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Avid Media Composer offers Motion Tracking & Image Stabilization. Watch video »
    

Editors of 'Iron Man 2' Video Interview – Rick Pearson and Dan Lebental discuss the art of editing and how 10 Avid Media Composers and Avid Unity were used to cut Iron Man 2.  Watch »
         

    
Avid Version 5 Announced
– Lots of fantastic new features and capabilities.
Get details and watch a video or two »
  
            
Avid Media Composer 5 named a "Top Pick" – "Post [Magazine] consulted with numerous post production professionals — from around the country and the world — who attended this year’s NAB and had them report back on what they believed, as users, were the top products of the show." The five "Post Picks" were:  Avid's Media Composer 5, Red’s Epic Camera, Adobe’s Creative Suite 5, Arri’s Alexa Camera, and Blackmagic’s DaVinci Resolve.
   
Matrox now provides Avid users with low cost HD monitoring » (link opens in a new window)
       
Avid demos web based editing – ProVideo Coalition reports on getting a glimpse of the future of editing collaboratively »
    
Avid at NAB 2010 – Stay on top of Avid's announcements here:  Avid NAB Page and Avid Press Releases.
    

A Free Month of Avid – Avid Media Composer runs on both PC and Mac hardware. It's an Emmy and Academy-award winning film and video editing system used by the most demanding professionals. This trial software will run with full functionality for 30 days following installation. The download also includes electronic documentation.  Go directly to download page » (link opens in a new window)

    
Academy Awards for Avid Users – Learn more about the creative teams behind Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Precious, UP and other Avid users who took home Oscar gold.  Go » (link opens in a new window)
     
"Toy Story 3" in 3D is being edited on Avid Media Composer. That's a picture taken by Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich as he edited the film at 36,000 feet on his laptop, running Avid Media Composer. When the film is released, look for more details to be released about how this film utilized Avid products. For now, enjoy the trailer »     
    
Avatar was edited on Avid Media Composer systems.  More »       
     
Editor Robin Buday – Interview on "Making The Switch To Avid."  Watch the video »       
     
What's New In Avid Media Composer 4.0.  Go »
      
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Dances Back To Avid. After giving another editing application a shot, Ellen returned to Avid.  More »    
     
Avid Media Access
– In Media Composer version 3.5 Avid introduced "AMA," which stands for Avid Media Access. What does that mean to you? It means instantaneous access to your P2, XDCAM and GFCAM media. Watch these videos and get more information.  Videos & More »    
     
ACE Honors Avid Media Composer – "...the American Cinema Editors' board of directors is honoring Avid's Media Composer software with the org's first-ever ACE Technical Excellence Award....The nod amounts to an unprecedented endorsement of a commercial product by ACE..."  More »   
     

Avid's Script Sync In Action – You've got to see it to believe it (videos on the Avid News Page). ScriptSync is a standard feature in Media Composer and Symphony Nitris systems. Available only from Avid, this innovative and unique technology is ideal for documentaries, interviews, reality TV, feature films...  essentially, any project where there is scripted or transcribed dialogue.  Watch videos & More »   
       
Avid Rocks NBC's hit comedy "30 Rock."  More »    
      
Avid Energizes Star Trek – Each member of the editing team used his or her own Media Composer system... All 7 systems were connected to an Avid Unity MediaNetwork with 16 terabytes of shared storage, enabling them to share media and projects simultaneously.  More »     
     
Academic Pricing for Avid Media Composer...  Just $295.  Get Details »      
     
      


  
      
