Avid® Symphony™ 6 – Discover the Advantage
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Avid® Symphony™ 6 – Discover the Advantage

You probably know that Media Composer is the professional’s choice for video editing but you might be wondering about its big brother, Symphony. Now see how Symphony is just like Media Composer with all of the same tools, features, and workflows of Media Composer, but offers much more. Learn about the tools, features, and bundled…

Avid® Rough Cut – Doug Liman
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Avid® Rough Cut – Doug Liman

Follow Matt on Twitter – http://twitter.com/MattFeury In our 40th episode of The Rough Cut, Matt sits down with Producer and Director, Doug Liman (Swingers, The Bourne Identity, Covert Affairs). Doug talks about his experiences working in both film and television, as well as how to talk Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie into doing your movie…

Product Designer Series: Advanced Keyframes
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Product Designer Series: Advanced Keyframes

Media Composer 6, Symphony 6, and NewsCutter 10 all feature some important updates and enhancements to the Keyframe Editor. Find out what changes we made—and why—and get a walkthrough of how these updates now work in this video tutorial. Learn more about Media Composer Family http://www.avid.com/US/products/family/Media-Composer?cmpid=70140000000Tg2Q

Webinar Replay: Light it up! Enhance your Avid Projects with Boris Continuum Complete
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Webinar Replay: Light it up! Enhance your Avid Projects with Boris Continuum Complete

On May 17, 2012, Steve Holyhead demonstrated how to create stunning light effects with Boris Continuum Complete 8 AVX. Attendees learned how to create cinematic looks, stylish broadcast design elements, and beautiful transitions with BCC Lens Flare 3D; simulate production lights, projectors, or stage lighting with BCC Stage Light; create the soft feel of exposed…

Avid Media Composer / Symphony 6 R3D Complete Workflow Guide
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Avid Media Composer / Symphony 6 R3D Complete Workflow Guide

I’m using Symphony 6 here but the workflow is identical in Media Composer. Start in Redcinex pro for a one light of the R3ds. Then we go to Avid for AMA native R3D playback, then cut offline DNxHD36 files and relink to the originals, and then wrap up with mastering at 1080 and grading DNxHD444…

Avid Media Composer/Symphony 6 Sony NEX FS100 Complete Workflow 11min Guide
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Avid Media Composer/Symphony 6 Sony NEX FS100 Complete Workflow 11min Guide

Works for all AVCHD cameras Make sure to download the AVCHD plugin from Avid’s website. It’s required for this workflow: avid.com/ama I’m using Symphony 6 here but the workflow is identical in Media Composer. We start with AMA native AVCHD playback, then cut offline DNxHD36 files and relink to the originals, and then wrap up…

Avid Media Composer / Symphony 6 Canon DSLR Complete Workflow Guide
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Avid Media Composer / Symphony 6 Canon DSLR Complete Workflow Guide

Works for all Canon DSLRs. I’m using Symphony 6 here but the workflow is identical in Media Composer. We start with AMA native H.264 playback, then cut offline DNxHD36 files and relink to the originals, and then wrap up with encoding for the web using Sorenson Squeeze 8.5 and x264. Follow me on twitter for…

ARRI ALEXA: DNxHD File Support for Media Composer®
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ARRI ALEXA: DNxHD File Support for Media Composer®

ARRI’s line of ALEXA cameras has become popular among filmmakers, as the cameras can digitally capture the cinematic look of film. And now these cameras are able to record to high-quality, SMPTE-standard Avid DNxHD format, so you can edit the footage natively in Media Composer and Symphony—without transcoding or importing. In this video, ARRI’s JD…