You’ve seen this effect a thousand times on news channels, Dateline, 20/20, the ID Channel and more. The effect of a blurred background and a clear foreground that is not full frame, easing in (zooming in, panning, etc…). This is an awesome way to use non-full frame video and/or images/pictures, while keeping the background interesting…
See how writer/director/editor Damien LeVeck used Sapphire effects to create a visual style and mood in his original film “The Cleansing Hour” using the Sapphire Effect Builder!
A short tutorial focusing on how to use the Sapphire Effect Builder to created advanced motion graphics, right from within the Avid Media Composer timeline. Damien LeVeck (damienleveck.com/), an accomplished editor based in Los Angeles, CA will walk you through how he uses the Sapphire Builder in his everyday work to create complex motion graphics,…
Developed with Media Composer editors in mind, Sapphire Builder helps editors create custom effects and transitions quickly and easily, and is fully integrated within the Media Composer workflow. The result? The potential to build endless, professional looks for increased production value. Damien LeVeck (damienleveck.com/), an accomplished editor based in Los Angeles, CA will walk you…
Ever wish your source track automatically patched to the track you are working on? Watch this tutorial to see a quick way to auto-patch your source track to your active timeline track in Avid Media Composer! Software used: Media Composer 8.9.3 http://redarrowindustries.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RedArrowIndustries/
Ever wish your timeline monitor automatically updated to the track you are modifying? Watch this tutorial to see a quick way to auto-monitor your active timeline track in Avid Media Composer! Software used: Media Composer 8.9.3 http://redarrowindustries.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RedArrowIndustries/
Learn how to use Sapphire 11 to track lens flares automatically in Avid Media Composer
This tutorial will go over how to properly import graphics for broadcast. I will explain each import option in Avid Media Composer to ensure that when you import you will meet proper legal broadcast standards. Software used: Media Composer 8.5.1 http://redarrowindustries.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RedArrowIndustries/
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about taking your Chroma Keying workflows to the next level, by using Boris Continuum Complete’s Primatte Studio. New to version BCC 11, this essential tool will take your keying work to new levels, and prove that you don’t need to leave the comfort of your NLE, to create…
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe continues the discussion on Chroma Keying by talking about the other included effect inside of Media Composer, and that’s SpectraMatte. SpectraMatte takes your keying to the next level by adding addition features to your toolkit like more in-depth Chroma and Luma controls, Spill Reduction parameters and even geometric adjustments…
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe answers a viewer question about working creating Pan & Zooms with image sequences that are larger than the current raster dimension he is editing with. In this lesson, we talk about linking to DPX image sequences, and how to manipulate them, by working with the FrameFlex Parameter! Channel: https://www.youtube.com/letseditMC_avid…
One of the common tasks editors need to do is blur out faces. See how Boris FX trainer Mary Poplin uses Mocha in Sapphire 11 to accomplish this task. This video is the second in a three part series about the amazing tasks you can do with Mocha in Sapphire.
Note: This video shows Sapphire 11 with host Avid Media Composer. In this tutorial, Boris FX trainer extraordinaire, Mary Poplin, explains how to use Mocha to create advanced masks and rotoscoping effects right inside Sapphire 11. See motion tracking with Mocha, and Glint and Glow effects at work! This video is the first in a…
This tutorial will explain the function of the link selection tool and how it can possibly speed up your editing in Avid Media Composer! Software used: Media Composer 8.5.3 http://redarrowindustries.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RedArrowIndustries/
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe beings a multi part lesson on Chromakeying inside of Media Composer. Lesson One looks at a concept that’s very important when keying, and that is Garbage Matting. A Garbage Matte is essential to creating great keys, and Media Composer has a fantastic tool to create them – Animatte. Channel:…
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