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1 Avid Editing Application ReadMe for Media Composer v6.0.3, NewsCutter v10.0.3, and Symphony v6.0.3 IMPORTANT: Avid periodically makes software updates available for download on Avid.com at the following location: Please check the above site regularly for information on available downloads for your product. Important Information Avid recommends that you read all the information in this ReadMe file thoroughly before installing or using any new software release. Important: Search the Avid Knowledge Base for the most up-to-date ReadMe file, which contains the latest information that might have become available after the documentation was published. This document describes compatibility issues with previous releases, software installation instructions, hardware and software requirements, and summary information on system and memory requirements. This document also lists hardware and software limitations. Contents If You Need Help Changed in v6.0.3 and v Fixed in v6.0.3 and v Changed in Media Composer v6.0.1, Symphony v Fixed in Media Composer v6.0.1, Symphony v6.0.1, and NewsCutter v New in Media Composer v6.0, Symphony v6.0, and NewsCutter v

2 Symbols and Conventions Notes on Windows 7 OS Notes on Software Licensing Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems Compatibility Chart Setting up the NVIDIA Card Shared Storage Support Feature Performance Limitations Documentation Changes Symbols and Conventions Avid documentation uses the following symbols and conventions: Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action n c w A note provides important related information, reminders, recommendations, and strong suggestions. A caution means that a specific action you take could cause harm to your computer or cause you to lose data. A warning describes an action that could cause you physical harm. Follow the guidelines in this document or on the unit itself when handling electrical equipment. > This symbol indicates menu commands (and subcommands) in the order you select them. For example, File > Import means to open the File menu and then select the Import command. This symbol indicates a single-step procedure. Multiple arrows in a list indicate that you perform one of the actions listed. (Windows), (Windows only), (Macintosh), or (Macintosh only) Bold font This text indicates that the information applies only to the specified operating system, either Windows or Macintosh OS X. Bold font is primarily used in task instructions to identify user interface items and keyboard sequences. 2

3 If You Need Help Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action Italic font Courier Bold font Ctrl+key or mouse action Italic font is used to emphasize certain words and to indicate variables. Courier Bold font identifies text that you type. Press and hold the first key while you press the last key or perform the mouse action. For example, Command+Option+C or Ctrl+drag. If You Need Help If you are having trouble using your Avid product: 1. Retry the action, carefully following the instructions given for that task in this guide. It is especially important to check each step of your workflow. 2. Check this ReadMe file for the latest information that might have become available after the documentation was published. Also check online for the most up-to-date ReadMe because the online version is updated whenever new information becomes available. To view the online ReadMe, select ReadMe from the Help menu, or visit the Knowledge Base at 3. Check the documentation that came with your Avid application or your hardware for maintenance or hardware-related issues. In addition to the printed documentation supplied with your editing application, the documentation is supplied in PDF format when you install the application. Topics that you print from the Help have limited page layout and formatting features. If you want to print a higher quality version of Help information, Avid recommends that you print all or part of the PDF version of the appropriate Avid manual included in the Online Library for your editing application. To access the Online Library, select Help > Online Library from within your Avid editing application. 4. Visit Avid Online Support at Online support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Search the Knowledge Base to find answers, to view error messages, to access troubleshooting tips, to download updates, and to read or join online message-board discussions. 3

4 Changed in v6.0.3 and v Changed in v6.0.3 and v The following changes have been incorporated in Avid Media Composer v6.0.3, Avid Symphony v6.0.3 and NewsCutter v Support for Macintosh OS v10.8 Mountain Lion n This editing application release has been qualified on Macintosh OS v10.8. Avid Shared Storage (ISIS and MediaNetwork) do not currently support editing applications running on Macintosh OS v10.8. If you are working in an Avid Shared Storage environment, do not update to Macintosh OS v10.8. Macintosh OS v10.8 includes a new security feature named Gatekeeper. It is designed to prevent users from installing unapproved applications. If you try to install this version of the editing application without first disabling Gatekeeper, you might receive an error such as the following: In order to install version on a Macintosh with v10.8, you must disable Gatekeeper. To disable Gatekeeper: 1. Go to System Preferences. 2. Click Security & Privacy. 4

5 Changed in v6.0.3 and v Select Anywhere in the Allow applications downloaded from option. This allows you to install the editing application. Once you install and launch the editing application, you can return to this Security and Privacy window and set the download options to a secure setting. Activating and Deactivating I/O Hardware n The editing application includes a hardware toggle button in the Timeline. This allows you to switch between hardware and software editing modes. The hardware toggle button appears in the Timeline if I/O hardware is attached when you launch the editing application. This includes Avid Nitris DX and Mojo DX hardware and 3rd party Open I/O hardware. This allows you to enable and disable the hardware for use with other software, for example After Effects. This also allows you to access certain software only features such as Full Screen Play. The editing application will automatically release the hardware if you switch to another application. It will be reactivated when you switch back to the editing application. 5

