If, for some reason, you prefer the old wireframe style then don’t despair-that can be turned back on from within Timeline Settings. Furthermore, if you have waveforms turned on, they’ll remain visible to ensure that clips can be lined up easier. The timeline has been fired into the modern era, with clips remaining visible until they are dragged-at which point, they turn transparent so that you’ll be able to keep tabs on the overall layout of your timeline. High Dynamic Range (HDR) Support-Now available in Media Composer 8.5 #avid #mediacomposer /N4faeCRAQP Media Composer users now have color spaces for HDR available for Dolby Vision, Sony S-Log3, BBC/NHK, and ACES profiles! This provides support for higher ranges of video signal, enabling automatic transformations dependent on the selected color track for a given project.Īvid is recommending that HD projects use the 10 bit DNxHD444 and HQX while anything higher than HD should use the 12 bit DNxHR444 and DNxHQX. High Dynamic Range (HDR) SupportĪvid have jumped on the HDR wagon. With that out of the way, it’s time for a quick look at what Media Composer 8.5 brings to the table.

If you’re one of those people, make sure you’re using the most recent version of Avid App Manager-if your manager is up to date and it still doesn’t work, a reinstall may be the solution (or you can go old school and install 8.5 manually). This update seems aimed at improving workflow while simplifying the interface-both welcome additions by any Avid editor’s standards.īefore I begin looking at the features that 8.5 has delivered, it’s probably worth noting that a few people have had difficulty with downloading the update through the Application Manager. Avid Media Composer 8.5 was released not too long back and brought with it quite a few nice features, including HDR support, an overhauled menu, improved drag and drop within the timeline and more.

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