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Avid Screencast HD
by Christian Foerster
Avid Tutorials Podcast: Improve your skills with Avid Media Composer, XPress or Symphony with this weekly podcast! (HD version)
Episodes
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ASC #53: Split Toning
If you're familiar with Lightroom, you know what Split Toning is: pushing the shadows and highlights of a shot towards different hues. Who said it can't be done in Media Composer? No one? I didn't think so. SHOW NOTES Check out the blog entry for this week's episode: http://avscr.de/53 Follow me…
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ASC #52: Let It Snow!
It's almost Christmas and I did the Santa last year. What's left? Snow! So this week, we're going to add snow to an image and we'll use a couple of advanced options to make it look ab bit more real (or a bit less fake, depending on your perspective). SHOW NOTES I want to wish you all a very merry...
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ASC #51: Animated Video Playbar with Marquee - Part II
This week, we'll continue creating a semi-transparent video progress bar as you know them from Youtube et. al. Last week, we created the background elements in Marquee, this week, we'll create the remaining elements and then animate them in Media Composer. SHOW NOTES Learn the Marquee basics…
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ASC #50: Animated Video Playbar with Marquee - Part I
This week and next, we'll create a semi-transparent video progress bar as you know them from Youtube et. al. We'll create the elements in Marquee, then (next week) animate in Media Composer. The cool thing about this approach is that you'll be able to change the length of the animation to fit…
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ASC #49: Sports Trailer Look
This week, another viewer suggestion: We'll create the high-contrast, saturated look that is common to many sports trailers. We'll also play around with BCC's Glow and add some flicker to the shots. SHOW NOTES Vlad Video: The Stars (Original Clip) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O3vOnyOEmU Music:...
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ASC #48: Surveillance Camera Effect
This week, we'll make footage look like it has been shot with a surveillance camera by distorting and degrading it. Plus, when we switch "cameras", we'll make the image break up for just a fraction of a second. SHOW NOTES If you want to manipulate your footage a bit further, try the Film Damage...
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ASC #47: Audio Basics VII - Audio Effects
In this last episode in the audio series, I'll show you how to apply audio effects in Media Composer and a couple of neat real-world tips (like limiting you master output) that will hopefully help you out one day or another. SHOW NOTES You should know what a compressor/limiter is, how it works…
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ASC #46: Audio Basics VI - Equalizer
This week, we'll look into Avid's EQ Tool. It's pretty basic (look for more powerful EQs in the AudioSuite), so'll we'll cover what it can and can't do. Also: Build your own EQ preset into the Presets of the EQ's fast menu. SHOW NOTES These are the file paths to the Site EQ Presets bin: Windows:...
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ASC #45: Audio Basics V - Audio Keyframes
There's more than one way to manipulate audio in Media Composer (no surprise there, there's more than one way to do pretty much anything in MC). So this week, we'll explore Automation Gain, more often referred to as Audio Keyframes. You'll learn how to use this feature as well as what its…
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ASC #44: Audio Basics IV - Audio Mixer
In the fourth installment on our series on audio, we'll take an in-depth look at the audio mixer, going through all options that are available to you to adjust multiple segments at a time. SHOW NOTES Check out the blog entry for this week's episode: http://avscr.de/44 Follow me on Twitter:...
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ASC #43: Audio Basics III - Very Basic Editing
This week, we'll make some very simple audio edits, create transitions, check out waveforms and get rid of those horrid pops that are sometimes created by audio edits. This is actually the first part of a show that was to include the audio mixer as well, but the episode just turned out to be way...
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ASC #38: BCC Pan & Zoom
After last week's look into Avid's Pan & Zoom effect, this week we check out the Pan & Zoom effect that is included in Boris Continuum Complete 5 and later. It's a great effect that is incredibly easy to use, and we'll create a simple zoom in auto-mode (it will literally take you 30 seconds to…
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ASC #42: Audio Basics II - Stereo Tracks
This week's episode is all about stereo tracks: How to create them, how to get stuff into them, how to get rid of them again when the ugly beast named Compatibility rears its ugly head. Plus: Find out how to make me rich! SHOW NOTES Check out the blog entry for this week's episode:...
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ASC #41: Audio Basics I - Settings, Settings, Settings
I was asked by a lot of people to do tutorials on audio editing, so this week I'll start a series on exactly that. This first episode deals with the various audio settings in Media Composer - it's a bit dry, but it lays the foundation for the episodes to come. So stick with me. SHOW NOTES Steve...
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ASC #40: Garbage Matte for Secondary Color Correction
So you want to change the skin tones in a shot by doing a secondary color correction. You're using the methods outlined in ASC #16 (and of course, they work incredibly well!), but there's that nasty balloon in the shot that has a skin-tone-like color but that you don't want to affect. What you…
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ASC #39: Nesting Effects
The way Media Composer processes effects has some weird side-effects: Sometimes an effect applied to an upper video track also affects the video tracks below -- whether you intended that or not. So this week we'll take control over that issue by learning how to use nesting to your advantage. SHOW...
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ASC #37: Avid Pan & Zoom
I've had several requests for tutorials on Pan and Zoom, so this week and next, this will be out topic. This week, we'll look into Avid's own Pan & Zoom effect. It is used to, well, pan and zoom into images that are larger than your sequence dimensions without quality loss (as would occur if you...
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ASC #36: AMA with Red and Quicktime Files
With Media Composer 5, you can access Quicktime and R3D files natively using AMA (provided you have the horsepower). In this episode, I'll show you how to link to AMA volumes, change the R3D source settings (such as ISO, color temperature etc.) within Media Composer, adjust the formatting and…
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ASC #35: Media Composer 5 Introduction
I'm finally on Media Composer 5, so in this week's episode, I'll introduce you to the most obvious new features such as the Smart Tools, Realtime Audio Effects, the new Interface and some new Keyboard Shortcuts. There are a lot of different tutorials covering similar subjects, so check out the…
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ASC #34: Film Flash
I was asked if it was possible to get the Glow Effect without Boris Continuum Complete. Had I been a smart-ass, I would have replied: "Sure, buy Sapphire!" But I'm trying not to be, so I came up with something that looks kinda similar, and I called it Film Flash, because "Glow Part 2" seemed…
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ASC #33: Safe Color Limiter
Nothing fancy, but a solid workhorse: Want to make sure that your sequence is complying with technical broadcast standards? The Safe Color Limiter Effect is your friend. SHOW NOTES Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc33 Follow me on Twitter:...
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ASC #32: Blurring into / out of a Title
In this episode, we'll transition into a title by starting with a blur and then slowly letting it focus. To do this we'll have to look into how titles actually work, redoing it as a simple Matte Key and then manipulating Key and Fill to achieve out goal. You see, it's fun for the whole family!…
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ASC #31: Curtain Transition
This week's episode features a request from Youtube user Instantslugger, who wanted to know how to do a curtain transition within Media Composer. Turns out it's not that hard. We'll do it using Avid's Paint effect and a Matte Key, plus I'll show you how to make the transition reusable and...
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ASC #15: Red Workflow IV - Conform from Avid to Apple's Color
This is the fourth of several episodes covering a workflow for using Red Digital Cinema Cameras with your Avid editing application. In this episode, we'll conform a sequence that was offline edited in Avid to Apple's Color, where you'll be able to grade from the original R3Ds. You will not…
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