The Omnivore™ Field Kit can digitally capture uncompressed from HDMI, DVI, VGA, S-Video or Composite sources. To capture a VHS tape uncompressed: Connect the DVI Bridge to your laptop via USB 3. Connect DVI Bridge to AD Convertor via DVI to HDMI connection (as shown in diagram below) Connect AD Converter to VHS deck via […]
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archive-R™ 2.0 Supports Media Composer 2020.x OR Newer
It’s true, archive-R™ v2.0 is here! New Features: Updated default database search locations to accomodate new versions of Media Composer Faster Indexing Algorithm, which significantly improves performance! Load multiple external Project Drives simultaneously! MXF Media Preview Maintains Folder Structure when restoring Drag & Drop projects or Miscellaneous Files from Avid Projects Requirements While it may […]
Continue readingMedia Composer 2021.x Documentation & README
Avid released Media Composer 2021.2 in Febrauary, 2021, the first release of 2021.x which includes a number of bug fixes and info on Avid’s updated Security Guidelines. All dTective® 8.1 & related ClearID® Effects work in 2021.x IMPORTANT: Archive-R currently does not support Media Composer 2019.x, 2020.x or 2021.x. If using Archive-R in your workflows […]
Continue readingMedia Composer 2018.x and 2019.x – End of Development & End of Support Dates
Avid has officially published their End of Development and End of Support dates for the Media Composer 2018.x and 2019.x release branches. End of Support is the date which all forms of service and technical support for a product cease End of Development is when all forms of engineering – bug fixes, qualifications, feature development, etc. […]
Continue readingAvid Media Composer Long Term Release Schedule
Avid shared their Media Composer Long Term Release (LTR) plans via one of their informative LIVE webinars today, and we wanted to share it with you just in case you missed it. Click the image below to view the “Migrating from Media Composer 2018.12” webinar (~32mins) If you haven’t tried Media Composer 2020.x, it’s time. Upgrade […]
Continue readingWhat is the Avid Universal Media Engine (UME)?
“UME is replacing the existing AMA (Avid Media Access) functionality that has been used by Media Composer for linking to, importing, and exporting file-based media.” UME was initially introduced in Media Composer 2019.6 to provide Op1a support, and provides file-based workflow capabilities similar to AMA, but with better performance for Linking, Importing & Exporting. As […]
Continue readingCan you play a clip at its native frame rate even though it doesn’t match the Avid project’s frame rate?
Yes – If you AMA link to the media, that is what the latest versions of Avid Media Composer will do by default.
Continue readingAdobe Premiere Pro – Hardware & Performance Recommendations
Adobe has leveraged GPU acceleration in their Mercury Playback Engine for playback & preview, but in May, 2020 they released the ability to leverage your GPU when exporting from Premiere Pro v14.2. Adobe Hardware Acceleration System Requirements & Recommendations Huge Time Savings for Many Encoding Tasks w/Proper Hardware & Settings! Our initial tests exporting H.264 […]
Continue readingMedia Composer Recommended Specs and Compatibility
For the best experience with Avid Media Composer, we recommend you read the following and then reach out to Ocean Systems sales to review your options which include Ocean Systems Avid Quailed Solutions and HP Qualified Mobile Workstations. Avid Minimum Specifications The “new” Media Composer 2019.x software Minimum Memory is 16GB, 32GB or more recommended. […]
Continue readingAdobe Creative Cloud – Operating System Support
“Creative Cloud 2019 apps are available for Windows 7, Windows 10 or later, and macOS Sierra 10.12 or later. 2019 versions of Digital Video products require the newest versions of Windows 10 and macOS Sierra or later. Windows 8.1 or early Windows 10 versions are not supported.” “In order to take advantage of the latest […]
Continue readingdTective & Media Composer 2019.x, 2020.x & 2021.x
archive-R 2.0, released 7/13/21, supports the very latest versions of Media Composer (2020.x or newer)! All dTective® and ClearID® effects work as intended with Media Composer 2018.x, 2019.x, 2020.x & 2021.x too! The 2020.x branch introduced Avid’s new Universal Media Engine (UME) replacing QuickTime, which may also impact your workflows; UME is FAST! If you […]
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