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Avid Tips & Tutorials in Alphabetical Order Average Rating
AUDIO – Importing Considerations + Introduction to EQ And AudioSuite Tools
4
AUDIO – Level Adjustment Features in Version 3.5
4.666665
AVID MEDIA COMPOSER VERSION MATRIX – What version works with which OS? Which version of QT? Which nVidia Driver?
4
AVID STORAGE CALCULATOR – Determine storage required for SD or HD based on time or film footage and resolution
4.666665
COLOR BARS & TONE – How to create tone & NTSC Standard Definition color bars
5
COLOR CORRECTION – Keyframeable Color Correction in Version 3.5
4.5
COUNTDOWN – Avid Branded Countdown in SD & HD Aspect Ratios (NTSC)
5
DIGITIZING / CAPTURING TIPS – Subclipping, Adding Locators, Naming, Etc.
4
DISSOLVES – Methods For Adding Dissolves & Audio Dissolve Attenuation Information
5
EFFECT – Creating The Pleasantville Effect
4
EFFECTS AND EFFECT TEMPLATES – Applying Effects And Creating Templates
4.5
EFFECTS – Nesting View in Version 3.5
4
FILLER / BLACK – Adding Black At The End Of The Timeline
5
FILLER FOR COLOR BARS – Two methods of adding filler for color bars, slate & countdown
5
FINAL CUT PRO – Going From FCP to Avid: An Introductory Tutorial
4
FIND FUNCTION – Uses In The Timeline
4
FONT DISPLAY IN THE GUI – Reducing Eye Strain
4.333335
ICONS – Changes To Icons In Version 3.x
3.5
J-K-L KEYS – Functionality When Editing And Trimming
3.666665
KEYBOARD EXCHANGE – Get Ideas From Other Editors' Mapping
3.666665
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS – Keyboard Shortcuts for Avid Media Composer
5
LASSOING – Lassoing Uses And Tricks
5
LOCATORS – Stop Source Locators Copying Into The Timeline
3
LOGGING – Logging Clips From The Keyboard
5
LOOP PLAY – Looping Just The A-Side Or Just The B-Side In Trim Mode
5
MEDIA FILES – Revealing Media Files And Bins At The Finder Level
3.5
MEDIA – Determining Media Storage Needs
5
MEDIA – Determining Space Available On A Drive or Partition
3
MEDIA – Standard Def. (SD) OMF & MXF Resolution Specs & Storage
4
MODIFYING CLIP DATA – Making Modifications After Capturing/Digitizing
5
MOTION EFFECTS – Improving Smoothness With Traditional (Non-TimeWarp) Motion Effects
4.5
PLAYLENGTH TOGGLE – Improving System Response
4
PLUG-INS – Plug-In list for Avid Media Composer & Plug-In Finder For Other Applications
4
POSITION INDICATOR (BLUE LINE) – Making It Snap To Head Or Tail Frames
5
QUICKTIME – Helpful information About The QuickTime File Format
5
REPLACE EDIT FUNCTION – The Power Of "The Mysterious Blue Arrow"
3.666665
SCREEN SNAPSHOTS / SCREEN GRABS – How To Take Screen Snapshots On A Mac
3
SEGMENT MODE SNAPPING – Forcing Snap to Head, Tail Or To Be Constrained
3
SEGMENT MODE – Selecting And Nudging
4
SEGMENT MODE – Turning off the images for faster redraw
3
SOURCE LIST – Making A Source List Without EDL Manager
4
SPACEBAR – Functionality When Editing And Trimming
3
SUPERBIN – Avid SuperBin Secrets Revealed
4.5
TIME CODE – Setting Sequence Starting Time Code
3
TIMELINE VIEWS – How To Create Custom Timeline Views
3
TOOLSETS – Basic Set-Up And Advanced Linking
5
USER SETTINGS – Best Practices In The Age Of Adrenaline, DX And Beyond
4.5
VIDEO TUTORIAL – Audio Level Adjustment Trick & Sample Plot (Waveforms) Display Trick
4.666665
VIDEO TUTORIAL – Creating A Montage Quickly With The Add Edit & Replace Edit Tools
5
VIDEO TUTORIAL – Creating Accurate Color Bars and Tone (for NTSC Standard Definition video)
4.5
VIDEO TUTORIAL – Tips on Trimming, Keyboard Mapping, and Offline Warning
5

   
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