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AVID | Learn Media Composer Lesson 79: Power Keyboard Settings PT 2
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe continues his talk about Power User keyboard settings and you'll quickly see that you don't need to remap the entire keyboard to speed up your workflow. In most cases, it's simply about choosing the right tools to have at the tip of your fingers to get the job done that much faster.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin P McAuliffe |
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AVID | Learn Media Composer Lesson 77: The 24 Commercial Bumper
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you another real-world example of how to create "Hollywood-Style" effects right from within your timeline, by creating the "24" commercial break bumper. With some very simple title work, and a little forward thinking with the 3D Warp Tool, you can create this awesome effect without having to leave the comfort of your MC/Symphony timeline.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin P McAuliffe |
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AVID | Learn Media Composer Lesson 78: Power Keyboard Settings PT 1
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe uses a Linkedin forum discussion about what keyboard settings are useful for an editor to not only show you his settings in depth, but also explain in detail what each customized setting does, and why you're going to want to add it to your editing workflow.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin P McAuliffe |
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AVID | Learn Media Composer Lesson 76: Motion Tracking
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you the basics of tracking a background plate, and applying that information to a title you create in your timeline. Then he shows you, with the power of the fantastic Animatte effect, how to create a realistic effect of a car driving in front of a title. Advanced looking end product, but very easy to create.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin P McAuliffe |
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AVID | Learn Media Composer Lesson 75: Creating a Video Viewfinder
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe answers a viewer's question about creating a video viewfinder effect. There are different plug-in packages that you can purchase that have this effect, but why spend your hard earned money, when the effect is something that is easily buildable inside of Media Composer or Symphony.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin P McAuliffe |
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AVID | Learn Media Composer Lesson 74: Import, QC and Export
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe answers another viewer e-mail from someone who's having quality issues when importing into Media Composer. Kevin goes over some importing tips, and shows you how to make sure you're monitoring the highest possible quality in the NLE application, and then he discusses a common exporting problem, and takes about how, with a little bit of forethought, you can get those excellent looking exports that your clients are asking for.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin P McAuliffe |
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AVID | Learn Avid's Media Composer 6 - Lesson 1: Getting Started
In this tutorial, Kevin P McAuliffe gets you started in Avid's Media Composer 6, and talks about some important concepts that you need to understand before you start editing. This tutorial series will teach you everything you need to know about not only Avid's Media Composer, but Avid's Symphony as well.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin P. McAuliffe |
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AVID | Learn Media Composer Lesson 72: The Schindler's List Effect
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you how simple it is to create the effect made famous by film's like Schindler's List and Pleasantville, but he doesn't do the effect as a color correction effect. Instead, he gives you a great introduction to an included Rotoscoping effect called Animatte. Once you see how versatile this effect is, you find yourself going less and less to third party compositing applications to do your Roto work.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin P McAuliffe |
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AVID | Learn Media Composer Lesson 73: Creating a Countdown
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe answers a viewer's e-mail about creating a countdown inside of Media Composer and Symphony. Most people would think a plug-in is required, but with a little forethought, this is something that can be created in no time flat!
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin P McAuliffe |
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AVID | Learn Media Composer Lesson 3: Audio Settings
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe begins at the top of the Settings window by looking at the Audio and Audio Project settings, and how a commonly overlooked setting can really get you into trouble, if you don't know what you're looking for.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin P. McAuliffe |
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AVID | Learn Media Composer Lesson 2: The Interface & Intro to Bins
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe introduces you to the Media Composer interface, talks about Bins and the important part they play in your workflow, and begins his talk about Settings, and how you will use them to not only help your workflow, but help you out of problems when you run into them.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin P. McAuliffe |
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AVID | Learn Media Composer Lesson 4: Bins PART ONE
In part one of this two part look at Bins, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about creating not only customized bin views, but also shows some great hidden gems to really organize your projects so all of your edit sessions go as smoothly as possible.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin P. McAuliffe |
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AVID | Learn Media Composer Lesson 70: The Ken Burns Effect
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you how to create the Ken Burns effect, known more commonly as a "Pan & Zoom" effect. This effect, which people will normally create in a compositing application, can be easily created right from within your MC/Symphony timeline with no 3rd party plug-ins needed.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin P McAuliffe |
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AVID | Learn Media Composer Lesson 61: Basic Color Correction ONE
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you the basics of color correction by simply adjusting the Setup, Gamma and Gain values to take a shot that was totally washed out, and give it the punch to really make it stand out above all others. The best part about it, is the technique is so simple, it can (and should) be used on every clip in your timeline.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin P. McAuliffe |
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AVID | Learn Media Composer Lesson 9: Export Settings
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about export settings, and how with a little forward thinking, you will be able to create multiple export templates, so exporting your final product is as simple as clicking a little checkbox.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin P. McAuliffe |
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AVID | Learn Avid's Media Composer Lesson 14: Basic Transitions
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about working with basic transitions in your timeline. He shows you the long way, and the short way to access the effects, and also shows you everything you need to know to adjust transitions once they've been applied in your timeline, as well as quick ways to add transitions to multiple clips.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin P. McAuliffe |
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AVID | Learn Media Composer Lesson 11: Importing & AMA Linking To
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you the last two "common" ways to bring footage into Media Composer, and that is importing and AMA linking to, and discusses why it's important that FCP editors switching to Media Composer are going to want to pick the right one, so they are up and running as quickly as possible.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin P. McAuliffe |
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AVID | Learn Media Composer Lesson 16: Adjusting Clips Part ONE
Now that you've edited clips into your timeline, in this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you how to move clips around inside of your edits using the Segment Modes feature, accessed right from within your timeline. This is a must watch lesson for FCP7 or any editor switching to Media Composer, as it shows a common workflow for editors who are accustomed to working in other NLE's.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin P. McAuliffe |
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AVID | Wanna Switch? - Lesson 1 - Projects & User Settings
If you aren't happy with the direction that Apple has decided to go, and want to switch NLE's, this in-depth look at Avid's Media Composer is for you. Looking at FCP7 and Media Composer side by side, in lesson one, we start by looking at the differences between how projects are handled, and how to set up your user settings in Media Composer.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin P. McAuliffe |
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AVID | Learn Media Composer Lesson 54: Animation: Split Screens 1
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe answers a viewers question about a common technique that you see in show's like X Factor, and that is "How do you build split screen elements inside of Media Composer?" Well this first of four part tutorial shows you how to take a aplit screen element, possibly created by your Graphic Designer, and work with it in your Media Composer and Symphony timeline.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin P. McAuliffe |
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AVID | Learn Media Composer Lesson 66: Advanced Compositing ONE
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you how to take an fire element with no matte, and not only create a matte from nothing, but also how to take that matte, and use it to reveal text for a lower third animation. When your client sees that this is something you can do right inside your timeline, they will be truly blown away!
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin P. McAuliffe |
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AVID | NAB 2013: Avid Everywhere
At NAB 2013, Avid introduced its new President/CEO Louis Hernandez, Jr., who has been associated with Avid as a board member and lead director. He discussed Avid Everywhere, an end-to-end workflow that enables creative to work anywhere, as "a concept that has been shaping our product strategy." New product introductions included Interplay Production 3.0, Media Composer 7.0 and Pro Tools 11, the latter rewritten from the ground up.
Editorial, Feature, People / Interview
Debra Kaufman |
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