With the 2018.12.1 release of Avid Media Composer, Avid replaced their Application Manager software with the new Avid Link The following is an excerpt from the 2018.12.1 release notes for Media Composer: “Avid Link is automatically installed when you install Media Composer v2018.12.1. When you install Media Composer, Application Manager will be automatically uninstalled and […]

Upgrade Your Avid Media Composer Software for just $299!  Call us at (301) 476-8015 Below you’ll find a summary of features added by version that may be of interest to Forensic users of Avid Media Composer.  For complete details on each release, visit the Avid Media Composer 2018 Documentation page and/or the Avid Media Composer […]

Below is a PDF that outlines how to use the Time Shift feature of Avid’s Audio Suite. The document was created with old versions of Avid, but the process is pretty much the same. Using MC Audio Suite Time Shift (PDF)

Make sure your position indicator/play head is located at the beginning of the clip. Close the Effect Editor Move position indicator to beginning of clip. Re-open Effect Editor

This is typically a corrupt user settings file.  Try create a new user, and then opening the shared project. If this works, the user profile you first used has been corrupted.  

This typically happens if you have already applied a Motion Effect to a clip.  You cannot apply motion effects on top of motion effects, so you will have to create a Video Mixdown of your clip to apply another Motion Effect.  This can be done by dropping your motion effect clip to your timeline, then […]

Adding a second effect to a clip is a process called “nesting effects”.  To add the 2nd effect, you must hold down the Alt key when applying it; otherwise the 2nd effect will simply replace the 1st one. Simply hold the Alt key when dragging the 2nd effect to your clip.

Starting with Media Composer version 8.9.4 the NitrisDX driver is no longer automatically installed when launching Avid MC. You have to manually install the driver from this path: C:\Program Files\Avid\Utilities\DXDrivers.

The Video Quality Menu button in the Timeline bottom toolbar allows you to switch display resolutions when real-time effects are enabled. This allows you to trade off video quality with smooth playback of real-time effects. If you notice missing frames or choppy video during real-time playback, switch to a lower quality setting. The following table […]