Media Composer® 6.5 ‒ Audio Tools for the Video Editor
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Media Composer® 6.5 ‒ Audio Tools for the Video Editor

With Avid Media Composer 6.5, you can now monitor more complex soundtracks with support for up to 64 audio voices. Combined with robust audio tools, 7.1 surround sound and RTAS plug-in support, and unmatched integration with Pro Tools, the Media Composer family of products offers the best built-in audio tools for video editors than any…

Learn Avid’s Media Composer Lesson 15: Effects: 3D Warp Tool
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Learn Avid’s Media Composer Lesson 15: Effects: 3D Warp Tool

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_15 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe gives you an introduction to effects work inside of Media Composer, by showing you the 3D Warp Tool. It’s the equivalent to the clip based parameter adjustments (Scale, Position, Rotation, etc) you can make inside of FCP or Premiere Pro CS6. This is going to be your “go…

AS-02 Workflow in Media Composer 6.5 – Product Designer Series
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AS-02 Workflow in Media Composer 6.5 – Product Designer Series

Version and archive finished sequences with AS-02 With support for the AS-02 MXF mastering format through AMA, managing multiple versions of the same sequence is easy, as AS-02 packs everything into a single bundle without duplicating assets, saving storage space. Seamlessly move content between Avid and other systems that support AS-02. Use JPEG 2000, DNxHD,…

Learn Avid’s Media Composer Lesson 14: Basic Transitions
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Learn Avid’s Media Composer Lesson 14: Basic Transitions

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_14 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about working with basic transitions in your timeline. He shows you the long way, and the short way to access the effects, and also shows you everything you need to know to adjust transitions once they’ve been applied in your timeline, as well as quick ways to…

IBC 2012: Work Anywhere with Interplay® Sphere
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IBC 2012: Work 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…

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