A copy named "JÖRG SELECTS" is already open." When I get rid of the umlaut in the bins' titles, the problem goes away.

Anyone else have these same problems?

Thanks,

Riva

MediaComposer 6.5 - Execption Audio error

anandavid — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 12:26:33 GMT

I've a iMac system and for some days my MC 6.5 was working fine. One fine day suddenly it refused to and gives an Execption Audio error.

I am not able to open any of my projects and in the begining when application opens i get this error message.

I do not have any capturing divice is connected with my system & i access all my files through AMA.

Reinstalled twice the MC apps and found same problem.

Please suggest your opinion.

Thanks

Sabi

Updating my Avid Xpress Pro 4.6

bensonic — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:35:53 GMT

So I bought a copy of Avid Xpress Pro 4.6 about five years ago.

I have since lost the dongle, but I have the system ID and serial number and the discs. Is there any way to upgrade or fix this copy of Avid so it works again? Thanks for your help!

Moving a project and media from Avid Xpress Pro to MC

Shinx — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:14:20 GMT

Hello, I am trying to find out if there are any issues in moving a project from Avid Xpress Pro 5.8.0 to Media Composer - so that the project can be completed in MC. The media was captured in Xpress Pro but lives on external drives. Are there any issues in MC being able to recognize the media? I'd love to hear any info/tips on this process. Thanks, Shinx.

Avid Xpress Pro 4.64 project to latest AMC

nahbi — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 00:08:33 GMT

I'm talking with a producer about relaunching a feature doc. It seems to be a very far-along cut, with text and transitions, and like they had a very detailed organization system in terms of bins.

According to the producer, the project is:
AVID XPRESS PRO 4.64, 30 fps, 48 khz 24 bit audio

And there are some new dailies at DV Cam continuous 29.97 w/ Timecode that need to be loaded, etc.

I thought I'd get some feedback here. And if anyone has any recommended tutorials, that would be great.

My initial questions are:
- What version of MC to go with - 6 or 6.5? Or 5.5?
- What is the best approach/process to relaunch this project? Create a new project and import the bins?

- What are the pitfalls to look out for?

- Any dos and don'ts? Any other thoughts?

- Does it matter if it's coming from a PC or a Mac and going to a PC or Mac?

Thank you!

Rebuilding Directories

juise15 — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:30:35 GMT

I have an issue with a Apple version of Xpress 4.6.

The computer didn't recognized the external drive at first and I didn't catch it until after avid loaded. I closed Avid, mounted the drive again, then loaded Avid. This time, Avid wanted to rebuild the directory on that drive. The problem is that it makes it about 1/2 the way through then Avid crashes. I've deleted the msm file and emptied the trash but that hasn't helped. Since the user is using MXF files, I distributed the files to Folders 2,3,4 and so on in the Avid MediaFiles folder.

It will not rebuild the database and I can't get any further. Help please!!!

Avid Xpress Pro 4.6 & Mac OS 10.8

Mac Master E — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:31:59 GMT

I have Avid Xpress Pro 4.6 and just upgraded to Mac's new OS 10.8, now the software doesn't work. What do I need to do to get this software to work? I have my Avid Dongle as well.

AMA transcode slow

Tom — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 04:49:46 GMT

Hello there,

Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere, I couldn't find it...

I've got a whole bunch of still images that I've AMA-linked. I'm now trying to transcode them. However, transcode times are around fifty minutes per 30 second file. Is this normal? I've transcoded AMA from RED in the past, which took a while, but nothing like this.

The pics are rather large - 5616 × 3744 pixels. I've tried DNX36 & 185, but changing the end format doesn't seem to make much difference.

Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks,

Tom

AXP 5.7 crash – “Bus Error” in “MainThread” 0x0

galiliyo — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 13:32:58 GMT

I am running AVP 5.7 on a MacBook Pro. It seemes to work fine but occasionally it crashes for no apparent reason with the message
“Bus error” in thread “MainThread”, at address 0x0.

Any ideas?

MacBook Pro 2.16 Core 2 Duo 1GB Ram
Mac OSX 10.4.9
Firewire 800

Can't get my Avid Express Pro to see deck

mds7558s2 — Mon, 28 May 2012 17:07:32 GMT

I am using Avid Express Pro, and can't get it to see my pro deck which is a Panasonic DVCPRO AJ-850p. Can anyone assist me please.

Dongle problem AND broken CD drive - can't reinstall Xpress

jinajohnson — Sun, 20 May 2012 19:16:43 GMT

I messed my system up, but I'd like to correct if possible. I tried to upgrade to media composer before I realized that I didn't have the right system specs for it.

I tried to undo the upgrade and ended up not able to use my xpress pro at all. I'd like to stick with xpress if I can, as I'm out of town and only have my xpress dongle. I read online about blasting the dongle so that it can read it again, but although I can still click my avid xpress icon and have the computer open (to the error message), I don't see the Avid xpress program in my Applications folder.

