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Here's another rundown of critical, strange and useful bugs in your NLE.
Blu-ray presets incompatible with Scenarist
Workspace completely disappeared
Workarounds for seeing live scopes during playback
Premiere cannot accept broadcast waves larger than 4 GB
Premiere does not currently support the XAVC codec
Gain adjustments are not included in OMFs
The latest Mac Minis are now qualified for 6.5.2
Workflow for dealing with Davinci Resolve's new clip naming system in version 9
More tips on dealing with clip names in Resolve 9
Changing sequence timecode start modifies the timecode of imported clips
Button configuration can reset after relaunching the app
Trimming in audio mode can switch you back to edit mode
Changing dissolve duration causes dissolve to occur past the edit point
Certain flavors of H.264 can produce green frames when brought in via AMA
Only the first channel of a multichannel audio interface is recorded
Why is the VFX business failing at its moment of greatest success?
Great points from Mark Christiansen on how VFX seems to be a more prominent part of the movie industry than ever, yet several of the major VFX houses are having financial problems.
Premiere Pro CS6 and Mbox 2 Recording
How to setup Premiere CS6 with an Mbox2 for recording audio.
Anyone Fooling Around with Sparse Disc Bundles?
Pros and cons of using Sparse Disk Bundles in Media Composer.
Is there a way to import old User settings in a new user?
Useful tip for importing specific settings from another Avid user profile.
Review: Blu-ray player software for Mac
Reviews of several Mac Blu-ray players. I'm using MacGo and it's working well for me.
Opinions on what NLE to teach on a new BA in Film & Screen Media Production
Long discussion thread about which NLEs to teach to students.
Open letter to the new Avid CEO. I would also add a more open developer program to encourage plugin development and much better support for tapeless workflows.
New Content Creators Report Results Announced
The most curious part of this is how well FCP 7 fared 18 months after EOL.
Here's another installment of our weekly selection of serious, useful and bizarre bugs in your NLE.
Playback issues with non-standard variable GOP AVCHD media
How to temporarily disable your Blackmagic card
How to prevent adjacent clips from being merged in EDL Manager
Audio corruption with Denoiser filter
(I too have experienced issues with this filter and have stopped using it)
Cannot export a frame from the program monitor if an audio-only sequence is open on another monitor
Hold shift to snap to an edit point when dragging the playhead
Performance comparison between different apps playing an H.264 file
(the strange part is that QuickTime Player and FCPX both use AV Foundation)
You cannot hold down Option at startup to boot from a recovery partition on a Fusion drive
Last week we release Pro Media Tools 1.1.9, a minor update to our suite of media management and workflow tools.
The major new changes are:
Video Check's flash frame detection has been significantly improved and can more reliably detect corrupt frames in a movie.
QT Edit will no longer prompt you to flatten a movie when performing an action that needs it. This means that by default, QT Edit will only create self-contained movies.
If you would prefer to be prompted to create a reference or self-contained movie, you can switch off auto flatten in preferences.
In addition to multiple bug fixes we've also made several other changes to the way QT Edit works, which you can read about in the full changelog.
Pro Media Tools is a suite of essential applications for improving your workflows. To find out more, see the features page, watch the overview video, read the user manual or download the 15-day free trial.
We've just released Pro Maintenance Tools 2.0.13 - a minor update to our flagship suite for maintaining, optimizing and troubleshooting your editing system.
We have significantly improved the repairing of corrupt Adobe Premiere Pro projects in this update. Premiere is one of the few applications to use an XML project format instead of binary, making Premiere projects much easier to repair.
In addition to its previous capabilities, Project Repair 2.0.13 can now strip Warp Stabilizer data (a common cause of corruption), reset scratch disks and strip workspace information. These new capabilities have enabled the application to successfully repair corrupt projects in our test suite that were previously unrepairable.
Pro Maintenance Tools 2.0.13 is a free update for all existing customers. To find out more, see the features page, watch the overview video, read the user manual or download the free 15-day trial.
We've just launched the Digital Rebellion app for iOS.
This is a free app that allows you to get news and support about Digital Rebellion products on the go.
