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If you look in the ReadMe, there are some specific instructions for removing a previous install of Media Composer *entirely* - including manually removing a number of registry entries. Check it out.
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It all depends on where you're coming from. Avid's interface was designed, years ago, to emulate traditional film and video editing; in my experience, anyone coming from that background found Avid to be quite intuitive. When you mention that you are turning your audio tracks off, are you Muting the tracks, by deselecting the little speaker icons
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You can do that, sure. You can take material from the Interplay window and load it into your Source Monitor directly. Otherwise, you can make a "Daily Use" bin in your local project and drag-and-drop the items you want from the Catalog to your bin, as needed.
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You're answering your own question. Create a folder in your Interplay Catalogs called "Daily Use" and drag and drop any material from your NewsCutter bins into that folder in the Interplay Window. Don't drop the items on the left-hand folder; drop them in the folder contents region on the right-hand side of the Interplay window. Then
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The trick does still work, *BUT* you will get error messages in Capture Mode if it happens to be targeting that particular volume. Best answer is for your editors to pay attention to where they are capturing, like they ought to be doing.
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Seconded. Interplay has a bit of a learning curve and you should take advantage of any technical training your facility can offer you.
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What is your media file format? OMF or MXF? In your dedicated media file folders (AVID1.1, AVID1.2, etc...), what is the average number of files in those sub-folders?
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As far as I know, the license for third-party developers is not expensive, either. NL-Tek uses Avid Web services in its Auto-Ingest product which works nicely.
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You need to write the resolutions in DisabledRes.txt *exactly* as they appear in your Media Creation settings. Good luck!
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Your Administrator can set Interplay so that bins check in automatically when you close them. Be aware that checking in sequences is *always* manual. You'll need to remember to check in your sequences before you quit the editing application.