Avid Screencast http://www.avidscreencast.com Avid Tutorials Podcast: Improve your skills with Avid Media Composer, XPress or Symphony with this weekly podcast! (SD version) Feeder 2.1.8(1403); Mac OS X Version 10.6.6 (Build 10J567) http://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en mail@avidscreencast.com mail@avidscreencast.com Sun, 06 Mar 2011 11:20:29 +0100 Sun, 06 Mar 2011 11:20:29 +0100 http://www.avidscreencast.com/images/logo_v4_144x144.png Avid Screencast http://www.avidscreencast.com 144 144 Christian Foerster The (Unofficial) Avid Tutorials Podcast Avid Tutorials Podcast: Improve your skills with Avid Media Composer, XPress or Symphony with this weekly podcast! (SD version) avid, tutorials, howto, screencast, editing, media composer, xpress, symphony no Christian Foerster mail@avidscreencast.com no ASC #53: Split Toning http://avscr.de/53 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

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]]> mail@avidscreencast.com (Christian Foerster) Sun, 06 Mar 2011 11:15:01 +0100 D4E32705-5633-4A65-8039-9DE0E3A843CE Create interesting effects by pushing the shadows and highlights of a shot towards different hues. 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 on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan of the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 6:54 ASC #52: Let It Snow! http://avscr.de/52 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 Christmas or happy holidays or whatever you celebrate! Have a good time, appreciate your family (even though it may be hard!) and get yourself out of the edit suite for a couple of days (even though it may be hard!)

Check out the blog entry for this week's episode:
http://avscr.de/52

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]]> mail@avidscreencast.com (Christian Foerster) Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:24:10 +0100 asc-52-let-it-snow Add some snow to your footage using Boris Continuum Complete. 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 Christmas or happy holidays or whatever you celebrate! Have a good time, appreciate your family (even though it may be hard!) and get yourself out of the edit suite for a couple of days (even though it may be hard!) Check out the blog entry for this week's episode: http://avscr.de/52 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan of the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 11:57 Special Announcement http://avscr.de/ftr Starting January 1st, I'll have a new job. While that's a good thing, it also means a lot more work.

So more work plus wanting to spend time with my family now and again means less time for the podcast. Right now, I'm doing a show a week, and I'm spending pretty much a whole day on each show.

I will not be able to keep going at this rate. So long story short: There'll be a lot less podcasts next year. I'm sorry, I know it's important to keep posting regularly, but I just won't be able to do it any longer.

I hope you guys understand, keep watching the podcast and keep posting me your questions, suggestions, stories, anything!

Bye,
Christian

SHOW NOTES

Check out the blog entry for this episode:
http://avscr.de/ftr

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]]> mail@avidscreencast.com (Christian Foerster) Tue, 21 Dec 2010 12:59:06 +0100 special-announcement More work and less podcasting makes Christian a dull boy. Starting January 1st, I'll have a new job. While that's a good thing, it also means a lot more work. So more work plus wanting to spend time with my family now and again means less time for the podcast. Right now, I'm doing a show a week, and I'm spending pretty much a whole day on each show. I will not be able to keep going at this rate. So long story short: There'll be a lot less podcasts next year. I'm sorry, I know it's important to keep posting regularly, but I just won't be able to do it any longer. I hope you guys understand, keep watching the podcast and keep posting me your questions, suggestions, stories, anything! Bye, Christian SHOW NOTES Check out the blog entry for this episode: http://avscr.de/ftr Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan of the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 2:49 ASC #51: Animated Video Playbar with Marquee - Part II http://avscr.de/51 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 here:
http://learn.avid.com/content/tutorials/marquee/tutorial.html

Check out the blog entry for this week's episode:
http://avscr.de/51

Follow me on Twitter:
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]]> mail@avidscreencast.com (Christian Foerster) Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:47:05 +0100 asc-51-animated-video-playbar-with-marquee-par (Continued:) Create a semi-transparent animated video progress bar. 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 here: http://learn.avid.com/content/tutorials/marquee/tutorial.html Check out the blog entry for this week's episode: http://avscr.de/51 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan of the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 9:57 ASC #50: Animated Video Playbar with Marquee - Part I http://avscr.de/50 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 your piece of video just by trimming it!

SHOW NOTES

Learn the Marquee basics here:
http://learn.avid.com/content/tutorials/marquee/tutorial.html

Check out the blog entry for this week's episode:
http://avscr.de/50

Follow me on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/avidscreencast

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]]> mail@avidscreencast.com (Christian Foerster) Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:42:08 +0100 asc-50-animated-video-playbar-with-marquee-par Create a semi-transparent animated video progress bar. 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 your piece of video just by trimming it! SHOW NOTES Learn the Marquee basics here: http://learn.avid.com/content/tutorials/marquee/tutorial.html Check out the blog entry for this week's episode: http://avscr.de/50 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan of the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 12:22 ASC #49: Sports Trailer Look http://avscr.de/49 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 Starts (Original Clip)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O3vOnyOEmU

Music: Torley on Piano - Gymo (from the Album solo piano 7: Improvisations for a New Age)

Flickr videos:

Jump Around! - Camp Randall, UW - OSU By eytonz
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eytonz/5092774897/

Video: Soccer By Clarkston SCAMP
http://www.flickr.com/photos/clarkstonscamp/4864071492/

soccer game "good game" ritual [flip video] By woodleywonderworks
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks/3434735884/

Soccer in Mud By suthernsir
http://www.flickr.com/photos/suthernsir/4462137844/

torcida holandesa By alvez
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alvez/4706574083/

trophy presentation By apasciuto
http://www.flickr.com/photos/apasciuto/4841748635/

Check out the blog entry for this week's episode:
http://avscr.de/49

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]]> mail@avidscreencast.com (Christian Foerster) Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:22:01 +0100 asc-49-sports-trailer-look Create a high-contrast, saturated 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: Torley on Piano - Gymo (from the Album solo piano 7: Improvisations for a New Age) http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/21576 Flickr videos: Jump Around! - Camp Randall, UW - OSU By eytonz http://www.flickr.com/photos/eytonz/5092774897/ Video: Soccer By Clarkston SCAMP http://www.flickr.com/photos/clarkstonscamp/4864071492/ soccer game "good game" ritual [flip video] By woodleywonderworks http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks/3434735884/ Soccer in Mud By suthernsir http://www.flickr.com/photos/suthernsir/4462137844/ torcida holandesa By alvez http://www.flickr.com/photos/alvez/4706574083/ trophy presentation By apasciuto http://www.flickr.com/photos/apasciuto/4841748635/ Check out the blog entry for this week's episode: http://avscr.de/49 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan of the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 13:58 ASC #48: Surveillance Camera Effect http://avscr.de/48 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 Effect from the BCC Effects category. Many of the option will not improve your result, but I like the Flicker option.