6 Changed in v6.0.3 and v Activating and Deactivating I/O Hardware If the Toggle Hardware button is enabled, the I/O hardware is active. If the Toggle Hardware button is disabled, the I/O hardware is inactive. To activate the I/O hardware: t Click the Toggle Hardware button until it is active. The button is gray when hardware is active. This puts the editing application in Hardware mode. To deactivate the I/O hardware: t Click the Toggle button until it is inactive. The button has a red circle and line through it when inactive. This puts the editing application in Software mode. n Certain settings and buttons in the editing application change depending upon which mode you are in. For example, the Toggle Client Monitor button is disabled when the editing application is in Software mode. And you have access to additional Audio Project Output, Video Input and Video Output options when the editing application is in Hardware mode. The I/O third party vendors are working on updating their plugins to work with the Toggle Hardware feature. Your current third party plugins will work properly with this version of the editing application, but if you try and use the Toggle Hardware button without updated plugins, you might need to reboot the system to reacquire your hardware. Audio Punch-In Changes This release incorporates the following Audio Punch-In change: Audio Punch-In Support for Open I/O Devices If your Open I/O device allows you to record and play simultaneously, you can perform an Audio Punch-In. Check with your 3rd party vendor to see if they support simultaneous record and play. By clicking on the Punch-In monitoring button in the Audio Punch In tool, you can choose the following monitoring options: 6

7 Changed in v6.0.3 and v On - allows for IN to OUT audio monitoring during audio punch-in. Off - turns off IN to OUT audio monitoring during audio punch-in. When monitoring is off, the icon in the Punch-In tool changes to indicate punch in monitoring is off. For example, this mode is useful when you want to use another device such as the Mbox to provide local passthrough. Automatic - Allows the editing application to detect if monitoring should be On or Off due to detected latency. Monitoring is not disabled if latency <100ms. If the editing application detects latency >100ms, monitoring is turned off. Note: You can choose to override this by setting the monitoring to On. In some hardware configurations, audio monitoring during Punch-In will not be allowed at all because the hardware does not support it. In this case, the Punch-In tool indicates the monitoring is Off and you cannot override it. Audio Tool Icon Change The icon to open the Audio Tool from within the Capture tool and the Audio Punch-In tool has been updated. The new icon to open the Audio Tool resemble audio meters.. Bin Name Length Change In previous releases, you could not exceed 27 characters when naming a bin. With this release, the bin name can be up to 64 characters. Note that if you name a bin in this release and try to open it in a previous release that has the 27 character limitation, you will receive a dialog indicating the bin could not be opened. Simply rename the bin to 27 characters or less to open in the previous version. 7

8 Fixed in v6.0.3 and v Fixed in v6.0.3 and v The following have been fixed: Bug Number: UDevC When AMA was not enabled, the Automatically import Proxies when disk is inserted option did not appear in the XDCAM tab of the Import settings. This setting now appears in the Import settings. Bug Number: UDevC (Windows only) The Title Tool displayed in English when the language was set to Japanese. Bug Number:. (NewsCutter) The Timecode Window and Composer Settings now appear in the Settings window. Bug Number: UDevC With this release of the editing application, some performance improvements have been made. For example, you might see improvements while performing long operations such as render, export, and transcode. Bug Number: UDevC Media Indexer/QM notification timing issue caused media offline. Bug Number: UDevC When opening a drop frame edl in EDL Manager, the edl would appear as non drop frame. Bug Number: UDevC When attached to a Sony PDW-U2 device, you might have received Out of Memory errors. Bug Number: UCevC Importing.aeo files into the editing application resulted in access violations. MetaSync is not supported with this release of the editing application. You will receive a format not supported message if you try to import an.aeo file. You can still open a meta track sequence that was created prior to this release. Bug Number: UDevC (Macintosh) Occasionally, moving segments vertically in the Timeline would change the Composer window to four frame display and sound an error alert. Bug Number: UDevC The color selected in the Marquee color picker did not save properly. Bug Number: UDevC Occasionally, when dragging an effect to a clip, the effect was applied correctly, but the clip was not always highlighted and the blue bar did not move to the new clip. 8

9 Fixed in v6.0.3 and v Bug Number: UDevC You might have received Some destinations specified in the export options are not available errors when exporting AAF to local drives. Bug Number: UDevC Surround track options were missing from the create new track shortcut. Bug Number: UDevC You could not rename a crawling or rolling title until the Save Window was activated. Bug Number: UDevC When editing clips names, the Up and Down arrows now move the cursor to the beginning and end of the clip name. Bug Number: UDevC Clip name changes were not always updated in Interplay after performing a checkin. Bug Number: UDevC The Timeline did not redraw correctly when zooming in on a complex sequence. Bug Number: UDevC The blur effect was not working properly with a Mojo DX. Bug Number: UDevC , UDevC You could not exit Quad Split mode after loading a clip into the Source monitor. Bug Number: UDevC M2v files extracted from transferred OP1A clips contained discontinuous timecode. Bug Number: UDevC P2 clips larger than 4GB did not writeback properly. Bug Number: UDevC An EDL from a sequence with audio from a stereoscopic clip crashed EDL Manager. Bug Number: UDevC Japanese characters did not display properly in the titles of windows. Bug Number: UDevC (NewsCutter) When the User Interface was set to a darker color, the local and mixed resolution icons did not display properly. Bug Number: UDevC You might have received an error when exporting as a Targa graphic. 9

