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Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate
Colorgrading Round-Up

Colorgrading Round-Up

Dennis Kutchera went to Vegas with a goal - to be tantalized by the new colour-grading options - in essence, to cheat on his beloved Avid. What happens in Vegas, this time, comes back with some great stories.

Feature
Dennis Kutchera
Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate
Confessions of a Creative Maniac: Unified Theory of Media

Confessions of a Creative Maniac: Unified Theory of Media

Convenience is more important than quality -- I've taught a couple of generations of students that understanding this basic reality is a great way to predict just about any future media trend, and in the case of NAB, it looks like the equation has not lost a molecule of relevance.

Editorial, Feature
David Biedny
AVID
Learn Media Composer Lesson 5: Bins PART TWO

Learn Media Composer Lesson 5: Bins PART TWO
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In part two at our look at Bins inside of Media Composer/Symphony, Kevin P McAuliffe gets more in-depth with organization, and shows you some great quick tips to not only better organize your projects, but also help speed up that organizational process to get you editing a lot quicker.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin P. McAuliffe
NAB Expo
NAB 2012: Avid

NAB 2012: Avid

Avid focused on broadcasters at NAB 2012, introducing Interplay Sphere, a cloud-based editing initiative, and a Multi-platform Distribution Platform for making it easier than ever to distribute to TV, web, social media and mobile. The company also unveiled numerous broadcaster-friendly products, including the AirSpeed 5000 server and Avid Motion Graphics. For the pure editing crowd, Avid unveiled a cross-promotion deal to offer Symphony's color correction and finishing capabilities for a fraction of its usual cost.

Feature
Debra Kaufman
NAB Expo
NAB 2012 is in the books, final thoughts...

NAB 2012 is in the books, final thoughts...

Walter Biscardi went to NAB 2012 with every intention of documenting each day and sharing the vast (and often overwhelming) wealth of information he would glean from the NAB SHOW floor. Well, day one left him needing tons of caffeine, and a lot more sleep - so we're wrapping up now, after a flight home and some time for Walter to catch his breath.

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Walter Biscardi
AVID
Learn Media Composer Lesson 4: Bins PART ONE

Learn Media Composer Lesson 4: Bins PART ONE
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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
AVID
Learn Media Composer Lesson 3: Audio Settings

Learn Media Composer Lesson 3: Audio Settings
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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
AVID
Learn Media Composer Lesson 2: The Interface & Intro to Bins

Learn Media Composer Lesson 2: The Interface & Intro to Bins
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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
NAB Expo
Walter Biscardi: NAB 2012, Day One

Walter Biscardi: NAB 2012, Day One

Sometimes, our first impressions are the most powerful, and as Walter Biscardi walked the NAB floor on Day One, he had some definite strong first impressions. Read about what he saw, and reap vicariously the wealth of new information on sparkly new product releases from NAB 2012.

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Walter Biscardi
NAB Expo
NAB 2012: The Year of the Colour Grader

NAB 2012: The Year of the Colour Grader

NAB 2012 may be remembered as the year that advanced colour grading went mainstream. Join Dennis Kutchera as he samples the winds of change as news breaks for the upcoming product releases for NAB.

Feature
Dennis Kutchera
AVID
Learn Avid's Media Composer 6 - Lesson 1: Getting Started

Learn Avid's Media Composer 6 - Lesson 1: Getting Started
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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
ARRI
A DIT Tells All

A DIT Tells All

You've heard of on-set file-based workflow? That's Von Thomas. Here's an inside look at his gear, and management secrets that can work for you too.

Feature
Von Thomas
AVID
Avid Readies for a Brave New World

Avid Readies for a Brave New World

Kirk Arnold, Avid Executive Vice President/COO, talks about Avid's openness, the professional market, and the hunger for high quality content.

People / Interview
Kirk Arnold
AVID
Multicam Editing in Avid Media Composer

Multicam Editing in Avid Media Composer
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In this tutorial, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you how easy it is to edit multicam footage with no timecode reference in Avid's Media Composer 6 and Symphony 6.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin P McAuliffe
Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate
What a Long, Strange Year It's Been!

What a Long, Strange Year It's Been!

Apple imploding. Adobe ascending. Avid opening up. Who could have seen it coming? Here's Walter's look at what happens when the blinders come off.

Feature, People / Interview
Walter Biscardi
Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate
Real World Editing: From Avid to FCP and Back Again

Real World Editing: From Avid to FCP and Back Again

The inside story of reality TV giants Bunim/Murray Productions, and their trip from Avid Media Composer to Apple Final Cut Pro...and back again.

Feature, People / Interview
Mark Raudonis
RE:Vision Effects
Twixtor in Avid MC: Progressive to Interlaced and Vice Versa

Twixtor in Avid MC: Progressive to Interlaced and Vice Versa
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This tutorial shows how shows what to do if your footage is interlaced and your timeline is progressive and vice versa in Avid Media Composer.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Lori Freitag
Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate
Either/Or? BOTH.

Either/Or? BOTH.

Ramy Katrib helped design the first FCP workflows for features and TV, but with many new opportunities, DigitalFilm Tree refused to limit themselves.

Feature, People / Interview
Ramy Katrib
RE:Vision Effects
RE:Vision Effects Releases Twixtor 5 for Avid

RE:Vision Effects Releases Twixtor 5 for Avid

Software developer RE:Vision Effects just released Twixtor 5 plug-in for Avid Media Compser, Symphony and NewsCutter, including 64-bit support for Media Composer 6, Symphony 6 and NewsCutter 10. That will make Twixtor's slow motion shots - achieved quickly and at a high image quality - available to Avid editors.

Feature
Debra Kaufman
RE:Vision Effects
Twixtor Basics in Avid Media Composer

Twixtor Basics in Avid Media Composer
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This tutorial shows how to do a simple slow-down and speed up using Twixtor in Avid Media Composer.

Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Lori Freitag
Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate
Media Composer 6: Avid kept their promise.

Media Composer 6: Avid kept their promise.

Walter Biscardi has been beta testing Media Composer and gives his "Avid from a Final Cut Pro" point of notes in this article. This is not a full review, Walter tells us, but a point by point relay on Avid test systems, AJA Kona support, storage support, promises kept, and where it goes from here.

Editorial
Walter Biscardi
AVID
Avid Unveils Media Composer 6

Avid Unveils Media Composer 6

With the release of Media Composer version 6, Avid is making good on its promise to pursue a path of openness and 64-bit performance. Available November 15, the release includes support for third-party hardware, a redesigned interface, and extensive support for stereoscopic editing.

Feature
Debra Kaufman
Field Production
Atomos Integrates with FCPX and AVID

Atomos Integrates with FCPX and AVID

Atomos, the Melbourne, Australia-based company that creates solutions in continuous power technology and affordable digital recording to HDDs or SSDs, continues to extend its workflow-related products to more media productions and projects.

Feature
Debra Kaufman
IBC Expo
Avid Debuts Next-gen Graphics Platform

Avid Debuts Next-gen Graphics Platform

At IBC 2011, Avid showed new products as well as underlined its message that it plays well with others.

Review, Feature, People / Interview
Debra Kaufman
Adobe Photoshop
The Best of Free - What the Font?

The Best of Free - What the Font?
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In this economy, you need to get the absolute best value for your dollar, and as the expression goes, sometimes you get what you pay for...but not in this case. What The Font? is a free web and iPhone resource to help you figure out what font someone is using in a video, print or any other medium, quickly, easily and free!

Review, Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Kevin P. McAuliffe
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