Day 28 #28daysofquicktips – A few Avid Media Composer tips from Marcin

Day 28 #28daysofquicktips - A few Avid Media Composer tips from Marcin 1

How about a quick batch of Avid Media Composer Quicktips instead of one big one to round out our #28daysofquicktips? Here’s a few all the way from Poland sent to us by Marcin Zwolski. There are four little keyboard shortcuts that you might find useful. Thanks Marcin. Hi there, Though I’m Apple Certified Trainer for […]

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Shockwaves in After Effects

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Andrew Kramer has been the most enthusiastic provider of footage and tutorials on creating shockwave effects in After Effects, and recently Daniel Brodesky created something similar, using Trapcode Particular instead of Fractal Noise for the base of the effect. There are a few other resources too, but much of what’s been published is outdated or […]

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Pro XAVC Long GOP compatibility bulletin 2015.1

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I recently published an article about the breakthrough pro XAVC Long GOP códec/format from Sony, which is the third group of XAVC born in 2012. In the first article, I covered the status of third party software that support professional XAVC Long GOP. Since then, more compatibility reports are coming out of the woodwork. Ahead […]

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Day 27 #28daysofquicktips – Use Un-sync Locked Tracks for Easier Music Revisions

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This reader Quicktip is a very nice Avid Media Composer tip from editor Austin Flack that will come in handy if you have to edit a lot of music beds and the deal with changes and revisions. It’s demonstrated in Media Composer but could apply to most any track-based editing tool. I had never thought […]

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A Better, Smarter Way to Approach Your Workflow and Archive

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A key element around our continued exploration of what asset management means for companies of all sizes is the way in which assets are created, organized and stored. A single image can be reused in an infinite number of ways, but how are all those different versions being saved? Is the original image easily accessible? […]

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HPA Tech Retreat: Registration Closes on Monday

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If you’ve been thinking about attending the HPA Tech Retreat in Palm Springs, February 9-13, better make up your mind: it’s close to selling out, and advanced registration closes this coming Monday, February 2. As the press release says: The Tech Retreat is a relaxed yet focused gathering where engineering, technology and strategic business leaders join […]

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Sony FS-7 Gets A Firmware Update

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In the FS-7 firmware V2.0 the versatile camera will add 4K (4096×2160) recording in XAVC-I which is an improvement over the UHD 4K the camera currently records (3840×2160).   WHAT'S NEW IN FIRMWARE V2.0 Expands audio recording to 4 channels of 24bit 48KHz Supports DCI compliant 4K (4096×2160) XAVC-I recording up to 60fps. Adds HD […]

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Miller Air Carbon Fiber Tripod System Review

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The Air Tripod System Range is comprised of the Air Alloy and Air Carbon Fiber and both feature the same Air Fluid Head.  The Air Tripod System is billed as a lightweight and affordable option for DSLR users, though a Canon C100 MKII or similar would be quite at home as well with a maximum […]

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Codex Multi-Camera Recorder

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Alongside the launch of the exciting looking ARRI ALEXA Mini a few days ago, long-time ARRI partner Codex, revealed a new multi-camera recorder.  The recorder features 8 HD-SDI inputs meaning that up to 4 simulatneous ARRIRAW streams can be recorded with a total frame rate of 360fps.  This could mean 4x90fps streams or any […]

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Media Composer 101 – Advanced – Creating Animated Background Beds

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In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you how easy it is to create a background bed for your text, right in your Media Composer timeline.  Using Timewarp, BCC Colorize (which comes with your MC subscription plan), the built in MC Blur effect, and a simple title, you can add some style, and save yourself […]

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