10 Fixed in v6.0.3 and v Bug Number: UDevC After saving a settings file, the Fill Spaces with Black option was grayed out when performing a QuickTime Reference export. Bug Number: UDevC If workspaces and bin layouts were named the same, mapped workspace properties were changed to bin layout properties. Bug Number: UDevC (Macintosh) When performing Command + P and selecting Open PDF in Preview, you could not highlight text. Bug Number: UDevC Occasionally, segment arrows did not appear after lassoing clips. Bug Number: UDevC Pressing Command + lasso did not invert the selected clips in the bin. Bug Number: UDevC When editing long clip names in the bin, sometimes the clip name would appear unnecessarily truncated. Bug Number: UDevC Selecting Full Size Video did not work properly. Bug Number: UDevC Color Correction values did not always display the current values. Bug Number: UDevC , UDevC Color Correction settings did not refresh properly when switching to the Color Correction workspace. Bug Number: UDevC The application might crash when clicking on markers in a bin after adjusting gain an the Audio Mixer tool. Bug Number: UDevC When exporting to a P2 Device, even if the Use Enabled Tracks option was enabled, all tracks from the sequence were exported. Bug Number: UDevC Using Command 8 and recording in Live mix mode might have resulted in a corrupt sequence. Bug Number: UDevC Windows did not resize properly after switching between workspaces. Bug Number: UDevC The cancel shortcut now works properly on a French Keyboard. Bug Number: UDevC When importing an AAF which contains clips that already existed, the clips which were referenced in the AAF would go offline. 10

11 Fixed in v6.0.3 and v Bug Number: UDevC (Macintosh/ISIS) If the General Settings is set to allow bins to have more than 27 characters and Use Windows Compatible names is deselected, when you created a new bin or renamed an existing bin, the bin might have vanished from the project folder. Bug Number: UDevC Occasionally, markers would appear in the Timeline where they should not have appeared and they were not selectable. Bug Number: UDevC (XDCAM) When performing a Send to Playback with stereo as the transfer choice might have resulted in multiple mixdown copies in the bin. Bug Number: UDevC Arabic text did not display properly in the NRCS Tool. Bug Number: UDevC Inserting segments into a sequence dragged from Interplay Access crashed the editing application. Bug Number: UDevC Region stabilizer autozoom did not zoom properly. Bug Number: UDevC Creating titles placed.desc files in Shared Avid Projects folder and did not delete them. Bug Number: UDevC You might have received Access violation errors when performing a write-back to a P2 card. Bug Number: UDevC The HDSDI Input selection was not available in the Capture Tool input menu. Bug Number: UDevC Consolidating AMA linked ARRI DNxHD media was slower than in previous releases of the editing application. Bug Number: UDevC You could not edit titles when the Bin was in Frame or Script view. Bug Number: UDevC Copying any text from another program and trying to paste it into a bin caused the editing application to quit. Bug Number: UDevC (Symphony) The Output to DV Device option was missing from the Video Display Settings. Bug Number: UDevC You could hear loud clicks during audio scrub if the Passthrough mix tool was used with SPDIF audio sources. 11

12 Fixed in v6.0.3 and v Bug Number: UDevC When working with Advanced keyframes, if you dragged all keyframes, additional keyframes might have been created. Bug Number: UDevC The Read Audio Timecode function was slower than in previous releases of the editing application. Bug Number: UDevC Occasionally, AVCHD and XDCAM EX clips created mxf files with Chinese characters. Bug Number: UDevC Pressing the Enter key did not close the Markers window. Bug Number: UDevC Occasionally, when using Dynamic Relink, clip text in the Timeline appeared garbled. Bug Number: UDevC You were unable to open locked bins from a v5.0.3 or v9.0.3 version of the editing application. Bug Number: UDevC In some instances, you did not receive a Media Offline error during Send to Playback with partial offline media. Bug Number: UDevC The SubCap.STL export file did not follow the EBU standard. Bug Number: UDevC With certain settings, applying a Timewarp effect caused the editing application to become unresponsive. Bug Number: UDevC Transcoding AMA linked XDCAM media to DNxHD incorrectly skipped clips resulting in media offline. Bug Number: UDevC The Dolby-E safe light was not displaying properly. Bug Number: UDevC Clip names were truncated when highlighted in Frame and Script view. Bug Number: UDevC Audio from Automatic Duck was 4 times longer when exported as a QuickTime Reference. Bug Number: UDevC QuickTime Reference exports that contained or referenced DNxHD 145 black filler would not fast import. Bug Number: UDevC Audio and video were out of sync when performing playback if a Fast Track was connected. 12

13 Fixed in v6.0.3 and v Bug Number: UDevC (Macintosh) Occasionally, using the Trim Right and Trim Left buttons resulted in extra trims. Bug Number: UDevC (Avid Color) Performance degraded if Safe color warnings and Waveforms were displayed. Bug Number: UDevC Transition manipulation did not work when Trim Settings were set to auto focus. Bug Number: UDevC The Quick Transition button on the keyboard did not revert back to Dissolve if there was no transition on the current cut. Bug Number: UDevC Using ALT with keyboard shortcuts was not working properly. Bug Number: UDevC (Macintosh) In some instances, Pan & Zoom imported JPEG files with inverted colors. Bug Number: UDevC When a drive was offline only the drive letter appeared for the clip in the bin. Now the drive letter and drive name appear. Bug Number: UDevC When working in the Japanese OS, the fonts list did not display properly. Bug Number: UDevC Performing an Update from Interplay intermittently caused transition effects to unrender. Bug Number: UDevC Pressing Enter when in the Marker Window text field launched the individual marker window. Bug Number: UDevC The Divide symbol on the Avid Calculator did not display properly. Bug Number: UDevC You could not copy and paste locators to a clip in a 30i project. Bug Number: UDevC Selecting Alt + T (Mark Clip) did not highlight the correct section of the Timeline. Bug Number: UDevC The ISIS workspaces were indexing every time you launched the editing application. 13

