Changing A Sequence to Drop Frame in Avid Media Composer
This tutorial will explain the differences between drop frame and non-drop frame in a 29.97 fps project; as well as, showing you a quick way
Media Composer | Copy & Drag
This video covers how to use copy and drag and gives some ideas on how you may want to use it. In Media Composer, select
Effect Audio to Sound Like a Walkie-Talkie or Radio in Avid Media Composer
In this tutorial, we will show you how clean audio can be altered to sound like it is coming from a walkie-talkie or radio. Software
Remove and Merge Color Correction in Avid Media Composer with the Symphony option.
This Tutorial will show you a way to instantly remove another editor’s color correction with a single click of the mouse. As well as, offer
How to Map Keyboard Shortcuts in Avid Media Composer
Like snowflakes, no two editors are the same! Mapping your keyboard to what works best for you individually is essential. Learn how to customize your
Using Boris RED to Create White Flash Transition in Avid Media Composer
This tutorial will show you how to use Boris RED 5 to create an overexposed white flash transition, similar to what you would see in
Let’s Edit with Media Composer – BCC Lens Flare 3D Advanced Techniques
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe takes a look at one of the best effects inside of BCC 10, Lens Flare 3D, and shows you
Creating A Box Animation Inside Boris Red for Avid Media Composer
This tutorial will explain how to make a three box animation inside Boris Red for Avid Media Composer that’s easy to create! Software used: Media
Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Premiere Pro Workflows
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about a topic that has been hot on the Facebook Media Composer and Premiere Pro pages, and that
Scratch Voice Over Tips
Need to record scratch Voice Over? We have a few tips to help make your scratch VO sound better! Software used: Media Composer 8.5.3 WEBSITE:
How to Ingest Sequentially Numbered Images to Make a Timelapse in Avid Media Composer
If you’ve used a GoPro or DSLR to take a timelapse using still images, watch this tutorial to see the best way to ingest those
MEDIA COMPOSER | REPLACE EDIT (Quickly replace clips)
This video will show you how to use Replace Edit in Avid Media Composer. It’s an often overlooked feature that is powerful and time-saving. Also,
Using the Picture In Picture Effect in Avid Media Composer
This tutorial will show you how to change the position and scale on a clip to be able to view multiple tracks of video at
Avid ScriptSync
With the new Media Composer | ScriptSync Option, you can quickly sync every source clip to its associated dialog line in your script or transcript
How to use Fade to Color Properly in Avid Media Composer
Which track should Fade to Color be applied to and why? Find out in this brief tutorial! Software used: Media Composer 8.5.3 WEBSITE: http://redarrowindustries.com/ FACEBOOK:
Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Sapphire/Mocha Integration
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about one of his favorite effects to work with in Media Composer, and that is GenArts S_Effect, and
Let’s Edit with Media Composer – What’s New in 8.8
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about the newest features in version 8.8 of Avid Media Composer, including the return of two much anticipated
Changing the Start Time on a Sequence in Avid Media Composer
This tutorial will show you how to change the starting timecode on a sequence in Avid Media Composer! Software used: Media Composer 8.5.3 WEBSITE: http://redarrowindustries.com/
Top 5 Misleading Function Names in Avid Media Composer
There are a lot of functions to learn in Avid Media Composer. It would help if some of them were better named to reflect what
Let’s Edit with Media Composer – ADVANCED – Sorenson Squeeze Integration
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe answers a great viewer question about Sorenson Squeeze, and how it can interact directly with Avid Media Composer, to
How to Recover Bins From the Avid Attic in Avid Media Composer
It’s happened to all of us. A bin gets corrupted, a sequence won’t play, or you’ve made a mistake so long ago, control+z won’t help.