Here's hoping somebody out there has a magical answer as to how I can keep this dongle and re-access my current avid xpress program. I'm running the following:

System: Mac 10.4.11

Processor: 2.33 ghz intel core 2 duo

Memory 2 gb 667 mhz ddr2 sdram

Startup disk: Macintosh HD

Running an Academic version of Avid xpress 5.7

I have my system ID and Serial no, but my cd drive is broken on the laptop, so I can't re-install that way.

error message: "the dongle connected to this system of incorrect type. please connect a valid dongle to ensure proper operation"

Can anyone help me?

Project folder, User folder and settings. What do all these files do and how they work?

christopher@fearlesstv.com — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:26:55 GMT

Hello
Can someone explain concisely and in layman's language what all the files do and how they work both in the Users and Project folder?
I ask as I can't find anything in the AXP docs and I often read that one should throw away some of these files but I don't understand what they do and what their correlation is with the rest of machine, particularly when on a server.
Many thanks

Unable to write shared user settings file

colinb4987 — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:54:08 GMT

Everytime I open a project or save, I get a message "Unable to write shared user settings file. Make sure directory exists and is accessible". Only I don't know where to go looking for this directory, and thus to check its read/write status. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks
Colin

Avid Xpress Pro 4.5.1
Apple Powerbook G4

avid exception: unsupported resolution

aurele77 — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:40:39 GMT

hello, I have installed Avid 5.7 academic on my mac book pro.

Configuration: 3 GB RAM, 160 GB HD, 2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, ATI Radeon X1600 256 MB, LCD 1440 x 900 display. The config of the computer matches the Avid requirements to my knowledge.

At login I get 2 error messages:
#1 -->"An error occured reading the Database file for the directory 'Macintosh HD:Applications:Avid Xpress Pro:SupportingFiles:Avid_MediaFiles'. Exception: 'omfiHPDomain_INIT_FAILED'
The Database file 'msmMMOB.mmdb' may be corrupted."
#2-->"Media will be unavailable in the media directory: Macintosh HD:Applications:Avid Xpress Pro:SupportingFiles:Avid_MediaFiles"

Then when I open my Avid Project (saved from the school's Avid 5.1 HD Pro previous version, on Windows) I get an "UNSUPPORTED RESOLUTION" exception error.

At first, I didn't even get an image in the composer window. When I go into effects editing mode, I do get an image now, but still get the error message and cannot scroll nor play the clip.
Meanwhile, I can play clips from my scenes bin without any probem. It affects only the sequences from the timeline.

After reading other posts, I've tried deleting the msmMMOB.mdb file from the Avid_supporting files on the internal drive and the msmFMID.pmr / msmMMOB.mdb files from the OMFI folder on the external drive. It didn't work.
i've also reinstalled and still not working.

I am cluless to what I should do, please help me, it's been more than a month I am trying to run Avid on my macbook, it's starting to get old...I've had to upgrade to the 5.7 version to get the dongle to work, now that this is fixed, I still can run my Avid...
What does the exception error means and why are these files corrupted???
Thanks for your help, I would truly appreciate!
-Aurelie.

calculating disk space required for consolidation etc

Acutabove — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 01:21:52 GMT

Is there a simple way to calculate how much disk space is required to consolidate/transcode a sequence?

The space required is going to depend on a lot of factors isn't it - like overall length, number of tracks, how many cuts, length of handles, downressed or not, etc. Presumably Avid can estimate space required in an instant so why isn't it displayed in the consolidate window so one can allocate an appropriate drive?

Capture errors due to update on Xpress v5.8

eyestorm — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:21:56 GMT

In the past I have successfully digitized with my Avid Mojo & Sony DSR-40 DV cam deck hooked up to the same slots, same computer, same usb deck control, and same hard drives all while using Avid Xpress Pro v. 4.8.4 and an older OS. The problem I am having after updating my Avid to v.5.8 with OS 10.4.11 is the following:

1) I can’t capture Dv Cam video with Mojo plugged in. I get the error
“Exception: Capture aborted due to discontinuity in time code”

2) Even with Mojo unplugged, and deck hooked through firewire to G5 native slot still problematic. I am able to actually capture this time, but only for about 45 seconds then it stops and starts up again creating a new clip every 1 minute or so.

Details on everything I have tried below:

I’m on a Mac Quad core running OS 10.4.11 ....I just upgraded my Avid Xpress Pro w/ Mojo from v4.8.4 to v5.8. I followed all the install instructions, updated firmware on Mojo, updated dongle. I even had an Avid tech walk me through all the appropriate steps just to insure it was installed correctly.

