Media Composer
Avid Screencast #44: Audio Basics IV – Audio Mixer
An in-depth look at Media Composer’s audio mixer. This is a seven part series with Audio Settings, here are direct links to the other
2010-10-21
Avid Media Composer
Video Tutorials
Media Composer
Editing from a Bin in Media Composer
Learn how to edit directly from a bin window within Avid Media Composer without having to load the content into a source window.
2010-10-18
Media Composer
Avid Media Access v2 – Avid® Media Composer® tutorials
Since being introduced in 2009, the AMA architecture has been expanded in Media Composer© 5.0 to include even more file-based formats. Now in MC5 users
2010-10-18
Media Composer
Multiple transitions in Media Composer
Learn how to create a slideshow in Avid Media Composer by marking in-out points for all your clips at the same time. You’ll learn how
2010-10-16
Media Composer
Avid Screencast #43: Audio Basics III – Very Basic Editing
This week, we’ll make some very simple audio edits, create transitions, check out waveforms and get rid of those horrid pops that are sometimes created
2010-10-14
Avid DS
Conform BCC AVX Effects for Finishing in Avid DS
Boris Continuum Complete AVX for Avid DS brings nearly 200 filters to Avid DS Version 10.2.1 and higher. BCC AVX is bundled with all Avid
2010-10-12
Media Composer
Media Composer speed ramp using slow motion with audio
Learn how to create a speed ramp effect within Avid Media Composer. You’ll also learn how to slow down the audio using Media Composer’s set
2010-10-11
Media Composer
Avid Screencast #42: Audio Basics II – Stereo Tracks
Everything you ever wanted to know about stereo tracks, a new feature in Media Composer 5. This is a seven part series with Audio
2010-10-08
Media Composer
Avid Screencast #41: Audio Basics I – Settings, Settings, Settings
NOTE: This version of the tutorial is slightly shortened because of Youtube length limitations. Deal with the various Audio Settings in Media Composer. This
2010-10-06
Media Composer
#40: Secondary Color Correction with Garbage Matte in Media Composer
Create a Secondary Color Correction with a Garbage Matte in Media Composer. It plays in real-time! http://www.avidscreencast.com/asc40
2010-09-25
Media Composer
Giant Crawling Title using Avid FX with Media Composer
Learn how to use Avid FX (think Boris FX) with Avid Media Composer to create giant crawling text with video inside the letters. You can
2010-09-21
Media Composer
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
2010-09-17
Media Composer
Using lights with Marquee Title Tool in Avid Media Composer
Learn how to create an animate a light within Avid Media Composer Marquee Title tool.
2010-09-13
Media Composer
Media Composer cloning and tracking
Learn how to clone and remove an object using Avid Media Composer. In this example, it’s used to removed a lavaliere microphone from a guys
2010-09-01
Media Composer
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
2010-08-30
Avid Technology
Discovery Channel: Going Green with Avid Asset Management
Make the most of your media: http://apps.avid.com/make-most-media?cmpid=AV-SM-MTM-3 Going green in more ways than one, Discovery recently moved from tape to file-based workflows. “Everyone in the
2010-08-24
Media Composer
Mixing Aspect Ratios in Avid Media Composer
This tutorial demonstrates how to mix 16×9 and 4×3 aspect ratios within Avid Media Composer 5.0, newer versions have other features simplifying this workflow.
2010-08-15
Media Composer
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
2010-08-09
Media Composer
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
2010-07-22
Media Composer
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
2010-07-16
Media Composer
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
2010-07-12
Avid Technology
Powderhouse Productions: Creating a Media Revolution
Business is literally booming for Powderhouse Productions, one of the most explosive forces in today’s non-fiction TV entertainment industry. And that, according to Rob Kirwan,
2010-07-08
Media Composer
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
2010-07-08
Media Composer
Avid Screencast #35: Media Composer 5 Introduction
NOTE: I had to trim this video down severely because of Youtube length limitations. See the full episode at http://avidscreencast.com/asc35 A short introduction to the
2010-07-01
Media Composer
Avid Screencast #34: Film Flash
Create a Glow-like Film Flash Effect without using Boris Continuum Complete. http://www.avidscreencast.com/asc34
2010-06-24
Media Composer
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
2010-06-18
Media Composer
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
2010-06-10
Media Composer
Avid Screencast #31: Curtain Transition
NOTE: I had to trim this video down because of Youtube length limitations. See the full episode at http://avidscreencast.com/asc31 This week’s episode features a request
2010-06-03
Media Composer
Avid Screencast #30: Audio Timewarp
Everybody knows the Timewarp only applies to video. But what if you want to change the speed of your audio as well? In this episode,
2010-05-27
Media Composer
Avid Screencast #29: Glow Transition
In this episode, we’ll create a nice Glow transition using a Boris Continuum Complete Effect that ships with Media Composer.
