This is my first time cutting up AMA files and am finding that each time I try cutting a piece out of the timeline, it cuts it out, but then choaks for about 4 seconds and in that time I can't do anything. I'm assuming this isn't normal is it? When I skim along the timeline, it's very smooth, it's just the pause that happens everytime

So it looks like I should use capture my footage in quicktime or mpeg4. Can anyone recommend a software that captures in good quality mp4 or quicktime?

Yes I tried turning the TC off in the capture tool and soooo many other things but still avid doesn't like when it sees timecode breaks. When you say quicktime file is an mp4 a good format to capture in for importing into avid?

Thanks Sasha, I've tried to record to another dv tape but still Avid sees breaks in the video even though it's a fresh timecode. I've spent too much time trying to battle with that so I'm moving onto now trying to find a software that captures a nice AVI file that Avid is happy to import.

Hey Gearge I'm using version 5.0.3. Yes, I get those horizontal lines on the parts where the camera pans quickly. But I just found out if I use the 'Link to AMA files' option, I don't need to import my clips and therefore I don't get those lines on the video. Is editing with the AMA files a good way to go about editing lots of AVI

I have many timecode breaks throughout my 200 or so dv cassettes and have after a large battle with Avid stopping capture everytime it encountered a timecode break I've decided to capture with another software and afterwards import it into Avid for editting. I've tried capturing with Edius but since it uses the Canopus codec, Avid doesn't

Yes I've tried turning off the timecode track. And toggling off the source in the capture tool and crash recording and still Avid stops capture when it sees timecode breaks. Wow I'd be so happy if someone has a solution to this! Thanks

For the last couple years I've been fighting with the same problem and haven't found a solution and that is, when I capture my dv tapes, the capture tool stops when it sees a break in timecode on my tape and displays the message 'Capture aborted due to lack of progress' and asks if I want to keep or discard the clip. I've been all

I have about 100 sd minidv tapes that I want to edit with Avid but since Avid doesn't like capturing over the many timecode breaks that I have on my tapes, I need to find another software to capture all my dv footage in a format that Avid is able to import. Can anyone recommend one? I tried Edius 6 but I've not been able to find a format to

oh, I was talking about the option on the menu on my video camera. It says 'down convert' and when I press it, it gives me the option of squeeze, letterbox, or edge crop. Hmm, is that just the setting for when shooting the video, because I have been thinking it's the output setting and that I need to decide on this before capturing. Hmm