The idea for this week's show comes from Evan Crichton of Veejo Digital Video Production:
http://www.veejo.co.uk/

Check out the blog entry for this week's episode:
http://avscr.de/48

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]]> mail@avidscreencast.com (Christian Foerster) Thu, 25 Nov 2010 14:13:42 +0100 asc-48-surveillance-camera-effect Distort and degrade your shots to give it the look of surveillance camera footage. 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 Effect from the BCC Effects category. Many of the option will not improve your result, but I like the Flicker option. The idea for this week's show comes from Evan Crichton of Veejo Digital Video Production: http://www.veejo.co.uk/ Check out the blog entry for this week's episode: http://avscr.de/48 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan of the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 11:43 ASC #47: Audio Basics VII - Audio Effects http://avscr.de/47 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 and how you set it up. This website explains it -- don't be fooled by its gruesome looks (after all, it was designed by an audio guy):
http://www.pcmus.com/compressors.htm

Check out the blog entry for this week's episode:
http://avscr.de/47

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]]> mail@avidscreencast.com (Christian Foerster) Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:36:00 +0100 asc-47-audio-basics-vii-audio-effects Apply audio effects in Media Composer. 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 and how you set it up. This website explains it -- don't be fooled by its gruesome looks (after all, it was designed by an audio guy): http://www.pcmus.com/compressors.htm Check out the blog entry for this week's episode: http://avscr.de/47 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan of the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 9:18 ASC #46: Audio Basics VI - Equalizer http://avscr.de/46 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: drive:\Program Files\Avid\Avid editing application\ SupportingFiles\Site_Effects\Site_EQs_Bin.avb

Mac: Macintosh HD/Applications/Avid editing application/
SupportingFiles/Site_Effects/Site_EQs_Bin.avb

Check out the blog entry for this week's episode:
http://avscr.de/46

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]]> mail@avidscreencast.com (Christian Foerster) Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:31:50 +0100 asc-46-audio-basics-vi-equalizer Learn about Avid's Audio EQ, including building your own presets. 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: drive:\Program Files\Avid\Avid editing application\ SupportingFiles\Site_Effects\Site_EQs_Bin.avb Mac: Macintosh HD/Applications/Avid editing application/ SupportingFiles/Site_Effects/Site_EQs_Bin.avb Check out the blog entry for this week's episode: http://avscr.de/46 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan of the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 11:04 ASC #45: Audio Basics V - Audio Keyframes http://avscr.de/45 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 benefits (and disadvantages) are compared to regular audio editing.

SHOW NOTES

Want to toggle audio keyframes on and off with your keyboard and do some more cool things? Check out ASC #02: Toggling Timeline Views With Your Keyboard
http://avscr.de/02

Check out the blog entry for this week's episode:
http://avscr.de/45

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]]> mail@avidscreencast.com (Christian Foerster) Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:09:35 +0200 asc-45-audio-basics-v-audio-keyframes Learn to manipulate audio with 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 benefits (and disadvantages) are compared to regular audio editing. SHOW NOTES Want to toggle audio keyframes on and off with your keyboard and do some more cool things? Check out ASC #02: Toggling Timeline Views With Your Keyboard http://avscr.de/02 Check out the blog entry for this week's episode: http://avscr.de/42 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan of the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencastThere'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 benefits (and disadvantages) are compared to regular audio editing. SHOW NOTES Want to toggle audio keyframes on and off with your keyboard and do some more cool things? Check out ASC #02: Toggling Timeline Views With Your Keyboard http://avscr.de/02 Check out the blog entry for this week's episode: http://avscr.de/45 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan of the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 14:31 ASC #44: Audio Basics IV - Audio Mixer http://avscr.de/44 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

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]]> mail@avidscreencast.com (Christian Foerster) Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:29:49 +0200 asc-44-audio-basics-iv-audio-mixer An in-depth look at Media Composer's 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: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan of the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 10:22 ASC #43: Audio Basics III - Very Basic Editing http://avscr.de/43 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 too long so I had to split it up into two parts.

SHOW NOTES

Want to toggle waveforms on and off with your keyboard and do some more cool things? Check out ASC #02: Toggling Timeline Views With Your Keyboard
http://avscr.de/02

Check out the blog entry for this week's episode:
http://avscr.de/43

Follow me on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/avidscreencast

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]]> mail@avidscreencast.com (Christian Foerster) Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:30:12 +0200 asc-43-audio-basics-iii-very-basic-editing Create simple audio edits and transitions. 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 too long so I had to split it up into two parts. SHOW NOTES Want to toggle waveforms on and off with your keyboard and do some more cool things? Check out ASC #02: Toggling Timeline Views With Your Keyboard http://avscr.de/02 Check out the blog entry for this week's episode: http://avscr.de/43 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan of the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 8:50 ASC #42: Audio Basics II - Stereo Tracks http://avscr.de/42 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:
http://avscr.de/42

Follow me on Twitter:
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]]> Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:19:55 +0200 asc-42-audio-basics-ii-stereo-tracks Everything you ever wanted to know about stereo tracks, a new feature in Media Composer 5. 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: http://avscr.de/42 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan of the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 8:29 ASC #41: Audio Basics I - Settings, Settings, Settings http://avscr.de/41 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 Cohen's great article on the different flavors of midpoint attenuations in MC's audio dissolves:
http://splicenow.com/2010/01/13/audio-dissolves-come-in-two-flavors/

Check out the blog entry for this week's episode:
http://avscr.de/41

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]]> Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:58:55 +0200 asc-41-audio-basics-i-settings-settings-sett Deal with the various Audio Settings in Media Composer. 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 Cohen's great article on the different flavors of midpoint attenuations in MC's audio dissolves: <a href="http://splicenow.com/2010/01/13/audio-dissolves-come-in-two-flavors/">http://splicenow.com/2010/01/13/audio-dissolves-come-in-two-flavors/</a> Check out the blog entry for this week's episode: http://avscr.de/41 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 17:02 ASC #40: Garbage Matte for Secondary Color Correction http://avidscreencast.com/asc40 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 need now, my friend, is a garbage matte. A garbage matte restricts the key to applying only to a specific section of the image. I hear you say: "But can it be done in Media Composer?" I say: "You bet your ass it can be done! And in real-time, too!"