I started it up and had the firmware update, then had the power cycle restart, then finally got into Avid v 5.8. I hooked up a Sony DSR-40 Deck using my Keyspan usb deck control switch. The deck was hooked up through firewire on a separate firewire capture port (separate from the Avid). I have yet to try hooking the deck into my Mojo using a dv 6pin to 6pin simply because I don’t have one of those cables, and I had it working this way in the past. My Avid Mojo is hooked up to the back port on my G5 (the native firewire card to the G5). The deck is on a separate firewire card I purchased (approved by Avid). The deck is recognized and I have playback, but no audio or video is seen or heard. When I try to capture it says: “Exception: Audio/video is unexpectedly no longer coming into the system.” I made sure that DNA is showing up on the timeline and audio and video in the capture tool were set to DNA-1394. I also tried shut downs, switching the Mojo to the front firewire port....No luck.

Next, I tried quiting, unhooking the Mojo, and hooking the deck firewire into the native Mac G5 port. I started up Avid. I switched the audio video settings to 1394, toggled DNA off to 1394 too. If I randomly caputure while playing it reads: “Exception: Capture aborted due to discontinuity in time code” if I pause and then hit the capture button it then captures for 1 minute then stops, then re-captures creating a new clip, on and on leaving me with a bunch of 1 minute clips that actually play back fine. Now it’s not always 1 minute long and I checked to make sure this wasn’t some setting. It is set up to capture clips as long as 60 minutes. I also tried this in my other firewire port....same results.

Another error I seem to get with the Mojo is on initial start up, it always has me power cycle. Then it is fine for as long as the computer is on. Once I shut down and start up Avid again....yup power cycle fun. This is a minor issue compared to the capture one above, just figured I’d mention it just in case.

I need to capture some DV cam quickly. Any help. I’m so sorry I ever updated :(

Workspaces

Ken Conrad — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:12:49 GMT

ok... i have tried to figure this one out and i am compleatly confused.

I have two MC systems. one at home and one at the office... when i move the project between systems my workspaces are different... and mainly in that the sequence and composer windows are on a third monitor off to the right... where there is no monitor there... i have used Mission controal and i can see them but i can't grag them back in... i have tried to use Gather windows and noting happens there. I have tried to restore workspaces to default... and still nothing.

anyone else seeing this? i am on MC6

ken

HELP! Dongle

jtdoc — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:30:24 GMT

I have Avid Xpress pro on an oldish mac pro. I have just upgraded it to snow leopard, and now xpress won't open. Although I have never registered the software (through fear that if I did, and my mac broke I would have to re purchase the software), and i did purchase it through avid and have all relevant paperwork details etc. Now it says there is not a valid dongle.

Does Xpress pro not work on snow leopard? If not what do I do? Can I buy an upgrade to MC if I supply relevant details? Or does it mean I have to spend a load more money on software?

Also I own MC on another mac. Can I buy a new dongle and additional licence off avid, and install that instead?

And what about all my projects?

Please Help!!! I am tearing my hair out!!!

video playback

alpamgabe — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:08:56 GMT

Source/Record video not updating/playing on Avid Express PRO Mac

The above started after I opened up my current project. There were no problems when I exited the app prior.

I can scrubb thru and the video is fine, also sound works fine in "play" ( even in reverse) however when I double hit "L or J" to change the speed it has no effect.

the composer window is not "over the edge"

Thank you.

column duplication

jessebull82 — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 21:18:50 GMT

hey, there....it seems silly that you couldn't but apparently you can't duplicate a column from one bin to another. anybody have any suggestions otherwise? or do i just have to retype/ copy-paste?

THANKS

Newly installed fonts not showing up in title tool

kangelis — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 02:28:21 GMT

I am running Avid Express Pro 4.84 on my dual-G5 system with OSX 10.4.6. I just installed a few new fonts from within Apple's Font Book. I noticed they were immediately ready there. I then went into Express Pro and began to edit a title in the Title Tool. None of the new fonts I installed were listed there. So I tried restarting the system and still the new fonts were not displayed in the Express Pro Title Tool. How can I use my new fonts in the Title Tool?

Got a Dongle Problem?

BLKDOG — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:00:34 GMT

This is a good resource for info regarding any problems you may be having with a Dongle.

Dongle FAQ

It's not everything but it is a list of common issues.

Export Same As Source Title "Shading" Problem in Quicktime

sam11 — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:02:09 GMT

I am using XP 5.7.2 working with a DV25 411 resolution sequence, and I just exported to Quicktime Movie using Same As Source, without the AVID DV Codec.

It looks fine, just at some points the Titles in the Quicktime movie make everything look a shade lighter, and when the title passes, everything is back to normal color.

I can't figure out what causes it, it seems to happen only some of the time but all the titles are in the same DV25 411 resolution.

I noticed when I export the sequenc with the AVID DV Codec checked, everything comes out the lighter shade.

Does anyone have any ideas?

Sam