Using Copy to Clipboard to Repatch Tracks in Avid Media Composer
Ever needed to re-patch a large group of clips up or down to a different track quickly and efficiently? Look no further! This tutorial shows
Match Frame and Find Bin in Avid Media Composer
No more searching through a hundred bins to find that one shot. This tutorial shows you the benefits to the Match Frame and Find Bin
Adding an Effect to Multiple Clips at Once in Avid Media Composer
Whether you have two clips or 200, this tutorial will show you how to add the same effect to all of them at once in
Nesting Multiple Effects and How to Step Into Them
Sometimes you need to add more than one effect onto a clip to get that look you’re going for. This happens by nesting effects. Watch
Using the Collapse Tool and Stepping Into It
Ever wanted multiple video tracks on top of each other to function as one? Check out this tutorial to learn about the Collapse tool! In
Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Creating Film Looks with BCC
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about how to create organic looking film looks, using some effects from Boris Continuum Complete. One thing you’ll
Get Started Fast with Media Composer for Adobe Editors — Part 4
In our fourth lesson, we’re talking about effects and titling. Effects work in Media Composer is a little bit different than in most other NLEs
Get Started Fast with Media Composer for Adobe Editors — Part 3
Our third lesson is all about Media Management. Now that you’ve acquired your media, you need to figure out what Media Composer has exactly done
Sapphire In-Depth for Avid | Motion Graphics with Builder
A short tutorial focusing on how to use the Sapphire Effect Builder to created advanced motion graphics, right from within the Avid Media Composer timeline.
Sapphire In-Depth for Avid | Introduction to the Effect Builder
Developed with Media Composer editors in mind, Sapphire Builder helps editors create custom effects and transitions quickly and easily, and is fully integrated into the
Sapphire In-Depth for Avid | Luna and NightSky
A short tutorial focusing on the new Luna effect in Sapphire 10, and how it can be paired with the Sapphire NightSky effect to create
Sapphire Case Study | Creating Feature Film VFX with Sapphire for Avid Media Composer
See how writer/director/editor Damien LeVeck used Sapphire effects to create a visual style and mood in his original film “The Cleansing Hour” using the Sapphire
Sapphire In-Depth for Avid | Utility Effects in Builder
Developed with Media Composer editors in mind, Sapphire Builder helps editors create custom effects and transitions quickly and easily, and is fully integrated within the
Let’s Edit with Media Composer – What’s New in 8.7
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe gives you an overview of the hot new features inside of the newest update to Avid Media Composer, version
Get Started Fast with Media Composer for Adobe Editors — Part 2
In our second lesson, we’re talking about acquiring media. Whether you’re linking to, importing, consolidating, transcoding or capturing. Media Composer editors, much like Premiere editors,
Let’s Edit with Media Composer – ADVANCED – Recording Voice Overs
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about a great, under-utilized feature in Media Composer, and that is the Background Services feature, and more specifically,
Media Composer Multicam Offline Workflow
In this tutorial we learn how to transcode a multicam shoot into a proxy media format suitable for real-time camera angle switching. We then see
Let’s Edit with Media Composer – ADVANCED – Background Services
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about a great, under-utilized feature in Media Composer, and that is the Background Services feature, and more specifically,
Sapphire and Mocha Pro in Media Composer
This tutorial demonstrates how the mocha 5 plugin for media composer can be used to roto-scope and track an object and the output used to
Media Composer – Simple Zoom/Ease-In with 3DWarp and Keyframes
In this video you will learn how to do a simple zoom-in, or ease-in with Media Composer. We will use 3DWarp and keyframes. I’m using
Get Started Fast with Media Composer for Adobe Editors — Part 1
Welcome to our newest tutorial series “Get Started Fast with Media Composer for Adobe Editors“. The goal of this series is to show you fundamental
Solve Difficult Keying with BCC Chroma Key Studio in Avid Media Composer
Fix poorly lit green screens with the plug-ins found in Boris Continuum Complete. In this tutorial, Vin Morreale shows how he salvaged a green screen
Let’s Edit with Media Composer – ADVANCED – Sapphire Builder Tool Part 2
In this lesson, part 2 of our look at GenArts Sapphire’s Builder tool, Kevin P McAuliffe goes in depth to show you how he created
Making The Cut: Tim Porter Talks Working With Avid on “Game of Thrones”
For someone who admits that he “never wanted to become an editor, I fell into it,” Tim Porter has amassed a pretty formidable list of
Let’s Edit with Media Composer – You Ask, I Answer – Corrupt Media
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe answers a viewers question, where he’s run into trouble with a project where’s he’s accidentally deleted media from his
Let’s Edit with Media Composer: Sapphire Builder Part 1
In this beginner tutorial, Avid editor Kevin P. McAuliffe shows how Media Composer editors can easily get up-and-running with the new & improved Sapphire Builder
Mastering Avid Media Composer’s Keyboard Shortcuts – Lesson 1: Tools
This is Lesson 1 in the Mastering Avid Media Composer’s Keyboard Shortcuts Series. This lesson focuses on Media Composer’s keyboard shortcuts for tools. For each