Before color correcting video captured from tape or imported from files as one contigous clip, it is necessary to place cuts in the material that correspond with visual cuts in the Program. This tutorial By Igor Ridanovic of HDhead.com explains how to place such notches in Avid DS using an EDL.
Announced at NAB 2013 is two major upgrades from Avid. Media Composer 7 has many new features and a significant price drop, now starting at $999 USD. Protools version 11 has also been announced. Both of these latest releases are expected to be available in June 2013. **New features Media Composer 7** * AMA media
Media Composer has long been the most trusted tool of professional editors. Media Composer 7 opens your possibilities even further, simplifying and accelerating file-based workflows and extending real-time production everywhere so you can focus on telling the best story possible. From new high-res workflows and AMA media management, to automated media operations and global collaboration,
Avid – Tom Graham and Matt Feury talked about what Avid will show on NAB 2013 And also discusses what’s new in Pro Tools 11 and Media Composer 7. Experience the action as it happens from the show floor. http://www.avid.com/nab
library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_71 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe answers a viewer’s question about creating a tennis scoreboard, like you would see in a professional tennis broadcast. Most people immediately think they need Photoshop or a compositing application to create this element, but the easiest way to build is with the tools you have right at your
library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_70 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you how to create the Ken Burns effect, known more commonly as a “Pan & Zoom” effect. This effect, which people will normally create in a compositing application, can be easily created right from within your MC/Symphony timeline with no 3rd party plug-ins needed.
library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_69 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you how to take a green screen shot with a lot of compression, and create a great looking key right from within your MC/Symphony timeline. Most editors choose to use the RGB keyer, but after seeing this tutorial, SpectraMatte will be your new “go to” effect for
library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_68 Advanced Compositing TWO: Network Promo Effect. In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you another great promo technique that you would see during primetime on one of the major networks. These Advanced Compositing tutorials are hugely important to take your work to the next level! Not only are they simple to do, but they
library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_67 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you how to re-create the commercial bumper from The Bachelor, right from within the MC/Symphony timeline. Seeing how easy it is to recreate this look will have you scoping out other “looks” from shows, and finding unique ways to include them in your upcoming projects.
library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_66 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you how to take an fire element with no matte, and not only create a matte from nothing, but also how to take that matte, and use it to reveal text for a lower third animation. When your client sees that this is something you can do
library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_65 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you a technique that he uses in corporate video work, and that is how to not only slow your footage down, but create highlights that you can use to focus on certain areas of a shot. With a little forward thought, and the Marquee Title Tool, this
http://library.creativecow.net/mcauli… In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe expands on lesson one by showing you how to create variable speed motion effects inside your MC/Symphony timeline. Most people think that a technique like this requires either a third-party plug-in, or a compositing application, Kevin shows you how simple it is to create some very cool slo-mo’s.
This is the second part of the DS LUT tutorial. The proliferation of digital camera formats over the last decade has introduced entirely new color management concepts into a once straightforward editorial color pipeline. Although this tutorial by Igor Ridanovic of HDhead.com looks at Avid DS specific color management tools, it also lays down the
library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_63 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you how to create some basic Motion Effects, i.e. – Slow Mo’s, and shows you a great technique that he uses all the time to create a dynamic “isolated” slo-mo effect.
library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_62 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe continues his look at basic color correction by talking about what to do in situations where the color of an image has been altered (incorrect White Balance, for example) from what would be considered “normal”. He gives you a basic overview of the color wheels and how simple
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