Hi All, I'm editing a project with some 3 year old footage, and encountering serious problems in Avid. I have 80 hours of HDV footage and 53 hours of DSLR HD footage which will have to be combined. I know other platforms support HDV better than Avid, but I am stuck with Avid for a number of reasons... (read more)

I am using fast import to bring in clips from a Z5 camera into MC8. Most of the clips are fine, but on occasion there will be a clip that is 1 second long, and yet on the camera the clip will playback the clip from the flashcard at longer than this, such as 30 seconds or up to 2 minutes. I have been... (read more)

Ok, that is a relief! What application would you recommend for viewing/logging the asset (outside Avid)? We're recently playing with AdobeBridge and it works fine with .MTS clips in a regular folder but not on a package volume. Thanks! (read more)

Hi, folks! Just switched from FCP (3-7) to MC7, and am trying to capture HDV shot in 24p (not 24a) on a Sony Z7U. The camera is also my deck. While I've searched all over the net for this information, have watched numerous videos, and already tried many many ways to move forward, Avid simply refuses... (read more)

Hi guys and gals, I have done quite a lot of research on this and, although a path has been signaled, I would like the opinion of you experts on the expected finish line. The background: We started a documentary project loooong ago, shooting with a Sony HVR-Z7U, set on 24 pscan - that is, 24 progressive... (read more)

Hello, I am working on a long format project where we have a large archive of footage, 16mm, dvcam, beta, hdv, dv, digitial. Previously we have worked in FCP and all of the tape footage was captured using FCP. I have been successful using Automatic Duck bringing in certain tapes however the HDV footage... (read more)

Hi, I've looked around the forums and the avid support sections of the website and I've found a lot of information regarding this problem but none of it has been helpful for me so sorry if this is old news! Basically, I get the above message when I'm attempting to capture HDV footage. I've... (read more)

I am working on a project captured from MiniHDV tapes. using a Sony HDV deck. I have one tape I need to capture that was shot on a MiniDV tape. I can get the Avid capture tool to recognize and control the deck fine, and play the tape, but cannot get it to capture. I have tried using the different settings... (read more)

THis is a noob quesition for sure. I am attempting to capture from a Sony Z1 camera via Firewire. The video is 1080i form HDV. I keep getting the error that says "Exception: Audio / Video id unexpectedly no longer coming into the system." I'm on Mac OS 10.7.3, Software version of MC 6.0... (read more)

Hi, I'm back to avid, last year I was working with FC, but I really feel more at home with Avid, nevertheless I have a few problems. I've been trying to capture from a Sony HDR FX, the settings in the camera are set to HDV, Via FireWire the project is HDV 29.97 I already checked the settings... (read more)