14 Fixed in v6.0.3 and v Bug Number: UDevC If you opened a bin or tool within the editing application and then clicked the X close button but then moved away from the X without releasing the mouse, the bin or tool closed. Now the bin or tool window does not close if you move away from the X without releasing the mouse button. Bug Number: UDevC In some instances, transition effects on 10-bit 4:4:4 media caused vertical shifts in the video. Bug Number: UDevC You might have experienced delays when performing audio scrub. Bug Number: UDevC You could not kern text properly with keyboard shortcuts in the Title Tool. Bug Number: UDevC (NewsCutter) The Allow passthrough during preroll and Play LTC during Preroll options overlapped one another in the Digital Cut tool. Bug Number: UDevC Effects did not render properly on 10-bit 4:4:4 media. Bug Number: UDevC After a Sapphire effect was rendered, the background of the clip disappeared. Bug Number: UDevC When transcoding AMA media, the Convert Video checkbox in the Transcode window was grayed out. The video was actually converted, but the User Interface did not let you select the option. Bug Number: UDevC You could perform source side editing in the Timeline. The editing application will now beep if you try to perform a source side edit in the Timeline. Bug Number: UDevC Stopping play by clicking in the Timeline did not move the blue bar to the clicked position. Bug Number: UDevC Performing a replace edit ignored marks if Show Marked Region was disabled in the Timeline settings. Marks are no longer ignored when performing a replace edit. Bug Number: UDevC If you locked tracks in a sequence in the Timeline and then saved and closed the bin, the tracks were not locked when you reopened that sequence. Bug Number: UDevC A bin with Script view, saved as a bin layout did not display the script properly when reopened. 14

15 Fixed in v6.0.3 and v Bug Number: UDevC The editing application might have crashed if you imported an ALE file. Bug Number: UDevC The frame count display at the bottom of the Composer was corrupt when moving a clip left or right in segment mode. Bug Number: UDevC The keyboard settings did not show the actual key positions for foreign keyboards. Bug Number: UDevC (1080p 25 projects) Creating an autosequence with clips that contained markers resulted in a sequence without the markers. Bug Number: UDevC In some instances, tracking information was lost after closing and reopening a project. Bug Number: UDevC You might have received Assertion failed errors when importing QuickTime Pro Res files. Bug Number: UDevC You might have received Assertion failed errors when AMA linking to Canon or P2 files on MediaNetwork. Bug Number: UDevC You could not create freeze frames on stereo clips. Bug Number: UDevC You could not batch import an.m2t files that had been created in an earlier version of the editing application, for example Media Composer v4.x. Bug Number: UDevC (Interplay) After checking in and out a sequence containing rendered audio effects, the effects appeared unrendered. Bug Number: UDevC (NewsCutter) If a story in the NRCS tool had a leading or trailing space, you would receive an invalid path exception error. Bug Number: UDevC Drag and Drop export would fail when exporting multiple AAF files at a time. Bug Number: UDevC Magic Mask would disable the color correction. Bug Number: UDevC You might have received an assertion failed error when trying to perform an expert decompose after Interplay checkin/checkout or AAF import/export. Bug Number: UDevC (NewsCutter) Creating a new sequence and choosing a new bin as its destination resulted in odd highlights across the upper and right side borders of the bin. 15

16 Fixed in v6.0.3 and v Bug Number: UDevC You might have received an error when trying to import a sequence containing dissolves into EDL Manager. Bug Number: UDevC If you added DNxHD 220 to the DisabledRes.txt file, you could not export a sequence containing filler to QuickTime. Bug Number: UDevC If multiple users were working with the same currently ingesting EWC Interplay Capture clip, and the clip was transcoded to a different resolution on one editing system, it might show the capture in progress slide for the last few seconds of the areas that had been transcoded when checked out and played on a second editing system. Bug Number: UDevC Creating a new sequence when multiple bins were open or by right clicking in the Timeline window did not highlight the name field of the new sequence. Bug Number: UDevC You might have received an Assertion failed error when performing an Audio Punch-in when Post Roll was set to a value other than 0. Bug Number: UDevC You might have received End of File errors when rendering effects on Frame Chase captured clips in the Timeline. Bug Number: UDevC If a P2 clip was imported twice, the duration of the clip appeared doubled. Bug Number: UDevC (Interplay) In some instances, checked out sequences that contained previously rendered effects needed to be rerendered. Bug Number: UDevC Splicing segments into an empty sequence checked out from the Interplay Window might have resulted in an Assertion failed error. Bug Number: UDevC When using non-default audio scrub in 1080p23 projects, when you were parked on a frame, the previous frame was actually displayed. Bug Number: UDevC When performing a stereoscopic 3D capture with AVC-I codec, you might have received a PassThroughManager exception error. Bug Number: UDevC Using the RAMI USB Mixer for recording a voiceover might have resulted in several frames offset. Bug Number: UDevC Playing back XDCAM resulted in occasional AECIFS-Failed to copy all bytes errors. Bug Number: UDevC When moving tracker data points out of a zoomed out frame, the area displayed white. 16

