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Avid Screencast #39: Nesting Effects

The way Media Composer processes effects has some weird side-effects: Sometimes an effect applied to an upper video track also affects the video tracks below — whether you intended that or not. So this week we’ll take control over that issue by learning how to use nesting to your advantage. http://www.avidscreencast.com/asc39

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Multi Camera mode in Avid Media Composer

Here’s a very basic tutorial on how to set up a multi-camera edit using Avid Media Composer. I purposely made this tutorial very short to get right to the point. You can view the full transcript of this Media Composer tutorial by visiting: http://www.geniusdv.com/news_and_tutorials/2010/08/setting_up_multi_camera_mo…

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ScriptSync® for Documentaries – Avid® Media Composer® tutorials

ScriptSync® gives Media Composer® editors a greater level of efficiency and control over their media then they’ve ever had before. Editors can simply and quickly synchronize their media to an electronic copy of the script from their film or TV show. Instead of having to shift through bins or shuttle through clips an editor simply

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Avid Screencast #38: BCC Pan & Zoom

NOTE: I had to trim this video down because of Youtube length limitations. See the full episode at http://avidscreencast.com/asc38 After last week’s look into Avid’s Pan & Zoom effect, this week we check out the Pan & Zoom effect that is included in Boris Continuum Complete 5 and later. It’s a great effect that is

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Avid Screencast #37: Avid Pan & Zoom

NOTE: I had to trim this video down severely because of Youtube length limitations. See the full episode at http://avidscreencast.com/asc37 I’ve had several requests for tutorials on Pan and Zoom, so this week and next, this will be out topic. This week, we’ll look into Avid’s own Pan & Zoom effect. It is used to,

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Smart Tool Editing – Edit on the Fly with Avid® Media Composer® 5

With the new Smart Tool in Media Composer 5, you gain a faster and easier way of editing video alongside the established precision approach. Learn how to use it to engage the editing modes dynamically and discover several practical uses in this video tutorial. And check it out for yourself by downloading the free trial.

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Avid Screencast #36: AMA with Red and Quicktime Files

NOTE: I had to trim this video down severely because of Youtube length limitations. See the full episode at http://avidscreencast.com/asc36 With Media Composer 5, you can access Quicktime and R3D files natively using AMA (provided you have the horsepower). In this episode, I’ll show you how to link to AMA volumes, change the R3D source

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Avid Screencast #33: Safe Color Limiter

Nothing fancy, but a solid workhorse: Want to make sure that your sequence is complying with technical broadcast standards? The Safe Color Limiter Effect is your friend. http://avidscreencast.com/asc33  

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Avid Screencast #32: Blurring into / out of a Title

In this episode, we’ll transition into a title by starting with a blur and then slowly letting it focus. To do this we’ll have to look into how titles actually work, redoing it as a simple Matte Key and then manipulating Key and Fill to achieve out goal. You see, it’s fun for the whole

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