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Media Composer

Learn Media Composer Lesson 39: The Marquee Title Tool 1

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_39 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe gives you a “lay of the land” inside of the Marquee title tool by talking about the top and side tool bars, and showing how easy it is to not only create text, but do some otherwise complicated text adjustments, with a few clicks of the mouse.

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Learn Media Composer Lesson 38: E-Mail Notifications

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_38 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you how to set up e-mail notifications, so Media Composer/Symphony will notify you when your renders, exports or transcodes are done. He also shows you some great settings tricks to streamline the process, and make sure you get the notifications you need as quickly as possible.

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Learn Media Composer Lesson 36: Advanced Exporting Part 4

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_36 OMF Export for Audio Post: In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you how easy it is to set up a preset for exporting the audio in your sequence for audio post. He also shows you the ideal type of video file to export, so your audio engineer can check sync, and even shows

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Learn Media Composer Lesson 35: Advanced Exporting Part 3

http://library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_35 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you a "hidden" gem inside of Media Composer and Symphony, and that is how to export a multichannel audio file. Most editors think that is is not possible in MC/Symphony, but Kevin shows you just how easy it is in a few short steps.

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Learn Media Composer Lesson 34: Advanced Exporting Part 2

http://library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_34 HD to SD Centercut: In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about the importance of setting your title safe markers correctly to properly downconvert HD footage and centercut it, so that the image fills an entire 4×3 frame.

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Avid® Rough Cut ‒ Tim Squyres, Life of Pi

In this episode of The Rough Cut, I sit down with editor Tim Squyres on stage at the 2012 Boston SuperMeetUp. Tim, having just finished editing Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi” the Monday prior, has lots to share about shooting and editing in 3D, the role of the assistant editor on feature films, and his

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Learn Media Composer Lesson 32: Building Custom Transitions

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_32 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you how to start to create advanced effects inside of MC/Symphony by building some custom transitions. Not only does he show you how to create them, but he also shows you quick ways to apply them to multiple edits, as well as save them, to be used

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Learn Media Composer Lesson 31: Motion Graphics for Motion 5

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_31 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe answers a viewer’s question about rendering an element with a matte key out of Apple’s Motion 5, for use inside of Avid’s Media Composer/Symphony. This lesson is not only great for Motion users, but it gives all VFX artists a look at the proper render and import process

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Learn Media Composer Lesson 30: FX Lesson ONE: Rocky Effect

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_30 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe takes another look at the popular “Rocky Effect” tutorial he did, but takes things to a whole new level by showing you how to add unique clips to each of the letters, and make something that’s “WOW”, “AMAZING”!

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Learn Media Composer Lesson 29: Media Management/Media Tool

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_29 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about media management inside of your project, and he shows you how to take advantage of the Media Tool to help you shrink those projects down, and free up more room on your bulging hard drives.

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Learn Media Composer Lesson 28: Video Mixdowns vs. Collapses

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_28 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about Video Mixdowns. They are a handy tool to have at your disposal, and in many NLE’s, creating a “Video Mixdown” is normally a multi-step process. Kevin discusses the pros and cons of using mixdowns, and also shows you why a “collapse” might be a better, non-destructive,

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Learn Media Composer Lesson 27: Music/Montage Music Editing

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_27 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows how simple it is to edit music down to custom durations, and how a one frame dissolve, that’s technically not possible, will help you get out of audio jams. He also shows you how to cut music montages without any video needed. If you work on a

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Learn Media Composer Lesson 26: The Basic Audio Mix Part 2

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_26 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you the other way to do mixing inside of Avid’s Media Composer and Symphony, and we’re talking about the Keyframe Method. This lesson shows you how simple it is to do keyframe audio editing, and also discusses why this might not be your best way to mix,

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Learn Media Composer Lesson 25: The Basic Audio Mix Part 1

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_25 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talk about the setup and follow though for a basic audio mix. Not only does he show you how simple it should be, but he also gives you a few great tips to speed up your mix, and get it done faster than ever.

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Learn Media Composer Lesson 24: Audio Mixing Part THREE

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_24 In this tutorial, Kevin P McAuliffe introduces you to the Audio Mixer, the core tool for audio mixing. He shows you the basics about panning and adjusting your audio levels, and even gives you a great trick to adjust your audio tracks before you even edit them into your timeline.

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