Preview of Avid Media Composer 7 and Pro Tools 11
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Preview of Avid Media Composer 7 and Pro Tools 11

Announced at NAB 2013 is two major upgrades from Avid. Media Composer 7 has many new features and a significant price drop, now starting at $999 USD. Protools version 11 has also been announced. Both of these latest releases are expected to be available in June 2013. **New features Media Composer 7** * AMA media…

Introducing Media Composer 7
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Introducing Media Composer 7

Media Composer has long been the most trusted tool of professional editors. Media Composer 7 opens your possibilities even further, simplifying and accelerating file-based workflows and extending real-time production everywhere so you can focus on telling the best story possible. From new high-res workflows and AMA media management, to automated media operations and global collaboration,…

Announcing Avid Motion Graphics™ 2.5
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Announcing Avid Motion Graphics™ 2.5

For today’s graphics professionals, it’s all about building brands. With Avid Motion Graphics, the possibilities are virtually unlimited. This on-air graphics platform lets you create stunning imagery with advanced design tools, powerful production capabilities, and sophisticated workflow integration. Built on a revolutionary rendering engine, Avid Motion Graphics lets you build show-stopping brands with speed and…

Learn Media Composer Lesson 71: Creating a Sports Scorecard
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Learn Media Composer Lesson 71: Creating a Sports Scorecard

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_71 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe answers a viewer’s question about creating a tennis scoreboard, like you would see in a professional tennis broadcast. Most people immediately think they need Photoshop or a compositing application to create this element, but the easiest way to build is with the tools you have right at your…

Learn Media Composer Lesson 70: The Ken Burns Effect
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Learn Media Composer Lesson 70: The Ken Burns Effect

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_70 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you how to create the Ken Burns effect, known more commonly as a “Pan & Zoom” effect. This effect, which people will normally create in a compositing application, can be easily created right from within your MC/Symphony timeline with no 3rd party plug-ins needed.

Learn Media Composer Lesson 69: Advanced Compositing THREE
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Learn Media Composer Lesson 69: Advanced Compositing THREE

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_69 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you how to take a green screen shot with a lot of compression, and create a great looking key right from within your MC/Symphony timeline. Most editors choose to use the RGB keyer, but after seeing this tutorial, SpectraMatte will be your new “go to” effect for…

Learn Media Composer Lesson 68: Advanced Compositing 2
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Learn Media Composer Lesson 68: Advanced Compositing 2

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_68 Advanced Compositing TWO: Network Promo Effect. In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you another great promo technique that you would see during primetime on one of the major networks. These Advanced Compositing tutorials are hugely important to take your work to the next level! Not only are they simple to do, but they…

Learn Media Composer Lesson 67: The Bachelor Commercial FX
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Learn Media Composer Lesson 67: The Bachelor Commercial FX

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_67 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you how to re-create the commercial bumper from The Bachelor, right from within the MC/Symphony timeline. Seeing how easy it is to recreate this look will have you scoping out other “looks” from shows, and finding unique ways to include them in your upcoming projects.

Learn Media Composer Lesson 66: Advanced Compositing ONE
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Learn Media Composer Lesson 66: Advanced Compositing ONE

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_66 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you how to take an fire element with no matte, and not only create a matte from nothing, but also how to take that matte, and use it to reveal text for a lower third animation. When your client sees that this is something you can do…

Learn Media Composer Lesson 65: Motion Effects PART THREE
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Learn Media Composer Lesson 65: Motion Effects PART THREE

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_65 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you a technique that he uses in corporate video work, and that is how to not only slow your footage down, but create highlights that you can use to focus on certain areas of a shot. With a little forward thought, and the Marquee Title Tool, this…

Learn Media Composer Lesson 64: Motion Effects PART TWO
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Learn Media Composer Lesson 64: Motion Effects PART TWO

http://library.creativecow.net/mcauli… In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe expands on lesson one by showing you how to create variable speed motion effects inside your MC/Symphony timeline. Most people think that a technique like this requires either a third-party plug-in, or a compositing application, Kevin shows you how simple it is to create some very cool slo-mo’s.