Installer: There is a Media Composer v8.10 Mac and v8.10 Win Installer.
Patch - There are no Patch Installers.
Mac OS Update: Mac OS v10.13.2 ( High Sierra ) has been qualified in this release. :)
Upgrading to Mac OS v10.11.x: (Mac) If you upgrade to Mac OS 10.11.x, you must uninstall Media Composer. Reinstall Media Composer after you perform the OS upgrade. vIf you use Avid Artist DNxIO, you must also uninstall the Desktop Video software and reinstall it after the OS upgrade.
What's New in v8.10: Media Composer v8.10 includes a number of new features, including:
- Support for Avid Artist | DNxIV: This release supports the new Avid Artist I/O box, the Artist | DNxIV.
- Export OP1a MXF file as Panasonic AVC Long-GOP (H.264): This release of the editing application allows you to export OP1a MXF files as Panasonic AVC Long-GOP (H.264).
- Enhancements to Audio Mixer Tool: Using the Tab key to scroll in the Audio Mixer tool will continue to scroll through tracks that are not initially visible in the window. Additionally, new Gang context menus have been added to the Track and Group panes to help manage the tracks you are ganging or un-ganging.
- Timewarp Effect Updates: Timewarp effects played backwards (reverse motion) are now in real time. Also with this release, the Effects Palette now includes a Timewarp Freeze Frame effect template.
- Syncing Based on Waveform Analysis: The use of waveform analysis to create synchronized clips has been added to the Auto Sync function.
- 8K Presets: A number of 8K project presets have been added to the Select Project Window, saving users from having to make and save custom projects to work with their 8K media.
- Logging in to MediaCentral from the Select Project Window: Users can now log into MediaCentral through the Select Project window.
- Refreshing Locked Bins: Two new bin lock icon colors have been introduced to indicate the status of a locked bin. Users can now see when changes have been made to a locked bin and when the bin has been released for read/write functions.
Fixed in v8.10: The following have been fixed in Media Composer v8.10:
- Bug Number: MCCET-2208. When working with a dual monitor setup, the Timeline window was opening up in the left monitor when in previous releases it opened in the right monitor.
- Bug Number: MCCET-2207. In some instances, the target resolution was not sticking in the Dynamic Relink Setting when working with AVC Long GOP media.
- Bug Number: MCCET-2184. The Start Remote Sync Sequence button was not working in a Media Composer Cloud setup.
- Bug Number: MCCET-2189. When using the Pan and Zoom effect with Display set to Source, you might have seen flashes during playback.
- Bug Number: MCCET-2198. You might have Warning when enabling COM1 in Remote Play and Capture settings. You might have received an "Avid Serial Driver is not installed" error after enabling COM1 in the Remote Play and Capture Settings.
- Bug Number: MCCET-2019. You might have received Exception errors after updating a User Profile with a modified Audio Setting.
- Bug Number: MCCET-2201. 'You might have received a "Some media failed to import" error when trying to import AAF media.
- Bug Number: MCCET-2148. The aspect ratio might have been incorrect for imported or linked XDCAM MXF media.
- Bug Number: MCCET-2197. In some instances, XDCAM Media displayed vertically stretched.
- Bug Number: MCCET-2071. Timecode was not correct for MXF DNxHD media created in Resolve.
- Bug Number: MCCET-2142. You might have received a "Waveform Analysis failed" error
- when performing a waveform analysis on group clips.
- Bug Number: MCCET-2166. Previously, you could not map the "Set Color" button in Script Window to the keyboard.
- Bug Number: MCCET-2057. In some instances, the SubCap shadow effect did not display properly.
- Bug Number: MCCET-1987. In some instances, the Record monitor would go black or you would get a "Consistency Check" error after applying a 3D Warp effect.
- Bug Number: MCCET-1145. You might have received an "SFPlayer Consumer Timeout" error when playing back AMA linked AVCHD clips.
- Bug Number: MCCET-2064. (Interplay) When performing a Send to Playback, the temporary MXF or TMF file might not have written to the correct workspace. You can enable the "Use Media Creation Mixdown/Transcode Volume for Temp file creation" in the Transfer Settings to write the temporary file to the same drive selected in the Mixdown & Transcode tab in the Media Creation Settings
- Bug Number: MCCET-2105. The editing application incorrectly created multiple dual trim rollers on the same track.
- Bug Number: MCCET-2022. The size and color might not have been correct when printing the contents of the Markers window as a PDF. A new Print Scale dialog opens when you choose to Print Markers. You can adjust the scale to print the contents of the window.
- Bug Number: EPIC-1856. When your locale was set to German, Spanish, or Italian, a number of Media Composer dialog boxes displayed cut off text. Avid has made improvements when displaying these languages so the text is displayed properly. Also, a number of dialogs now include tool tips in the appropriate language. Avid will continue to make improvements with subsequent releases.
- Bug Number: MCCET-2192. You could not preview Closed Captioning data that spanned midnight.
- Bug Number: MCCET-1083. In some instances, linked ProRes 422 files stuttered during playback.
- Bug Number: MCCET-2153. Linking specific QuickTime ProRes files resulted in "Exception: Failed to get the sample size from the AMA Plug-in" errors.
Limitations: The following limitations have been identified in v8.10:
- Bug Number: MCDEV-8037. If you start a Long GOP capture on an AirSpeed system with a data track and without specifying a duration (a "crash record"), send to playback from Assist or Media Composer of a sequence using this in-progress clip might fail with the status of Canceled when TMF export should begin.
- Workaround: Specify a duration for the capture, turn off ancillary data for the capture, or use the STP Encode service.
- Bug Number: COGS-2560. While working in the Script Window, text operations (cut/copy/paste/delete/editing) can only be done in edit mode. See "Editing a Script" in the Help.
- Bug Number: MCDEV-5650. When working with Panasonic LongG media, you might receive an "SFPlayConsumer Timeout" error if audio waveforms are enabled.
- Workaround: Turn off audio waveforms.
- Bug Number: MCDEV-5385. Multicam editing with Panasonic LongG media is not supported with this release.
- Bug Number: MCDEV-5384. Currently, when working with LongG media, you might see dropped frames when editing 4 streams. This might occur when playing from a single stream to multiple streams (and from multiple streams back to a single stream). The dropped frames usually display around the edit point (transition to a different stream).
How to Obtain Media Composer v8.10: The latest update to Media Composer will be made available on today, December 21st, 2017 at 3:00 PM EST.
- Customers who have already installed the latest version of Media Composer will be notified of the availability of the upgrade via the Application Manager. The Apps tab also provides a link to download and install the update when desired.
- New customers who purchase Media Composer on or after 12/21/17 will receive the v8.10 update in their Avid Master Account.
- Customers on current Upgrade & Support plans can download the Media Composer v8.10 update either from their Avid Master Account or the Avid Download Center (login and password required.)
- Customers not on a current Upgrade & Support contract must purchase either a new Media Composer Subscription or Perpetual license to receive this update.
Reminder: This release of Media Composer v8.10 requires an active Upgrade & Support plan. Please ensure customers' plans and licenses are both up to date before recommending they install this update.
Documentation: Attached is the latest "What's New" Guide for v8.10 and a NEW ReadMe v8.10. Nora needed to make a few changes sol I included the new ReadMe here. Nora will be uploading both documents to the Knowledge Base - Media Composer v8.0 Documentation page. at 3:00 today.
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