Saturday, October 1, 2011

[Avid-L2] Re: Windows 8 Conjecture

 

Agreed on all points.

However, Avid is known for "announcing" at NAB -- and "delivering" in June. If W8 drops in late 2011 or very early 2012 -- how far away from that timeline are we?

Furthermore, were I responsible for the Windows dev of MC v.6 -- I'd have to think good and hard about developing for W7 -- knowing full-well that thousands (or tens of thousands) of hours of labor would be staring me in the face just 6-12 months later -- in order to transition to W8.

No matter how you cut it -- that's a tough position to be in.

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "Dom Q. Silverio" <domqsilverio@...> wrote:
>
> Based on Avid's track record, you are probably not going to see W8
> support for about 6 months after the official retail release.
>
> I am just hoping that MC 6 is much better threaded, 64 bit and a lot of
> performance tweaks (AMA, waveform redraw, continuous play mode, etc.).
> Windows 7 has been MS best OS to date IMHO.
> And not really excited to have GUI similar to their mobile OS :/
>
>
>
> On 10/2/2011 1:39 AM, blafarm wrote:
> > I was just reading some articles about the projected release date for Windows 8 -- and how it represents a sea-change "under-the-hood" departure from previous Windows architectures (and supposedly for the better).
> >
> > And I wondered, is MC v.6 for Windows being written for W7 -- or W8?
> >
> > And, how could it even be written for W8? I mean, it's not been released -- nor has it been even qualified as being a stable OS platform for this application.
> >
> > And if it's being written for W7 -- how long will it take -- and how much effort will it take -- to port it, once again, for a radically different W8 environment?
> >
> > Mind you, I'm not advocating a mass conversion to an untested OS -- especially one that represents a such a big departure from the past. But if W8's new architecture ends up leaving the previous OS versions in the dust -- how long might we be stuck on W7?
> >
> > Just thinking out loud.
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Posted by Video Geek Squad at 11:39 PM 0 comments

Re: [Avid-L2] Windows 8 Conjecture

 

Based on Avid's track record, you are probably not going to see W8
support for about 6 months after the official retail release.

I am just hoping that MC 6 is much better threaded, 64 bit and a lot of
performance tweaks (AMA, waveform redraw, continuous play mode, etc.).
Windows 7 has been MS best OS to date IMHO.
And not really excited to have GUI similar to their mobile OS :/

On 10/2/2011 1:39 AM, blafarm wrote:
> I was just reading some articles about the projected release date for Windows 8 -- and how it represents a sea-change "under-the-hood" departure from previous Windows architectures (and supposedly for the better).
>
> And I wondered, is MC v.6 for Windows being written for W7 -- or W8?
>
> And, how could it even be written for W8? I mean, it's not been released -- nor has it been even qualified as being a stable OS platform for this application.
>
> And if it's being written for W7 -- how long will it take -- and how much effort will it take -- to port it, once again, for a radically different W8 environment?
>
> Mind you, I'm not advocating a mass conversion to an untested OS -- especially one that represents a such a big departure from the past. But if W8's new architecture ends up leaving the previous OS versions in the dust -- how long might we be stuck on W7?
>
> Just thinking out loud.
>
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Posted by Video Geek Squad at 10:44 PM 0 comments

[Avid-L2] Re: 31 character limit - even twitter allows 140

 

I'd like to throw my hat in on a somewhat related topic.

In the year 2011 -- why does repeatedly pressing the delete key in Media Composer -- end up backspacing over one's text. I mean, I think Apple solved this issue a long time ago.

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "Doug Abel" <doug@...> wrote:
>
> I hear ya, and I do use folders but when the shoot days break 100 (current project is up to 120) even that doesn't help. I like to have bin names that start out specific (person interviewed, or shoot date) and then be able to add a few reminders of what's in there, but in 31 characters my abbreviations become silly.
>
> It's easy to break matchframe/find bin when you're autosyncing clips, often the wrong bin will open.
>
> Anyway, I still would like more than 31.
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Cook <jeff@> wrote:
> >
> > Ive had enough trouble with people abusing the 31. Like any file system, it wants categorization and keywording, not prose. You're prob talking about both and still need to store functional data.
> >
> > While not a 31 digit problem, this demonstrates my point: I got a log from somebody with the name of a tape being exactly this:
> >
> > "This is the tape we shot last Sunday"
> >
> > My solution is to put folders inside other folders and (during the edit, anyway) Matchframing back to see any other hierarchy. Not only does this not carry through to filesharing workflows, but - and this was classic - Avid couldn't match to a clip two folders deep. I dunno if Avid MC Software can do that now, but I sure hope so.
> >
> > So yeah, 31 character limit prob sucks for some people.
> >
>

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Posted by Video Geek Squad at 10:43 PM 0 comments

[Avid-L2] Windows 8 Conjecture

 

I was just reading some articles about the projected release date for Windows 8 -- and how it represents a sea-change "under-the-hood" departure from previous Windows architectures (and supposedly for the better).

