Hey there, pros. I first learned Avid on ExpressDV and got very accustomed to using the "S" hotkey to advance to the next edit & the "A" hotkey to move to the previous edit. End of story. I've been on Media Composer since version 5 and am now working on 8.9. One of the minor... (read more)

Last December I purchased a home studio package that included a computer, a Scarlett recording interface, a couple studio microphones and Pro Tools software. Up to now I have just been using Garage Band to record because for the life of us we can't get Pro Tools to pick up a recording. Everything... (read more)

Hello Community, I am new to this site and the Avid system in general, but I hope you could provide an answer to my question. I am the lead Compositing (2D Animation feature film) that is going to be edited on AVID. Now, to provide the editing department proper files, I find myself with half-half solutions... (read more)

my link selection toggle button seems to be stuck in the 'on' position. when i try and click it off, i get a message that this button cannot be changed. it stays like this in the source and also in the sequence window. but if it stays on, then editing is impossible. i'm pulling my hair out... (read more)

Hi, Is there a way to change the color of the highlight bar on top of each window? I don't see that option in the interface settings. Also is there a way to make just the timeline background brighter/darker. Not the whole Avid interface, just the timeline, like we used to do with old versions of... (read more)

Hello, I'm fairly new to avid , and would like to know the best options when it comes to importing and exporting high resolution videos and photos to get the highest quality results. I am using avid media composer 8.9.2. I have a canon 5D mark IV, and I am using a mac, and the videos I have taken... (read more)

I have already read a lot about user settings. I know where to find them, how to copy and paste them manually, hot to export and import them inside Media Composer. But I still cannot manage to move them to another work station the way I want it. At work we have many different work stations so I would... (read more)

Hello Community, Customer showed me today an issue with exporting QT out of MC 8.5.3. Same as Source works fine, but when trying to choose a Custom QT setting, clicking the Settings button does not bring up the QT Settings window…HUH? OS 10.9.5 on a 5,1 Mac Pro Tower Dual Monitor QT X and QT 7... (read more)

Hi folks - I realise this is a very old post but I manage 6 edit suites at our offices and would like to be able to have shared user settings in a place on our Avid ISIS server. Can anyone tell me how I tell all the avid suites to look in a location on the ISIS rather than locally on the computer HD... (read more)

Hello out there - Quick for-what-it's-worth: I am new to MC, having used FCP 7 for years. I've decided to try Avid instead of getting FCP X. I am using Media Composer 8.4.0 The project: I am editing a 4-camera shoot of a mock trial. This was a live event, continuous for 2 hours and 23 minutes... (read more)