Learn Media Composer Lesson 19: Avid Title Tool Part ONE
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Learn Media Composer Lesson 19: Avid Title Tool Part ONE

http://library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_19 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe starts off his look at the Avid Title tool by talking about the basics, like the setup and launching of the title tool, creation of text, adjusting colors, adding shadows, and saving out to your timeline. Once you’ve watched this lesson, you’ll be able to create a basic…

Learn Media Composer Lesson 18: Migrating FCP7 Project to MC
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Learn Media Composer Lesson 18: Migrating FCP7 Project to MC

http://library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_18 In this tutorial, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you, with the help of a free 3rd Party Plug-in, how to take all of your current and legacy FCP7 projects, and convert not only the sequence, but the actual media itself over to use in your new MC or Symphony setup. Once you see how easy…

Media Composer® 6.5 ‒ Product Designer Series on Advanced Audio Keyframes
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Media Composer® 6.5 ‒ Product Designer Series on Advanced Audio Keyframes

Save time when editing soundtracks. With new audio keyframe enhancements, you can now copy, paste, cut, move, and adjust audio keyframes—including groups—anywhere on the timeline. You can even delete those hidden audio keyframes that can occur as you trim a clip, with just a click. Learn more about Avid Media Composer 6.5 Family http://www.avid.com/US/products/family/Media-Composer?cmpid=70140000000Tg1X  …

Learn Media Composer Lesson 17: Adjusting Clips Part TWO
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Learn Media Composer Lesson 17: Adjusting Clips Part TWO

http://library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_17 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe looks at both Basic trimming, as well as advanced trimming and the fantastic Smart Tools. This tool combines what we’ve covered in both parts of our adjusting clips lesson to give you one tool that will let you do everything.

Learn Media Composer Lesson 16: Adjusting Clips Part ONE
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Learn Media Composer Lesson 16: Adjusting Clips Part ONE

Now that you’ve edited clips into your timeline, in this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you how to move clips around inside of your edits using the Segment Modes feature, accessed right from within your timeline. This is a must watch lesson for FCP7 or any editor switching to Media Composer, as it shows a…

Media Composer® 6.5 ‒ Avid Media Authoring, jpeg 2000 and AS-02
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Media Composer® 6.5 ‒ Avid Media Authoring, jpeg 2000 and AS-02

AMA makes it easy to access and edit file-based media without transcoding. Now you can use AMA to export files back to the media’s original source format for archiving or final delivery through Avid Media Authoring, which will be available as our partners update/develop their AMA plug-ins. And with new AMA Volume export support, you…

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…