So in this show, we'll build a secondary color correction with a garbage matte using the Spectramatte, a Paint Effect and a Matte Key.

If this isn't cool, then I don't know cool. Oh. Wait.

SHOW NOTES

Thanks to Alexander Fell who gave me the tip on this one:
http://www.xing.com/profile/Alexander_Fell

Do check out the older tutorial on Secondaries, it uses a Boris Continuum Complete Effect and is generally more friendly towards the not-die-hard-geek:

ASC #16: Secondary Color Correction in Media Composer
http://avidscreencast.com/asc16

Check out the blog entry for this week's episode:
http://avidscreencast.com/asc40

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]]> Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:48:27 +0200 asc-40-garbage-matte-for-secondary-color-correct Create a Secondary Color Correction with a Garbage Matte in Media Composer. It plays in real-time! 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 need now, my friend, is a garbage matte. A garbage matte restricts the key to applying only to a specific section of the image. I hear you say: "But can it be done in Media Composer?" I say: "You bet your ass it can be done! And in real-time, too!" So in this show, we'll build a secondary color correction with a garbage matte using the Spectramatte, a Paint Effect and a Matte Key. If this isn't cool, then I don't know cool. Oh. Wait. SHOW NOTES Thanks to Alexander Fell who gave me the tip on this one: http://www.xing.com/profile/Alexander_Fell Do check out the older tutorial on Secondaries, it uses a Boris Continuum Complete Effect and is generally more friendly towards the not-die-hard-geek: ASC #16: Secondary Color Correction in Media Composer http://avidscreencast.com/asc16 Check out the blog entry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc40 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 10:53 ASC #39: Nesting Effects http://avidscreencast.com/asc39 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 NOTES

Check out the blog entry for this week's episode:
http://avidscreencast.com/asc39

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]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:47:04 +0200 asc-39-nesting-effects Take control over MC's effects processing by 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 NOTES Check out the blog entry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc39 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 8:35 Summer Hiatus till September 9th! http://avidscreencast.com/2010/07/summer-hiatus/ Everyone needs a summer break, right? (Did you notice how I didn’t use the word “deserve”?)

So the Avid Screencast will be on summer hiatus until September 9th, while I will enjoy a nice vacation with my girlfriend and the the two kids in Greece.

Until then, check out some old episodes. If you’re anything like me, you have forgotten pretty much everything by now, anyway!

And if that’s not enough, read through Freddy’s List of Relevant Avid Links, memorize every one of them, because there’ll be a pop quiz when I get back.
http://www.freddylinks.com/

One more homework: Send me suggestions for new episodes, it’s really hard to think of new topics myself. And someone in the bus told me about crowd-sourcing and how it’s a good thing. Thanks!

Have a great summer! (If you’re in the northern hemisphere, otherwise: put on a coat, for God’s sake, you’ll freeze your nuts off! If you have nuts to begin with.)

]]> Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:11:47 +0200 summer-hiatus-till-september-9th Gimme a break! Literally. Everyone needs a summer break, right? (Did you notice how I didn’t use the word “deserve”?) So the Avid Screencast will be on summer hiatus until September 9th, while I will enjoy a nice vacation with my girlfriend and the the two kids in Greece. Until then, check out some old episodes. If you’re anything like me, you have forgotten pretty much everything by now, anyway! And if that’s not enough, read through Freddy’s List of Relevant Avid Links, memorize every one of them, because there’ll be a pop quiz when I get back. http://www.freddylinks.com/ One more homework: Send me suggestions for new episodes, it’s really hard to think of new topics myself. And someone in the bus told me about crowd-sourcing and how it’s a good thing. Thanks! Have a great summer! (If you’re in the northern hemisphere, otherwise: put on a coat, for God’s sake, you’ll freeze your nuts off! If you have nuts to begin with.) no ASC #38: BCC Pan & Zoom http://avidscreencast.com/asc38 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 do) and get into the nitty-gritty for more complex animations.

SHOW NOTES

If you haven't watched it yet, check out last week's episode on Avid Pan & Zoom:
http://avidscreencast.com/asc37

The Photo that I used is by Tiagø Ribeiro:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixe/3673304464/

Check out the blog entry for this week's episode:
http://avidscreencast.com/asc38

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]]> Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:30:01 +0200 asc-38-bcc-pan-zoom Use Boris Continuum Complete's Pan & Zoom effect to easily pan and zoom into images without quality loss. 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 do) and get into the nitty-gritty for more complex animations. SHOW NOTES If you haven't watched it yet, check out last week's episode on Avid Pan & Zoom: http://avidscreencast.com/asc37 The Photo that I used is by Tiagø Ribeiro: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixe/3673304464/ Check out the blog entry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc38 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 12:22 ASC #37: Avid Pan & Zoom http://avidscreencast.com/asc37 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 imported the image into a bin and then used, say, a 3D Warp for panning and zooming).

We'll create simple and a bit more complex animations, learn about the different temporal and spatial interpolation parameters, and of course I'll hint at some best practices and some quirks of the effect.

Next week, we'll check out the Pan & Zoom effect that is included in Boris Continuum Complete 5 or later.