And I wondered, is MC v.6 for Windows being written for W7 -- or W8?

And, how could it even be written for W8? I mean, it's not been released -- nor has it been even qualified as being a stable OS platform for this application.

And if it's being written for W7 -- how long will it take -- and how much effort will it take -- to port it, once again, for a radically different W8 environment?

Mind you, I'm not advocating a mass conversion to an untested OS -- especially one that represents a such a big departure from the past. But if W8's new architecture ends up leaving the previous OS versions in the dust -- how long might we be stuck on W7?

Just thinking out loud.

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Posted by Video Geek Squad at 10:39 PM 0 comments

[Avid-L2] Re: 31 character limit - even twitter allows 140

 

I hear ya, and I do use folders but when the shoot days break 100 (current project is up to 120) even that doesn't help. I like to have bin names that start out specific (person interviewed, or shoot date) and then be able to add a few reminders of what's in there, but in 31 characters my abbreviations become silly.

It's easy to break matchframe/find bin when you're autosyncing clips, often the wrong bin will open.

Anyway, I still would like more than 31.

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Cook <jeff@...> wrote:
>
> Ive had enough trouble with people abusing the 31. Like any file system, it wants categorization and keywording, not prose. You're prob talking about both and still need to store functional data.
>
> While not a 31 digit problem, this demonstrates my point: I got a log from somebody with the name of a tape being exactly this:
>
> "This is the tape we shot last Sunday"
>
> My solution is to put folders inside other folders and (during the edit, anyway) Matchframing back to see any other hierarchy. Not only does this not carry through to filesharing workflows, but - and this was classic - Avid couldn't match to a clip two folders deep. I dunno if Avid MC Software can do that now, but I sure hope so.
>
> So yeah, 31 character limit prob sucks for some people.
>

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Posted by Video Geek Squad at 4:28 PM 0 comments

[Avid-L2] Re: Bloated boot drive

 

Ooops. Forgot you are on MAC. Sorry.

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "Terence Curren" <tcurren@...> wrote:
>
> Also turn off system restore and flush the cache. That made the difference for me. Here is how to do it in Windows 7:
>
> <<http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/5482/make-system-restore-use-less-space-in-windows-7/>>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Greg Huson <Greg@> wrote:
> >
> > I'm trying to copy my system drive to an SSD - I have this on one CPU, and it's awesome- really makes a difference in how fast the system boots and operates.
> >
> > However, on this older system, the system drive is extremely bloated - it's be 'upgraded' several times. After backing up my Avid attic (it had years worth of backups) to our LAN server, deleting media that shouldn't be on the system to begin with (QTs and MXFs that were rendered to the wrong drive, etc) and deleting 'apple loops for soundtrack pro' (our systems have FCP, Adobe, and Media composer on them, but we don't use STP,) I've got the boot drive down to where it will comfortably fit on an SSD, but it makes me wonder -
> >
> > Where else will I find useless crap filling up my system drive? The SSD in another 'fully loaded' edit bay still has half the crap on it that this older edit bay has- and they have nearly exactly the same programs.
> >
> > Suggestions where to look?
> >
> > gh
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Posted by Video Geek Squad at 3:38 PM 0 comments

[Avid-L2] Re: Bloated boot drive

 

Also turn off system restore and flush the cache. That made the difference for me. Here is how to do it in Windows 7:

<<http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/5482/make-system-restore-use-less-space-in-windows-7/>>

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Greg Huson <Greg@...> wrote:
>
> I'm trying to copy my system drive to an SSD - I have this on one CPU, and it's awesome- really makes a difference in how fast the system boots and operates.
>
> However, on this older system, the system drive is extremely bloated - it's be 'upgraded' several times. After backing up my Avid attic (it had years worth of backups) to our LAN server, deleting media that shouldn't be on the system to begin with (QTs and MXFs that were rendered to the wrong drive, etc) and deleting 'apple loops for soundtrack pro' (our systems have FCP, Adobe, and Media composer on them, but we don't use STP,) I've got the boot drive down to where it will comfortably fit on an SSD, but it makes me wonder -
>
> Where else will I find useless crap filling up my system drive? The SSD in another 'fully loaded' edit bay still has half the crap on it that this older edit bay has- and they have nearly exactly the same programs.
>
> Suggestions where to look?
>
> gh
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Greg Huson
> Secret Headquarters, Inc
> Post Production / Production
> Culver City, CA
> 323 677 2092
> www.DigitalServiceStation.com
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> facebook.com/greg.huson
> www.SecretHQ.com
>
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Posted by Video Geek Squad at 3:36 PM 0 comments

Re: [Avid-L2] Bloated boot drive

 

I find the app GrandPerspective is very helpful in figuring out what's bloating your hard drive in the first place. Great visual tool.

