Saturday, June 18, 2011

Re: [Avid-L2] Re: AMA files...LAUNCH ERROR?

 

That was it exactly. Hope I didn't need those AIR plugins. Thanks much, Roger!

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On Jun 18, 2011, at 11:58 AM, Roger Shufflebottom <rogershuff@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Not sure if this is related:
>
> http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=406475
>
> On 18 Jun 2011, at 16:29, Jeff Cook wrote:
>
>> This may be related to my issue, so pardon the hijack. I just popped for the Crossgrade also, and I'm getting -5000 authorization errors (Mac) when it tries to load audio plugins. After hitting OK 19 times, it open and appears to work normally.
>>
>> It gives these same errors when I open AudioSuite, so it's clear there's an audio plugin issue.
>>
>> Did I miss something on install, or is there a bug? I've repaired permissions, but no improvement after.
>>
>> --
>> Jeff Cook
>> jeff@cookstudios.com
>> 703-980-1104 (cell)
>>
>> Cook Studios, Inc
>> Freelance Video Editing
>> Washington DC & Portable
>> http://CookStudios.com
>>
>> On Jun 18, 2011, at 11:16 AM, Roger Shufflebottom <rogershuff@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> Agreed - current plugins need to be in a folder on the installation media with a prompt during the installation to install them (I don't mind them not going in automatically).
>>>
>>> On 18 Jun 2011, at 13:12, sknattress wrote:
>>>
>>>> I thought I sent this yesterday, so I apologise if its here twice.
>>>>
>>>> I have just taken advantage of the FCP upgrade and have installed a clean installation of MC5.5 on my macbookpro4,1. OS10.6.7
>>>> Most of my income is from editing on clients avids, (mostly MC4.?) but I thought it would complement my laptop FCP setup, and bring me up to speed on MC5.5
>>>>
>>>> I had to load the Sony ama plugins as well as others, to access media (used with fcp) into MC to "have a play"
>>>>
>>>> The links, (once I had found non-usa ones,) did work, but I found that the installers downloaded did not recognise MC5.5 on my system and would not install.
>>>>
>>>> I have acquired and manually installed some of the plugins in a .zip folder kindly provided by others.
>>>> Why can't avid provide access to the files in a dated zip folder, then we could manually add them, and also see whether there are any updates.
>>>>
>>>> There needs to be an avid application that looks at your plugins, then offers you updates or extra ones, especially after a clean install, where they should be offered as part of it.
>>>> Many new users would not be familiar with the console and "ama_listplugins"
>>>> The only one installed by default is the quicktime one.
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>>> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "David Colantuoni" <david.colantuoni@...> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I can see your point. But Avid does not own most of the plugin's. The
>>>>> point of AMA is that the camera manufacturers would produce these
>>>>> plugin's on their own and update them with new formats or functionality
>>>>> outside of a Media Composer release. By including them with Media
>>>>> Composer, It's possible that we could have older plugin's with a
>>>>> shipping version of Media Composer and a new plug in be released by one
>>>>> of the camera manufacturers. With Sony, Canon, RED, JVC, Ikegami,
>>>>> Panasonic and others coming on board we could get out of sync pretty
>>>>> fast and customers would be confused and frustrated waiting for new
>>>>> version of Media Composer to work with a new camera or format. This was
>>>>> the best choice right now. If it doesn't work, we'll look for a better
>>>>> way.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
>>>>> Of David Chmura
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 9:06 PM
>>>>> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] Re: AMA files... ATTENTION FRANK!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Not installing the AMA plugins by default is definitely one of the most
>>>>> BONEHEADED things Avid has ever done.
>>>>>
>>>>> This will definitely happen: Oh, I don't like some things about the new
>>>>> Final Cut X, so I bought the $995 Avid crossgrade. Then I tried to
>>>>> import some footage from our new Sony F3 camera and IT DIDN'T WORK. And
>>>>> with typical Avid opacity, it's of course not at all obvious where you
>>>>> need to go to install the plugin, or even that you actually need to
>>>>> install it. So unless you're one of the tiny minority that keeps track
>>>>> of these online forums, AMA is now going to be DOA. And there's no way
>>>>> to use Avid with any of the new cameras without AMA.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, hey, let's just download that $299 Final Cut X. At least we know it
>>>>> will work! This Avid thing just "doesn't work."
>>>>>
>>>>> (Of course, it does work, but only after an hour of snooping around and
>>>>> doing some research-- NOT OK!)
>>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 18, 2011, at 3:49 AM, Roger Shufflebottom wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I got these on Saturday - the Avid link goes to a page with AMA info.
>>>>> There is a tab on the right that actually takes you to the plugins.
>>>>> However, the Panasonic link appears to be broken.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 18 Apr 2011, at 04:06, eli wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> All these links appear to go to the same page...(at least it looks
>>>>> the same) and the MXF and P2 links on that page for Mac are all dead.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> e
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com> ,
>>>>> "Dom Q. Silverio" <domqsilverio@> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.avid.com/US/products/Avid-Media-Access/plug-ins
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 4/17/2011 10:41 PM, eli wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Just downloaded 5.51...installed and activated.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Need to use some AMA files...go to avid.com/ama...click on
>>>>> plug-ins...click the plugin I need (MXF and P2 for mac)...NOTHING ! The
>>>>> PC files seem to be there but nothing for macs. All I get for mac is "
>>>>> PAGE CANNOT BE FOUND"....
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Kinda tough to edit without all the proper software.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Also tried the P2 software...NOTHING!! only for PC which of course
>>>>> does me no good.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Anyplace else I can go and get these? I have a pile of media I need
>>>>> to look at.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks...eli
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> eli tishberg
>>>>>>>>> live multicam director | editor
>>>>>>>>> directoreditor.tv
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Roger Shufflebottom
>>>>>> +44 (0) 7973 543 660
>>>>>> rogershuff@... <mailto:rogershuff%40yahoo.co.uk>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>
>>> With best wishes,
>>> Roger Shufflebottom
>>> rogershuff@yahoo.co.uk
>>> +44 7973 543 660
>>>
>>>
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>>
>
> With best wishes,
> Roger Shufflebottom
> rogershuff@yahoo.co.uk
> +44 7973 543 660
>
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