Avid Updates

Symphony PC/MAC V 3.1.1

Fixed in Avid Symphony v3.1.1

This release included a dongle manager fix and an editor performance issue fix. The Installing the Software procedure was also updated to include the following information: (Macintosh Only) If you are upgrading from a previous version of the Macintosh editing application, remove the Stereo Mixer.dpm and Surround Mixer.dpm plug-ins from the following location: Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Digidesign/Plug-Ins If you do not remove these files, you might experience problems with the AudioSuite Tool.

Fixed in Avid Symphony v3.1

The following have been fixed in this release.

➤ You might have had problems checking out sequences that contained Boris effects from Avid Interplay. The effects might have appeared unrendered. This has been fixed.
➤ With the previous editing application releases (Media Composer v3.0, Symphony v3.0 and NewsCutter v7.0), render times might have been slower than earlier releases. Render times have now been improved.
➤ The Avid Interplay Administrator limits custom metadata fields to 31 characters. Previous releases did not limit the custom metadata fields. Therefore, you might have received “Exception, ATTR_INVALID_NAME” errors when trying to restore archived media that did contain custom metadata fields longer than 31 characters. The restore process now allows you to access the archived media and the metadata is truncated to 31 characters.
➤ Previously, advanced keyframes might not have been deleted from the Record window even if they had been deleted from the Advanced Keyframe editor. This may have occurred intermittently. This has been fixed.
➤ (Macintosh) Previously, you might have received assertion or bus errors when consolidating MXF media or performing an AAF export. This has been fixed.
➤ Previously, the memory usage would climb when opening the Advanced Keyframe parameter graph and switching from one clip to another. This has been fixed.
➤ Reverse play was not working properly when in MultiCamera mode. This has been fixed.
➤ When in Effects Mode, if you dragged a wire frame, you might have experienced low memory conditions. This has been fixed.
➤ Previously, memory reporting was incorrect on the Macintosh. This has been fixed.
➤ EDL Manager might have crashed when trying to create events from clips containing motion effects. This has been fixed.
➤ FilmScribe XML data stored in master clips was not appearing in lists following an Autosync. This has been fixed.
➤ You might have received an overrun error when creating an Assemble Weblist while Pullin Source was enabled in FilmScribe. This has been fixed.
➤ (Macintosh) You might have received a DISK_FILE_NOT_FOUND error when attempting to create a WebList with FilmScribe. This occurs if you have an illegal character in the sequence name. You will now receive an error message indicating you have an illegal character in the sequence name and advising you to rename the sequence title in the CutList or ChangeList tool.
➤ You might have received a “MainThread” error when attempting to open a bin containing 23.976 footage in FilmScribe. This has been fixed.
➤ FilmScribe was creating lists with missing data. This has been fixed.
➤ You might have experienced a memory leak when using MultiCamera mode with editing applications using Nitris DX. You might have also experienced memory leaks with Software only editors or editing applications using Adrenaline.
➤ (Macintosh) You might have received “Segmentation fault” errors while using JKL. This has been fixed.
➤ QuickTime 7.4.5 and 7.5 causes washed out video if you use Motion JPEG-B, Avid recommends that you use the Avid codecs when using these versions of QuickTime.
➤ You can capture or import indexed media from an external drive, that was attached to a Macintosh Power PC, without causing it to rescan and index again when you reconnect the drive to a Macintosh or Windows Intel machine or vice versa.
➤ In 1080p24 projects running Adrenaline hardware, audio and video might have been out of sync by 2 frames. This has been fixed.
➤ You might have received “Rational Overflow” errors when trimming advanced keyframe effects. This has been fixed.
➤ Previously, deleting Matte Keys from bins left the LRELE8-A files on the Avid Unity ISIS workspace. This has been fixed.
➤ (Nitris and Adrenaline) Previously, you might have seen a slight vertical line down the right side of the image from HD component output. This has been fixed.
➤ You might have experienced audio crackle on output after toggling between 4 and 8 channels. This has been fixed.
➤ During playback, you might have received “Overrun on transmitting Midi data” errors if a Command 8 was turned On. This has been fixed.
➤ You might have received “Bus Error on Main Thread” errors when performing a Dual rolling trim. This has been fixed.
➤ Batch Imported clips (media created from Meridien systems) might have stuttered during playback. This has been fixed.
➤ Exporting AAF caused errors when all tracks were selected. This has been fixed.
➤ Performing Send To QuickTime on the Macintosh was not working properly. This has been fixed.
➤ Occasionally, when working with Matte key layers, parts of the motion path display would not appear if the path was writing over itself. This has been fixed.
➤ When using EDL Mgr: v24.05 motion effects did not conform properly. This has been fixed.
➤ An exported QuickTime from AfterEffects may have looked aliased within the Avid editing application. This has been fixed.
➤ (Macintosh Power PC) You might have had distorted sound on 24-bit XDCAM audio imports. This has been fixed.
➤ Previously, if you double-clicked an item in the Interplay Window, the item was checked out from Interplay. If it was a master clip that had local changes, the checked out clip was discarded and the local clip was loaded into the monitor. If it was a sequence with local modifications, the incoming sequence replaced the local sequence and was loaded into the monitor. The local modifications to the sequence were lost. Now, when you select a master clip or a sequence that has local modifications a dialog is posted that lets you choose whether to update. If update is chosen, then the check-out will occur and the local changes will be lost, and the updated item will be loaded into the monitor. Otherwise the local copy of the item will be loaded into the monitor.

