The license snafu (http://humanuser.blogspot.com/2016/01/really-avid.html) has been FIXED! Or so it seems, since I can now start MC 8.4.5 8.5.1 with my OWN system ID and Activation #. Alleluia!!
Application Manager 2.5.2.160 seems to be working as it should! Previously I had to go to my Avid Master Account, (http://humanuser.blogspot.com/2015/11/avid-media-composer-842-upgrade-like-pro.html) to find the installer and download it to my computer, since clicking "Update" was not working.
Now, I click "Update", and off it goes! It's downloading now, we'll see if it goes through.
Yes it did, ah! Unlike Adobe Creative Cloud, AM does it in two steps, ONE it downloads the img installer inside: Boot/Library/Cahces/Avid/AppManager/Downloads, then TWO you must click "Install", which simply runs the img installer. OK, fine.
And... Done! Good to go! MC 8.5.1 installed, up and running, finally!
In Apple Motion (5.2.2) I use a Point or a Spot light with Falloff on a flat animated background. In the Canvas it all looks great, no banding. (There really is no banding on my display, unlike on this page where I can see some, thanks to crap Google conversion of my image.)
When I export to ProRes4444 or 422, whatever, and I play the file into QT or FCPX it has banding all over.
What the hell is this?
I have to add noise onto my background to get rid of the banding, but I should not have to do that with 10 bit output & Best settings. It's there no matter the color, more visible with blue.
After Effects outputs a CLEAN gradient in a similar setup: spot light on a flat bkg., CLEAN as it should be.
What's with the crappy Fallout Spot and Point lights? Apple FIX THIS please!
Adobe is finally giving us a proper color correction tool: Lumetri.
In CC 2015 it's accessible via the "Color" tab atop the workspace. Was it already there in previous versions in the Video Effects? It looks decent and responsive.