17 Fixed in v6.0.3 and v Bug Number: UDevC A default 10 pixel border was applied to 3D Warp effects. The default border is no longer applied. Bug Number: UDevC When working in PAL projects, some SD and HD proxy resolutions were missing from the dynamic relink pulldown menu. Bug Number: UDevC You could not select a border color for a 3D Warp effect. Bug Number: UDevC When working in PAL projects, some SD and HD proxy resolution dots did not display in the bin column even though the resolution was available. Bug Number: UDevC (Symphony - Color Correction) In the previous releases of Symphony, Src Color Correction relationships changed when a related clip (not matching the original Source relationship type) was modified. With this release of Symphony, an existing Src Color Correction relationship will only be modified by a separate Src Color Correction relationship if the Src relationship types match exactly. Bug Number: UDevC (Macintosh) When in an Interplay environment, if the Media Indexer was not available and you tried to launch the editing application and then tried to quit the application, you would receive a Segment fault error. Bug Number: UDevC (NewsCutter) Setting a Mark In or Mark Out on a sequence in the NRCS tool did not work. Bug Number: UDevC Pressing Ctrl +. did not stop audio waveform redraw. Bug Number: UDevC Grouping clips by Aux Timecode was not working properly. Bug Number: UDevC Tabbed lists are now displayed correctly in FilmScribe. Bug Number: UDevC Occasionally, a batch capture resulted in an Assertion failed: sslayoutstereoscopiclayout_full File error. Bug Number: UDevC You could not copy and paste a title in the Title Tool by selecting the title with the selection arrow, pressing Ctrl + C to copy and Ctrl + V to paste. Bug Number: UDevC Clipboard content did not appear in the Source monitor when you selected Clipboard Contents. Bug Number: UDevC The Audio Mixer tool displayed audio faders on tracks that did not have audio. 17

18 Changed in Media Composer v6.0.1, Symphony v6.0.1 Changed in Media Composer v6.0.1, Symphony v6.0.1 The folder structure of the Macintosh DVD has been updated. The folder structure now includes an Additional Files folder where folders such as Codecs, Goodies, and the Production Suite reside. Fixed in Media Composer v6.0.1, Symphony v6.0.1, and NewsCutter v The following were fixed in this release of the editing application. Bug Number: UDevC AMA linked Omneon XDCAM files produced audio corruption during playback. This has been fixed with the latest AMA MXF plug-in. You can find the latest plug-in at Bug Number: UDevC You might have received a PMM_MISMATCH_AUDIO_FORMAT error when loading Omneon MXF LongGOP media. This has been fixed with the latest AMA MXF plug-in. You can find the latest plug-in at Bug Number: UDevC (Macintosh) The Undo/Redo list contained extraneous numbers. 18

19 Fixed in Media Composer v6.0.1, Symphony v6.0.1, and NewsCutter v Bug Number: UDevC Previously, foreign language keyboards were not recognized by the editing application. Bug Number: UDevC When importing OP1a XDCAM files that had 16 tracks of audio, only 8 tracks were imported. With this release, 16 tracks of audio are imported. Bug Number: UDevC (Macintosh) You might have received ADM_COREAUDIO_UNDERRUN errors when playing back simple sequences. A fix has been included in this release to improve the search performance when you are in an Avid shared storage environment. In order for this fix to take effect, you must delete the SearchData folder that is located in the following sample location: ISISworkspace\Avid_Project\ComputerClientName\SearchData folder. The project must be closed when you delete this folder. Deleting this folder removes all search information including PhraseFind. This information will be rebuilt the next time you open the project. Bug Number: UDevC Bin layouts might not have saved correctly. Bug Number: UDevC Occasionally, the editing application would crash when quitting the application. Bug Number: UDevC You might have received an error when reopening the Media Tool if you had not closed the Media Tool before exiting a project. Bug Number: UDevC You might have received an Asserting_Name_Max_Len error when typing more than 27 symbols in a Japanese locale. Bug Number: UDevC (Macintosh) The keyboard settings were not mapping properly with foreign keyboards. Bug Number: UDevC You might have received an Assertion error after performing an auto correction when in Color Correction mode. Bug Number: UDevC You might have received a Runtime error when dragging a closed bin from the Project window to an opened bin window. Bug Number: UDevC When in Color Correction mode, the parameter sliders did not display properly. Bug Number: UDevC If you used the tab key to navigate through the workspaces dropdown menu, you might have received a Segmentation fault error. 19

