u/ElCutz

New release of Avid today. It's a maintenance release, no new features, just bug fixes.

https://resources.avid.com/SupportFiles/attach/Media_Composer/2025.12/Media_Composer_v2025.12.2_ReadMe.pdf

https://my.avid.com/esd/Product/Download/3070
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What is the rationale behind Avid dating their releases if they don't use the current date? Calling it version 2025.12.2 seems more confusing than calling it v14.12.2 or whatever. The whole point, I thought, of dating the releases is so the use knows when it was released. Do other companies do this? Will Apple release iOS 26.9 in 2027?

I have some deposition footage, so pretty low res (720p?) rips essentially. A few of the deposed have quite fanciful bright colorful paintings behind them.

Director wants me to remove and replace the background if possible. To clarify this will be temp for the offline-edit, so it doesn't have to be perfect. That said, I am using the full resolution of the clips so if there's a great solution all the better!

I have tried Premiere's new auto-roto and After Effects, but both of them have a lot of crud around the mask. Like full on "chunks" that pop in and out within mere seconds. This is because unfortunately the painting behind the deposed is pinkish (skin tone-ish).

I've seen a lot of comments on how great "AI roto" is, but can it actually handle crappy footage or only crisp high-res stuff? Any recs on a tool besides After-Effects and Premiere?