Get Started Fast with Media Composer for High-Res Workflows—Episode 5
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Get Started Fast with Media Composer for High-Res Workflows—Episode 5

Welcome to the fifth episode of our 5-part tutorial series ‘Get Started Fast with Media Composer for High-Res Workflows’ on Avid Blogs. In this final lesson Kevin P McAuliffe shows us how to export larger than HD media and create high-res masters from Media Composer, but also focus on Resolve roundtripping, as well as exporting…

Get Started Fast with Media Composer for High-Res Workflows—Episode 4
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Get Started Fast with Media Composer for High-Res Workflows—Episode 4

Welcome to the fourth episode of our 5-part tutorial series ‘Get Started Fast with Media Composer for High-Res Workflows’ on Avid Blogs. Using an Instagram project as an example, in this lesson I will show you how to set up and work with Custom Frame Sizes; from adjusting your footage and clips with FrameFlex to…

Media Composer Quick Tip – Interface Brightness
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Media Composer Quick Tip – Interface Brightness

In this video we look at how to change the brightness of our interface in Avid Media Composer. When you first open Media Composer you will be greeted with a light gray interface. This is easily changed by going to SETTINGS, Interface, and adjusting our slider. These settings will be remembered with your Media Composer…

Get Started Fast with Media Composer for High-Res Workflows—Episode 3
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Get Started Fast with Media Composer for High-Res Workflows—Episode 3

Welcome to the third episode of our 5-part tutorial series ‘Get Started Fast with Media Composer for High-Res Workflows’ on Avid Blogs. In this video, I will focus on editing in High Res projects specifically; starting with the concept of Color Encoding and FrameFlex adjustments, explaining how to use the Proxy Timeline, as well as…

Media Composer Quick Tip – Show Audio Waveforms
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Media Composer Quick Tip – Show Audio Waveforms

When editing in Media Composer, often it is helpful to show the audio waveforms of your audio/music/voice clips in order to have a visual reference when cutting and editing clips. Media Composer gives you a couple ways to show your waveforms. You can show them all, or you can show them on selected tracks only….

Get Started Fast with Media Composer for High-Res Workflows—Episode 2
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Get Started Fast with Media Composer for High-Res Workflows—Episode 2

Welcome to the second episode of our 5-part tutorial series ‘Get Started Fast with Media Composer for High-Res Workflows’ on Avid Blogs. This lesson focuses on the core concept of linking and transcoding, and everything an editor or assistant editor needs to know to make sure their media appears properly, and in the right codec…

Get Started Fast with Media Composer for High-Res Workflows—Episode 1
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Get Started Fast with Media Composer for High-Res Workflows—Episode 1

Welcome to this first episode of our 5-part tutorial series ‘Get Started Fast with Media Composer for High-Res Workflows’ on Avid Blogs. In this lesson Kevin P McAuliffe will give you a general overview of setting up a larger than HD project, and I’ll discuss more of the basic concepts of Media Composer, with the…

Media Composer – Top and Tail Editing Across Multiple Clips
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Media Composer – Top and Tail Editing Across Multiple Clips

In this video we look at how to use Top and Tail to edit in Media Composer across multiple tracks/clips (audio and video) in our sequence. Top and Tail Editing will have you speeding through your edits like never before! Try it out and I’m sure it will become an integral part of your editing…