The focal point of your Media Composer project is your bins, and in this tutorial, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about bins, setting up different bin views, and the different layouts you can use to organize your footage.
Every project starts with acquiring footage and in this tutorial, Kevin P McAuliffe looks at not only digitizing footage, but importing and the new Avid “AMA Link to” feature as well.
If you aren’t happy with the direction that Apple has decided to go, and want to switch NLE’s, this in-depth look at Avid’s Media Composer is for you. Looking at FCP7 and Media Composer side by side, in lesson one, we start by looking at the differences between how projects are handled, and how to…
http://library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Quick-Tip-Avid-bins Ever have the problem of opening a project, just to realize that hundreds of bins have been left open, and it takes forever for a project to open? Well, you’ll never have that problem again with this great quick tip for AVID Media Composer.
http://library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Quick-Tip-Avid-Assigning-menu-… In many cases, having to stop editing to find something in a drop down menu can be time consuming, and can break your work flow. In this Avid Media Composer Quick Tip, see how to quickly assign menu commands to buttons to help speed up your overall workflow.
http://library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Quick-Tip-Avid-Importing-Seque… Importing clips into Avid’s Media Composer might seem straight forward, but what if a client has sent you a Targa sequence? Don’t over think the import process, as importing Targa sequences is just as easy as regular clips.
http://library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Quick-Tip-Avid-Nesting Nesting effects in Avid’s Media Composer is not as easy as it is in other applications, but with this quick tip, you’ll be compositing in your favorite NLE in no time flat.
http://library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Quick-Tip-Avid-Rocky-Effect People immediately dismiss doing effects in Avid Media Composer, as they think that a compositing application can do a better job. Well, as you will see in this Quick Tip, Media Composer can create some very complex animations very quick, very easy, and in some cases, just as good as After Effects.
While Media Composer and Symphony have a vast set of features, our free Getting Started training tutorials on Avid.com will cover the tools that matter to your everyday editing. We’ll explore topics like basic editing, trimming, using the Smart Tool, adding dissolves, loading AMA media, and mo re.
Welcome to Getting Started with Media Composer 6 and Avid Symphony 6 for Final Cut Pro users. In a few short videos you’ll have everything you need to get up and editing with Media Composer or Symphony. We’ll explore topics like basic editing, trimming, using the Smart Tool, adding and customizing effects, performing basic color…
Welcome to Getting Started with Media Composer 6 and Avid Symphony 6. While Media Composer and Symphony have a vast set of features, these 7 Getting Started movies will cover the tools that matter to your everyday editing. We’ll explore topics like basic editing, trimming, using the Smart Tool, adding dissolves, loading AMA media, and…
This tutorial by Igor Ridanovic illustrates an older MetaFuze to RED workflow which does not use AMA technology. This method is still viable for collaborative workflow editorial and for those times when you require stability of MXF DNxHD media files.
Browse for footage, plug-ins, and other necessities right from within your Media Composer window—no shoes, shirt, or pants required. See how fast and convenient it is to browse stock footage, download comps, make purchases, and relink footage from Thought Equity Motion—in context with your project—in this walkthrough video of the Avid Marketplace.
This is a boring subject but a necessary one. When you fill up your storage with beautiful pictures you will eventually need to delete some media too. Igor Ridanovic covers several basic ways of media purging in Avid DS.
Correcting color can have you seeing red—literally—when working with a keyboard and mouse alone. With Artist Color, you get the precision and hands-on control you need to fix and enhance color to perfection. And you can keep your eyes on the picture instead of monitoring the interface. Get an in-depth walkthrough of the surface in…
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