This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] Unable to import files to MC 7.0.3

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Re: [Avid-L2] Unable to import files to MC 7.0.3

Second that. AMA then transcode is the way to go. Just make sure you have the correct AMA plugin installed.

You don't want to use legacy import for this. Even if you get it to work, it takes 5 times longer and you may have color space issues. Transcoding AMA files uses all your processors and is quite speedy compared to importing and avoids random QuickTime induced anomalies.

If you want to transcode to Avid DNXHD using a third party program, I would recommend Adobe Media Encoder CC. But there's really isn't a need to go there.

As an aside, does ProMax give you any tech support on your turnkey system?

J

On Saturday, February 15, 2014, John Beck <jb30343@windstream.net> wrote:

Have you tried using AMA to link to the files? I think you'll have
better luck linking and then transcoding your selects to DNxHD. --J.B.

DAVID VAUGHN wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I have a ProMax turnkey HP Z400 workstation (Win 7 Pro Service Pack 1, 2.93
> GHz dual core, 8 GB RAM) with FW800 Glyph GT062E drives for the original video
> files and computes running Avid MC 7.03. I want to edit a 3-camera shoot.
> When I try to import AVCHD files (1080/30P from Panasonic AF-100 and AG-AC90)
> I get the error "Exception: NEMFileWriter: Executeinternal TIMEOUT -
> NEMFileWriter has detected upstream pipe stall . . .". With repeated trying,
> I've been able to import most of the files up to 2.22 GB (14.42 min) but not
> the 3.99 GB (26 min.) files (the event was about 1 hr, 10 min and so I have
> three files for the AVCHD cameras). I also wish to work with the P2 files
> from a Panasonic HVX-200 but see that I need to go back to MC 7.0 or 7.02 to
> use AMA (I'd rather import). What should I do? Do I need to convert the
> files to a different format and, if so, what format using what software? Any
> help will be appreciated. Thanks. David.
>
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