Mac OSX 10.10.5 does not Search inside the Library folder, that's a pity.
- All categories are selected in the Spotlight preferences in System Prefs.
- I tried the "System files - are included" trick, nothing.
- I tried the Search: "filename:the_actual_file_name" query trick, nothing.
Does someone know how to tweak Mac OS to perform Searches inside the Library folder???
Monday, August 29, 2016
Avid Application Manager - Pro Tools Plugins installers location Mac OsX
FYI, Avid Application Manager downloads Pro Tools Plugins installers into the following folder:
Mac HD/Library/Caches/Avid/AppManager/Downloads
After a particular installation is complete, the Avid installer removes itself from the Download folder.
So if you want to save the installers in order to avoid downloading again, make a copy prior to installing.
Mac HD/Library/Caches/Avid/AppManager/Downloads
After a particular installation is complete, the Avid installer removes itself from the Download folder.
So if you want to save the installers in order to avoid downloading again, make a copy prior to installing.
Monday, August 22, 2016
Avid MC 8.6.1.43430 (previously 8.5.3) rock n' roll
Updated to 8.6.1.43430 (8.5.3) without any problem, running fine on Mac OS 10.10.5 Yosemite.
One thing I've noticed: it now wants 2048 MB of GPU Memory... I got only half that much on this machine, so GPU accel is disabled. Well...
It's loosing my Font size settings, so I get to set that again: Make a particular Window active and then go to: Menu / Window / "Set Font..." and set them again to what it used to be... BIG! As I like them. Unfortunately this does not apply to the Effects tab. And neither to the Info tab for that matter, though I don't care much about Info, but Effects yes I do, and that's too small for me.
One thing I've noticed: it now wants 2048 MB of GPU Memory... I got only half that much on this machine, so GPU accel is disabled. Well...
It's loosing my Font size settings, so I get to set that again: Make a particular Window active and then go to: Menu / Window / "Set Font..." and set them again to what it used to be... BIG! As I like them. Unfortunately this does not apply to the Effects tab. And neither to the Info tab for that matter, though I don't care much about Info, but Effects yes I do, and that's too small for me.
Sunday, August 21, 2016
Pro Tools 12.5.2.511 "The Video Engine had an unrecoverable error."
Avid! Why do Pro Tools QuickTime Server [2679] and QuickTime_OPServer [2690] are freaking NOT RESPONDING?
And likely this is causing all the stupid Video Engine errors that are constantly plaguing the system:
By the way, the Avid Video Engine is opened TWICE in the Activity Monitor, and each instance is eating 3GB of memory! That's 6GB to (NOT) play a video file? What?
Do something already!
Duh!? What do you think?
And no it' not BMD or AJA drivers, they are both UNINSTALLED on this system.
ProTools Avid Video Engine is way too temperamental, guess what, it's 2016 Avid! People are running their soft on all kinds of machines, with all kinds of codecs THERE IS NO EXCUSE, make the thing WORK!
Really? Plain ProRes 422, no it's certainly NOT MISSING.
Once the Session opens fine, once it doesn't because of the finicky Video Engine, this is crap! Why did you have to fudge with the working video function as it was? We just want to put a damn film in the video track and play it in sync with the audio. That's IT! Is this difficult or what?
Are you too busy taking basic functionality out of the low-end systems to give a shit? For what I can see online, even the HD systems are plagued by errors:
http://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=383387
http://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=383114
http://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=381573
Why would film and TV pros want to spend any money on you? Here is a tip for you: drop PT First, drop PT/PTHD segregation. Just make ONE piece of amazing software: "PRO TOOLS" that does it ALL and WORKS on anything, with or without hardware. Sell it for $40/mo, sell the hardware separately, sell the plugins separately, and then focus on customer service = fixing bugs and making enhancements as fast as you can. You cannot sell any hardware nor plugins if the core app is not working.
Put your shit together and fix it now because confidence in your brand continues to erode and you will soon be left with nothing.
And likely this is causing all the stupid Video Engine errors that are constantly plaguing the system:
By the way, the Avid Video Engine is opened TWICE in the Activity Monitor, and each instance is eating 3GB of memory! That's 6GB to (NOT) play a video file? What?
Do something already!
Duh!? What do you think?
And no it' not BMD or AJA drivers, they are both UNINSTALLED on this system.
Really? Plain ProRes 422, no it's certainly NOT MISSING.
Once the Session opens fine, once it doesn't because of the finicky Video Engine, this is crap! Why did you have to fudge with the working video function as it was? We just want to put a damn film in the video track and play it in sync with the audio. That's IT! Is this difficult or what?
