There’s a new sheriff in town, and he’s got Top & Tail
Check out this tip to quickly trim footage in the Timeline using Top & Tail – Media Composer.
Avid DS 3D Laser Etching Effect Tutorial
This tutorial from Igor Ridanovic covers a lot of ground in very little time. This is what we learn: 1. Make a bumpy surface metal
Video inside letters using Avid and Marquee
Lear how to create a giant crawling title with video inside each letter by using a combination of Avid Media Composer and the Marquee title
Video Tutorial: Creating a Traveling Highlight “Ken Burns style” in Avid Media Composer
In this video tutorial, you’ll explore how to replicate the famous “highlight-and-zoom” effect, made famous by documentarian Ken Burns. This Avid Media Composer video tutorial
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: ScriptSync keep things Sunny in Philadelphia for The Gang
Award-winning, ACE-certified Media Composer is the editing choice of the most demanding professionals in film, TV, and video production. Paired with the PhraseFind and/or ScriptSync
Effect Editor Changes in Media Composer 5.5.2
Two updates to Media Composer’s Effect Editor: Start and End Key Frames is now available as a contextual menu pick and the default frame interpolation
Mapping Your Editing Workspaces in Avid Media Composer
Every efficient editor should customize his or her editing workspace as much as possible. This video tutorial will teach you some powerful shortcuts to customize
Exporting for Upload to Vimeo with Avid Media Composer
This video will show what settings you need to have to expoert HD material for uploading to Vimeo. Note: If your video is standard definition,
Smart Tool – Avid Media Composer® 5 Overview
A subtle but very important change to Media Composer 5 is the addition of the Link Selection Tool as well as the Smart Tool editing
Real-Time AudioSuite (RTAS) Plug-Ins and Stereo Audio – Avid Media Composer® 5 Overview
There are a number of great new features in Media Composer 5 in terms of how you work with audio. We’ll start by looking at
Waving Flag in Avid DS
Learn how to create a stylized 3D billowing flag in Avid DS. This effect is useful for lower thirds, backgrounds and other graphic elements. The
Avid DS Tutorial – Vignettes for Color Correction
Learn how to quickly build a preset for adding a vignette to your clips using the graphics tool and the color corrector as the fill
New York Yankees: Make an Unbeatable Marketing Play with Avid
When the Yankees shoot a “day in the life of Derek Jeter” segment for Yankees On Demand, a weekly hour-long program of exclusive Yankees content,
Water for Elephants: Media Composer Raises the Art of Collaboration to New Heights
Learn more: http://www.avid.com/US/products/family/Media-Composer?cmpid=AV-SM-MC5-3 With invisible, graceful editing and a workflow that makes the most of every hour of post-production—Media Composer raises the art of collaboration
Breaking new ground with Interplay Central – Avid @ NAB 2011
Avid breaks new ground and expands the Interplay product family with Interplay Central. Interplay Central delivers next-generation workflow paradigm media creation, distribution and management.
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Avid DS Tutorial – Edge Blur with Custom Sliders
Learn how to create an edge blur preset for Avid DS with expressions and custom sliders. Nice to have around for green screen compositing or
Avid Screencast #53: Split Toning
Create interesting effects by pushing the shadows and highlights of a shot towards different hues.
Miami HEAT: Firing Up the Franchise Brand with Avid
For a professional sports team like the Miami HEAT, it’s not just about what happens during the game. When the rest of the world goes
SmartTool v2: Transition Manipulation
When Media Composer® 5.0 was first introduced in 2010, one of the biggest changes to the application was the introduction of the SmartTool. The SmartTool
Digistor Hardware Check: AVID ISIS 5000
This edition of the Digistor Tech Check takes a look at the AVID ISIS 5000 central storage system. Part 1: Technical Overview Part 2: Demonstration
Avid Media Composer 5 and Sony XDCAM HD Proxy Workflow
Offline Online Sony XDCAM HD Proxy Workflow. If you have questions about this workflow please post them here: http://community.avid.com/forums/t/94734.aspx
Green Screen effect in Avid Media Composer
Learn how to create a transport beam effect using a chroma key filter within Avid Media Composer.
