Creating Custom Music Stings in Avid Media Composer
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Creating Custom Music Stings in Avid Media Composer

Have you ever found a music track you absolutely loved only to find that the ending was woefully unfulfilling? Check out this tutorial for how to quickly create a custom music sting to really accentuate a particular shot in your edit. In just a few simple steps, I will show you how to pump up…

Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Working with Mask Margins
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Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Working with Mask Margins

In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about a great feature added in version 8.6 of Media Composer, and that’s Mask Margins. Working in timelines with clips that have different letter boxing can become frustrating when you’re attempting to adjust them to give them one, consistent letterbox. Working with Mask Margins removes that frustration from…

The Video Quality Menu at a Glance in Avid Media Composer
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The Video Quality Menu at a Glance in Avid Media Composer

From yellow to green, this tutorial gives an overview of what the different colors of the Video Quality Menu mean, and when you’re likely to use them in Avid Media Composer. Software used: Media Composer 8.5.3 http://redarrowindustries.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RedArrowIndu…

Media Composer with 2+ Monitors/Screens (Windows)
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Media Composer with 2+ Monitors/Screens (Windows)

This video will show you how to use Media Composer across two monitors/screen when running on Windows, and give you some tips when use two monitors with Media Composer. We are using Media Composer 8.3 and Windows 10, but this is the same for any other version(s). Support BenoniStudio on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4518225 Shirts https://shop.spreadshirt.com/Benoni Twitter…

Using Time Compression Audio Plug-in in Avid Media Composer
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Using Time Compression Audio Plug-in in Avid Media Composer

This tutorial will show you how to use the Time Compression/Expansion Audio Plug-in to speed up an audio clip in Avid Media Composer 8. This is a great tool to use on voice over clips when they don’t quite fit where they need to be placed and your edit is already locked, preventing you from…

Using Marquee’s Auto Titler Function To Create Lower Thirds In Avid Media Composer
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Using Marquee’s Auto Titler Function To Create Lower Thirds In Avid Media Composer

If you have titles that all follow the same template then Marquee’s Auto Titler function in Avid Media Composer might be just the tool needed to save you precious time. Learn exactly how the software works so hopefully it can help you with any of your future title needs. Software used: Media Composer 8.5.3 http://redarrowindustries.com/…

Media Composer | Copy & Paste clips on the timeline
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Media Composer | Copy & Paste clips on the timeline

In this video I’ll show you the basic way to copy and paste clips in Avid Media Composer. Copy/Paste works the same in Media Composer as it does in almost every other app. You just need to remember a few things, like selecting the proper tracks, ect… Copy/Paste is a quick and easy way to…

Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Creating the LEGO BATMAN look with BCC Title Studio
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Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Creating the LEGO BATMAN look with BCC Title Studio

In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe takes a look at how to create the Lego Batman logo look using BCC’s Title Studio. Whether you’re using Title Studio’s standalone or plug-in version, you have a ton of flexibility with this effect, and can create powerful animations that you normally can only do in a compositing application!

Media Composer | Copy/Paste timeline clips w/Subsequences
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Media Composer | Copy/Paste timeline clips w/Subsequences

In this video I’ll show you how we can use subsequences to essentially “copy and paste” clips on the timeline in Avid Media Composer. I’m using Media Composer 8.6.3 in this video. You will see me editing a real video project. By using a subsequence you can copy clips from one area and re-use them…

Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Power Editing Tips – Transitions
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Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Power Editing Tips – Transitions

In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about some power editing tips, when it comes to transitions in your timelines, and focuses on the Head/Tail Fade commands and the Transition Manipulation Smart Tool, a great and under utilized tool that gives you complete control over your transitions, in a very visual way!