Mediacomposer PC/MAC V 3.1.2

Changed in Media Composer v3.1.2

Avid Media Composer v3.1.2 contains the following changes:

• Macintosh OS support for Tiger v10.4.11
• (Windows® XP and Vista® only) Media Composer v3.1.2 or higher requires Pro Tools® HD 8.0cs1 or higher to use Video Satellite. For information, see the Video Satellite Guide provided by Digidesign®.
• Interplay customers that are currently running Media Composer v3.1.1 and have installed the Media Composer v3.1.1.1 fix which resolves an issue where master clips might lose audio track references, should NOT install Media Composer v3.1.2 unless they require Video Satellite or Tiger support. Please consult your Avid PSG professional prior to upgrading to Media Composer v3.1.2.

Fixed in Avid Media Composer v3.1.1

This release included a dongle manager fix and an editor performance issue fix. The Installing the Software procedure was also updated to include the following information: (Macintosh Only) If you are upgrading from a previous version of the Macintosh editing application, remove the Stereo Mixer.dpm and Surround Mixer.dpm plug-ins from the following location: Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Digidesign/Plug-Ins If you do not remove these files, you might experience problems with the AudioSuite Tool.

Fixed in Avid Media Composer v3.1

The following have been fixed in this release.
➤ You might have had problems checking out sequences that contained Boris effects from Avid Interplay. The effects might have appeared unrendered. This has been fixed.
➤ With the previous editing application releases (Media Composer v3.0, Symphony v3.0 and NewsCutter v7.0), render times might have been slower than earlier releases. Render times have now been improved.
➤ The Avid Interplay Administrator limits custom metadata fields to 31 characters. Previous releases did not limit the custom metadata fields. Therefore, you might have received “Exception, ATTR_INVALID_NAME” errors when trying to restore archived media that did contain custom metadata fields longer than 31 characters. The restore process now allows you to access the archived media and the metadata is truncated to 31 character
➤ Previously, advanced keyframes might not have been deleted from the Record window even if they had been deleted from the Advanced Keyframe editor. This may have occurred intermittently. This has been fixed.
➤ (Macintosh) Previously, you might have received assertion or bus errors when consolidating MXF media or performing an AAF export. This has been fixed.
➤ Previously, the memory usage would climb when opening the Advanced Keyframe parameter graph and switching from one clip to another. This has been fixed.
➤ Reverse play was not working properly when in MultiCamera mode. This has been fixed.
➤ When in Effects Mode, if you dragged a wire frame, you might have experienced low memory conditions. This has been fixed.
➤ Previously, memory reporting was incorrect on the Macintosh. This has been fixed.
➤ EDL Manager might have crashed when trying to create events from clips containing motion effects. This has been fixed.
➤ FilmScribe XML data stored in master clips was not appearing in lists following an Autosync. This has been fixed.
➤ You might have received an overrun error when creating an Assemble Weblist while Pullin Source was enabled in FilmScribe. This has been fixed.
➤ (Macintosh) You might have received a DISK_FILE_NOT_FOUND error when attempting to create a WebList with FilmScribe. This occurs if you have an illegal character in the sequence name. You will now receive an error message indicating you have an illegal character in the sequence name and advising you to rename the sequence title in the CutList or ChangeList tool.
