Re: [Avid-L2] Re: MC 3.5.9

Thanks Steve -- your explanation was extremely helpful.
I feel your pain . . .

B

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On Oct 25, 2009, at 8:22 AM, splicehere 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, 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
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> >
> > 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, 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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