Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Lesson 21 – 3D Warp Effect
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Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Lesson 21 – 3D Warp Effect

As always, don’t forget to like, Subscribe and share this video across your social channels. Many editors that come from other NLE’s are used to clip-based parameters, meaning that they can adjust things like Scale, Rotation, Position, Crop and Opacity without having to apply any additional effects. That’s not the case inside of Media Composer….

Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Lesson 20 – Basic Transitions
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Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Lesson 20 – Basic Transitions

As always, don’t forget to like, Subscribe and share this video across your social channels. In this lesson, we’re going to start the first of a two part discussion about basic effects in your timeline, and there’s not better effect to start with then the transition. Whether it’s a Dissolve or Wipe, you’ll be definitely…

Exporting Cuts in Avid Media Composer for Reality TV
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Exporting Cuts in Avid Media Composer for Reality TV

Part 7 of the Assistant Editing for Reality Television course on Assistbootcamp.com https://www.assistbootcamp.com/assistant-editing-for-reality-tv-webinar Chapters: 00:00:10 Exporting cuts overview00:02:06 Getting cuts from Editor00:07:27 Creating sequence template00:10:08 Track mapping00:13:20 In/out points checking00:15:24 Assembling acts into sequence00:20:34 Adding slates00:30:31 Show slate & head build00:34:28 Adding timecode burn00:36:20 QC00:38:05 Exporting options00:42:05 QC exported video00:44:00 Export without timecode00:45:31 Handling issues…

Why Begin Your Editorial Career as an Assistant Editor in Reality TV
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Why Begin Your Editorial Career as an Assistant Editor in Reality TV

Part 1 of the Assistant Editing for Reality Television course on Assistbootcamp.com https://www.assistbootcamp.com/assistant-editing-for-reality-tv-webinar Chapters: 00:00:00 Class Overview00:02:07 Why become a Reality Assistant Editor?00:02:14 A Place to Start00:05:36 The Job of a Reality Assistant Editor00:05:43 The Big Picture00:09:05 Editorial Teams00:10:08 Responsibilities00:12:00 The Process00:13:56 The Post Workflow00:15:22 Questions

Exporting Interviews for Transcription in Avid Media Composer
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Exporting Interviews for Transcription in Avid Media Composer

Part 6 of the Assistant Editing for Reality Television course on Assistbootcamp.com https://www.assistbootcamp.com/assistant-editing-for-reality-tv-webinar Chapters:00:00:01 Work of Story Producers00:02:00 Interviews overview00:04:25 Creating interview sequences00:05:56 Source/Record monitors00:07:14 Interview bins00:08:13 Subsequence OTF/Interview00:17:00 Adding timecode burn00:20:26 Export setting00:23:26 Work with Docx transcript00:25:46 Script Sync00:28:57 Troubleshooting & tips

Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Lesson 19 – “Finding” your Footage
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Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Lesson 19 – “Finding” your Footage

As always, don’t forget to like, Subscribe and share this video across your social channels. In this lesson, we’re going to talk about “Finding” your footage. Now, I’m not talking about going into the Find tool and simply punching in a clips name. Have you ever needed to track down offline media in your timeline?…

Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Lesson 18 – Media Management MASTERCLASS
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Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Lesson 18 – Media Management MASTERCLASS

As always, don’t forget to like, Subscribe and share this video across your social channels. Well, we’re changing it up a little bit on the channel. This lesson is more than just a basic lesson that introduces a concept of Media Composer. It’s really a Masterclass in Media Management from the Finder/Explorer level. Although some…

Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Lesson 17 – Timeline Tips and Tricks
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Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Lesson 17 – Timeline Tips and Tricks

As always, don’t forget to like, Subscribe and share this video across your social channels. In our last lesson, we talked Power Keyboard Shortcuts. In this lesson, I thought I’d take that concept to the Timeline, and we can talk about some great hidden, and not so hidden features in your timeline window, that you’ll…

Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Lesson 16 – Power Keyboard Shortcuts
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Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Lesson 16 – Power Keyboard Shortcuts

As always, don’t forget to like, Subscribe and share this video across your social channels. I’ve gotten a few questions about my keyboard layout, and what shortcuts I use, on a day to day editing basis. Believe it or not, I don’t use a ton of keyboard shortcuts, as the ones that I use are…

How to Deactivate Media Composer from the Avid Master Account
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How to Deactivate Media Composer from the Avid Master Account

Aside from the Avid Link, you can also deactivate your Media Composer license through cloud licensing from your Avid master account. 1. Sign in to your Avid account. 2. Click on View My Products.3. Locate Media Composer from the product list. 4. Click on Manage Devices. 5. Click Deactivate. 6. Click Confirm. 7. You have…

How to Deactivate your Media Composer License from Another Machine
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How to Deactivate your Media Composer License from Another Machine

Through the Cloud Licensing, you can deactivate your Media Composer license from another computer. 1. Launch Avid Link and sign-in using your Avid account credentials. 2. Go to the Products tab. 3. Click ‘Manage Devices’ on the upper right part. You will notice that the license is active on another device. 4. Click Deactivate. 5….

Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Lesson 15 – Bin Columns
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Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Lesson 15 – Bin Columns

As always, don’t forget to like, Subscribe and share this video across your social channels. In this lesson, we’re expanding our talk about the Text Bin View by talking about Columns. How to add more columns based on what information you need to see, how to create custom columns, how to get access to even…

Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Lesson 14 – Bin Views
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Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Lesson 14 – Bin Views

As always, don’t forget to like, Subscribe and share this video across your social channels. In this lesson, we’re talking about Bin Views. Now, don’t confuse Bin Views with the drop down in your Text View to give you access to different columns. We’re talking about Text View, Frame View and Script View, and in…

Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Lesson 13 – Using Find & Replace
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Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Lesson 13 – Using Find & Replace

As always, don’t forget to like, Subscribe and share this video across your social channels. This is the first lesson in a line of lessons about Bins. They are the core of your workflow, and you’ll notice that, very quickly, they can get filled up with “.new.01″‘s and “.copy.new.01″‘s, and so many other variations, you’ll…