2010-05-13
Media Composer
Avid Screencast #28: Color Correction Basics VII – Vignettes and Wrap-Up
NOTE: I had to trim this video down because of Youtube length limitations. See the full episode at http://avidscreencast.com/asc28 In the final installment of the
2010-05-06
Media Composer
Avid Screencast #27: Color Correction Basics VI – Matching Two Shots Part II
In this episode, we’ll continue matching one shot to another. We’ll do it manually, and we’ll use Avid’s curves. Here are direct links to the
2010-04-29
Media Composer
Episode Sixteen: Cheesy “How-To” transitions Part Three
The final installment in my three part Cheesy Transitions series. As usual, everything is done right inside Media Composer. This is one very, very powerful
2010-04-29
Media Composer
Avid Screencast #26: Color Correction Basics V – Matching Two Shots Part I
One of the most common tasks when doing color correction is matching two shots. So this week and next, we’ll do exactly that. As always,
2010-04-23
Media Composer
Avid Screencast #25: Color Correction Basics IV – Manipulating Color Balance with Color Wheels
In last week’s episode, we chnaged the color balance of a shot with curves. This week we’ll do the same thing with the color wheels.
2010-04-15
Media Composer
Monitor Video Externally through Matrox MXO2 Mini and Avid Editing Systems
If you dont have a Nitris DX- or Mojo DX-based system, Media Composer 5 opens the door to third-party workflows, enabling you to monitor video
2010-04-13
Audio
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From Pro Tools® to Media Composer® we create audio and video technology that helps people make the most listened to, most watched and most loved
2010-04-12
Media Composer
Avid Screencast #24: Color Correction Basics III – Manipulating Color Balance with Curves
NOTE: I had to trim this video down because of Youtube length limitations. See the full episode at http://avidscreencast.com/asc24 In this episode, we’ll severely change
2010-04-08
Media Composer
Avid Screencast #22: Color Correction Basics I – Laying the Groundwork
Before we start color correcting a shot, a few words about scopes. http://avidscreencast.com/asc22 Here are direct links to the other tutorials in this series: Color
2010-04-04
Media Composer
Avid Screencast #23: Color Correction Basics II – Manipulating Contrast
NOTE: I had to trim this video down because of Youtube length limitations. See the full episode at http://avidscreencast.com/asc23 Manipulate the contrast of an image
2010-04-04
Media Composer
Episode Fifteen: Cheesy “How To” Transitions Part Two
Yet another transition I recently saw that is really easy to build. Once again, no third-party applications. Everything is done right inside the Avid
2010-04-02
Media Composer
Customizing Your Avid Bin
A short video tutorial on how to customize views in your Avid Media Composer bin. To learn more things like this, go to PostFifthPictures.com
2010-04-01
Media Composer
Episode Fourteen: Cheesy “How-To” Transitions Part One
In this episode, we take the Animatte a couple of steps further and check out an effect used for introducing talent in a TV show
2010-03-21
Media Composer
Avid Screencast #21: Tackling the Timewarp II
In this episode, we’ll continue our deep-dive into one of the most powerful and most-used effects in Avid: The Timewarp. We’ll cover the following basics
2010-03-19
Media Composer
Avid Screencast #20: Tackling the Timewarp I
NOTE: I had to trim this video down because of Youtube length limitations. See the full episode at http://avidscreencast.com/asc20 In this episode, we’ll continue our
2010-03-12
Media Composer
Avid Screencast #18: Broken Projector Transition
Create a transition that looks like a broken projector image flicker. http://www.avidscreencast.com/asc18
2010-02-25
Media Composer
Episode Thirteen: Avid Pan & Zoom Plugin
Check out how you can use the Avid Pan & Zoom plugin to preserve all the detail in your hi res graphics when using them
2010-02-25
Media Composer
Moving Filmstrip for Avid Media Composer
Create a moving filmstrip effect for Avid Media Composer. This is a great lesson for using keyframes and compositing techniques. You can view the entire
2010-02-19
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