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Media Composer

Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Lesson 18 – Basic Transitions

In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe goes back to basics and continues his talk about editing in the timeline by looking at how to add basic transitions to your timelines. Most people think that this is pretty straight forward, but when you have to add a slightly “custom” transition to your timeline, it needs a

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Let’s Edit with Media Composer – ADVANCED – Transfer Modes

In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe answers one of his most asked questions, “Can you utilize transfer modes inside of Media Composer?” To do this common After Effects task, you will require a third party effect, but if you’re coming from Media Composer 7, chances are you already have the effect you need, you just

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Media Composer – Motion Tracking Tool Tips

In this video I go over some tips you can use when you are using the Tracking Tool in Avid Media Composer. We cover, how to change the color of your trackers. How to add a new tracker after you have already tracked. How to track only the trackers you want. How to zoom in

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Quick Tips: Fixing Flicker with BCC inside Media Composer

In this short tutorial, editor Nathan Ryan shows Avid Media Composer users a few different methods, tips, and tricks for quickly fixing flickering footage with Continuum Complete. For more information on Continuum Complete, please visit: https://www.borisfx.com/products/cont…

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Performance Replacement with BCC 10 and Avid Media Composer

Using Avid Media Composer and BCC 10 plug-ins with integrated mocha tracking & masking, Martin Brennand shows you how to replace an actor’s eyes when they accidentally look at the camera. Using similar techniques you can quickly track, mask and replace performances, either to fix mistakes or to get creative with your shots. Learn more

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Avid Tech Talk S3E3 – Media Composer: Playback Performance

Media Composer: Playback Performance – What to Expect from Your Storage Solutions How will the editor behave depending of resolutions, drive or network speed, what resolutions and codecs should I work with. This Presentation really explains bandwidth/CPU/Codec limitations, how to avoid dropped frames, and what to do to have a fast editor. Gain in-depth technical

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Webinar Replay: Advanced Finishing Techniques in Media Composer HD

Kevin P. McAuliffe demonstrates how to make quick work out of often time-consuming daily tasks, including keying, compositing, screen replacement, and 3D animated titles. Also covers how BCC and Imagineer System’s planar tracking software mocha Pro work together to make your job even easier.

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Creating Custom Avid Transitions with the Paint Effect

For those who might be new to Avid Media Composer, here’s a quick tutorial on how to make custom transitions with the built-in PAINT EFFECT. Flash to white, blur dissolve…combo of both. A tip you can then apply many options to. – See more at: How to Create Custom Scene Transitions with the Paint Effect

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Media Composer 8 – Save time editing by saving Effect Settings

In this video we look at how saving effect settings for commonalities between clips can really speed up your editing session. As a Media Composer user, you probably already know how to save effect settings. But, you can also save a partial set of settings that will apply to several clips, and then go back

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Media Composer Control and the Middle Mouse Roller

Hold down the control key and use your middle mouse roller for fine control for many of the Media Composer functions including: Color Correction functions Effect Mode sliders Timeline Navigation. I guess there is a Mac Equivalent with a decent mouse.

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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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