The main page lists our applications and allows you to easily view product information, documentation and support. You can filter it to only show apps currently installed on the device and it can even act as a launcher for installed apps.
You can download the app free of charge from the iOS App Store.
We're back with more serious and unusual bugs in your NLE.
Workaround for Avid bins opening off screen
Cannot change bin capitalization
New iMacs qualified for MC 6.5.2
Premiere has no continuous rasterization function so scaling of vectors may not be high quality
Walking away from the computer without saving the project will eventually fill up your Autosave Vault with identical copies
(this is where Pro Versioner can help)
Video playback may not work with the Blackmagic 9.7 driver
Mono tracks may be quieter than stereo tracks
Performance issues with the new 27" iMac
Workaround for flash frames in FCPX 10.0.6+
Embedded Premiere chapter markers can sometimes cause an Encore burn to fail
Certain frame sizes with a watermark make jobs fail
Typing a specific text string can crash almost any app on OS X 10.8
We're proud to introduce our latest product - CinePlay for iOS. CinePlay is a professional video player for iPhone and iPad devices running iOS 5.0 or higher. It is ideal for dailies, portfolios, client feedback and mobile note taking.
CinePlay can play back H.264 movies you've shot with your camera, synced from iTunes, stored in Dropbox or located at a direct web URL (e.g. http://www.example.com/mymovie.mp4). Remote web files can very easily be downloaded directly to the device, which is something that's always been difficult on iOS.
All timings are specified in timecode notation and you can frame-accurately step through the movie or jump to a specific timecode position. CinePlay will read the timecode stored in a file or otherwise default to 00:00:00:00.
You can show a draggable timecode overlay on top of the movie and add 4:3 and 16:9 safe areas. You can also mask and crop to common aspect ratios, making it very useful for previewing full-frame dailies that will be masked at a later date, or to hide burnt-in timecode and other distracting information.
If you have an iPad, you can also add markers and jump between them. The iPad version will also recognize any chapters in the file and display them as markers. You can then export them to a range of common marker / locator / chapter list formats. (Many of the formats require the free Cut Notes Marker Import tool to import into your NLE.)
We've also integrated it well into our existing apps. You can remotely control playback with Editmote (including gestures) and output timecode to Cut Notes for easy note-taking. Because we develop these applications, the integration is far more seamless with CinePlay than with third-party apps.
CinePlay is a useful tool for filmmakers, post production professionals and clients, and we have an exciting roadmap in place for the future. If you have any questions, we have an extensive FAQ and a comprehensive user manual and we're also keen to hear feedback on how well it integrates into your workflows.
Start your project with post so we don't have to fix it later
I'm a big advocate of planning in advance and Post Haste is a great free tool to help with this.
The uphill battle TV manufacturers will face to convince people 4K TV is worthwhile.
Useful database of technical details for popular movies.
Essential online security tips.
Editors choose Dell over Apple Mac Pro
One of the advantages of owning a PC is that you can mix and match components, so I would encourage people considering a Windows machine to build and design their own where possible to fully fit their needs, instead of buying off the shelf.
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion is still available for purchase from Apple
You can still purchase Lion from Apple but it's complicated.
Where to place sound absorbing panels in a studio
Tips for sound-proofing your studio.
Another installment of serious, useful and bizarre bugs in your NLE.
QuickTime movies with timecode tracks do not work correctly with Fast Start
DISK_TOO_MANY_OPEN error on ISIS could be caused by invisible OS X system files
Select Project window cannot be resized to show long filenames
Users still experiencing lag with third party I/O cards
Unable to rename template items in Marquee
The timeline doesn't play back (CS Repair can fix this)
Blend effect does not work well with retimed clips
Error 213:11 if permissions are incorrect (Windows)
No way to customize the autosave location (Pro Versioner helps with this)
Keyboard timeline navigation sometimes stops working
Several Blackmagic users reporting playback issues
Premiere does not allow Firewire output when hardware MPE is active
Final Cut Pro X hangs when loading a project
Tips for color correcting with dual viewers
Cut Notes
CinePlay
Aspect Ratio Matte Generator
Video Space Calculator