20 Fixed in Media Composer v6.0.1, Symphony v6.0.1, and NewsCutter v Bug Number: UDevC Attic files were not being deleted after the maximum number of files was reached. The maximum attic files number is set in the Bin Settings window. If you have a project attic that is over the maximum setting by a small number of files, the next time you perform a save after installing this patch, the excess attic files will be deleted (oldest files first) and a thermometer will appear showing the deletion progress. If you have a project attic that is significantly over the maximum files setting, the next time your perform a save after installing this patch, the editing application will rename the existing project attic with a OLD name and a new project attic will be created. A dialog will be displayed stating that the attic has been renamed and lists the path to the renamed folder. Customers are responsible for verifying the contents of the OLD attic folder and for deleting it to free up disk space. The newly created project attic will adhere to the maximum setting in the Bin Settings window. The settings affect the file count for project-level attics. The overall Avid Attic can be significantly higher, depending on the number of projects stored on the system. Note that these settings are per project and not for the entire attic folder. The entire Attic folder has multiple projects. Option Maximum files in a project s attic Max versions of a file in the attic Description Defines the maximum number of files stored in the Avid Attic folder for each project. When a bin or script is saved, your Avid editing application copies the current version of the bin or script to a subfolder within the special folder called the Avid Attic. Each project has its own subfolder and each bin or script saved in a project has its own subfolder within the project folder. The default is 1000 files per project. The overall file count for the entire Avid Attic will reflect the files stored for each project on the system. Defines the maximum number of single-bin or script copies stored in a project's attic. This setting prevents filling the project's attic with too many versions of one bin or script. The default is 50 versions. Bug Number: UDevC When loading an Omneon MXF file, you might have received a PMM_MISMATCH_AUDIO_FORMAT error. Update to the latest MXF AMA plugin. Bug Number: UDevC You could not enter pan values in the pan value field in the Audio Mixer tool. Bug Number: UDevC (Windows) The infinity db symbol in the Audio Mixer tool displayed as a square. Bug Number: UDevC You can now move a folder into another folder when in the Project Window. 20

21 Fixed in Media Composer v6.0.1, Symphony v6.0.1, and NewsCutter v Bug Number: UDevC Performing a drag and drop from a bin to the desktop did not work. This has been fixed for Windows systems. Bug Number: UDevC (Macintosh) The spacing between text characters (kerning) was not consistently readable throughout the user interface. Bug Number: UDevC You might have received a WM_WRITE_SAMPLE_Failed error when exporting Windows Media (.wmv) files. Bug Number: UDevC (XDCAM) You might have received a freed object error when modifying AMA resolutions on a sequence with multiple cuts from the same clip. Bug Number: UDevC An unable to locate the web document error would occur when saving a FilmScribe review when using the Japanese locale. Bug Number: UDevC The EDL Manager Get and Send buttons were not selectable when the editing application was running. Bug Number: UDevC The right border of the EQ graph would disappear after a redraw. Bug Number: UDevC Choosing Reverse Selection from the bin Fast menu, did not reverse the selection. Bug Number: UDevC (Nitris DX or Mojo DX) You might have received a NEMFileWriter Timeout error when transcoding 1:1 or 1:1 10bit to DNxHD. Bug Number: UDevC Fast importing QuickTime movies with Alpha to OMF produced artifacts when in an SD project. Bug Number: UDevC Importing graphics or QuickTime movies to 1:1 10bit resolution was not working properly. Bug Number: UDevC (Macintosh) With dual monitors and the Macintosh menu bar located on the right hand monitor, accessing and saving workspaces did not work properly. Some windows were drawn off screen. Bug Number: UDevC In a MediaNetwork environment, increasing the number of mounted workspaces caused the editing application to slow down. Bug Number: UDevC After applying a video or audio effect, opening the Effect editor window might have resulted in an Access violation error. 21

22 Fixed in Media Composer v6.0.1, Symphony v6.0.1, and NewsCutter v Bug Number: UDevC Disabling the Enable Confidence View option in the Video Display Settings and then selecting the V track in the Capture Tool might have resulted in an Assertion error. Bug Number: UDevC Playing a 3D clip in source color correction mode might have caused Consistency Check Failure errors. Bug Number: UDevC (Windows) After installing MediaLog, the application would not launch unless the DVD installer was in the tray. The MediaLog installer now requires a reboot after install which fixes the issue. Bug Number: UDevC The Composer Window did not minimize and then maximize properly. Bug Number: UDevC Switching between bin layouts might have resulted in an Assertion error. Bug Number: UDevC Maximizing the editing application and then importing and deleting a clip might have put the editing application into an unusable state. Bug Number: UDevC (Macintosh) You might have received a Segmentation fault error after switching from a stereoscopic format and adding an effect to a clip that had removed a color correction effect. Bug Number: UDevC On some systems, when in trim mode, dragging the trim rollers right and left did not update in the monitors. Bug Number: UDevC Occasionally the system would crash if you were in a stereoscopic project and you entered source side Color Correction mode. Bug Number: UDevC The Assemble Edit button now appears red when selected. Bug Number: UDevC (Windows) You could not correctly resize the Composer window when using two monitors. Bug Number: UDevC (Macintosh) You could not resize a newly created bin window. Bug Number: UDevC Selecting Loop selected clips from the bin Fast menu did not function properly. Bug Number: UDevC Double-clicking text such as sequence and clip names did not highlight the text. 22

