Avid Screencast #47: Audio Basics VII – Audio Effects
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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 tips (like limiting you master output) that will hopefully help you out one day or another.   This is a seven part series with Audio Settings, here are direct links…

Avid Screencast #46: Audio Basics VI – Equalizer
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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 and can’t do. Also: Build your own EQ preset into the Presets of the EQ’s fast menu.   This is a seven part series with Audio Settings, here are direct…

Golf Channel: Teeing Up Collaborative Performance with Interplay
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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 into play. Instead of working from separate islands, each contributor has become a much more integral part of the production team. Comments Lindsay Vassar, Video Editor, “the best part of…

Avid Screencast #45: Audio Basics V – Audio Keyframes
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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 Basics I – Settings, Settings, Settings Audio Basics II – Stereo Tracks Audio Basics III – Very Basic Editing Audio Basics IV – Audio Mixer Audio Basics V – Audio…

Marquee® AutoTitler – Avid® Media Composer® tutorials
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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 titles. One example of this is the creation of lower-third graphics. Often times editors are asked to create multiple lower-third titles for a project with all the titles having a…

Avid Screencast #44: Audio Basics IV – Audio Mixer
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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 parts: Audio Basics I – Settings, Settings, Settings Audio Basics II – Stereo Tracks Audio Basics III – Very Basic Editing Audio Basics IV – Audio Mixer Audio Basics V…

Avid Media Access v2 – Avid® Media Composer® tutorials
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Avid Media Access v2 – Avid® Media Composer® tutorials

Since being introduced in 2009, the AMA architecture has been expanded in Media Composer© 5.0 to include even more file-based formats. Now in MC5 users can directly link to and have immediate access to formats such as RED©, QuickTime© with H.264, QuickTime with ProRes, Canon’s new XF plug-in, the P2 DVCPRO© format, XDCAM HD, as…

Avid Screencast #43: Audio Basics III – Very Basic Editing
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Avid Screencast #43: Audio Basics III – Very Basic Editing

This week, we’ll make some very simple audio edits, create transitions, check out waveforms and get rid of those horrid pops that are sometimes created by audio edits. This is actually the first part of a show that was to include the audio mixer as well, but the episode just turned out to be way…