Avid Media Composer 3.5.4 at DVinfo.net

George Angeludis · July 14th, 2009, 06:38 AM

As of now Media Composer supports JVC's which use the Sony codec with the new AMA feature.
Those are very good news for all Avid editors.

Tim Dashwood · July 14th, 2009, 07:18 AM

Yes. It was actually working before but I guess now its official.

Donald Smith · July 19th, 2009, 07:06 AM

As it happens, I'm editing files from a Sony EX3 camera on an Avid Media Composer 3.5.1 on a Mac. But, I used the clip manager to convert the .MP4 files for the Avid. Does this mean, for both the EX3 and the HM700/HM100 that these files will import directly into Avid MC 3.5.4? I would simply install the update and try it for myself, but I dare not do an upgrade in the middle of a project.

Don Smith
NewsVideo.com

Tim Dashwood · July 19th, 2009, 09:00 AM

Yes Don. For all intents and purposes the Avid should not be able to tell the difference between Mp4 files from either the EX1/EX3 or HM100/700.

Have you tried using AMA with v3.5.1?

Donald Smith · July 20th, 2009, 03:03 PM

I apologize. I didn't phrase my question correctly. My HM700, without the add-on adaptor, produces .mov files. Does the latest Avid MC see both .mov and .mp4 files as XDCAM EX files and will import either natively in the newest version? As I mentioned, I'd try it but dare not upgrade in the middle of a project.

Tim Dashwood · July 21st, 2009, 09:36 PM

No AMA won't work with .MOV. From what I can tell it is designed to only look in the BPAV folder for .MP4 structures.
Since your Avid is on Mac you will just need the open-source XDCAM component for quicktime to work with your .mov but they will have to be converted to a DNX or similar codec, which I assume is what you have been doing.

Eric Deyerler · July 22nd, 2009, 08:15 AM

Hi Tim, hi Donald,
when you work on a PC you can
use a little Help-Tool, it works with MP4
and .mov and is called "MP4 to MPG"
Here is the downloadlink
Programme - www.mik-digital.de

http://www.mik-digital.de/tool/MP4toMPGv3.exe

Eric

Peter Erfurt · July 23rd, 2009, 01:21 PM

Eric,

Thanks a million for the link to the MPG-converter. Brilliant little utility!

Regards from Dänemark...

Peter

July 14th, 2009, 06:38 AM	#1
George Angeludis Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece. Posts: 179	Avid Media Composer 3.5.4 As of now Media Composer supports JVC's which use the Sony codec with the new AMA feature. Those are very good news for all Avid editors. Attached Thumbnails __________________ My Films My Works FB

July 14th, 2009, 07:18 AM	#2
Tim Dashwood Wrangler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 3,637	Yes. It was actually working before but I guess now its official. __________________ Tim Dashwood

July 19th, 2009, 09:00 AM	#4
Tim Dashwood Wrangler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 3,637	Yes Don. For all intents and purposes the Avid should not be able to tell the difference between Mp4 files from either the EX1/EX3 or HM100/700. Have you tried using AMA with v3.5.1? __________________ Tim Dashwood

July 21st, 2009, 09:36 PM	#6
Tim Dashwood Wrangler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 3,637	No AMA won't work with .MOV. From what I can tell it is designed to only look in the BPAV folder for .MP4 structures. Since your Avid is on Mac you will just need the open-source XDCAM component for quicktime to work with your .mov but they will have to be converted to a DNX or similar codec, which I assume is what you have been doing. __________________ Tim Dashwood

July 19th, 2009, 07:06 AM	#3
Donald Smith Regular Crew Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 73	As it happens, I'm editing files from a Sony EX3 camera on an Avid Media Composer 3.5.1 on a Mac. But, I used the clip manager to convert the .MP4 files for the Avid. Does this mean, for both the EX3 and the HM700/HM100 that these files will import directly into Avid MC 3.5.4? I would simply install the update and try it for myself, but I dare not do an upgrade in the middle of a project. Don Smith NewsVideo.com

July 20th, 2009, 03:03 PM	#5
Donald Smith Regular Crew Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 73	I apologize. I didn't phrase my question correctly. My HM700, without the add-on adaptor, produces .mov files. Does the latest Avid MC see both .mov and .mp4 files as XDCAM EX files and will import either natively in the newest version? As I mentioned, I'd try it but dare not upgrade in the middle of a project.

July 22nd, 2009, 08:15 AM	#7
Eric Deyerler Regular Crew Join Date: May 2009 Location: Schwabach (Germany - Bavaria) Posts: 199	Hi Tim, hi Donald, when you work on a PC you can use a little Help-Tool, it works with MP4 and .mov and is called "MP4 to MPG" Here is the downloadlink Programme - www.mik-digital.de http://www.mik-digital.de/tool/MP4toMPGv3.exe Eric

July 23rd, 2009, 01:21 PM	#8
Peter Erfurt Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Silkeborg Denmark Posts: 93	Eric, Thanks a million for the link to the MPG-converter. Brilliant little utility! Regards from Dänemark... Peter