I have inherited a project where the previous editor has linked to a lot of stock footage using AMA rather than importing the files. I have now imported all the relevant files and want to 'overwrite' the AMA clips with the real imported clips. One path I am currently employing to do this is to... (read more)

I changed from an ancient version of avid to mediacomposer 8.6. in my previous versions: the moment I connected a card reader with SD card to the laptop, in my project automatically a BIN called CANON (my camera) would open. I would see all clips in yellow. Then I would create a new bin, call it IMPORT... (read more)

Okay so it seems the footage has come straight from EVS, so it does not look like Avid will recognise the media!! I am currently using Media Exchange to re-wrap each EVS_MXF file to 'Avid MXF OPAtom' Is this correct? I have a long Wait!!! (read more)

Hi All, I have been wrestling with this issue all day and any help would be much appreciated! I have been given a hard-drive with 6 large MXF files that are over 730 GB, I have copied them over to my ‘Avid Media Files’ directory and placed them in the relevant numbered ‘MXF’ folder... (read more)

Hi - first post! We're recording on Hyperdeck Studio Pro machines for use with MC5. The workflow should be: upload files from the SSD; put them in a numbered folder within Avid MediaFiles/MXF; create an Avid project and use the media tool to find the files, then drag them into a bin. I've seen... (read more)

I sincerely hope that one of you can help me with this: I work with Avid MC 8.3.1. and a Sony PMW-EX1 I installed the plugin (PDZK-MA2 v3.40). I connect the camera to the mac with the usb. A bin opens and loads the clips. From the menu bar I select File>AMA Link I select the plugin in Files of type... (read more)

Hi , First of all: sorry for my english, it isnt my first language. I'm a pretty new editer and I haven't so much knowledge about importing, converting et.c I want to import files into Avid that's about 2-3 GB big, 2-3 hours long clips, it's orginal a MP4 - file format. Frame Size: 1920x796... (read more)

Question?, I am 100% new to Pro Tools. Never used any of products. I will be getting ProTools 10. I've been using Audcacity to create my music. I export them in WAV. So, whenever I get Pro Tools will I be able to import and I can be able to mix it? Will the quality sound better than Audacity and... (read more)

Hi everyone, I am completely new on Avid so, sorry if this is a dumb question. I tried to import a few clips on a Avid project just to see how the software works when it comes to importing files (import/AMA link). I completely understand the logic of both options but I encountered an issue while deleting... (read more)

I have my media organized in my system in project folders. The media from my Canon are MXF files already. Would it make more sense to edit my projects with AMA Link than importing them into Media Composer? Would that save me computer drive space and make the sequence run more efficiently? Thank you! (read more)