➤ You might have received a “MainThread” error when attempting to open a bin containing 23.976 footage in FilmScribe. This has been fixed.
➤ FilmScribe was creating lists with missing data. This has been fixed.
➤ You might have experienced a memory leak when using MultiCamera mode with editing applications using Nitris DX. You might have also experienced memory leaks with Software only editors or editing applications using Adrenaline.
➤ (Macintosh) You might have received “Segmentation fault” errors while using JKL. This has been fixed.
➤ QuickTime 7.4.5 and 7.5 causes washed out video if you use Motion JPEG-B, Avid recommends that you use the Avid codecs when using these versions of QuickTime.
➤ You can capture or import indexed media from an external drive, that was attached to a Macintosh Power PC, without causing it to rescan and index again when you reconnect the drive to a Macintosh or Windows Intel machine or vice versa.
➤ In 1080p24 projects running Adrenaline hardware, audio and video might have been out of sync by 2 frames. This has been fixed.
➤ You might have received “Rational Overflow” errors when trimming advanced keyframe effects. This has been fixed.
➤ Previously, deleting Matte Keys from bins left the LRELE8-A files on the Avid Unity ISIS workspace. This has been fixed.
➤ (Nitris and Adrenaline) Previously, you might have seen a slight vertical line down the right side of the image from HD component output. This has been fixed.
➤ You might have experienced audio crackle on output after toggling between 4 and 8 channels. This has been fixed.
➤ During playback, you might have received “Overrun on transmitting Midi data” errors if a Command 8 was turned On. This has been fixed.
➤ You might have received “Bus Error on Main Thread” errors when performing a Dual rolling trim. This has been fixed.
➤ Batch Imported clips (media created from Meridien systems) might have stuttered during playback. This has been fixed.
➤ Exporting AAF caused errors when all tracks were selected. This has been fixed.
➤ Performing Send To QuickTime on the Macintosh was not working properly. This has been fixed.
➤ Occasionally, when working with Matte key layers, parts of the motion path display would not appear if the path was writing over itself. This has been fixed.
➤ When using EDL Mgr: v24.05 motion effects did not conform properly. This has been fixed.
➤ An exported QuickTime from AfterEffects may have looked aliased within the Avid editing application. This has been fixed. Changed in Avid Media Composer v3.0.5
➤ (Macintosh Power PC) You might have had distorted sound on 24-bit XDCAM audio imports. This has been fixed.
➤ Previously, if you double-clicked an item in the Interplay Window, the item was checked out from Interplay. If it was a master clip that had local changes, the checked out clip was discarded and the local clip was loaded into the monitor. If it was a sequence with local modifications, the incoming sequence replaced the local sequence and was loaded into the monitor. The local modifications to the sequence were lost. Now, when you select a master clip or a sequence that has local modifications a dialog is posted that lets you choose whether to update. If update is chosen, then the check-out will occur and the local changes will be lost, and the updated item will be loaded into the monitor. Otherwise the local copy of the item will be loaded into the monitor.