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Media Composer AutoNotch Tip for Color Grading Preparation

Use Pan and Scan to notch media based on an AAF composition or an old school .edl I came up with this trick in the 90s when Symphony was released and posted it to the Avid List way back when. Hope it helps someone. With this trick you can easily add edits to a videomixdow

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Get Started Fast with Avid for Final Cut Pro 7 Editors: Lesson 4

If you’re not getting what you need to succeed—or you’re a former Avid user who switched (we’d love to have you back)—join award-winning editor Kevin P McAuliffe to get started fast. In our fourth “Get Started Fast with Avid for Final Cut Pro 7” tutorial, Kevin P McAuliffe tackles effects. Learn how to transfer your

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Get Started Fast with Avid for Final Cut Pro 7 Editors: Lesson 3

If you’re not getting what you need to succeed—or you’re a former Avid user who switched (we’d love to have you back)—join award-winning editor Kevin P McAuliffe to get started fast. http://www.avidblogs.com/fcp7fast/ In our third “Get Started Fast with Avid for Final Cut Pro 7” tutorials, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you how to gain peace

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Get Started Fast with Avid for Final Cut Pro 7 Editors: Lesson 2

If you’re not getting what you need to succeed—or you’re a former Avid user who switched (we’d love to have you back)—join award-winning editor Kevin P McAuliffe to get started fast. http://www.avidblogs.com/fcp7fast/ In the second of our “Get Started Fast with Avid for Final Cut Pro 7” tutorials, Kevin P McAuliffe highlights key differences between

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Media Composer

Get Started Fast with Avid for Final Cut Pro 7 Editors: Lesson 1

If you’re not getting what you need to succeed—or you’re a former Avid user who switched (we’d love to have you back)—join award-winning editor Kevin P McAuliffe to get started fast. In the first of our “Get Started Fast with Avid for Final Cut Pro 7” tutorials, Kevin P McAuliffe takes you through the basics

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Get Started Fast with Avid Media Composer 7: Lesson 5

In the fifth and final of our “Get Started Fast with Avid Media Composer 7” tutorials, we wrap-up our introductory look at Avid editing. In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe demonstrates how to move your finished project from Media Composer. Whether you are destined for the web, creating a DVD or Blu-Ray, or outputting to

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Get Started Fast with Avid Media Composer 7: Lesson 4

In the fourth of our “Get Started Fast with Avid Media Composer 7” tutorials, we’re ready to give your projects a professional polish with eye-catching effects. In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe demonstrates basic transitions, like dissolves and color flashes. Then, he takes effects to the next level with the 3D Warp tool. Kevin shows

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Boris TV, Episode 187: Epic Movie Titles in Avid FX

Boris FX’s Paul Ezzy delivers a step-by-step Avid FX/Boris RED tutorial inspired by the upcoming “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” title sequence. Learn how to create this highly customized look with the ease of vector trace, the creation of 3D objects and 3D extruded text, quick animation of each letter separately, and the addition

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Get Started Fast with Avid Media Composer 7: Lesson 3

In the third of our “Get Started Fast with Avid Media Composer 7” tutorials, it’s time to start editing. In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe demonstrates basic editing technique in Avid Media Composer. He reveals how to perform a music mix fast, and how to trim footage in your timeline like a pro. Kevin completes

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Get Started Fast with Avid Media Composer 7: Lesson 2

In the second of our “Get Started Fast with Avid Media Composer 7” tutorials, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you how to get your footage into Media Composer. Whether you’re digitizing from tape, importing media from another NLE or compositing application, or AMA linking to it, this lesson will get your footage ready to edit in

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Media Composer

Get Started Fast with Avid Media Composer 7: Lesson 1

In the first of our “Get Started Fast with Avid Media Composer” tutorials, Kevin P McAuliffe takes you through the basics of Project creation, the layout of your Media Composer interface, some common settings including bin and keyboard settings, as well as the Command Palette and shows you some great bin features that will get

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BorisTV, Episode 177: Recreating the Universal Studios Logo, Part II

Part II of “Recreating the Universal Studios Logo”, you’ll create a 3D animated globe from a flat image. Plus you’ll manipulate rotating cameras, add BCC filters (Glow, Hue-Sat-Lightness, Levels Gama and Clouds), and enhance the multi-dimensional effect with 3D shadows. In combo with Part I, your new logo or opening graphic can be applied across

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