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Media Composer

Boris Forum Tip: Draw a Custom Shape to Create an Alpha in Avid FX

An Avid editor recently inquired regarding how to draw a custom shape to create an alpha in Avid FX. Boris FX Senior Product Manager Dirk De Jong created this screencap to show how it’s done. You can view the original Avid Community Forums thread at http://community.avid.com/forums/p/112470/651199.aspx

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IBC 2012: What’s new in Avid® Media Composer® 6.5

There was a huge buzz in the industry when we released Media Composer® 6, Symphony™ 6, and NewsCutter® 10 last year with 64-bit performance, third-party I/O workflows, stereoscopic 3D, hands-on Artist Series controller support, and a slick new interface. And now they’re even better—meet the new Media Composer 6.5 family, featuring: • New versioning and

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Media Composer

Learn Avid’s Media Composer Lesson 13: Basic Editing

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_13 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe walks you though the basics of editing, and discusses one of the most fundamental processes all editors need to understand, and that is 3-point editing.

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Learn Media Composer Lesson 12: Settings Wrap Up

http://library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_12 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe wraps up his look at the main settings you will need to get up and running in Media Composer by looking at the Marquee Title, Media Creation, Timeline and Workspace settings.

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Learn Media Composer Lesson 11: Importing & AMA Linking To

library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_11 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you the last two “common” ways to bring footage into Media Composer, and that is importing and AMA linking to, and discusses why it’s important that FCP editors switching to Media Composer are going to want to pick the right one, so they are up and running

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Learn Media Composer Lesson 10: Keyboard Settings

http://library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_10 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe discusses probably the most important setting, and that is the keyboard setting. He also shows you, how in conjunction with the command palette, you will be able to map just about any command to any button on your keyboard or editing interface, and even talks about why you

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Media Composer

Learn Media Composer Lesson 9: Export Settings

http://library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_9 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about export settings, and how with a little forward thinking, you will be able to create multiple export templates, so exporting your final product is as simple as clicking a little checkbox.

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Learn Avid’s Media Composer Lesson 8 – Composer Settings

http://library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Avid-Media-Composer_8 In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about organizing your editing interface by adjusting your Composer settings. These settings, if used and set correctly, will give you all the timecode information you need when editing, without having to searching through bins to find it.

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