Back in the days of version 3 or 4 I can recall that reel numbers were stored internally as project_name:reel_no. They likely still are, but the difference is that back then it was possible to change the reel number in a new project to the same reel number as media imported from another project already had and it would change the hidden project name

I have no trouble accessing the website, but when I attempt to download Blend-X I get the message " Website Blocked: djfio.com Malwarebytes Browser Guard blocked this page because it may contain malicious activity." That may just be Malwarebytes being too aggressive and triggering a false positive, but the site definitely is there and accessible

Another happy Mocha user here. Just try Mocha - you'll wonder why you've never used it before. But check out the tutorials before just wading in.

I think you could pretty safely drop the "probably" and replace it with "highly likely to be", Job. It's not a characteristic that I've ever seen on Avid exports, but it's something that VLC media player does as standard.

[quote user="Telegram!"] Does Lightworks Slide trim multiple clips as well?[/quote]Yes, and much more complex adjustments than that can be done, but this isn't a Lightworks forum. I shouldn't have made that comment. My apologies.

[quote user="Telegram!"]Please remember how MC lead the NLE pack with cool, robust, handy features like multi-segment Slip & Slide trimming.[/quote] No they didn't. Lightworks was doing that in 1991.

[quote user="Mercer"]That - mark it, then CTRL + ALT + c - was a piece of wisdom, amongst so many, echoing down the years, from the late great Larry Rubin.[/quote]Since I've retired I don't come here as often as I used to, but I still think of Larry often. He is still missed. I also miss his joking emails.

[quote user="Steen Hansen"]Everyone works to timelines. Users are important, you'll agree, and they work to timelines. But Avid NEVER share estimates of when something will come out. Why not?[/quote]As a one-time software developer, I can tell you exactly why not. It's not likely to be because they have some ulterior motive, but because

[quote user="jef"]The key here is whether they speed up the picture to 25 fps. That would seem bad for sync audio material.[/quote] Maybe so, but it has been commonly done for PAL TV since day one. In fact even in the days of B&W TV it was the standard method used for transmitting films in the 25 frame world.

[quote user="Sims Carter"]Any suggestions for dealers selling refurbed systems in the U.S.?[/quote]I think that Google would be your friend here. They're available world wide as far as I'm aware.