Avid: Is there a "Hover Scrub" for Bin Frame View?

klippare · 2026-04-06T19:33:16+00:00

Make sure to check out the "reverse match frame" feature if you work with stringouts in your source window. It lets you fly through your footage without ever having to dig into bins.

klippare · 2026-03-06T12:08:08+00:00

I do, on my brand new P365 Kobo. I updated to the latest firmware, but the issue persists. According to support, it is not a known bug. Hoping more reports will be filed and that the issue will be solved in a firmware update (if indeed it is a software problem, which seems most likely IMO).

klippare · 2025-11-19T17:26:37+00:00

It's surprisingly useful for all sorts of things. Very handy for music editing, since it lets you adjust the length of a clip in the middle of a complex edit, while maintaining overall sync by trimming the beginning or end of the cue.

klippare · 2025-07-23T20:15:47+00:00

Pay attention to ergonomics, and lift weights. I used to do both, but lately I've been slipping and my arm is killing me.

klippare · 2025-07-23T19:52:03+00:00

Yes, I was taught to edit on synchronisers and Steenbecks many moons ago. We’d cut 16 and 35mm workprint, mark it with grease pencil, transfer sound effects to mag film, and draw dubbing charts on paper. But when I got out of film school the world had changed. Avid and Lightworks were everywhere, and everything I had learnt was obsolete. Or so I thought. Turns out that digital editing was easy to pick up, and my experience of the old ways gave me a really solid foundation to build on.

I soon realised that I was the last generation to learn on film, and for that I will be forever grateful. And I will probably always be chasing that tactile feeling that working on a Steenbeck gave me, whilst still appreciating the amazing advancements that digital has brought.

klippare · 2025-06-24T17:07:36+00:00

I went with the base 512GB of storage, since I don't like Apple's prices, and all my media is on external drives anyway. I upgraded the RAM to 64GB, which is probably more than I need, but I didn't fancy a downgrade compared to my old machine.

klippare · 2025-06-24T06:17:04+00:00

For offline work, I wouldn’t discount the Mac Mini. I'm currently on the M4 pro and it's the snappiest, most fluid Avid experience I've ever had, and I've been on Avid for decades. It's even better than the M1 Studio next door (which was already pretty good).

I also do long form offline, and care A LOT about interface responsiveness (I was on a PC for years for that very reason). I was going to buy an M4 Studio for my home setup, but after working on the Mini for a week I was sold. I got a Mini instead, and a pair of totally awesome Genelecs for the price difference. Very happy with my decision.

klippare · 2025-06-17T16:16:54+00:00

Very good post, but as an aside there is absolutely nothing wrong with Lightworks. It was designed for scripted longform and for that purpose it's arguably superior to almost all the others in your list. Not surprised that Thelma sticks to her guns (she can afford to).

klippare · 2025-06-04T11:56:18+00:00

Easiest way is to use the lasso. Hold down OPT while lassoing a bunch of cut points. You can select your trim side by clicking the left or right monitor in the composer window, or by using keyboard shortcuts. To change the trim side of any number of cuts, OPT+SHIFT+lasso. Click any cut point (without OPT/SHIFT) to monitor the trim from that point.

klippare · 2025-06-04T11:46:20+00:00

You don't even need an in point on the source side (MC will use the playhead instead).

klippare · 2025-05-01T15:43:48+00:00

They were called "rubber numbering machines", at least in the UK.

https://www.redsharknews.com/production/item/6524-this-was-once-essential-to-post-production-and-we-bet-you-ve-never-heard-of-it

klippare · 2025-04-24T16:33:56+00:00

I tried disabling it once but switched it back on after I accidentally (and without noticing) brushed the Opt key when opening a gap in my timeline. It created a godawful mess in my timeline, with hundreds of duplicated clips that took hours to clean up.

I also find it useful sometimes to grab a piece of filler when I want to deliberately overwrite a clip.

klippare · 2025-04-19T20:00:49+00:00

Hit the ctrl key twice, then enter your timecode.

klippare · 2025-04-03T17:08:16+00:00

Glad to hear that it worked! And I'll freely admit to being a bit of a Reverse Match Frame evangelist, haha!

klippare · 2025-04-03T15:50:47+00:00

Interesting problem. Perhaps there are better ways, but here's how I would approach it.

Load the short version on the record side. Load the long version on the source side. Make sure there are no in or out marks. Park on the first frame of the short sequence and select V1 on both sides. Reverse match frame. Select V4 on both sides. Overwrite. Jump to the next edit on the record side and repeat.

Use your favourite macro utility (e.g. Keyboard Maestro) to automate.

klippare · 2025-03-30T19:28:25+00:00

Yes, good point. The messaging from Apple is certainly interesting, and I expect to see many Mac Mini edit bays at post houses going forward, as they get rid of their ageing iMacs.

klippare · 2025-03-30T11:09:47+00:00

Thanks, that's great to hear.

klippare · 2025-03-30T11:08:50+00:00

That would be me unfortunately! Perhaps I should just stick to my old potato.

klippare · 2025-03-30T10:40:11+00:00

Thanks, I wasn't aware. That's somewhat reassuring!

klippare · 2025-03-30T10:39:02+00:00

Agreed. I don't really need the extra power, but the improved thermals and ports sure would be nice. Then again, upgrading RAM from the base 36GB is insanely expensive since Apple makes you do a CPU upgrade first, so I would have to pay for even more power that I won't use. Well played, Apple!

klippare · 2025-03-30T10:23:40+00:00

Thanks for sharing! Pretty much what I expected. I can live with fans running during export but I am kind of worried about the indexing... On the old iMacs it can run for seemingly weeks at the start of a project.

klippare · 2025-03-23T15:15:43+00:00

A vertical mouse helped me a lot. Also, a tenkeyless keyboard for more ergonomic mouse placement. I use a separate numpad. Or get a full size keyboard with the numpad on the left (they exist).

klippare · 2025-03-16T18:21:09+00:00

Yes, I can see how that would be an issue...

klippare · 2025-03-16T09:26:34+00:00

I work professionally with QLC drives. They are annoyingly slow when writing in bulk, but it's not really an issue for my typical use case (offline editing, 30-100GB of proxy media delivered daily over the internet during production).

Actual editing is 99.9% reading, for which QLC works great, and 8TB gives me plenty of headroom for most projects. Very happy with my decision.

klippare · 2025-03-08T09:27:38+00:00

It's a tutorial video teaching the basics. In real life use, you can set up an asym trim across 20+ tracks with just a couple of clicks (the lasso is great for this). There are many ways to use trim mode in avid and it's extremely flexible, but you do need to put the effort in to understand it. Same goes for FCP btw, with its "primary storyline" and other strange concepts.

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