Multi Camera mode in Avid Media Composer
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Multi Camera mode in Avid Media Composer

Here’s a very basic tutorial on how to set up a multi-camera edit using Avid Media Composer. I purposely made this tutorial very short to get right to the point. You can view the full transcript of this Media Composer tutorial by visiting: http://www.geniusdv.com/news_and_tutorials/2010/08/setting_up_multi_camera_mo…

Discovery Channel: Going Green with Avid Asset Management
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Discovery Channel: Going Green with Avid Asset Management

Make the most of your media: http://apps.avid.com/make-most-media?cmpid=AV-SM-MTM-3 Going green in more ways than one, Discovery recently moved from tape to file-based workflows. “Everyone in the media industry knows that tape is extremely bad ecologically,” comments Clayton Dutton, Vice President of Post Production and Media Operations. But, just as important, Discovery now understands they can count…

ScriptSync® for Documentaries – Avid® Media Composer® tutorials
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ScriptSync® for Documentaries – Avid® Media Composer® tutorials

ScriptSync® gives Media Composer® editors a greater level of efficiency and control over their media then they’ve ever had before. Editors can simply and quickly synchronize their media to an electronic copy of the script from their film or TV show. Instead of having to shift through bins or shuttle through clips an editor simply…

Avid Screencast #38: BCC Pan & Zoom
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Avid Screencast #38: BCC Pan & Zoom

NOTE: I had to trim this video down because of Youtube length limitations. See the full episode at http://avidscreencast.com/asc38 After last week’s look into Avid’s Pan & Zoom effect, this week we check out the Pan & Zoom effect that is included in Boris Continuum Complete 5 and later. It’s a great effect that is…

Avid Screencast #37: Avid Pan & Zoom
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Avid Screencast #37: Avid Pan & Zoom

NOTE: I had to trim this video down severely because of Youtube length limitations. See the full episode at http://avidscreencast.com/asc37 I’ve had several requests for tutorials on Pan and Zoom, so this week and next, this will be out topic. This week, we’ll look into Avid’s own Pan & Zoom effect. It is used to,…

Smart Tool Editing – Edit on the Fly with Avid® Media Composer® 5
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Smart Tool Editing – Edit on the Fly with Avid® Media Composer® 5

With the new Smart Tool in Media Composer 5, you gain a faster and easier way of editing video alongside the established precision approach. Learn how to use it to engage the editing modes dynamically and discover several practical uses in this video tutorial. And check it out for yourself by downloading the free trial.

Powderhouse Productions: Creating a Media Revolution
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Powderhouse Productions: Creating a Media Revolution

Business is literally booming for Powderhouse Productions, one of the most explosive forces in today’s non-fiction TV entertainment industry. And that, according to Rob Kirwan, Senior Vice President, Production and Post, “takes a whole other level of media management we’ve never had.” But now, with Avid Interplay Production and Unity ISIS networked storage platforms, Powderhouse…

Avid Screencast #36: AMA with Red and Quicktime Files
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Avid Screencast #36: AMA with Red and Quicktime Files

NOTE: I had to trim this video down severely because of Youtube length limitations. See the full episode at http://avidscreencast.com/asc36 With Media Composer 5, you can access Quicktime and R3D files natively using AMA (provided you have the horsepower). In this episode, I’ll show you how to link to AMA volumes, change the R3D source…