Are you too busy taking basic functionality out of the low-end systems to give a shit? For what I can see online, even the HD systems are plagued by errors:
http://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=383387
http://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=383114
http://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=381573
Why would film and TV pros want to spend any money on you? Here is a tip for you: drop PT First, drop PT/PTHD segregation. Just make ONE piece of amazing software: "PRO TOOLS" that does it ALL and WORKS on anything, with or without hardware. Sell it for $40/mo, sell the hardware separately, sell the plugins separately, and then focus on customer service = fixing bugs and making enhancements as fast as you can. You cannot sell any hardware nor plugins if the core app is not working.
Put your shit together and fix it now because confidence in your brand continues to erode and you will soon be left with nothing.
Friday, August 19, 2016
ProTools 12.5 gives me an error: "The Video Engine had an unrecoverable error" - (not) fixed
I found an answer here:
http://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=373288
I already had problems with Blackmagic Design Desktop video and FCPX, now it's also creating problems with ProTools.
I had just upgraded to DV 10.7, but because of this ProTools error had to downgrade down to 10.3.7 and... The error goes away.
Maybe one of these days when I have some free time I will figure which number of DV I can safely go up to without problem.
--- Update 1...
Nooo..., it was to good to be true, of course the damn error is coming back constantly.
---- Update 2...
I'm stuck with DV 10.4.3, anything higher FCPX dislikes and crashes eventually.
http://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=373288
I already had problems with Blackmagic Design Desktop video and FCPX, now it's also creating problems with ProTools.
I had just upgraded to DV 10.7, but because of this ProTools error had to downgrade down to 10.3.7 and... The error goes away.
Maybe one of these days when I have some free time I will figure which number of DV I can safely go up to without problem.
--- Update 1...
Nooo..., it was to good to be true, of course the damn error is coming back constantly.
---- Update 2...
I'm stuck with DV 10.4.3, anything higher FCPX dislikes and crashes eventually.
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
How to permanently delete pictures from Apple Photos Library
I sometimes use Apple Photos app to quickly import, view and organize pictures. Plenty of limitations in this app, one being that only one Library can be open at one time...
I usually create a new Library for a new project, to do so, hold Option and open the Photos app, which brings a menu from where you can create a new Library, or open an existing Library, other than the one currently opened.
That's fine if not cumbersome. Sometimes though I import pictures into the wrong Library...
To fix this, I Export the pictures in question and put them into a temp folder. When that's done, I delete the pictures - but you will notice that the files are still present in the wrong Library at the disk / Finder level... No shrinkage in size for that Library at the Finder level.
To delete the pictures for good from the Library/drive, select in Photos: File/Show Recently Deleted, and then click on the Delete All button on the top left corner. Photos will warn you that the pictures will be gone forever... Yes! Exactly what I want.
After some time... Variable depending on the amount of pictures you are throwing away I suppose, the Library file will shrink, indicating that indeed the photos have been deleted from the drive and from the "wrong" Library.
Last part, open the correct Library: quit, launch Photos again while holding Option + select the correct Library from the menu. Then Import the pictures from the temp folder. Done
I usually create a new Library for a new project, to do so, hold Option and open the Photos app, which brings a menu from where you can create a new Library, or open an existing Library, other than the one currently opened.
That's fine if not cumbersome. Sometimes though I import pictures into the wrong Library...
To fix this, I Export the pictures in question and put them into a temp folder. When that's done, I delete the pictures - but you will notice that the files are still present in the wrong Library at the disk / Finder level... No shrinkage in size for that Library at the Finder level.
To delete the pictures for good from the Library/drive, select in Photos: File/Show Recently Deleted, and then click on the Delete All button on the top left corner. Photos will warn you that the pictures will be gone forever... Yes! Exactly what I want.
After some time... Variable depending on the amount of pictures you are throwing away I suppose, the Library file will shrink, indicating that indeed the photos have been deleted from the drive and from the "wrong" Library.
Last part, open the correct Library: quit, launch Photos again while holding Option + select the correct Library from the menu. Then Import the pictures from the temp folder. Done
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Adobe Creative Cloud desktop App for Mac OsX Yosemite quits on install
Adobe Creative Cloud app was showing an update, so I clicked on Install from the App itself, but it repeatedly failed to install and quit. That was trying to install Version 3.7.0.272 released on 06/13/2016. First time this happens to me.
So I ended up starting in Safe Mode (shut-down, wait 10sec., start, wait for the chime, press and hold the Shift key.) Your Mac will display Safe Mode on the top right in red.
After that I went to Adobe CC install page and singed-in and clicked download to download the installer and I followed the instructions.
It installed fine, and after restart Adobe CC App was up and running, with the latest update.
Weird thing, is that Adobe CC App is not present in the Application Folder as it used to be. Only the uninstaller is. Also, CC does not display Apps properly, for example I have Illustrator installed, but it does not list Illustrator under the Installed Apps tab.
Something's up...
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