MC 8.6.0.43235 on MBP 10.11.6

I can't seem to get the Source Browser to open up. I get a beachball and then "Not Responding"  when I have to force quit.

This evening I uninstalled MC using the provided uninstaller. It had been fully up to date at that point, can't remember the exact version.

I ran the installer and without doing any of the updates from the App Manager,  I tried again with the same result. Looking in the Info tab of the Project window I see that the AMA plugins I had installed before the uninstall were still installed and not cleared by the uninstall process. 

So, where are the AMA plugins stored on a Mac, and what is the sugegsted way to uninstall them?

Does anyone have any idea why the source browser might be borked in this manner? I am guessing something is conflicting with the AMA plugins but I can't confirm this yet.

The edit system I am preparing the project for is an almost indentical set up (Late model MBP, same OS, full RAM and SSD installed, only BlackMagic Thunderbolt card is additional) does not have this problem.

ak

Look in the Activity Monitor. Do you see any processes connected with Avid 'Not Responding'?

If it is an AMA PlugIn, they live in MacHD/Library/Application Support/Avid/AVX2_Plug-ins/AMA. Try manually removing them and see if things improve.

AMA Plugins are NOT uninstalled during the MC uninstall process, unless you mnaulayy delete that folder.

(Who wants to re-install EVERY AMA plugin they use every time Avid updates MC?)

slickslack:

MC 8.6.0.43235 on MBP 10.11.6

I can't seem to get the Source Browser to open up. I get a beachball and then "Not Responding"  when I have to force quit.

Report back and let us know if mikeyB and Kevins suggestions helped.

marianna 

My last post didn't seem to make it...

1) I removed all plugins from the AMA folder. Able to launch project but not source browser.

2) made new user settings. Not able to launch project.

In both instances the main app and two iterations of Quicktime OPServer become "Not Responding"

Still working on it. Other suggestions welcome.

I also get the QT OPServer error sometimes, but it doesn't cause the Media Composer to crash in my case.

If you can get back to being able to launch the Project, try linking some clips into a Bin by Alt/dragging them from the Finder instead of using the Source Browser.

I know that I can do that with most things and I have been working that way for a while.

However, I am dealing with a whole new shoot of XVAC-S files that require the MediaReactor plugin and I can't get those particular files to work with the OptionDrag. Worth trying again I guess.

I was only suggesting it to see if there was something fundamentally wrong with the Linking process on your system. As it works, I guess there's not.

I think I'm going to have to suggest a complete 'manual' uninstall of MC, as this will then alow you to do a new clean install, as I'm out of ideas now!

Sorry MikeyB if my last post seemed curt or dismissive, I didn't intend it that way.

I think I am going to have to reinstall sooner rather than later. Might even revert back to a disk image i have before any editing apps got put on it.