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On Oct 1, 2011, at 11:40, Greg Huson wrote:

> I'm trying to copy my system drive to an SSD - I have this on one CPU, and it's awesome- really makes a difference in how fast the system boots and operates.
>
> However, on this older system, the system drive is extremely bloated - it's be 'upgraded' several times. After backing up my Avid attic (it had years worth of backups) to our LAN server, deleting media that shouldn't be on the system to begin with (QTs and MXFs that were rendered to the wrong drive, etc) and deleting 'apple loops for soundtrack pro' (our systems have FCP, Adobe, and Media composer on them, but we don't use STP,) I've got the boot drive down to where it will comfortably fit on an SSD, but it makes me wonder -
>
> Where else will I find useless crap filling up my system drive? The SSD in another 'fully loaded' edit bay still has half the crap on it that this older edit bay has- and they have nearly exactly the same programs.
>
> Suggestions where to look?
>
> gh
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Greg Huson
> Secret Headquarters, Inc
> Post Production / Production
> Culver City, CA
> 323 677 2092
> www.DigitalServiceStation.com
> greg (at) SecretHQ.com
> facebook.com/greg.huson
> www.SecretHQ.com
>
>
>
>
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Posted by Video Geek Squad at 3:19 PM 0 comments

[Avid-L2] Best High Quality Preset in Squeeze?

 

Im looking to archive some videos at the highest quality possible so that I can come back to them at a later time if I have to and compress them.
What are some good presets to use?
 
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Posted by Video Geek Squad at 3:11 PM 0 comments

Re: [Avid-L2] Audio Fades won't travel with file when going into squeeze

 

mixdown fixed it. thanks!
 
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Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] Audio Fades won't travel with file when going into squeeze

I might also suggest:
1- DUPE your sequence
2- Do an Audio Mix Down
3- Cut the Mixdown into the sequence
4- Lift out the Unmixed audio tracks
5- Then output to Squeeze

HTH

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On Oct 1, 2011, at 12:11 PM, Zach Scott wrote:

> I have made a bunch of fades in audio to get rid of the pop sound that you hear going from one cut to the next but when I send the file to squeeze, the pops come back as if the fades were taken out.
> Thoughts?
> 
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Posted by Video Geek Squad at 3:09 PM 0 comments

Re: [Avid-L2] Audio Fades won't travel with file when going into squeeze

I might also suggest:
1- DUPE your sequence
2- Do an Audio Mix Down
3- Cut the Mixdown into the sequence
4- Lift out the Unmixed audio tracks
5- Then output to Squeeze

HTH

B


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On Oct 1, 2011, at 12:11 PM, Zach Scott wrote:

> I have made a bunch of fades in audio to get rid of the pop sound that you hear going from one cut to the next but when I send the file to squeeze, the pops come back as if the fades were taken out.
> Thoughts?
>
> ~Zach Scott~
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>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Posted by Video Geek Squad at 12:46 PM 0 comments

Re: [Avid-L2] Audio Fades won't travel with file when going into squeeze

Did you render all your audio tracks before sending to Squeeze?


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On Oct 1, 2011, at 12:11 PM, Zach Scott wrote:

> I have made a bunch of fades in audio to get rid of the pop sound that you hear going from one cut to the next but when I send the file to squeeze, the pops come back as if the fades were taken out.
> Thoughts?
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Posted by Video Geek Squad at 12:44 PM 0 comments

[Avid-L2] Audio Fades won't travel with file when going into squeeze

 

I have made a bunch of fades in audio to get rid of the pop sound that you hear going from one cut to the next but when I send the file to squeeze, the pops come back as if the fades were taken out.
Thoughts?
 
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Re: [Avid-L2] Bloated boot drive

 

Check ALL the user's HOME section. This is the primary offender of
bloated drives. Avid Attic, FCP documents, Downloads, iTunes library,
etc by default are located here for EACH user. So make sure you log-on
to each user to sort through these folders.

DQS

On 10/1/2011 2:40 PM, Greg Huson wrote:
> I'm trying to copy my system drive to an SSD - I have this on one CPU, and it's awesome- really makes a difference in how fast the system boots and operates.
>
> However, on this older system, the system drive is extremely bloated - it's be 'upgraded' several times. After backing up my Avid attic (it had years worth of backups) to our LAN server, deleting media that shouldn't be on the system to begin with (QTs and MXFs that were rendered to the wrong drive, etc) and deleting 'apple loops for soundtrack pro' (our systems have FCP, Adobe, and Media composer on them, but we don't use STP,) I've got the boot drive down to where it will comfortably fit on an SSD, but it makes me wonder -
>
> Where else will I find useless crap filling up my system drive? The SSD in another 'fully loaded' edit bay still has half the crap on it that this older edit bay has- and they have nearly exactly the same programs.
>
> Suggestions where to look?
>
> gh
> ----------------------------------------------------
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