SHOW NOTES

The Photo that I used is by Tiagø Ribeiro:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixe/3673304464/

Check out the blog entry for this week's episode:
http://avidscreencast.com/asc37

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]]> Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:37:37 +0200 37-avid-pan-zoom Pan and zoom into images without quality loss using Avid's Pan & Zoom effect. 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 imported the image into a bin and then used, say, a 3D Warp for panning and zooming). We'll create simple and a bit more complex animations, learn about the different temporal and spatial interpolation parameters, and of course I'll hint at some best practices and some quirks of the effect. Next week, we'll check out the Pan & Zoom effect that is included in Boris Continuum Complete 5 or later. SHOW NOTES The Photo that I used is by Tiagø Ribeiro: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixe/3673304464/ Check out the blog entry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc37 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 15:14 ASC #36: AMA with Red and Quicktime Files http://avidscreencast.com/asc36 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 then transcode to DNxHD.

Editorial note: I apologize for the bad audio quality in this and last week's podcast. Snow Leopard seems to reset my audio input gain now and again, but this way you finally know what quantization noise sounds like! Seriously, it'll get better next week.

SHOW NOTES

Avid System Recommendations for AMA (System Recommendations for Media Composer Feature Performance [365919])
http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=365919

Check out the blog entry for this week's episode:
http://avidscreencast.com/asc36

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]]> Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:19:14 +0200 asc-36-ama-with-red-and-quicktime-files Use Quicktime and R3D files natively in Avid Media Composer with AMA. 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 then transcode to DNxHD. Editorial note: I apologize for the bad audio quality in this and last week's podcast. Snow Leopard seems to reset my audio input gain now and again, but this way you finally know what quantization noise sounds like! Seriously, it'll get better next week. SHOW NOTES Avid System Recommendations for AMA (System Recommendations for Media Composer Feature Performance [365919]) http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=365919 Check out the blog entry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc36 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 13:45 ASC #35: Media Composer 5 Introduction http://avidscreencast.com/asc35 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 show notes for more.

SHOW NOTES

Steve Cohen's Introduction to the MC5 Timeline. If you haven't watched it yet, shame on you!
http://blip.tv/file/3739338

Scott Simmons' Editblog: A tour around Avid Media Composer 5.0’s interface changes
http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/ssimmons/story/a_tour_around_avid_media_composer_5.0s_interface_changes/

Dylan Reeve's MC 5 Review:
http://dylanreeve.com/videotv/avid/2010/review-media-composer-5-0.html

Avid Media Composer 5 Getting Started Training. A complete Lynda.com class availabe for free from Avid. Aimed at novice users.
http://www.avid.com/US/resources/media-composer-5-getting-started-training

Media Composer videos from Avid's Youtube channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/avid#grid/user/5CB187371F76AD51

Youtube: Real-Time AudioSuite (RTAS) Plug-Ins and Stereo Audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG9WT0MY3rQ

Youtube: Smart Tool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VP4mGI5K6Q

Check out the blog entry for this week's episode:
http://avidscreencast.com/asc35

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]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:50:41 +0200 asc-35-media-composer-5-introduction A short introduction to the new features of Avid Media Composer 5.0 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 show notes for more. SHOW NOTES Steve Cohen's Introduction to the MC5 Timeline. If you haven't watched it yet, shame on you! http://blip.tv/file/3739338 Scott Simmons' Editblog: A tour around Avid Media Composer 5.0’s interface changes http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/ssimmons/story/a_tour_around_avid_media_composer_5.0s_interface_changes/ Dylan Reeve's MC 5 Review: http://dylanreeve.com/videotv/avid/2010/review-media-composer-5-0.html Avid Media Composer 5 Getting Started Training. A complete Lynda.com class availabe for free from Avid. Aimed at novice users. http://www.avid.com/US/resources/media-composer-5-getting-started-training Media Composer videos from Avid's Youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/avid#grid/user/5CB187371F76AD51 Youtube: Real-Time AudioSuite (RTAS) Plug-Ins and Stereo Audio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG9WT0MY3rQ Youtube: Smart Tool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VP4mGI5K6Q Check out the blog entry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc35 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 13:43 ASC #34: Film Flash http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/6yCUaLlc5L0/asc34 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 lame.

In this tutorial, I'll use a Blur and the Color Effect to create that Film Flash.

SHOW NOTES

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http://avidscreencast.com/asc34

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]]> Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:56:08 +0200 asc-34-film-flash Create a Glow-like Film Flash Effect without using Boris Continuum Complete. 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 lame. In this tutorial, I'll use a Blur and the Color Effect to create that Film Flash. SHOW NOTES Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc34 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 6:58 ASC #33: Safe Color Limiter http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/irn6pJxwPTE/asc33 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

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]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:45:10 +0200 asc-33-safe-color-limiter Make sure your video is standards-compliant with the 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: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 9:09 ASC #32: Blurring into / out of a Title http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/vx0hjHSlqq4/asc32 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!

And if you were hoping for Media Composer 5 content: As soon as I get my hands on the new version, there'll be some. Might take a bit, though, sorry.

SHOW NOTES

Avid's Marquee video tutorial
http://learn.avid.com/content/tutorials/marquee/tutorial.html

Check out the blog enry for this week's episode:
http://avidscreencast.com/asc32

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]]> Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:05:16 +0200 asc-32-blurring-into-out-of-a-title Transition into a title with a blur in Avid Media Composer. It will look nice, I promise! 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! And if you were hoping for Media Composer 5 content: As soon as I get my hands on the new version, there'll be some. Might take a bit, though, sorry. SHOW NOTES Avid's Marquee video tutorial http://learn.avid.com/content/tutorials/marquee/tutorial.html Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc32 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 10:59 ASC #31: Curtain Transition http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/ANwi_zfFe5w/asc31 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 real-time.

SHOW NOTES

Props to Instantslugger for making this cool request:
http://www.youtube.com/instantslugger

The transition was oroginally used by skee.tv:
http://www.youtube.com/skeetv

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http://avidscreencast.com/asc31

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]]> Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:00:09 +0200 asc-31-curtain-transition Create a cool curtainy transition all within Media Composer. 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 real-time. SHOW NOTES Props to Instantslugger for making this cool request: http://www.youtube.com/instantslugger The transition was oroginally used by skee.tv: http://www.youtube.com/skeetv Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc31 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 13:32 ASC #30: Audio Timewarp http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/XAaaFtzzZ1I/asc30 Everybody knows the Timewarp only applies to video. But what if you want to change the speed of your audio as well?

