This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] AMA Problems with Sony F-55 clips

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Re: [Avid-L2] AMA Problems with Sony F-55 clips - SOLVED

Have now upgraded to v7.0.2 and that, combined with the remove/reinstall
of the Sony AMA plugins, seems to have solved the problem.

I can now AMA the F55 clips.

Thanks to all for the input.

Cheers,

Marcus

On 17/11/2013 18:46, SurferRob@aol.com wrote:
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>
> The Sony AMA installer will not write over previous installed plug-ins.
> On the Mac they have to be manually removed and on Windows uninstalled
> using Program and Features. This is detailed in the readme with the Sony
> AMA installer.
>
>
> Are you using v7.0 or v7.0.2? There were fixes in both the updated Sony
> AMA plug-in and v7.0.2.
>
>
> What you're describing can happen if two versions of the Sony AMA
> plug-ins are installed. My suggestion is to go into the AMA Plug-ins
> folder and remove all the Sony AMA plug-ins and only install the
> XAVC/XDCAM and see it if works.
>
>
> What project type are you working in? As a test switch it to RGB to see
> it resolves the issue.
>
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> ---In avid-l2@yahoogroups.com, <gen@...> wrote:
>
> Dom,
>
> When I downloaded this and installed it was already there, so I
> **assume** the avid just labelled them incorrectly..
>
> But did an uninstall/reinstall and same problem.
>
> Nigel,
>
> Been through each of the available options for my system and the only
> one that brings files into the bin is the XDCam (Folder) option. The
> rest, including AVCHD mxf/folder, all crash with 'unable to link to any
> clips'.
>
> I've also clutched at the straws of new project with different
> types/colour space.
>
>
> A bit frustrating.. Glad this is *only* the pilot and not the series
>
> Cheers,
>
> Marcus
>
> On 17/11/2013 15:57, Dom Q. Silverio wrote:
> > Media is XAVC 100.
> >
> > Try downloading PDXK-MA2 version 3.2.1. You have 3.2.0.
> >http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/pdzk-ma2/download
> >
> >
> >
> > On 11/17/2013 10:08 AM, Marcus wrote:
> >> Going round in, albeit ever decreasing, circles at the moment.
> >>
> >> Got a problem AMAing F55 footage into MC7 machines. I've finally
> >> managed to sort out the file structure after the assistant 'helped' by
> >> just copying the clip folders and removed all the extra files. (Found
> >> the back up of the cards - Pheww).
> >>
> >> Have got the clips working in content Browser. I can read the
> >> information about the files and they are:
> >>
> >> Clip Details
> >> PMW-F55
> >> AVC Intra Class 100
> >> 25p
> >> 1920x1080 16:9
> >>
> >> On both of the V7 machines I am trying load up the clips in I can get
> >> the bins populated. But when I try to load the clip in the clip monitor
> >> I get the good old "Exception: Failed to get the sample position from
> >> the AMA Plug-in'. Black screen and I can't play audio with the video
> >> monitoring turned off.
> >>
> >> From the Info window I can see I have the following AMA plugins loaded up:
> >>
> >> AVCHD MSP 1.3
> >> AVCHD MSP 1.3
> >> Avid MXF MSP Plug in 1.1
> >> Sphere 1.1
> >> QuickTime Plug in 1.3
> >> AS-02 1.2
> >> AS-11 1.0
> >> MSP_SonyXDCAMEXMP4_64bit 1.5007
> >> MVP_CanonXF64 2.0
> >> MVP_SonyXDCAMEX_64bit 1.5007
> >> MSP_MXF Plugin 1.9
> >> MVP_MSP_SonyRaw_64bit 1.3031
> >> MVP_MSP_SonySRDeck_64bit 2.2013
> >> WaveAiff Plug-in 1.0
> >> MVP_MSP_SonyXDCAM_64-bit 3.2011
> >>
> >>
> >> Anyone got any ideas?
> >>
> >> Much thanks in advance.
> >>
> >> Marcus
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