Selecting “Only One Segment Tool Can Be Enabled at a Time” also makes MC5.5 work like Version 4 - when you choose Red or Yellow Segment mode, the other turns off. Over time you may find that you prefer this to be turned off, but if you want familiarity, leave it on. If you pay an extra fee, you can search for audio dialog, as well (PhraseFind).īe sure to select “Clicking the TC Track or Ruler Disables Smart Tools.” That brings back traditional behavior - click the timecode track and segment mode turns off. If you adjust things properly, you will find that 5.5 functions pretty much as you expect, and offers several important new features, including real-time audio effects, stereo tracks, and the ability to search the entire project for clipnames or descriptions (or anything else, for that matter). The trick to making it work is, naturally, in your settings. My reaction is that while MC5 felt different, Version 5.5 brings back much of the feel of Version 4. But MC5 removes much of the fluidity that he loved in older versions of Media Composer. And the other editors on the show all have the same impression.” He went on to explain how much he dislikes the FCP model and prefers Avid’s trim tools, especially asymmetrical trim.
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I received an email from an editor recently, a long-time Avid user, which started more or less like this: “I’m using MC5 on a TV series.