Boris Forum Tip: Draw a Custom Shape to Create an Alpha in Avid FX
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Boris Forum Tip: Draw a Custom Shape to Create an Alpha in Avid FX

An Avid editor recently inquired regarding how to draw a custom shape to create an alpha in Avid FX. Boris FX Senior Product Manager Dirk De Jong created this screencap to show how it’s done. You can view the original Avid Community Forums thread at http://community.avid.com/forums/p/112470/651199.aspx

IBC 2012: What’s new in Avid® Media Composer® 6.5
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IBC 2012: What’s new in Avid® Media Composer® 6.5

There was a huge buzz in the industry when we released Media Composer® 6, Symphony™ 6, and NewsCutter® 10 last year with 64-bit performance, third-party I/O workflows, stereoscopic 3D, hands-on Artist Series controller support, and a slick new interface. And now they’re even better—meet the new Media Composer 6.5 family, featuring: • New versioning and…

IBC 2012: Introducing Pro Tools|HD Native Thunderbolt™ interface
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IBC 2012: Introducing Pro Tools|HD Native Thunderbolt™ interface

ProTools|HD Native is a new generation of Pro Tools|HD system that enables you to compose, record, edit, and mix music and/or sound for picture—with great speed and ease. Consisting of an HD Native Thunderbolt interface or PCIe core card, Pro Tools HD software, and Pro Tools HD Series interface, Pro Tools|HD Native harnesses the power…

IBC 2012: Take your newsroom anywhere with Interplay® Sphere
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IBC 2012: Take your newsroom anywhere with Interplay® Sphere

Requiring only a NewsCutter or Media Composer editor and an internet connection to an Interplay Production workgroup, Interplay Sphere connects multiple remote editors simultaneously, letting them combine footage from the scene with material on the Interplay Production system. For quick turnaround, proxies of finished edits can precede upload of full resolution media, all becoming available…

Learn Media Composer Lesson 11: Importing & AMA Linking To
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Learn Media Composer Lesson 11: Importing & AMA Linking To

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_11 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you the last two “common” ways to bring footage into Media Composer, and that is importing and AMA linking to, and discusses why it’s important that FCP editors switching to Media Composer are going to want to pick the right one, so they are up and running…

Learn Media Composer Lesson 10: Keyboard Settings
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Learn Media Composer Lesson 10: Keyboard Settings

http://library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_10 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe discusses probably the most important setting, and that is the keyboard setting. He also shows you, how in conjunction with the command palette, you will be able to map just about any command to any button on your keyboard or editing interface, and even talks about why you…

Learn Avid’s Media Composer Lesson 8 – Composer Settings
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Learn Avid’s Media Composer Lesson 8 – Composer Settings

http://library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_8 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about organizing your editing interface by adjusting your Composer settings. These settings, if used and set correctly, will give you all the timecode information you need when editing, without having to searching through bins to find it.