This video will provide step-by-step instructions for installing the AVC-Intra Codec module into your existing Nitris DX hardware. Please refer to your AVC-I Codec Module
Learn how to use the magic mask effect in Avid Media Composer to create an effect similar to the Pleasantville effect. You can view a
It’s almost Christmas and I did the Santa last year. What’s left? Snow! So this week, we’re going to add snow to an image and
This week, we’ll continue creating a semi-transparent video progress bar as you know them from Youtube et. al. Last week, we created the background elements
Media Composer 5 introduced several improvements to audio (RTAS plug-ins, Stereo Audio Tracks, ability to view automation gain on individual tracks). At the time MC5
This week and next, we’ll create a semi-transparent video progress bar as you know them from Youtube et. al. We’ll create the elements in Marquee,
How to move Media Composer projects to Avid DS and get started with finishing.
This week, another viewer suggestion: We’ll create the high-contrast, saturated look that is common to many sports trailers. We’ll also play around with BCC’s Glow
Distort and degrade your shots to give it the look of surveillance camera footage.
Learn how to use Avid Media Composer’s animatte feature to color correct video. You will also learn how to create a moving matte using Avid
In this last episode in the audio series, I’ll show you how to apply audio effects in Media Composer and a couple of neat real-world
This week, we’ll look into Avid’s EQ Tool. It’s pretty basic (look for more powerful EQs in the AudioSuite), so’ll we’ll cover what it can
Learn how to create the ‘Ken Burns’ effect using the Pan and Zoom feature within Avid Media Composer. You can view a full text based
Learn to manipulate audio with keyframes. This is a seven part series with Audio Settings, here are direct links to the other parts: Audio
Although it’s primarily relied upon for creating motion titles and graphics in 3D space, Avid® Marquee® can also make quick work of still graphics and
An in-depth look at Media Composer’s audio mixer. This is a seven part series with Audio Settings, here are direct links to the other
Learn how to edit directly from a bin window within Avid Media Composer without having to load the content into a source window.
Since being introduced in 2009, the AMA architecture has been expanded in Media Composer© 5.0 to include even more file-based formats. Now in MC5 users
Learn how to create a slideshow in Avid Media Composer by marking in-out points for all your clips at the same time. You’ll learn how
This week, we’ll make some very simple audio edits, create transitions, check out waveforms and get rid of those horrid pops that are sometimes created
Boris Continuum Complete AVX for Avid DS brings nearly 200 filters to Avid DS Version 10.2.1 and higher. BCC AVX is bundled with all Avid
Learn how to create a speed ramp effect within Avid Media Composer. You’ll also learn how to slow down the audio using Media Composer’s set
Everything you ever wanted to know about stereo tracks, a new feature in Media Composer 5. This is a seven part series with Audio
NOTE: This version of the tutorial is slightly shortened because of Youtube length limitations. Deal with the various Audio Settings in Media Composer. This
Create a Secondary Color Correction with a Garbage Matte in Media Composer. It plays in real-time! http://www.avidscreencast.com/asc40
Learn how to use Avid FX (think Boris FX) with Avid Media Composer to create giant crawling text with video inside the letters. You can
The way Media Composer processes effects has some weird side-effects: Sometimes an effect applied to an upper video track also affects the video tracks below
Learn how to create an animate a light within Avid Media Composer Marquee Title tool.
Learn how to clone and remove an object using Avid Media Composer. In this example, it’s used to removed a lavaliere microphone from a guys
Here’s a very basic tutorial on how to set up a multi-camera edit using Avid Media Composer. I purposely made this tutorial very short to
Make the most of your media: http://apps.avid.com/make-most-media?cmpid=AV-SM-MTM-3 Going green in more ways than one, Discovery recently moved from tape to file-based workflows. “Everyone in the
This tutorial demonstrates how to mix 16×9 and 4×3 aspect ratios within Avid Media Composer 5.0, newer versions have other features simplifying this workflow.
ScriptSync® gives Media Composer® editors a greater level of efficiency and control over their media then they’ve ever had before. Editors can simply and quickly
NOTE: I had to trim this video down because of Youtube length limitations. See the full episode at http://avidscreencast.com/asc38 After last week’s look into Avid’s
NOTE: I had to trim this video down severely because of Youtube length limitations. See the full episode at http://avidscreencast.com/asc37 I’ve had several requests for
With the new Smart Tool in Media Composer 5, you gain a faster and easier way of editing video alongside the established precision approach. Learn
Business is literally booming for Powderhouse Productions, one of the most explosive forces in today’s non-fiction TV entertainment industry. And that, according to Rob Kirwan,
NOTE: I had to trim this video down severely because of Youtube length limitations. See the full episode at http://avidscreencast.com/asc36 With Media Composer 5, you
NOTE: I had to trim this video down severely because of Youtube length limitations. See the full episode at http://avidscreencast.com/asc35 A short introduction to the
Create a Glow-like Film Flash Effect without using Boris Continuum Complete. http://www.avidscreencast.com/asc34
Nothing fancy, but a solid workhorse: Want to make sure that your sequence is complying with technical broadcast standards? The Safe Color Limiter Effect is
In this episode, we’ll transition into a title by starting with a blur and then slowly letting it focus. To do this we’ll have to
NOTE: I had to trim this video down because of Youtube length limitations. See the full episode at http://avidscreencast.com/asc31 This week’s episode features a request
Everybody knows the Timewarp only applies to video. But what if you want to change the speed of your audio as well? In this episode,
In this episode, we’ll create a nice Glow transition using a Boris Continuum Complete Effect that ships with Media Composer.
NOTE: I had to trim this video down because of Youtube length limitations. See the full episode at http://avidscreencast.com/asc28 In the final installment of the
In this episode, we’ll continue matching one shot to another. We’ll do it manually, and we’ll use Avid’s curves. Here are direct links to the
The final installment in my three part Cheesy Transitions series. As usual, everything is done right inside Media Composer. This is one very, very powerful