Avid Screencast #32: Blurring into / out of a Title
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Avid Screencast #32: Blurring into / out of a Title

In this episode, we’ll transition into a title by starting with a blur and then slowly letting it focus. To do this we’ll have to look into how titles actually work, redoing it as a simple Matte Key and then manipulating Key and Fill to achieve out goal. You see, it’s fun for the whole…

Avid Screencast #31: Curtain Transition
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Avid Screencast #31: Curtain Transition

NOTE: I had to trim this video down because of Youtube length limitations. See the full episode at http://avidscreencast.com/asc31 This week’s episode features a request from Youtube user Instantslugger, who wanted to know how to do a curtain transition within Media Composer. Turns out it’s not that hard. We’ll do it using Avid’s Paint effect…

Avatar producer Jon Landau on film and video editing workflow and 3D film production
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Avatar producer Jon Landau on film and video editing workflow and 3D film production

Avid Exclusive: Meagan Keane of Avid Artist Relations interviews Avatar producer Jon Landau. Landau discusses the creative process behind the highest grossing film in history and the numerous ways Avid film and video editing software workflow facilitated 3D production.

Avid Screencast #28: Color Correction Basics VII – Vignettes and Wrap-Up
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Avid Screencast #28: Color Correction Basics VII – Vignettes and Wrap-Up

NOTE: I had to trim this video down because of Youtube length limitations. See the full episode at http://avidscreencast.com/asc28 In the final installment of the Color Correction series, we’ll highlight parts of a shot by using a vignette. Then, I’ll go through some Color Correction options that I hadn’t mentioned in previous episodes. Here are…

Avid Screencast #27: Color Correction Basics VI – Matching Two Shots Part II
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Avid Screencast #27: Color Correction Basics VI – Matching Two Shots Part II

In this episode, we’ll continue matching one shot to another. We’ll do it manually, and we’ll use Avid’s curves. Here are direct links to the other tutorials in this series: Color Correction Basics Part1 Color Correction Basics Part2 Color Correction Basics Part3 Color Correction Basics Part4 Color Correction Basics Part5 Color Correction Basics Part6 Color…