Media Composer 5

George Angeludis · April 14th, 2010, 11:20 AM

When I bought 3.1 (upgraded from Liquid) it was January. Some days after the 3.5 went out.
I never touched this one and after one year I went to 4. But Mike MC5 isn't an upgrade to loose no matter what...

Christopher Drews · April 16th, 2010, 02:53 AM

Anyone know if 8-bit Uncompressed is supported by AMA?
Can you use AMA on any codec as long as you accept responsibility for media management?
-C

Jeff Murray · April 16th, 2010, 04:36 AM

I upgrade from Xpress Studio in February. However will be happy to upgrade to this release as soon as its out. Editing native Canon 5D files will be a great advantage.

With regards

Jeff

George Angeludis · April 16th, 2010, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Christopher Drews

Anyone know if 8-bit Uncompressed is supported by AMA?
Can you use AMA on any codec as long as you accept responsibility for media management?
-C

AMA is a plugin. So this must be designed to link to Uncompressed.
I haven't heard on anything like this.

George Angeludis · April 16th, 2010, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff Murray

I upgrade from Xpress Studio in February. However will be happy to upgrade to this release as soon as its out. Editing native Canon 5D files will be a great advantage.

With regards

Jeff

I hope that will be the same with Canon 550D which I am buying. I think they produce the same files.

Mike Poglitsch · April 19th, 2010, 11:36 AM

For those who care....I did get a note back from Marianne and they are going to honor the upgrade to 5 for me. Im back in love with Avid!

Vito DeFilippo · April 19th, 2010, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Poglitsch

anyone wanna bet I get boned on this one?

Guess I should have taken that bet! Marianna is widely viewed as being a treasure at AVID. Nice to see she could help you out.

Perrone Ford · April 19th, 2010, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vito DeFilippo

Guess I should have taken that bet! Marianna is widely viewed as being a treasure at AVID. Nice to see she could help you out.

Absolutely! It's people like her that make people Avid fans. Her commitment to customer service is incredible.

Steve Benner · April 20th, 2010, 05:14 AM

I can't wait to see how Avid handles the Native AVCHD files. I have a Panasonic HMC-40 and would love to use a native workflow. Currently I am using FCP, but that requires transcoding to ProRes (which isn't a horrible process, but a Native workflow would be nice).

George Angeludis · April 20th, 2010, 12:42 PM

Indeed it's better for Avid not to have another version than loose Marianna.

Peter Szilveszter · April 21st, 2010, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by George Angeludis

I hope that will be the same with Canon 550D which I am buying. I think they produce the same files.

Yep 550D is identical to 7D/5D codec.

George Angeludis · April 22nd, 2010, 06:45 AM

Thanks Peter.
I thought so but I was uncertain as I don't have either in my hands but only clips from both.
Can't wait for MC5!

Stephen Cox · May 24th, 2010, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Benner

I can't wait to see how Avid handles the Native AVCHD files. I have a Panasonic HMC-40 and would love to use a native workflow. Currently I am using FCP, but that requires transcoding to ProRes (which isn't a horrible process, but a Native workflow would be nice).

I could be mistaken but my understanding is that MC5 will directly import AVCHD - not access it natively for editing. This would mean transcoding to DNxHD.

George Angeludis · May 24th, 2010, 06:56 AM

Yes AMA isn't going to work with AVCHD. MC will import it by transcoding them to a DNxHD flavor. AMA will wok for QT files (DLSR, Prores, or other ) and RED files.

Dan Asseff · May 24th, 2010, 06:43 PM

George

I have the Sony NX5, I bought the Liquid to MC4 upgrade. I will get the MC5 upgrade June 10. I was under the impression that I would have been able to bring my AVCHD files right in without transcoding. Where is this documented because I didn't read this anywhere before I purchased it. My understanding is that it was going to import it natively as all other formats that were mentioned above.
http://www.avid.com/US/products/Medi...tware/features
How big are the files and how long does it take to transcode those files?

Dan
Forever Moments Video Productions

April 14th, 2010, 11:20 AM	#16
George Angeludis Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece. Posts: 179	When I bought 3.1 (upgraded from Liquid) it was January. Some days after the 3.5 went out. I never touched this one and after one year I went to 4. But Mike MC5 isn't an upgrade to loose no matter what... __________________ My Films My Works FB

April 16th, 2010, 02:53 AM	#17
Christopher Drews Major Player Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 628	Ama Anyone know if 8-bit Uncompressed is supported by AMA? Can you use AMA on any codec as long as you accept responsibility for media management? -C

April 16th, 2010, 04:36 AM	#18
Jeff Murray Regular Crew Join Date: May 2007 Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom Posts: 176	Mc5 I upgrade from Xpress Studio in February. However will be happy to upgrade to this release as soon as its out. Editing native Canon 5D files will be a great advantage. With regards Jeff

April 20th, 2010, 12:42 PM	#25
George Angeludis Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece. Posts: 179	Indeed it's better for Avid not to have another version than loose Marianna. __________________ My Films My Works FB

April 22nd, 2010, 06:45 AM	#27
George Angeludis Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece. Posts: 179	Thanks Peter. I thought so but I was uncertain as I don't have either in my hands but only clips from both. Can't wait for MC5! __________________ My Films My Works FB

April 19th, 2010, 11:36 AM	#21
Mike Poglitsch Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 44	For those who care....I did get a note back from Marianne and they are going to honor the upgrade to 5 for me. Im back in love with Avid!

April 20th, 2010, 05:14 AM	#24
Steve Benner Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: United States Posts: 590	I can't wait to see how Avid handles the Native AVCHD files. I have a Panasonic HMC-40 and would love to use a native workflow. Currently I am using FCP, but that requires transcoding to ProRes (which isn't a horrible process, but a Native workflow would be nice).

May 24th, 2010, 06:56 AM	#29
George Angeludis Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece. Posts: 179	Yes AMA isn't going to work with AVCHD. MC will import it by transcoding them to a DNxHD flavor. AMA will wok for QT files (DLSR, Prores, or other ) and RED files. __________________ My Films My Works FB

May 24th, 2010, 06:43 PM	#30
Dan Asseff Major Player Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Port Orange Fl Posts: 317	George I have the Sony NX5, I bought the Liquid to MC4 upgrade. I will get the MC5 upgrade June 10. I was under the impression that I would have been able to bring my AVCHD files right in without transcoding. Where is this documented because I didn't read this anywhere before I purchased it. My understanding is that it was going to import it natively as all other formats that were mentioned above. http://www.avid.com/US/products/Medi...tware/features How big are the files and how long does it take to transcode those files? Dan Forever Moments Video Productions