Re: [Avid-L2] MC 3.5.9

While not as slick and polished as Christians offerings at Avid
Screencast,
Here's an offering that features a few tips, including mapping the
Sample Plot toggle to a key...
http://hershleder.com/content/video-tutorial-tips-trimming-mapping-and-offline-warning

Cheers,

B

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On Oct 26, 2009, at 9:34 AM, Christian Foerster wrote:

> Or just toggle timeline views as described in the... cough, cough...
> upcoming episode of the ever-helpful Avid Screencast.
>
> But seriously, I rarely use waveforms, somehow I just prefer
> shift-stepping through the material most of the time... (then again,
> at work we're at Newscutter 6.2.something and drawing waveforms can be
> painfully slow)
>
> Bye,
> Christian
>
> 2009/10/26, Martin Thorbjörnsson <kontakta.martin@gmail.com>:
> > Make a keyboard shortcut that activatse/unactivates waveforms.
> This is
> > mighty handy.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Martin*
> > +46 73 789 73 42
> > kontakta.martin@gmail.com
> > *
> >
> > On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 16:22, splicehere <sjcsjc@ca.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Ben,
> >>
> >> You'll only see Fast Scrub if you have the DX hardware. It's a
> setting
> >> in Timeline preferences and it's turned on by default. It makes
> dragging
> >> through the timeline more responsive and would be way cool and
> something
> >> Avid ought to trumpet loudly except for a major flaw -- when you
> have it
> >> turned on, waveforms redraw all the time. Move a video only clip
> just
> >> one frame in segment mode -- all waveforms redraw. Undo frequently
> >> triggers a complete redraw. And so do all kinds of other routine
> editing
> >> tasks. Heck, I've even seen the timeline redraw as a result of
> changing
> >> a clipname in a bin! I leave waveforms on as much as possible an
> this is
> >> a real work stopper for me.
> >>
> >> Unfortunately, turning off Fast Scrub is not a very good
> solution. In
> >> software-only systems (and in v3 Adrenaline for that matter)
> draggging
> >> through the timeline is very responsive. Frames are blasted into
> the
> >> monitor very nicely. Fast Scrub is even better. But if you have
> the DX
> >> hardware and you turn Fast Scrub off, you do not go back to
> >> software-only level performance. Instead, the timeline behaves
> the way
> >> it did in Adrenaline 2.8 or so -- slow and unresponsive.
> >>
> >> I've sadly turned Fast Scrub off on my Nitris system. There's no
> really
> >> good solution -- if you like to look at waveforms, software-only
> (or
> >> Adrenaline) wins at this point.
> >>
> >> Steve
> >>
> >>
> >> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>,
> Benjamin
> >> Hershleder <Ben@...> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Hi Steve,
> >> >
> >> > What is "Fast Scrub"? I'm on a SW-only set-up.
> >> > I'm gathering from the "FM" of which I am "R-ing", that it's
> turning
> >> > off effects icons (for HD clips only) and locators from
> appearing in
> >> > the timeline. Is this the case/purpose?
> >> >
> >> > B
> >> >
> >> > Benjamin Hershleder
> >> > http://ContactBen.com
> >> >
> >> > Wear It In Post!
> >> > Fun T-shirts, mousepads & more
> >> > for Post Production Professionals
> >> > http://www.WearItInPost.com
> >> >
> >> > On Oct 24, 2009, at 8:31 AM, splicehere wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > I've been using it for about a week. Seems good so far. Very
> similar
> >> > > to 3.5.6. Main differences for me are that 16 mm key numbers
> now
> >> > > count correctly (20 frames per key rather than 40) and audio
> >> > > dissolves play correctly.
> >> > >
> >> > > My main problem with this build -- and with 3.5.6 -- is the
> >> > > frequency with which audio waveforms update. This is related
> to Fast
> >> > > Scrub (in timeline preferences). If you have Fast Scrub
> turned on,
> >> > > and like to look at waveforms when you cut, you're going to
> be in
> >> > > for a lot of waiting.
> >> > >
> >> > > Steve
> >> > >
> >> > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>,
> Rick
> >> a_pmb_fan@ wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Anyone install it and have any issues? Another editor here
> says
> >> > > there are issues with it mentioned in the forums, but after
> doing a
> >> > > google search, I didnt' find anything. The place I'm working
> at is
> >> > > still at 3.5 and I'm trying to get them to update to 3.5.9 this
> >> > > weekend.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Thanks,
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Rick Emery
> >> > > > www.rickemery.com
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
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