RE: [Avid-L2] audio waveforms

Shirley, you can stop a waveform redraw by hitting ctrl+. (period). Although it seems to be a bit temperamental.

Andi

Andi Meek

Freelance Technical Operator

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To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
From: guanacaa@aol.com
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:09:35 -0400
Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] audio waveforms




























"...and in MC7 they are cached!

YAY! YAY! YAY



It's only taken a decade longer than it should have, but I'll take it.



I was just working on a recent, PC based Symphony the other day, and marveling that waveform redraw was still so painfully slow. Nor did the system respond when I tried to interrupt it be recalling a different timeline view or by rescaling the timeline. Nothing to do but wait, and bemoan your fate.



Shirley



-----Original Message-----

From: Jeff Krebs <rockinjeff@gmail.com>

To: Avid-L2 <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>

Sent: Thu, Apr 18, 2013 2:55 pm

Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] audio waveforms



Yes to all of the above (below) and in MC7 they are cached!



On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 5:50 PM, Steve Hullfish <steve4lists@veralith.com>wrote:



> The audio waveforms are very accurate as far as position in time compared

> to where the audio actually is, compared to FCP7 where you can not count on

> the waveforms to accurately position a cut, but the size of the waveform

> has no relation to volume or loudness. To me, this is a GOOD thing. You can

> actually use option-command L and K to enLarge and shrinK the size of the

> waveform inside the track. command-k and l shrinK and enLarge the tracks

> themselves.

>

> If you're seeing a "square" waveform, it's because the volume on import

> was REALLY LOUD. Use the option-command (or alt-command on PC) trick to see

> the actual shapes and hits of the waveform.

>

> This is the way it's been for at least a decade. Probably more.

>

> Steve Hullfish

> contributor: www.provideocoalition.com

>

>

> On Apr 18, 2013, at 3:55 PM, Nick Hrycyk <bigblueav@yahoo.com> wrote:

>

> > So besides the agonizingly slow waveforms writes, am I correct in

> assuming that the waveform you see really has no relation to reality in so

> far as level vs size(height) of the audio track.

> > I never really paid that much attention to it before, but the project

> I'm wrapping has some audio issues I'm trying to work out.

> >

> > I bring in the audio, in this case it is the center track of a 5.1

> bounce from Pro-Tools. Play it down watching the metering and all seems ok

> as far as peaks, loudness, etc.. If I look at the waveform, in my

> standard(normal timeline view), (2 or 3 V trks and 4 A trks not to tiny,

> but not huge, I see basically a square wave. Open the same file in a

> "real" audio program, ie Audition, Sound Track Pro, waveform looks good.

> If I take the Avid timeline audio track and Command K it till it's almost

> full screen, then I see what looks like a normal waveform. Open the same

> file in DS and the waveform height seems relative to track height.

> >

> > Is this a new 'feature' or did I just never really notice it all these

> years, after all, I'm a 'picture' editor, not 'sound' editor.

> >

> > Nick Hrycyk

> >

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