Greg Spence, Game of Thrones ‒ The Rough Cut
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Greg Spence, Game of Thrones ‒ The Rough Cut

ByFreddy

In this episode of The Rough Cut, producer Greg Spence gives us an inside look at their visual effects process and how they blend great location scouting with digital imagery to make fantasy a reality. With a workflow that often begins on location in the harshest conditions, Greg walks us through a post process that…

Learn Media Composer Lesson 81: Multichannel Audio Exports
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Learn Media Composer Lesson 81: Multichannel Audio Exports

ByFreddy

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_81 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe answers a viewer’s e-mail about creating multichannel audio exports. Most people think that this is a hardware limitation for most PC’s and Mac’s, but Kevin quickly shows you that this is very easy to set up right from within your export settings, and once you have a preset,…

Learn Media Composer Lesson 80: Creating Client Approvals
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Learn Media Composer Lesson 80: Creating Client Approvals

ByFreddy

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_80 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe answers a viewer’s question about how to create client approval Quick Time files in MC/Symphony. To take things to the next level, Kevin also shows you how to create HD YouTube files ready to upload to show your work to the masses.

Learn Media Composer Lesson 79: Power Keyboard Settings PT 2
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Learn Media Composer Lesson 79: Power Keyboard Settings PT 2

ByFreddy

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_79 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe continues his talk about Power User keyboard settings and you’ll quickly see that you don’t need to remap the entire keyboard to speed up your workflow. In most cases, it’s simply about choosing the right tools to have at the tip of your fingers to get the job…

Learn Media Composer Lesson 78: Power Keyboard Settings PT 1
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Learn Media Composer Lesson 78: Power Keyboard Settings PT 1

ByFreddy

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_78 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe uses a Linkedin forum discussion about what keyboard settings are useful for an editor to not only show you his settings in depth, but also explain in detail what each customized setting does, and why you’re going to want to add it to your editing workflow.

Learn Media Composer Lesson 77: The 24 Commercial Bumper
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Learn Media Composer Lesson 77: The 24 Commercial Bumper

ByFreddy

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_77 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you another real-world example of how to create “Hollywood-Style” effects right from within your timeline, by creating the “24” commercial break bumper. With some very simple title work, and a little forward thinking with the 3D Warp Tool, you can create this awesome effect without having to…

Learn Media Composer Lesson 76: Motion Tracking
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Learn Media Composer Lesson 76: Motion Tracking

ByFreddy

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_76 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you the basics of tracking a background plate, and applying that information to a title you create in your timeline. Then he shows you, with the power of the fantastic Animatte effect, how to create a realistic effect of a car driving in front of a title….

Learn Media Composer Lesson 75: Creating a Video Viewfinder
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Learn Media Composer Lesson 75: Creating a Video Viewfinder

ByFreddy

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_75 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe answers a viewer’s question about creating a video viewfinder effect. There are different plug-in packages that you can purchase that have this effect, but why spend your hard earned money, when the effect is something that is easily buildable inside of Media Composer or Symphony.