In this episode, we'll do just that with the help of a couple of different AudioSuite plugins that come with Media Composer.

SHOW NOTES

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http://avidscreencast.com/asc30

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]]> Thu, 27 May 2010 15:19:38 +0200 asc-30-audio-timewarp Change the speed of your Audio with AudioSuite. Everybody knows the Timewarp only applies to video. But what if you want to change the speed of your audio as well? In this episode, we'll do just that with the help of a couple of different AudioSuite plugins that come with Media Composer. SHOW NOTES Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc30 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 11:28 No ASC this week: Console Commands http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/3fccuo7Wq7Q/asc29.5 No show this week, so I thought I'd give you some food for thought. Paul Sampson created a great document listing a bunch of useful Avid Console commands. (You find the console under Tools. But if you didn't know about it before reading this, maybe you don't want to mess with it.)

So I added the document to the feed and hope Paul doesn't go DMCA on me.

SHOW NOTES

Paul Sampson's Console Commands Page
http://paul-sampson.ca/AVIDSupport/

Wanna know ALL commands there are? What are you, crazy?
http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=243109

Check out the blog enry for this week's episode:
http://avidscreencast.com/asc29.5

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]]> Thu, 20 May 2010 19:47:05 +0200 no-asc-this-week-console-commands No show, but a list of useful console commands. No show this week, so I thought I'd give you some food for thought. Paul Sampson created a great document listing a bunch of useful Avid Console commands. (You find the console under Tools. But if you didn't know about it before reading this, maybe you don't want to mess with it.) So I added the document to the feed and hope Paul doesn't go DMCA on me. SHOW NOTES Paul Sampson's Console Commands Page http://paul-sampson.ca/AVIDSupport/ Wanna know ALL commands there are? What are you, crazy? http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=243109 Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc29.5 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 0:01 ASC #29: Glow Transition http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/lZn1isg2gK4/asc29 In this episode, we'll create a nice Glow transition using a Boris Continuum Complete Effect that ships with Media Composer.

SHOW NOTES

Check out the blog enry for this week's episode:
http://avidscreencast.com/asc29

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]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 22:37:13 +0200 asc-29-glow-transition Create a Glow transition in Media Composer. In this episode, we'll create a nice Glow transition using a Boris Continuum Complete Effect that ships with Media Composer. SHOW NOTES Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc29 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 7:23 ASC #28: Color Correction Basics VII - Vignettes and Wrap-Up http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/yKxYTkTa55A/asc28 In the final installment of the Color Correction series, we'll highlight parts of a shot by using a vignette.

Then, I'll go through some Color Correction options that I hadn't mentioned in previous episodes.

SHOW NOTES

If you really want to learn about color correction, I strongly recommend Steve Hullfish's "The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0240809904?ie=UTF8&tag=avidscree-20

(Disclaimer: If you buy the book from the link above, I'll get a small kickback from Amazon.)

Check out the blog enry for this week's episode:
http://avidscreencast.com/asc28

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]]> Thu, 06 May 2010 20:56:48 +0200 asc-28-color-correction-basics-vii-vignettes-a Highlight parts of a shot with vignettes. In the final installment of the Color Correction series, we'll highlight parts of a shot by using a vignette. Then, I'll go through some Color Correction options that I hadnn't mentioned in previous episodes. SHOW NOTES If you really want to learn about color correction, I strongly recommend Steve Hullfish's "The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction" http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0240809904?ie=UTF8&tag=avidscree-20 (Disclaimer: If you buy the book from the link above, I'll get a small kickback from Amazon.) Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc28 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 11:52 ASC #27: Color Correction Basics VI - Matching Two Shots Part II http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/s7XYh58wgvM/asc27 In this episode, we'll continue matching one shot to another. We'll do it manually, and we'll use Avid's curves.

SHOW NOTES

If you really want to learn about color correction, I strongly recommend Steve Hullfish's "The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0240809904?ie=UTF8&tag=avidscree-20

(Disclaimer: If you buy the book from the link above, I'll get a small kickback from Amazon.)

Check out the blog enry for this week's episode:
http://avidscreencast.com/asc27

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]]> Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:46 +0200 asc-27-color-correction-basics-vi-matching-two Match the color of two shots with Avid's Color Correction. (continued) In this episode, we'll continue matching one shot to another. We'll do it manually, and we'll use Avid's curves. SHOW NOTES If you really want to learn about color correction, I strongly recommend Steve Hullfish's "The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction" http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0240809904?ie=UTF8&tag=avidscree-20 (Disclaimer: If you buy the book from the link above, I'll get a small kickback from Amazon.) Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc27 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 7:15 ASC #26: Color Correction Basics V - Matching Two Shots Part I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/f7r_saqrOuc/asc26 One of the most common tasks when doing color correction is matching two shots. So this week and next, we'll do exactly that.

As always, I like working with the curves in Avid, but you should be able to use the skills learned in this tutorial when using the Color Wheels as well.

Sorry for splitting this tutorial into two episodes, but I try to keep the length of the podcast around ten minutes -- this one would have been too long.

SHOW NOTES

If you really want to learn about color correction, I strongly recommend Steve Hullfish's "The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0240809904?ie=UTF8&tag=avidscree-20

(Disclaimer: If you buy the book from the link above, I'll get a small kickback from Amazon.)

Check out the blog enry for this week's episode:
http://avidscreencast.com/asc26

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]]> Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:37:26 +0200 asc-26-color-correction-basics-v-matching-two Match the color of two shots with Avid's Color Correction. One of the most common tasks when doing color correction is matching two shots. So this week and next, we'll do exactly that. As always, I like working with the curves in Avid, but you should be able to use the skills learned in this tutorial when using the Color Wheels as well. Sorry for splitting this tutorial into two episodes, but I try to keep the length of the podcast around ten minutes -- this one would have been too long. SHOW NOTES If you really want to learn about color correction, I strongly recommend Steve Hullfish's "The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction" http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0240809904?ie=UTF8&tag=avidscree-20 (Disclaimer: If you buy the book from the link above, I'll get a small kickback from Amazon.) Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc26 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 9:28 ASC #25: Color Correction Basics IV - Manipulating Color Balance with Color Wheels http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/-hb3xB3pwkU/asc25 In last week's episode, we chnaged the color balance of a shot with curves. This week we'll do the same thing with the color wheels.