23 Fixed in Media Composer v6.0.1, Symphony v6.0.1, and NewsCutter v Bug Number: UDevC (Windows) The Composer window would decrease in size when you clicked the maximize button. Bug Number: UDevC You might have seen redraw issues when importing. Bug Number: UDevC Previously, after creating a new user and new project, then opening the Audio Mixer tool, the title bar of the Audio Mixer tool would open under the topmost file menu. Bug Number: UDevC The text in the Comments field in Script view was corrupt. Bug Number: UDevC (Macintosh) The Command + shortcut now works properly. Bug Number: UDevC Moving the Clip high and Clip Low controls (in the Color Correction HSL tab) left artifacts in the User Interface. Bug Number: UDevC The Nitris DX hardware has only 8 channels of high quality capture sample rate conversion. Previously, when you captured more than 8 channels of audio when connected to Nitris DX, the sample rate conversion would apply to 8 channels of audio and the other captured channels might result in static. Now if you capture 12 or 16 channel audio from HD-SDI, the editing application requires the sample rate to be 48K, disallowing sample rate conversion. Bug Number: UDevC (Windows) When you held down the ALT key while opening a project, the project window opened as its own application. Bug Number: UDevC Rolling or crawling titles are now supported with ProRes SD. Bug Number: UDevC When recreating title media, the bin size would grow much larger than with previous releases. Bug Number: UDevC When performing a batch capture, corrupt media files might have been created if you selected Optimize for batch capture. Bug Number: UDevC Japanese dialog boxes might have displayed incorrect characters. Bug Number: UDevC Clicking on the source side track panel with the source monitor active, activated the record monitor. The source monitor now remains active. Bug Number: UDevC (Nitris DX) You might have seen a frame reordering after performing a video mixdown with XDCAM EX material. 23

24 New in Media Composer v6.0, Symphony v6.0, and NewsCutter v10.0 New in Media Composer v6.0, Symphony v6.0, and NewsCutter v10.0 For information on new features, see the What s New pdf. Avid Hardware Note AMA Plug-ins Note that with this release of the editing application, we no longer support Adrenaline or Mojo SDI hardware. For more information see =1079 Just a reminder that only the AMA QuickTime Plug-in is included with your Avid editing application. All other AMA Plug-ins are downloaded and installed separately. See Before Installing the Editing Application Read through the Installation Guide for Avid Editing Applications. This document ships with the editing application kit. If you did not receive a physical kit, this document is also on the download page and the Knowledge Base. Notes on Macintosh OS The Avid editing application Macintosh installer switches to 64-bit. Please make sure that your Macintosh Lion v10.7 system supports 64-bit prior to installing and that your current non-avid applications are compatible to run in 64-bit mode. Notes on Windows 7 OS Note the following topics if you are running the editing application on the Windows 7 OS. Disabling Desktop Compositing When the Avid editor is launched you might see a dialog box asking you to disable desktop compositing. You can disable it without adversely affecting the Avid editing application. 24

25 Notes on Software Licensing You can choose to disable it and continue with your editing session. The dialog will appear once you relaunch the application unless you disable the option. Standard User To disable the desktop compositing: 1. Access the Control Panel. 2. Double-click System. 3. Click Change Settings. 4. Click the Advanced tab. 5. Under the Performance area, click Settings. 6. Uncheck Enable desktop composition. The dialog box requesting you to disable desktop compositing does not appear the next time you launch the editing application. You need to first install the editing application as an Administrator. If you are in a Shared Storage environment, mount your workspaces as an Administrator. You may then log off and log back in as a Standard user, if necessary. Notes on Software Licensing If You Upgrade Your Operating System If you need to upgrade your operating system after you install your Avid editing application, first deactivate your software. After you upgrade your operating system and, if required, reinstall your application, you can reactivate your software. For information on activating and deactivating your software license, see the Installation Guide for Avid Editing Applications. Minimum RAM Recommendation For this release Avid recommends a minimum of 4GB of RAM. Some features might require more RAM and specific hardware. See Feature Performance on page 40 for more info. 25

26 Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems Some features are processor-intensive and require specific hardware. See Feature Performance on page 40 for more info. The following tables provide the information on qualified Windows and Macintosh hardware. For 3rd-Party Open IO hardware qualification refer to the manufacturer s documentation. See the Open IO Frequently Asked Questions document on the Knowledge Base: The following tables also list the qualified Operating Systems. Depending upon your hardware the qualified Operating Systems are: Windows 7 64-bit SP1(Professional) (Media Composer and Symphony) Macintosh Lion v and v10.7.2, v10.7.3, Mountain Lion v10.8 Lion Permission Information As of Macintosh OS 10.7 Lion, the default permissions for the root level of the system drive are now set to Read Only for all users. This prevents the Avid Editing Application from being able to use this drive as a media drive. You will see the drive grayed out in Media Creation settings or as an option for import, mixdown, render, and consolidate/transcode. If you don t intend to use the system drive for media you can leave it alone. This is ideal in most cases. If you do need to use the system drive, perform the following to change permissions. n To change permissions: 1. Click on your system drive (Macintosh HD in most cases) to highlight. 2. From the File menu select Get Info (cmd+i) 3. Click the lock icon in the bottom right to make changes 4. Click on the Read only text in the Privilege column next to Everyone and set the privilege to Read & Write. You should now be able to see the system drive as a valid media drive. If you repair permissions on the system drive, they will reset and you will have to repeat this procedure. 26

