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Avid Tips & Tutorials in Alphabetical Order	Average Rating
AUDIO MIXER – New Customizations Available In Media Composer Version 7	4.666665
AUDIO – Gain Adjustment Tips in Media Composer Version 7 and Later	5
AUDIO – Importing Considerations + Introduction to EQ And AudioSuite Tools	4.4
AUDIO – Level Adjustment Features in Version 3.5	4.75
AVID MEDIA ACCESS / AMA – Plug-Ins for RED, HDCAM, GFCAM, Canon, XDCAM, P2 and More	4.6
AVID MEDIA COMPOSER VERSION MATRIX – What version works with which OS? Which version of QT? Which nVidia Driver?	4.666665
AVID STORAGE CALCULATOR – Determine storage required for SD or HD based on time or film footage and resolution	4.636365
BIN SETTINGS - Set defaults for font, font size, and background color	5
COLOR CORRECTION – Keyframeable Color Correction in Version 3.5	4.5
COUNTDOWN LEADERS – Film and Video Countdowns by Job ter Burg	5
DIGITIZING / CAPTURING TIPS – Subclipping, Adding Locators, Naming, Etc.	3.75
DISSOLVES – Methods For Adding Dissolves & Audio Dissolve Attenuation Information	4.833335
EFFECT – Creating The Pleasantville Effect	4.5
EFFECTS AND EFFECT TEMPLATES – Applying Effects And Creating Templates	4.5
EFFECTS – Nesting View in Version 3.5	4
EQ TOOL - Introductory Overview of the Audio EQ Tool in Avid Media Composer	5
FILLER - Understanding Filler and Its Relationship to Sync in Avid Media Composer	5
FILLER / BLACK – Adding Black At The End Of The Timeline	5
FILLER, SLUG, BLACK, SPACER, LEADER – This is where to find it in Avid Media Composer and Symphony	4
FIND FUNCTION – Uses In The Timeline	3.57143
FONT DISPLAY IN THE GUI – Reducing Eye Strain	4
HEALTH & CONVENIENCE – Ideas for Avid Editors	5
ICONS – Changes To Icons In Version 3.x	4.285715
ICONS – How To Change The Icons for the Title Tool and DMF Applications	5
INCREASED CUSTOMIZATION – More Colors for Bins and Timeline Tracks	4
J-K-L KEYS – Functionality When Editing And Trimming	4.285715
KEYBOARD EXCHANGE – Get Ideas From Other Editors' Mapping	4
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS – Keyboard Shortcuts for Avid Media Composer	4.659575
KEYBOARD – Default Avid Media Composer Keyboard Settings	4
Keying Overview	5
LASSOING – Lassoing Uses And Tricks	5
LOCATORS / MARKERS – Moving Them Left/Right And From Track To Track	4
LOCATORS / MARKERS – Stop the Popup Window From Opening When Adding Locators / Markers	5
LOCATORS – Stop Source Locators Copying Into The Timeline	4
LOCK or UNLOCK - Lock or Unlock multiple files at the same time on a Mac	3.8
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	4
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	4.75
MODIFYING CLIP DATA – Making Modifications After Capturing/Digitizing	5
MONITOR POSITION – Make the Video Monitor Stay Put or Move It Using the Keyboard	4.25
MONITOR POSITION – Make the Video Monitor Stay Where You Place It	5
MOTION EFFECTS – Improving Smoothness With Traditional (Non-TimeWarp) Motion Effects	3.666665
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
PROJECT BACKUP – Perpetually Backup Your Project In The Cloud	5
QUICKTIME – Helpful information About The QuickTime File Format	5
RELINK – Transcode and Relink Across Projects with Different Frame Rates	5
SCREEN SNAPSHOTS / SCREEN GRABS – How To Take Screen Snapshots On A Mac	5
SEGMENT MODE SNAPPING – Forcing Snap to Head, Tail Or To Be Constrained	3.75
SEGMENT MODE – Selecting And Nudging	4
SEGMENT MODE – Turning off the images for faster redraw	3
SELECT LEFT & SELECT RIGHT – Exclude Filler From The Selection	5
SOURCE LIST – Making A Source List Without EDL Manager	4.5
SPACEBAR – Functionality When Editing And Trimming	3
SUPER POWERS – Play Reverse, Pause and Play Forward	5
SUPERBIN – Avid SuperBin Secrets Revealed	4.5
TIME CODE – Setting Sequence Starting Time Code	3
TIMECODE – Drop Frame Timecode Explained (video)	5
TIMELINE VIEWS – How To Create Custom Timeline Views	3.4
Timewarp Effect & Anchor Frame Tutorial	5
TOOLSETS – Basic Set-Up And Advanced Linking	4.5
TRIMMING / PLAY LOOP – How to Loop Just One Side of the Transition	4
TRIMMING – Trim Return: Quickly return to your last used Trim Set-up	5
TROUBLESHOOTING – Three beginning troubleshooting tips for Avid Media Composer	5
USER PROFILE / USER SETTINGS – How To Update Your User Profile After Installing a Software Update	4
USER SETTINGS – Best Practices In The Age Of Adrenaline, DX And Beyond	4.75
Zoom Function Mapping	5

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