This week, we’ll look into Avid’s EQ Tool. It’s pretty basic (look for more powerful EQs in the AudioSuite), so’ll we’ll cover what it can and can’t do. Also: Build your own EQ preset into the Presets of the EQ’s fast menu. This is a seven part series with Audio Settings, here are direct
Learn how to create the ‘Ken Burns’ effect using the Pan and Zoom feature within Avid Media Composer. You can view a full text based tutorial with screen shots on this same concept by visiting:
Learn to manipulate audio with keyframes. This is a seven part series with Audio Settings, here are direct links to the other parts: Audio Basics I – Settings, Settings, Settings Audio Basics II – Stereo Tracks Audio Basics III – Very Basic Editing Audio Basics IV – Audio Mixer Audio Basics V – Audio
Although it’s primarily relied upon for creating motion titles and graphics in 3D space, Avid® Marquee® can also make quick work of still graphics and titles. One example of this is the creation of lower-third graphics. Often times editors are asked to create multiple lower-third titles for a project with all the titles having a
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 parts: Audio Basics I – Settings, Settings, Settings Audio Basics II – Stereo Tracks Audio Basics III – Very Basic Editing Audio Basics IV – Audio Mixer Audio Basics V
Learn how to edit directly from a bin window within Avid Media Composer without having to load the content into a source window.
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 to add transitions to all your slides with one click of the mouse.
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 by audio edits. This is actually the first part of a show that was to include the audio mixer as well, but the episode just turned out to be way
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 of audiosuite tools. You can also view a text version of this tutorial using the ‘time compression expansion plugin’ by visiting: http://www.geniusdv.com/news_and_tutorials/2010/10/media_composer_speed_ramp_…
Everything you ever wanted to know about stereo tracks, a new feature in Media Composer 5. This is a seven part series with Audio Settings, here are direct links to the other parts: Audio Basics I – Settings, Settings, Settings Audio Basics II – Stereo Tracks Audio Basics III – Very Basic Editing Audio
NOTE: This version of the tutorial is slightly shortened because of Youtube length limitations. Deal with the various Audio Settings in Media Composer. This is a seven part series with Audio Settings, here are direct links to the other parts: Audio Basics I – Settings, Settings, Settings Audio Basics II – Stereo Tracks Audio
Create a Secondary Color Correction with a Garbage Matte in Media Composer. It plays in real-time! http://www.avidscreencast.com/asc40
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 view a text based version of this tutorial by visiting:
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
Learn how to create an animate a light within Avid Media Composer Marquee Title tool.
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