Machine Follows Edit Insertion/Scrub and "offline"

[Danny Caccavo]

I wanted to take an informal poll.

As a user, I always found it frustrating that the "Machine Follows Edit Insertion/Scrub" preference was active when Pro Tools was in an "off-line" state.

Of course, changing that behavior so "offline" takes that behavior offline as well might break some workflows - but I cannot think of a reason not to change this behavior.

Could you all weigh in on this? I don't know when we'd be able to make the change, but I wanted to at least get the information.

Thanks!

Danny Caccavo
Product Manager
Digidesign

[nordicsong]

i share your frustration, and would like to see this behavior removed. Also, how are you? Haven't seen you in 15 years or so!
Eric Liljestrand
Los Angeles
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[Chief Technician]

As a user, I always found it frustrating that the "Machine Follows Edit Insertion/Scrub" preference was active when Pro Tools was in an "off-line" state.

Me too.

[Brandonx1]

Changing this behavior is fine by me.
Peace,
Brandon

[CPettigrew]

Danny-

What about those of us running VirtualVTR, sitting on a dub stage, and we have to go offline to edit something and we have to see how it works to picture. Without the Preference checked, we'd have to say online to do our edits, but then the dub stage rolls, it sends timecode into our Sync I/Os, and of course we're not able to edit any more, we're back rolling in sync for the mix.

The work-around would be to plug stage timecode into a switch box, and shut timecode off going to the Sync I/O, but leave it going out via midi and midi machine comntrol (or midi timecode out the Sync I/O)

Unless of course I'm misundertsanding what you mean by "offline." Does this make any sense?

Craig

[Danny Caccavo]

Danny-

What about those of us running VirtualVTR, sitting on a dub stage, and we have to go offline to edit something and we have to see how it works to picture. Without the Preference checked, we'd have to say online to do our edits, but then the dub stage rolls, it sends timecode into our Sync I/Os, and of course we're not able to edit any more, we're back rolling in sync for the mix.

The work-around would be to plug stage timecode into a switch box, and shut timecode off going to the Sync I/O, but leave it going out via midi and midi machine comntrol (or midi timecode out the Sync I/O)

Unless of course I'm misundertsanding what you mean by "offline." Does this make any sense?

Craig

Well, that's exactly why I took the poll..... Sounds like the only way to change this behavior would be with a preference.

Sigh...

Thanks!

Danny Caccavo
Product Manager
Digidesign

[Chief Technician]

Sounds like the only way to change this behavior would be with a preference.

Sounds good to me!

[minister]

i hadn't weighed in yet because i wanted to understand what you were suggesting...
as another VVTR user, i click on the timeline to see where the video is parked. and then i scrub and edit, often offline. i do also edit online.

one of the beauties of VVTR is when you create or grab an automation point, the video scrubs with your automation edit (does this behavior happen in mojo too?). or, similarly, when you are trimming a region, or using the smart tool to create a fade, VVTR chases your cursor movements and you can get very precise with your editing ans you watch the video scrub with you.

if i lost this ability just becasue i went offline, i'd be miffed! so, yes, please make it a preference.

[Scott Wood]

How are each of you controlling VVTR. Do you have Pro Tools controlling VVTR using 9-pin, MMC or MTC?

[minister]

hi scott,

i have PT contolling VVTR using the MTC out of the sync i/o and MMC through an emagic amt|8.