SHOW NOTES

If you really want to learn about color correction, I strongly recommend Steve Hullfish's "The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0240809904?ie=UTF8&tag=avidscree-20

(Disclaimer: If you buy the book from the link above, I'll get a small kickback from Amazon.)

Check out the blog enry for this week's episode:
http://avidscreencast.com/asc25

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]]> Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:52:47 +0200 asc-25-color-correction-basics-iv-manipulating Change the color balance of an image with the color wheels. In last week's episode, we chnaged the color balance of a shot with curves. This week we'll do the same thing with the color wheels. SHOW NOTES If you really want to learn about color correction, I strongly recommend Steve Hullfish's "The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction" http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0240809904?ie=UTF8&tag=avidscree-20 (Disclaimer: If you buy the book from the link above, I'll get a small kickback from Amazon.) Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc25 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 10:24 ASC #24: Color Correction Basics III - Manipulating Color Balance with Curves http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/qQzDwVj2r_4/asc24 In this episode, we'll severely change the white balance of an image to correct an underexposed, wrongly balanced clip and make it look decent.

We'll use the curves in Avid's Color Correction to do it.

SHOW NOTES

If you really want to learn about color correction, I strongly recommend Steve Hullfish's "The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0240809904?ie=UTF8&tag=avidscree-20

(Disclaimer: If you buy the book from the link above, I'll get a small kickback from Amazon.)

Check out the blog enry for this week's episode:
http://avidscreencast.com/asc24

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]]> Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:09:20 +0200 asc-24-color-correction-basics-iii-manipulatin Change the color balance of an image with Avid's curves. In this episode, we'll severely change the white balance of an image to correct an underexposed, wrongly balanced clip and make it look decent. We'll use the curves in Avid's Color Correction to do it. SHOW NOTES If you really want to learn about color correction, I strongly recommend Steve Hullfish's "The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction" http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0240809904?ie=UTF8&tag=avidscree-20 (Disclaimer: If you buy the book from the link above, I'll get a small kickback from Amazon.) Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc24 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 11:20 ASC #23: Color Correction Basics II - Manipulating Contrast http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/LVPGzUgZT3I/asc23 In this episode, we'll manipuate the basic contrast of an image, setting the black and white levels and gamma.

We'll do this in two different ways: First by using the Setup, Gain and Gamma controls, then by using curves.

SHOW NOTES

If you really want to learn about color correction, I strongly recommend Steve Hullfish's "The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0240809904?ie=UTF8&tag=avidscree-20

(Disclaimer: If you buy the book from the link above, I'll get a small kickback from Amazon.)

Check out the blog enry for this week's episode:
http://avidscreencast.com/asc23

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]]> Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:09:59 +0200 asc-23-color-correction-basics-ii-manipulating Manipulate the contrast of an image with Avid Color Correction. In this episode, we'll manipuate the basic contrast of an image, setting the black and white levels and gamma. We'll do this in two different ways: First by using the Setup, Gain and Gamma controls, then by using curves. SHOW NOTES If you really want to learn about color correction, I strongly recommend Steve Hullfish's "The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction" http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0240809904?ie=UTF8&tag=avidscree-20 (Disclaimer: If you buy the book from the link above, I'll get a small kickback from Amazon.) Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc23 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 12:30 ASC #22: Color Correction Basics I - Laying the Groundwork http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/blZq89kYsTQ/asc22 In this episode, we'll lay the groundwork for episodes to come, talking about scopes, what they mean and why you should always pay attention to them.

Plus: Everyone who uses the Brightness and Contrast controls should seriously consider changing his profession.

SHOW NOTES

If you really want to learn about color correction, I strongly recommend Steve Hullfish's "The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0240809904?ie=UTF8&tag=avidscree-20

(Disclaimer: Purchasing the book from the link above will make me filthy rich. If you don't want to make me go all bourgeois on you, buy the book from somewhere else. But buy it.)

Check out the blog enry for this week's episode:
http://avidscreencast.com/asc22

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]]> Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:26:42 +0100 asc-22-color-correction-basics-i-laying-the-gr Before we start color correcting a shot, a few words about scopes. In this episode, we'll lay the groundwork for episodes to come, talking about scopes, what they mean and why you should always pay attention to them. Plus: Everyone who uses the Brightness and Contrast controls should seriously consider changing his profession. SHOW NOTES If you really want to learn about color correction, I strongly recommend Steve Hullfish's "The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction" http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0240809904?ie=UTF8&tag=avidscree-20 (Disclaimer: Purchasing the book from the link above will make me filthy rich. If you don't want to make me go all bourgeois on you, buy the book from somewhere else. But buy it.) Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc22 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 8:54 ASC #21: Tackling the Timewarp II http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/nJkel9fBRqU/asc21 In this episode, we'll continue our deep-dive into one of the most powerful and most-used effects in Avid: The Timewarp.

We'll cover the following basics in this episode: manipulating the Position Graph, rebuilding presets on your own, Default Render Settings.

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]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:38:18 +0100 asc-21-tackling-the-timewarp-ii Continued: Deep-dive into the Timewarp effect, learning everything you could possibly need to learn about it. In this episode, we'll continue our deep-dive into one of the most powerful and most-used effects in Avid: The Timewarp. We'll cover the following basics in this episode: manipulating the Position Graph, rebuilding presets on your own, Default Render Settings. Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc21 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 8:50 ASC #20: Tackling the Timewarp I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/gVqTk2HC6fw/asc20 In this episode, we'll deep-dive into one of the most powerful and most-used effects in Avid: The Timewarp.

We'll cover the basics in this episode and the next. This week: Render types, keyframe interpolation and manipulating the Speed Graph.

Check out the blog enry for this week's episode:
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]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:00:32 +0100 asc-20-tackling-the-timewarp-i Deep-dive into the Timewarp effect, learning everything you could possibly need to learn about it. In this episode, we'll deep-dive into one of the most powerful and most-used effects in Avid: The Timewarp. We'll cover the basics in this episode and the next. This week: Render types, keyframe interpolation and manipulating the Speed Graph. Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc20 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 12:14 ASC #19: Red Workflow V - Ingest with Redcine-X http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/A0faXP9Y3T8/asc19 This is the fifth of several episodes covering a workflow for using Red Digital Cinema Cameras with your Avid editing application.