Creating 3D spinning world in Avid Media Composer
Learn how to use a combination of effects to create a 3D world within Avid Media Composer.
Avid Media Composer Fluid Morph
Learn how to fix jump cuts using the Fluid Morph effect within Avid Media Composer.
Avid DS Tutorial – Create a Show Open
Use text and graphics tool tips from Tutorial 1 and quickly create a show open with compositing and effects in Avid DS.
Light Streak Freeze Frame Effect for Avid Media Composer
Learn how to use a combination of Avid Media Composer and the Marquee Title tool create an amazing light streak effect.
Avid DS Tutorial – Doing Text FAST
Tutorial explaining hotkeys, shortcuts, and best practices for creating and editing text in the graphics module within Avid DS, all the while seeing real-time feedback
AVC-Intra Codec Module for Nitris DX Installation Procedure
This video will provide step-by-step instructions for installing the AVC-Intra Codec module into your existing Nitris DX hardware. Please refer to your AVC-I Codec Module
Magic Mask Effect for Avid Media Composer
Learn how to use the magic mask effect in Avid Media Composer to create an effect similar to the Pleasantville effect. You can view a
Avid Screencast #52: Let It Snow!
It’s almost Christmas and I did the Santa last year. What’s left? Snow! So this week, we’re going to add snow to an image and
Avid Screencast #51: Animated Video Playbar with Marquee – Part II
This week, we’ll continue creating a semi-transparent video progress bar as you know them from Youtube et. al. Last week, we created the background elements
Work More Easily with Audio – Avid® Media Composer® tutorials
Media Composer 5 introduced several improvements to audio (RTAS plug-ins, Stereo Audio Tracks, ability to view automation gain on individual tracks). At the time MC5
Avid Screencast #50: Animated Video Playbar with Marquee – Part I
This week and next, we’ll create a semi-transparent video progress bar as you know them from Youtube et. al. We’ll create the elements in Marquee,
How to move Media Composer projects to Avid DS and get started with finishing
How to move Media Composer projects to Avid DS and get started with finishing.
Avid Screencast #49: Sports Trailer Look
This week, another viewer suggestion: We’ll create the high-contrast, saturated look that is common to many sports trailers. We’ll also play around with BCC’s Glow
Avid Screencast #48: Surveillance Camera Effect
Distort and degrade your shots to give it the look of surveillance camera footage.
Color Correction using Animatte with Media Composer
Learn how to use Avid Media Composer’s animatte feature to color correct video. You will also learn how to create a moving matte using Avid
Avid Screencast #47: Audio Basics VII – Audio Effects
In this last episode in the audio series, I’ll show you how to apply audio effects in Media Composer and a couple of neat real-world
Avid Screencast #46: Audio Basics VI – Equalizer
This week, we’ll look into Avid’s EQ Tool. It’s pretty basic (look for more powerful EQs in the AudioSuite), so’ll we’ll cover what it can
Avid DS 10 Tips for Better Life
Ten random Avid DS tips from Igor Ridanovic. Hopefully one or two of these may come in handy some day.
Golf Channel: Teeing Up Collaborative Performance with Interplay
Golf Channel is the non-stop shop for golf on cable. Now, collaboration is the name of its game as it puts a fully-integrated, Interplay-based workflow
Ken Burns Effect in Avid Media Composer
Learn how to create the ‘Ken Burns’ effect using the Pan and Zoom feature within Avid Media Composer. You can view a full text based
Avid Screencast #45: Audio Basics V – Audio Keyframes
Learn to manipulate audio with keyframes. This is a seven part series with Audio Settings, here are direct links to the other parts: Audio
Marquee® AutoTitler – Avid® Media Composer® tutorials
Although it’s primarily relied upon for creating motion titles and graphics in 3D space, Avid® Marquee® can also make quick work of still graphics and
Avid Screencast #44: Audio Basics IV – Audio Mixer
An in-depth look at Media Composer’s audio mixer. This is a seven part series with Audio Settings, here are direct links to the other
