Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Start right, Finish right!
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Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Start right, Finish right!

In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about Projects, and the most important thing to keep in mind when creating them. Whether it’s your first, or five hundredth, many people don’t think things through properly when setting up their projects, and they think “Well, we’ll deal with that later! Big mistake! You can run into…

iLok Cloud & Media Composer [Activate AAX Plugins w/o iLOK Key]
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iLok Cloud & Media Composer [Activate AAX Plugins w/o iLOK Key]

Use iLok Cloud to activate AAX audio plugins used in Avid Media Composer. With iLok Cloud, you do not need a physical iLok key plugged in to you computer. Just login to your iLok.com account and all your eligible iLok Cloud enabled licenses will be activated for use on any machine you are working on….

Audio Slow Down & Speed Up Effect in Avid Media Composer
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Audio Slow Down & Speed Up Effect in Avid Media Composer

This tutorial will go in depth with all the features that the Vari-Fi Effect inside the Audio Suite has to offer, and how you can use it to create a record slow down & speed up sound in your edit in Avid Media Composer! Software used: Media Composer 8.8.5 http://redarrowindustries.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RedArrowIndustries/

Clone Yourself with the AniMatte Filter in Avid Media Composer
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Clone Yourself with the AniMatte Filter in Avid Media Composer

Have you ever wanted to clone yourself? Well, with this tutorial, I’ll show how you can use the AniMatte filter to easily mask out areas of your shot to create fun edits, even cloning yourself in Avid Media Composer! Software used: Media Composer 8.8.5 http://redarrowindustries.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RedArrowIndustries/

Media Composer | Export Thumbnail for YouTube [Export Graphic]
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Media Composer | Export Thumbnail for YouTube [Export Graphic]

You can easily export a still image/video frame from your Media Composer clips to use as a thumbnail for your YouTube video, or any other purpose where you need to export a video frame to use as a graphic. You can export several different formats of still images, JPG, PNG, and many more. If you…

Using Continuum Title Studio in Avid Media Composer
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Using Continuum Title Studio in Avid Media Composer

Continuum Title Studio is a next-generation 3D Titling and Animation tool that comes as a plug-in for Avid Media Composer with Continuum suite. With Title Studio, it’s easy to create 2D/3D vector titling and motion graphics (including C4D and OBJ 3D model import) directly inside the host of your choice. Built on a powerful and…

Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Chroma Keying Part 4 – Mocha Masking Basics
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Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Chroma Keying Part 4 – Mocha Masking Basics

In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe keeps the discussion of Chroma Keying going by talking about the basics of Mocha Masking inside of the Primatte Studio effect. Mocha is a powerful tracking and rotoscoping tool, but it can also be used as a basic masking/garbage matting tool. In this lesson, we talk about the basics,…

Media Composer | Blur & Ease
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Media Composer | Blur & Ease

You’ve seen this effect a thousand times on news channels, Dateline, 20/20, the ID Channel and more. The effect of a blurred background and a clear foreground that is not full frame, easing in (zooming in, panning, etc…). This is an awesome way to use non-full frame video and/or images/pictures, while keeping the background interesting…

Creating Custom Motion Graphics in Avid Media Composer with Sapphire
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Creating Custom Motion Graphics in Avid Media Composer with Sapphire

A short tutorial focusing on how to use the Sapphire Effect Builder to created advanced motion graphics, right from within the Avid Media Composer timeline. Damien LeVeck (damienleveck.com/), an accomplished editor based in Los Angeles, CA will walk you through how he uses the Sapphire Builder in his everyday work to create complex motion graphics,…

Master the Utility Effects in Avid Media Composer with Sapphire Builder
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Master the Utility Effects in Avid Media Composer with Sapphire Builder

Developed with Media Composer editors in mind, Sapphire Builder helps editors create custom effects and transitions quickly and easily, and is fully integrated within the Media Composer workflow. The result? The potential to build endless, professional looks for increased production value. Damien LeVeck (damienleveck.com/), an accomplished editor based in Los Angeles, CA will walk you…

Auto-Patching in Avid Media Composer
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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/