In this episode, we'll transcode Red's R3Ds to Avid-native DNxHD MXF files using Redcine-X, a free transcoding, grading and editing utility by Red that is available for Mac and Windows.

It's free, it's easy *and* it's fast. So you better check this out.

SHOW NOTES

Download the latest Redcine-X build and the PDF manual from Reduser:
http://reduser.net/forum/showpost.php?p=539913&postcount=11

Redcine-X Forum on Reduser
http://www.reduser.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=56

Avid Screencast's Red Workflow Guide
http://www.avidscreencast.com/red

Check out the blog enry for this week's episode:
http://avidscreencast.com/asc19

Follow me on Twitter:
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The images in this episode were provided by Johanna Thiel.
http://www.onhi.de

]]> Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:41:48 +0100 asc-19-red-workflow-v-ingest-with-redcinex Import your R3Ds into Avid with Redcine-X, a great and free application from Red. This is the fifth of several episodes covering a workflow for using Red Digital Cinema Cameras with your Avid editing application. In this episode, we'll transcode Red's R3Ds to Avid-native DNxHD MXF files using Redcine-X, a free transcoding, grading and editing utility by Red that is available for Mac and Windows. It's free, it's easy *and* it's fast. So you better check this out. SHOW NOTES Download the latest Redcine-X build and the PDF manual from Reduser: http://reduser.net/forum/showpost.php?p=539913&postcount=11 Redcine-X Forum on Reduser http://www.reduser.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=56 Avid Screencast's Red Workflow Guide http://www.avidscreencast.com/red Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc19 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast The images in this episode were provided by Johanna Thiel. http://www.onhi.de no 10:28 ASC #18: Broken Projector Transition http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/yTEYPSp8NV0/asc18 The big star of this episode is the my audio interface that provides great sound quality. Listen to the noise! Don't hear it? See?

In other news, a good old transition that looks like your film projector broke down. Who wouldn't want that? Especially if it's so simple to do!

SHOW NOTES

The song from this episode is Eloi Brunelle - Oberkampf, which is available for free from Tinner Netlabel.
http://www.thinner.cc/pages/releases/releases_detail.php?id=thn042

Check out the blog enry for this week's episode:
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]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:22:53 +0100 asc-18-broken-projector-transition Create a transition that looks like a broken projector image flicker. The big star of this episode is the my audio interface that provides great sound quality. Listen to the noise! Don't hear it? See? In other news, a good old transition that looks like your film projector broke down. Who wouldn't want that? Especially if it's so simple to do! SHOW NOTES The song from this episode is Eloi Brunelle - Oberkampf, which is available for free from Tinner Netlabel. http://www.thinner.cc/pages/releases/releases_detail.php?id=thn042 Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc18 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 5:27 ASC #17: Automate Title Creation with Marquee's Autotitler http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/LCC6oAiJXyA/asc17 So you have a bunch of subtitles or lower thirds to do. They all look the same, except for the contents. You're not seriously considering doing them all by hand in Title Tool, are you?

Enter Marquee's Autotitler, which is here to make your life easy. Honestly, if you didn't know about this one, you will thank me sooner or later.

SHOW NOTES

Learn more about Marquee in this Online Tutorial from Avid:
http://learn.avid.com/content/tutorials/marquee/tutorial.html

Check out the blog enry for this week's episode:
http://avidscreencast.com/asc17

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]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:09:47 +0100 asc-17-automate-title-creation-with-marquees-au Create a bunch of titles automatically with Marquee's Autotitler. It rocks! So you have a bunch of subtitles or lower thirds to do. They all look the same, except for the contents. You're not seriously considering doing them all by hand in Title Tool, are you? Enter Marquee's Autotitler, which is here to make your life easy. Honestly, if you didn't know about this one, you will thank me sooner or later. SHOW NOTES Learn more about Marquee in this Online Tutorial from Avid: http://learn.avid.com/content/tutorials/marquee/tutorial.html Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc17 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 8:07 ASC #16: Secondary Color Correction in Media Composer http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/0PWYKDqfQUU/asc16 In this episode, we'll create a secondary color correction in Avid Media Composer.

Secondary color correction is applying one correction to the image as a whole, but a different correction to a specific portion of the image. This can be necessary in a lot of situations, mostly when you need a different treatment of skin tones compared to the rest of your image.

SHOW NOTES

If you really want to learn about color correction, I strongly recommend Steve Hullfish's "The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0240809904?ie=UTF8&tag=avidscree-20

(Disclaimer: Purchasing the book from the link above will make me filthy rich. If you don't want to make me go all bourgeois on you, buy the book from somewhere else. But buy it.)

Check out the blog enry for this week's episode:
http://avidscreencast.com/asc16

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]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:30:56 +0100 asc-16-secondary-color-correction-in-media-compo Create a secondary color correction in Media Composer. In this episode, we'll create a secondary color correction in Avid Media Composer. Secondary color correction is applying one correction to the image as a whole, but a different correction to a specific portion of the image. This can be necessary in a lot of situations, mostly when you need a different treatment of skin tones compared to the rest of your image. SHOW NOTES If you really want to learn about color correction, I strongly recommend Steve Hullfish's "The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction" http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0240809904?ie=UTF8&tag=avidscree-20 (Disclaimer: Purchasing the book from the link above will make me filthy rich. If you don't want to make me go all bourgeois on you, buy the book from somewhere else. But buy it.) Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc12 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 9:15 ASC #15: Red Workflow IV - Conform from Avid to Apple's Color http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/T_rJKzJuuk4/asc15 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 believe it, but it's actually a pretty quick and painless process!

