Media Composer 5 Feature Showcase
AMA Link toWe AVid users have had a BIG problem, and that was working with footage that was not OMF or (now) MXF. Any footage that wasn't captured via the digitize tool needed to be imported and converted to either OMF or MXF, and in many cases, the process was excruciatingly long if files weren't rendered with the Avid Codec. Thankfully, with Media Composer 5, that is no longer the case. ...Read More »
Media Composer 5 Feature Showcase Part 2
Smart ToolWith Media Composer version 5, Avid is moving in not only a forward direction, but in a bit of a sideways direction as well. Premiere Pro CS5 and Final Cut Pro are drag-and-drop editing applications. This means that you can not only drag clips from the preview window and drop it into your timeline, but you now have an extensive amount of flexibility when dragging clips around in your timeline as well. ...Read More »
Final Cut Pro 7 Essential Training: Creating a freeze frame and still image
In this clip, host Abba Shapiro looks at how to create a freeze frame and a still image in Final Cut Pro. He iterates that you can park the playhead to any part of the video and grab a still image. He shows how to grab the freeze frame using the Modify>Make Freeze frame drop down command. He then shows how to create a still image and how to choose the file format that Final Cut enables you to save to.
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Final Cut Pro 7 Essential Training: Subclips into markers
In this clip, host Abba Shapiro discusses how to use subclipping using markers. He shows how to turn markers into subclips based upon the original markers in the movie.
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Final Cut Pro 7 Essential Training: Variable Speed
In this clip, host Abba Shapiro shows how to use Final Cut Pro's variable speed control, showcasing how to change the speed of a clip over time. He detqails this with a clip, applying a qucik burst of speed, and then slowing down the clip again over time.
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Final Cut Pro 7 Essential Training: Rippling Delete
In this clip, host Abba Shapiro discusses ripple delete to have the markers move. He shows how to turn the ripple delete off and on, so you can have your markers move and not move, depending if the feature is turned on.
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Slip Trim to Fit Music in Vegas Pro
Use the handy Slip Trim mode in Sony Vegas to be more efficientOne advantage to being a Sony Vegas Pro user is how efficient the software makes you. By learning a few keyboard shortcuts, you can finish your projects faster. ...Read More »
Final Cut Pro 7 Essential Training: Changing clip speed
Changing the speed of a clip is something that you will do frequently as an editor. In this clip, host Abba Shapiro discusses several ways to achieve this in Final Cut Pro.
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Final Cut Pro 7 Essential Training: Navigating your timeline with markers
When you start getting a lot of markers in your timeline, being able to get from one marker to the next marker easily is pretty important. In this clip, host Abba Shapiro covers the three basic ways that you can navigate through your timeline with markers.
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Final Cut Pro 7 Essential Training: Exporting markers
If you use markers a lot, you've probably put a lot of hard work into your notes and details as well as your transcriptions, and being able to export this information into a spreadsheet is incredibly useful In this clip, host Abba Shapiro discusses how to export all that information into a tab delineated file using the Markers List as text feature.
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