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Waveform Sync and Create Group from Sequence in new MC 2018.12

This 8-minute video shows an example of how to use the new features of Waveform Sync in the timeline, and the new Create Group From Sequence. In this video, I show how I can use these features to sync up footage from five consumer-grade cameras covering a Christmas concert to an audio track separately mixed

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Creating a Group Clip in Avid Media Composer 2018.12

Tired of grouping clips by hand? Wish there was a better way to collapse all of your video tracks into one? Look no further! Avid Media Composer 2018.12 gives us the update we’ve been waiting for; Group Clipping straight from the sequence! Software used: Media Composer 2018.12 http://redarrowindustries.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RedArrowIndustries/ https://twitter.com/redarrowindust

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NewTek NDI in Media Composer

A brief overview video of the NewTek NDI broadcast feature that was added to Media Composer in 18.7. It’s just about three and a half minutes, and shows where to get some free NDI tools, and how to turn it on an off, so you can begin to experiment with this new capability.

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Media Composer 2018 | Top & Tail Editing

Not many editors seem to know about top and tail editing. Boiled down, a top edit cuts out everything to the left of the play head*, and a tail edit cuts everything on the right (*up to the next edit point) and everything will shuffle down. This is often MUCH faster than using In and

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The key to understanding Media Composer

Avid Media Composer works differently from Adobe Premiere, Hitfilm, Final Cut, and every other NLE. Once you understand the basic concept of Media Composer, you will understand it fully. The secret, the KEY, to understanding Media Composer is…… IT’S EFFECT BASED! That means if you want to transform a clip in Media Composer, YOU MUST

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Auto-Patching in Avid Media Composer

Ever wish your source track automatically patched to the track you are working on? Watch this tutorial to see a quick way to auto-patch your source track to your active timeline track in Avid Media Composer! Software used: Media Composer 8.9.3 http://redarrowindustries.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RedArrowIndustries/

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Dynamic Shuttle feature added in Media Composer 8.9.3

My team and I worked on a couple of features in 8.9.3, “dynamic shuttle”, which is a J/K/L replacement, and “pitch correction during shuttle”. This video describes both in some detail.(Sorry about the length, it’s almost ten minutes and wanders off for a while showing how “dynamic shuttle” can be used to improve the behavior

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The Power of Mark IN & OUT in Avid Media Composer

Believe it or not, the Mark IN & OUT button in Avid Media Composer doesn’t serve only one purpose. Check out this tutorial to find out its other uses! Software used: Media Composer 8.5.3 https://redarrowindustries.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RedArrowIndustries/ https://twitter.com/redarrowindust

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Media Composer | Track Locks

In this video we’ll look at how to lock tracks in Avid Media Composer so no editing can take place on those tracks. Track Locks are helpful to maintain an edit, to “lock it in”. When you lock a track, no further editing can take place on that track (or tracks), you can not even

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A Crash Course in Avid Media Composer | First in Under 7 Minutes!

Want to make the next blockbuster hit using Avid Media Composer | First? Check out this tutorial to get you started on the basics of this powerful program! Software used: Media Composer | First 8.9.1 http://redarrowindustries.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RedArrowIndu… https://twitter.com/redarrowindust

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Let’s Edit with Media Composer | First – Lesson 5 – Basic Editing

In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe gets you off and editing by talking about basic editing techniques inside of Media Composer | First. Not only does he cover getting clips into your timeline, but he also discusses important concepts like timeline quality but he also shows you a great command that you’ll almost miss if

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