Boris FX’s Paul Ezzy breaks down the power of BCC Pin Art, an OpenGL-accelerated particle-based 3D generator in the latest episode of Boris TV. This two-fold tutorial shows you not only how to add a “pixel-disintegration” transition (think the pixels from an old-school Atari game) to your footage, but also how to take advantage of…
August 2013: Featuring a walk through of Avid Interplay Production, Central and Sphere with Technical Manager and ASCR Elite Scott Williams of Key Code Media. Matt Stroup, Video Educator at Clark Magnet High School, discuss how Avid and Key Code Media revolutionized their media program, and offers strategies on writing grants and appropriating funds for…
library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_90 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe introduces the Audio EQ tool, as well as the Audio Suite Plug-ins. These great tools let you create audio effects like the “telephone” effect, as well as letting you speed up and slow down audio, to make it fit wherever you need it to, in your timeline.
library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_89 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows off a new feature inside of Media Composer 7, and that’s Background Consolidating and Transcoding. Not only can this great new feature be used from within the editing application, but you can also set up external folders, and C/T without even knowing that it’s happening!
Jonathan Wales on how Avid ISIS 5000 shared media storage affected his workflow and greatly increased efficiency & productivity. For more from this interview, and other discussions about world class studio equipment, visit: http://www.rspeaudio.com/RSPE_Audio_I… Avid ISIS 5000 Game changing capability and workflow flexibility has never been more affordable. ISIS 5000 sets the benchmark for real-time,…
library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_88 In his final look at creating video walls, Kevin P McAuliffe talks to Mac users out there, specifically ones who have switched from Final Cut Studio to Media Composer, and shows them how to create the same video wall effect using the new MC7 and Apple’s Motion 5.
library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_87 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe looks at creating a video wall inside of Adobe’s After Effects CC. Since every video wall needs videos clips as their base, Kevin starts out inside of Avid’s Media Composer, and does all the prep work there, and then switches over to AE CC to quickly and easily…
library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_86 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe wraps up his look at creating a video wall solely within your Media Composer timeline by not only dropping multiple video clips into each “monitor” with a few clicks of the mouse, but he adds “icing on the cake” by adding a stylized title to the final composite.
library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_85 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you why you don’t always need to go to a compositing application to create what might seem like a complex video wall. What Kevin is going to show you, in many cases, is created with a plug-in, but once you see how easy it is to create…
Play and edit HD video right in the Pro Tools timeline—without transcoding. With the built-in Avid Video Engine—the same core engine as in Media Composer—you can add, edit, and play a variety of HD video formats (such as QuickTime, XDCAM, and more) and Avid DNxHD sequences directly in the Pro Tools timeline—without transcoding. Plus, you…
Are you sick of the HUGE MIXER that Avid Media Composer 6 and 6.5 had? Want your nice small mixer window that you enjoyed in Media Composer 5.5 and earlier? Media Composer 7 makes that possible.
On June 27th, Toronto-based Avid editor and Creative Cow leader, Kevin P. McAuliffe, demonstrated the finer techniques of Avid FX 6 in Avid Media Composer. In just one hour, you’ll discover how to convert bitmaps to vector (extremely handy when a client gives you a jpeg!), clone with the paint tool and BCC Optical Stablizer,…
Spend more time being creative by automating media tasks in the background. Gain more time for creativity with new features that accelerate and simplify file-based workflows. With Dynamic Media Folders, non-creative media tasks such as transcoding, copying, and consolidating can be automated in the background, without disrupting your editorial flow. Plus, you’ll get peace of…
In this video, Justin Wingate will show you the basics for Sony XDCAM AMA. Survival Guide Video Series is proudly presented by Avid Support. The series covers basic troubleshooting, how-to, software activation, quick tips, and more. Subscribe to the Media Composer Survival Guide playlist for new episodes. http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=…
In this video, Jon Christenson provides important information about MC7 bins and what it means for previous version customers. Survival Guide Video Series is proudly presented by Avid Support. The series covers basic troubleshooting, how-to, software activation, quick tips, and more. Subscribe to the Media Composer Survival Guide playlist for new episodes. http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=…
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