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Using the Timecode Window in Avid Media Composer — EVF Tutorial

This tutorial teaches you what Avid Media Composer’s Timecode Window is and how to use it. This tool is hidden by default but can provide you with a ton of useful information while you edit your videos. You’ll learn how to change the display of the tool, how to add lines of information like the

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Using the Extend Tool in Avid Media Composer

Sure, the Trim Tool is very useful, but what about its less popular distant relative, the Extend Tool? Watch this tutorial to find out one of the best ways to utilize this underrated tool in Avid Media Composer! Software used: Media Composer 8.5.3 http://redarrowindustries.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RedArrowIndu… https://twitter.com/redarrowindust

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Media Composer 8.9 Audio Sample Slip and New Narrow Mixer

I put together a short 6-minute video for y’all that demonstrates some of the more obscure features of audio Sample Slip source effect, and the new narrower audio mixer tool. This covers, among other things:• Option-arrow keys for positioning the source editor• Direct timecode entry in the source editor• Working with sample slip in the

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Let’s Edit with Media Composer – What’s New in v8.9

In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about the newest release of Media Composer, version 8.9. Along with some interface changes, there has been some great updates to the Source Browser, Audio Mixer, Color Correction tools AND you now have the ability to adjust audio sync at the sub-frame level. All of these features, plus

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Let’s Edit with Media Composer – DCP Creation Part 1 – Setup

n this lesson, designed to compliment an article written over at ProVideo Coalition, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about how to set up your timeline for exporting for DCP creation. We cover how to convert your timelime from HD to DCP Flat (1.85:1) aspect, how to apply the XYZ LUT, and where to find it, and

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Using Show Reference Clips to Find Offline Items in Avid Media Composer

Ever had a sequence with a handful of offline items from a handful of different bins? Watch this tutorial to see a quick way of finding all of those offline items at once in Avid Media Composer! Software used: Media Composer 8.5.3 http://redarrowindustries.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RedArrowIndu… https://twitter.com/redarrowindust

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Dupe Detection in Avid Media Composer

This tutorial will explain how to properly use the dupe detection feature in Avid Media Composer to make sure you don’t accidentally duplicate any clips in your sequence! Software used: Media Composer 8.5.3 http://redarrowindustries.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RedArrowIndu… https://twitter.com/redarrowindust

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Creating Custom Music Stings in Avid Media Composer

Have you ever found a music track you absolutely loved only to find that the ending was woefully unfulfilling? Check out this tutorial for how to quickly create a custom music sting to really accentuate a particular shot in your edit. In just a few simple steps, I will show you how to pump up

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Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Working with Mask Margins

In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about a great feature added in version 8.6 of Media Composer, and that’s Mask Margins. Working in timelines with clips that have different letter boxing can become frustrating when you’re attempting to adjust them to give them one, consistent letterbox. Working with Mask Margins removes that frustration from

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Apply Gain to Multiple Clips in a Bin

Have you ever needed to turn down all of your clips in a bin quickly? With this tip we show you how to do so in a flash! Software used: Media Composer 8.5.3 http://redarrowindustries.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RedArrowIndu… https://twitter.com/redarrowindust

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The Video Quality Menu at a Glance in Avid Media Composer

From yellow to green, this tutorial gives an overview of what the different colors of the Video Quality Menu mean, and when you’re likely to use them in Avid Media Composer. Software used: Media Composer 8.5.3 http://redarrowindustries.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RedArrowIndu…

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