In terms of bugs in MC5, I have to show capture mode to a class of students tomorrow and I'm having to lug in a Dell 650 desktop monster with NewsCutter 7.5 on to show this as my Mac with MC5 will not capture reliably using Firewire from any PAL deck I have. I've posted here and on the ACI-L and on the forums about this but no feedback from anyone. Have a nice day now!
On 3 Feb 2011, at 19:08, chris magid wrote:
> I agree 100%. The effects model is flawed and not consistent with how effects
> are handled in many other environments, including previous Avid releases.
>
> What you suggestion makes great sense. Effects mode should not automatically add
> keyframes. This would result in parameters being adjusted to be "hold" or static
> changes. No animation. You should be given the choice to manually add keyframes
> or to have the application do it automatically, just as in Adobe products like
> After Effects.
>
> A real mess. However I do believe this is something we struggle with in older
> versions (4.5, 4.x) as it happens with all AVX2 or advanced keyframe effects.
>
> It is also worth mentioning that all the grief surrounding our brief test drives
> of version 5 and reports from users have prevented us from pulling the trigger
> on upgrades for our 7 seats (3- Symphonys, 1 Adrenaline, 2 Mojos, 1 software
> only). Thats a lot of business Avid has lost over a tremendous miscalculation.
>
> There was a lot in need of fixing, revision, and updating. Version 5 seemed to
> spend valuable corporate resources pursuing some FCP induced delusions of
> grandeur.
>
> If they have run out bugs to fix, user requests or quality/performance issues to
> address I have a list.
>
> Heck can we just get a DVE that doesn't go soft in 4 pixel cadences, maintains
> cleans edges, can handle scaling and movement without interlace wiggle? Ditto
> for an Animatte tool that doesn't introduce interlace artifacts when objects are
> too close to the edge of raster.
>
> Anything further like addressing the color correction interface would require a
> much larger internet.
>
> Output quality trumps interface in the pecking order. Right now they both suck.
> Christopher Magid
> RTVF
>
> ________________________________
> From: shieldsy72 <PaulShieldsAvidL@gmail.com>
> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thu, February 3, 2011 10:04:38 AM
> Subject: [Avid-L2] MC5 new keyframe behaviour + workflow
>
> Hoping for some words of wisdom from people on this. I've only had chance to
> dabble with MC5 while I wait for my facility to jump from 3.5. I can deal with
> the smart tool and the new timeline behaviours but I can't work out the best way
> to handle the new keyframing behaviour.
>
> For example, I want to resize a shot so I drop a 3D Warp on and make it bigger.
> Then I move elsewhere. Later I land on the resized shot and decide to adjust it,
> so I move it to a new size/position. I have now created an animation between my
> first size and the new one. Traditionally this wouldn't happen and I think I
> read a while back an explanation, probably from Frank, that effects are now
> added without start/end keyframes to save on sequence size. What's happening now
> is that when I perform the first resize, a keyframe is added at the position I
> clicked on and, unless I land on that frame again, a new keyframe is added for
> the adjustment.
>
> My workaround is to add a keyframe start and end every time I add a resize and
> make sure they are both selected - but this is a major PITA - it reminds me of
> the hoops FCP makes me jump through to do the simplest things. What are other
> people doing? I'm hoping there's something really obvious to avoid this or that
> it's going to be changed! I don't mind the advance keyframing becoming standard
> but it looks like the current system needs to copy Premiere's clock button to
> enable animation over time on effects.
>
> Really hoping I'm missing something obvious :)
>
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>
>
With best wishes.
Roger Shufflebottom
+44 7974 543 660
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