27 Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems Qualified PC Workstations with Avid Media Composer, Avid Symphony, and Avid NewsCutter The following PC Workstations are qualified with Avid Media Composer v6 and higher, Avid Symphony v6 and higher and NewsCutter v10 and higher. Qualified PC Hardware Graphics Card Qualified OS Supported with HP z800 Dual 6 Core, 2.66 GHz NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800 Quadro 4000 Windows 7 64-bit Nitris DX Mojo DX HP z800 Dual Quad Core, 2.93 GHz or 2.66GHz NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800 Quadro 4000 Windows 7 64-bit Nitris DX Mojo DX HP z400 Single 6 Core 3.33 GHz NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800 Quadro 2000 Windows 7 64-bit Nitris DX Mojo DX HP z400 Single Quad Core, 3.06 GHz or 2.93 GHz NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800 Quadro 2000 Windows 7 64-bit Nitris DX Mojo DX HP z210 Quad Core Xeon 3.3- E3-1240, 3.4 E3-1270, 3.5 E Quadro 600 Windows 7 64-bit HP z200 Intel Core i MB/1333 Dual-Core NVIDIA Quadro 600 Windows 7 64-bit Dell T5500 Dual 6 Core, 2.66GHz NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 Quadro 4000 Windows 7 64-bit Nitris DX Mojo DX Dell T5500 Dual, 2.93GHz Quad Core NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 Quadro 4000 Windows 7 64-bit Nitris DX Mojo DX Dell T3500 Single 6 Core, 3.2GHz NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800 Quadro 2000 Windows 7 64-bit Nitris DX Mojo DX Dell T3500 Single Quad Core, 2.93GHz NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800 Quadro 2000 Windows 7 64-bit Nitris DX Mojo DX 27

28 Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems Qualified PC Hardware Graphics Card Qualified OS Supported with HP xw8600 Dual Quad Core, 3.0 GHz NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700 Windows 7 64-bit Nitris DX Mojo DX Dell T5400 Dual Quad Core, 2.5 GHz or 3.15 GHz NVIDIA Quadro 3700 Windows 7 64-bit Nitris DX Mojo DX HP xw4600 Core 2 Duo, 3.0 GHz NVIDIA Quadro FX 570 Windows 7 64-bit Dell T3400 Core 2 Duo, 2.33GHz,or 2.66 GHz NVIDIA Quadro FX 570 Windows 7 64-bit Qualified PC Notebooks for Avid Media Composer, Avid Symphony, and Avid NewsCutter The following PC Notebooks are qualified with Avid Media Composer v6 and higher, Avid Symphony v6 and higher and Avid NewsCutter v10 and higher. The following applies to the editing system when running on a laptop: DNxHD capture is only supported on Mojo DX on a Quad core system with hyperthreading enabled. Nitris DX is not supported on laptops. Capture of 10 bit video for example, DNxHD 185x, is not supported on Mojo DX. Playback in full quality 10 bit mode is not supported Qualified PC Notebooks Graphics Cards Qualified OS Supported With HP 8760w i7-282q, i7-2820q 2.2 or 2.3 GHz NVIDIA Quadro 3000M Quadro 4000M Windows 7 64-bit Mojo DX HP 8560w, i7-2720q, 2820Q, 2.2 or 2.3 GHz x1080 NVIDIA Quadro 1000M Quadro 2000M Windows 7 64-bit Dell M6600, i7-2720q, 2820Q, 2.2 or 2.3 GHz x1080 NVIDIA Quadro 3000M Quadro 4000M Windows 7 64-bit Mojo DX 28

29 Qualified Hardware and Operating Systems Qualified PC Notebooks Graphics Cards Qualified OS Supported With Dell 4600, i7-2720q, 2820Q, 2.2 or 2.3 GHz x1080 NVIDIA Quadro 1000M Quadro 2000M Windows 7 64-bit Mojo DX HP 8740w X820, X920 Quad i7 (1.73, 2.0 GHz) NVIDIA FX 2800M Windows 7 64-bit Mojo DX 17" 1920x1200 NVIDIA FX 3800M HP 8540w X720, X820 Quad i7 (1.6, 1.73 GHz) NVIDIA FX 1800M Windows 7 64-bit Mojo DX 15" 1920x1080 Dell M6500 i- 820Q, i7-840q, i7-920x(1.73, 1.87, 2.0 GHz) 17" 1920x1200 NVIDIA FX 2800M NVIDIA FX 3800M Windows 7 64-bit Mojo DX HP or 3.06 GHz Core 2 Duo NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M Quadro FX 3700M Windows 7 64-bit HP or 3.06 GHz Core 2 Duo NVIDIA Quadro FX 770M Windows 7 64-bit Dell or 3.06 GHz Core 2 Duo NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M Quadro FX 3700M Windows 7 64-bit Qualified Macintosh Workstations for Avid Media Composer and Avid Symphony The following Macintosh Workstations are qualified with the Avid Media Composer v6 and Avid Symphony v6 and higher. Mac Pro systems ship with the 64-bit kernel enabled. In previous releases, you had to toggle to the 32-bit kernel. With v6 and higher, you must run with the 64-bit enabled. 29