Friday, July 29, 2011

[Avid-L2] Re: MC v5.5.2 MAC Production Suite: Is "Avid DVD" Windows-Only?

 

Does the 3rd DVI come from a second video card? That's how we do it at one place I work. What is the problem with the format tab being locked in 720P? Doesn't the mojo still output SD in that setup.

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "Jesstator" <jesstator@...> wrote:
>
> That's great to hear, Greg! Thanks for letting me know.
>
> There's such a flurry of activity lately. It's hard to keep up with it
> all. It's a very fluid and exciting time, and I'm happy to be along for
> the ride with everyone. Your patience and feedback are very much
> appreciated.
>
> When trying to convert MOJO for SD downconvert I had a face-palm moment:
> In my 720p/59.94 project the output settings in the Format tab are
> locked . . . but there's no need for the old MOJO when editing HD. Why
> not quit MC, pull the power to MOJO, switch the client monitor to a
> third display via DVI, relaunch and use CMD+SHIFT+F for full-screen
> playback. Audio is automatically remapped through the workstation
> (line-out) to the mixer. It works like a charm!
>
> And yes, I installed Avid DVD on my Windows 7 partition. All is well.
> Even my "send to" (Sorensen) scripts have appeared in 5.5.2.
>
> Life is good!
>
>
> Jesse
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Greg Huson <Greg@> wrote:
> >
> > Ahh. Yes, we have two like that. They work great. Must of missed
> original post.
> >
> > Greg (at) secrethq.com
> > Greg Huson
> > Secret Headquarters, Inc
> > www.DigitalServiceStation.com
> > www.SecretHQ.com
> > iPhone
> >
> >
> >
> > On Jul 27, 2011, at 11:47 PM, "Jesstator" jesstator@ wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks for the confirmation on "Avid DVD," guys.
> > >
> > > Greg, referring to myself as a "Guinea Pig" was a reference to my
> > > testing MC v5.5.2 on a (not-officially supported) MacPro "Nehalem"
> > > ([Avid-L2] Digest Number 7378 - Post 6). This system's processors
> run
> > > at 2.26 GHz, and the minimum system requirement for v5.5.2 is 2.66
> GHz.
> > > I asked in my July 8th post if anyone here was running MC v5.5.2 on
> a
> > > "Nehalem." No one affirmed running this specific combo with or
> without
> > > Avid (or third-party) hardware.
> > >
> > > Are you or is anyone else running a "Nehalem" configuration?
> > >
> > > Jesse
> > >
> > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Greg Huson Greg@ wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Avid DVD is windows only -
> > > >
> > > > How are you the guinea pig? This software has been in release for
> > > months, And beta for months before that.
> > > >
> > > > The original mojo is SD only - but will output downconverted
> picture
> > > if you set the format tab correctly.
> > > >
> > > > Greg (at) secrethq.com
> > > > Greg Huson
> > > > Secret Headquarters, Inc
> > > > www.DigitalServiceStation.com
> > > > www.SecretHQ.com
> > > > iPhone
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Jul 27, 2011, at 9:34 PM, "Jesstator" jesstator@ wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi, folks.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm the guinea-pig subject reporting on MC v5.5.2 on the
> "Nehalem"
> > > class
> > > > > MacPro.
> > > > >
> > > > > So far everything's running well. SD output is great and working
> on
> > > my
> > > > > 1st-generation MOJO. 720/5994 HD output is a bit sluggish, yet
> quite
> > > > > acceptable. I haven't tried 1080 rater sizes yet, and assume
> this
> > > hit
> > > > > will be a bit more intense when I do. In addition to native
> > > processor
> > > > > speed, my local storage is SATA, and my video cards are OEM
> nVidia
> > > > > GT-120s, so the performance lag is understandable.
> > > > >
> > > > > However, the "Avid DVD by Sonic" application remains
> uninstalled, as
> > > the
> > > > > corresponding install media comes up with Windows-only .exe
> install
> > > > > files. Before I contact Avid (I've already pinged Marianna
> privately
> > > > > and await a response), does anyone here know whether this is the
> way
> > > of
> > > > > things or whether i was shipped incorrect and/or faulty install
> > > media
> > > > > for this application?
> > > > >
> > > > > As a side note, are users required to set-up the "send-To"
> scripts
> > > for
> > > > > "Avid DVD," "Squeeze," etc (or is there a KB article)? I've
> noticed
> > > in
> > > > > previous installs that these commands were available from the
> get
> > > go.
> > > > > This is not the case, at least with the copy of "Squeeze"
> included
> > > with
> > > > > my Production Suite.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanking all in advance,
> > > > >
> > > > > Jesse Ettinger
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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> > > >
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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> >
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