Avid Editing Application
ReadMe for Media Composer® v2022.12.5

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October 20, 2023

Added MCCET-5166 to Fixed in Media Composer v2022.12.5.

ScriptSync AI and PhraseFind AI Added tov2022.12.5
With the release of Media Composer 2022.12.5, ScriptSync and PhraseFind are now ScriptSync
AI and PhraseFind AI. This does not change any base functionality, although language packoptions are no longer required, and the option to delete transcripts has been added.
Changes to the UI include updated nomenclature for "ScriptSync AI" in the Script menu, as wellas "PhraseFind AI" buttons and indexing in the Find window.
Transcripts, which are the text items used by PhraseFind AI and stored in a central database forprojects, can be deleted using a new "Manage Transcripts" window. Click on the gear icon in thelower-left corner of the Find window and choose “Manage Transcripts” to select and deletetranscripts from specific projects. You can also access this feature using the Script menu.
Script from Clip” and the Transcription column in the Find window are only available
n “Createin Media Composer v2023.8 and later; they are not included in these changes.

Fixed in Media Composer v2022.12.5

Fixed in Media Composer v2022.12.5
The following have been fixed:➤Bug Number: MCCET-5166. Depending on network security setup, MediaCentral | Panel for
Adobe Premiere Pro would not connect to MediaCentral | Cloud UX.

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Bug Number: MCCET-5092. Keyboard shortcuts to step forward or backward while in a bin’s
Frame View or Script View did not work with French OS keyboard layouts.

➤Bug Number: MCCET-5009. (macOS) In some instances, media containing alpha channels
were incorrectly aligned with the Matte Key effect on Apple Silicon processors (M1 and M2).

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Fixed in Media Composer v2022.12.5➤

Bug Number: MCCET-5127. Switching quickly to playback of a MultiCam group clip in Nine
Split Source view caused the Source viewer to move outside of the Composer window.

➤Bug Number: MCCET-4671. In some instances, loading Avid Media Files with an alphachannel caused an "Alpha RLE compression not recognized" error.

➤Bug Number: MCCET-5223. Consolidating non-compliant XAVC MP4 media files, which
lacked certain metadata and contained variable bitrate video, resulted in an "Assertion failed:false File" error followed by an "Exception: FATAL_ERROR".

➤Bug Number: MCCET-5223. Consolidating non-compliant XAVC MP4 media files, which
lacked certain metadata and contained variable bitrate video, resulted in an "Assertion failed:false File" error followed by an "Exception: FATAL_ERROR".

➤Bug Number: MCCET-5224. The Select Project window displayed incorrect information for
Creation Date and Modification Date.

➤Bug Number: MCCET-5252. In some instances, when Sending to Playback with transfer
settings set to stereo, the resulting clip would play back as mono.

➤Bug Number: MCCET-5176. Applying an AudioSuite Gain effect to a 29.97 fps clip in a 59.94
fps project resulted in a render error.

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Bug Number: MCCET-5245 and MCCET-5247. In some instances, when using DynamicRelink, partially restored clip’s tracks did not relink properly to their High Rez and Low Rez
media.

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Bug Number: MCCET-4962. Incorrect clips were selected, regardless of playhead location,
when stepping in and out of them while in the Color Workspace.

➤Bug Number: MCCET-5186. In some instances, when bins and panels were set to float, newbins were opened underneath other windows.

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Bug Number: MCCET-4720. Keyboard shortcuts for parameter values in the Effect Editor did
not work as expected after using sliders.

➤Bug Number: MCCET-5020. Media Composer crashed while playing media from the Script
window if the clip had a LUT applied and markers were added prior to playback.

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Bug Number: MCCET-5182. Custom "Start TC" values for sequence templates would notappear until multiple attempts were made to create a new sequence using the templates.

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Fixed in Media Composer v2022.12.5➤Bug Number: MCCET-5184. Gamma slider in the Color Correction effect did not allow forsmaller changes in its parameter values while holding down the Shift key and dragging orscrolling.

➤Bug Number: MCCET-5277. When using Dynamic Relink, partially restored clips with a Start
timecode that began before midnight did not relink properly if their timecode rolled over after
midnight.

➤Bug Number: MCCET-5210. Floating bin windows did not retain their size or position after
opening and closing them multiple times.

➤Bug Number: MCCET-5054. While in Effect Mode with the Effect Editor window open, theEffect Editor window remained open after moving the position indicator on the timeline using
the TC track.

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Bug Number: MCCET-4579. Prunus AAF files imported into a 1080i/59.94 project in Media
Composer could not be exported as AAF and returned an "Exception:
AFileMediaDesc::SetAAFProperties() - Unable to set a container type for media descriptor"
error.

➤Bug Number: MCCET-5129. Nugen LM-Correct AudioSuite plugin was shifting audio and notrendering correctly in Media Composer.

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Bug Number: MCCET-5264. Dual-roller trim operation did not work as expected for very long
master clips with a Stabilize effect applied.

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Bug Number: MCCET-4119. When exporting XDCAM MXF OP1a files, macro blocking
occurred if "Re-encode for XDCAM bitstream compliance" was selected.

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Bug Number: MCCET-5014. More render files were lost when moving clips on tracks below an
ExpertRender clip than in previous versions of Media Composer.

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Bug Number: MCCET-5243. Changes to clips in a sequence were reverted after modifying theproject format.

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Bug Number: MCCET-5168. Changes to a duplicated sequence were undone if the record
monitor was cleared and the sequence was reloaded within a short timeframe.

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Bug Number: MCCET-5105. Muted audio clips containing an AudioSuite effect could not bedeleted and a copy of the clip would appear at the beginning of the sequence after attempting todelete.

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Bug Number: MCCET-5002. When using external video I/O devices with Media Composer,
LTC would freeze and not match embedded TC until playback was stopped.

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Bug Number: MCCET-5023. Some bin column data was not displayed properly when usedwith the Timecode Burn-in effect on Group clips.

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Bug Number: MCCET-5159. Comments did not appear in the bin Text View for a variety ofitems.

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Bug Number: MCCET-4707. (macOS) In some instances, Media Composer experienced
intermittent hangs/beachballs on Apple Silicon.

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Bug Number: MCCET-3627. Timecode shifted when using the Match Frame feature with23.976 frame rate media in a 24 frame rate project.

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Bug Number: MCCET-5134. Selecting the Undo command after using the Copy to Clipboard
feature resulted in an error.

➤Bug Number: MCCET-5115. (MediaCentral | Production Management) Media Composer did
not send all selected clips from one Workgroup to another when attempting to send multiple clips
using the Transfer Engine and the Transfer Client.

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Bug Number: MCCET-4996. In some instances, exporting a sequence with mixed frame rate
media as an MP4 or MOV file resulted in an "Exception: PMM_SYNC_FAILURE" error.

➤Bug Number: MCCET-4837. AMA Management database folders accrued unnecessary entries
and became large enough to cause slow performance in Media Composer.

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