SHOW NOTES

RedUser.net Forum Entry Outlining the Workflow
http://reduser.net/forum/showpost.php?p=511909&postcount=1

Jörgen Persson's CineXML software
http://avocoda.com/cinexml/

Check out the blog enry for this week's episode:
http://avidscreencast.com/asc15

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The images in this episode were provided by Johanna Thiel.
http://www.onhi.de

]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:52:25 +0100 asc-11-red-workflow-iv-conform-from-avid-to-ap Take your sequence from Avid to Color and grade off the R3Ds! 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 believe it, but it's actually a pretty quick and painless process! SHOW NOTES RedUser.net Forum Entry Outlining the Workflow http://reduser.net/forum/showpost.php?p=511909&postcount=1 Jörgen Persson's CineXML software http://avocoda.com/cinexml/ Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc15 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast The images in this episode were provided by Johanna Thiel. http://www.onhi.de no 6:01 ASC #14: Spice Up Text with Video http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/VddUxKi7jRQ/asc14 Sometimes the good, old title with static text just doesn't cut it. In this episode, we'll make the text be another layer of video.

Check out the blog entry for this week's episode:
http://avidscreencast.com/asc14

Follow me on Twitter:
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The images in this episode were provides by Johanna Thiel.
http://www.onhi.de

]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:04:40 +0100 asc-14-spice-up-text-with-video Create a title that looks like video! Sometimes the good, old title with static text just doesn't cut it. In this episode, we'll make the text be another layer of video. Check out the blog entry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc14 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast The images in this episode were provides by Johanna Thiel. http://www.onhi.de no 7:16 ASC #13: Use Portable Applications http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/F4KTvqGdLmw/asc13 Ever on an editing system that you can't install software on? And all they've got for image manipulation is MS Paint? Get stuff done with portable applications that run off your USB flash drive!

Examples include GIMP, an open-source Photoshop clone, and Songbird, an iTunes-like music player.

SHOW NOTES

Gimp Portable (Windows)
http://portableapps.com/apps/graphics_pictures/gimp_portable

Gimp Portable (Mac)
http://www.freesmug.org/portableapps/gimp/

Songbird Portable (Windows)
http://portableapps.com/apps/music_video/songbird_portable

Index Your Files (Windows)
http://www.indexyourfiles.com/

Wikipedia: List of portable software (Windows/Mac)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_portable_software

Portableapps.com (Windows)
http://portableapps.com/

FreeSMUg: OS X Portable Applications (Mac)
http://www.freesmug.org/portableapps

100 Portable Apps for your USB Stick (Windows/Mac)
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/portable-software-usb/

Tinyapps.org (Windows/Mac)
http://tinyapps.org/

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http://avidscreencast.com/asc13

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]]> Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:21:13 +0100 asc-13-use-portable-applications Take your music to any editing station with songbird and edit images with the Gimp -- all off your USB flash drive. Unleash the power of portable applications! Ever on an editing system that you can't install software on? And all they've got for image manipulation is MS Paint? Get stuff done with portable applications that run off your USB flash drive! Examples include GIMP, an open-source Photoshop clone, and Songbird, an iTunes-like music player. SHOW NOTES Gimp Portable (Windows) http://portableapps.com/apps/graphics_pictures/gimp_portable Gimp Portable (Mac) http://www.freesmug.org/portableapps/gimp/ Songbird Portable (Windows) http://portableapps.com/apps/music_video/songbird_portable Index Your Files (Windows) http://www.indexyourfiles.com/ Wikipedia: List of portable software (Windows/Mac) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_portable_software Portableapps.com (Windows) http://portableapps.com/ FreeSMUg: OS X Portable Applications (Mac) http://www.freesmug.org/portableapps 100 Portable Apps for your USB Stick (Windows/Mac) http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/portable-software-usb/ Tinyapps.org (Windows/Mac) http://tinyapps.org/ Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc13 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 7:03 ASC #12: Animated Photo Slideshow http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/EVIGnMcgf6U/asc12 In this episode, we'll make a sequence of photos visually interesting by animating them into a slideshow of stacked photos that slowly fade away.

This episode features special appearances by my son Mika and René Hecht.

SHOW NOTES

The Music used in this Podcast is Gastón Arévalo – Austral. You can download this song for free from Thinner Netlabel.
http://www.thinner.cc/pages/releases/releases_detail.php?id=thn109

Check out the blog enry for this week's episode:
http://avidscreencast.com/asc12

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]]> Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:17:17 +0100 asc-12-animated-photo-slideshow Create a visually interesting photo slideshow by stacking the photos on top of each other and animating them! In this episode, we'll make a sequence of photos visually interesting by animating them into a slideshow of stacked photos that slowly fade away. This episode features special appearances by my son Mika and René Hecht. SHOW NOTES The Music used in this Podcast is Gastón Arévalo – Austral. You can download this song for free from Thinner Netlabel. http://www.thinner.cc/pages/releases/releases_detail.php?id=thn109 Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc12 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 10:10 ASC #11: Red Workflow III - Conform for Finishing in Avid http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/SnSw3r4xkqc/asc11 This is the third 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 uncompressed HD for finishing in Media Composer or Symphony.

Look out for a special appearance by my son Jonah.

SHOW NOTES

RedUser.net Forum Entry Outlining the Workflow
http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?p=520037

Monkey Extract
http://www.rubbermonkeysoftware.com/

MetaCheater
http://web.me.com/jabezolssen/metacheater/main.html

Avid Editing Products & the RED One Camera
http://www.avid.com/red/

Avid / RED Workflow Guide
http://www.avid.com/red/REDstepbystep.pdf

Check out the blog enry for this week's episode:
http://avidscreencast.com/asc11

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The images in this episode were provided by Johanna Thiel.
http://www.onhi.de

]]> Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:19:35 +0100 asc-11-red-workflow-ii-conform-for-finishing-i Conform your offlined Red sequence for finishing within Avid This is the third 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 uncompressed HD for finishing in Media Composer or Symphony. Look out for a special appearance by my son Jonah. SHOW NOTES RedUser.net Forum Entry Outlining the Workflow http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?p=520037 Monkey Extract http://www.rubbermonkeysoftware.com/ MetaCheater http://web.me.com/jabezolssen/metacheater/main.html Avid Editing Products & the RED One Camera http://www.avid.com/red/ Avid / RED Workflow Guide http://www.avid.com/red/REDstepbystep.pdf Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc11 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast The images in this episode were provided by Johanna Thiel. http://www.onhi.de no 10:28 ASC #10: Special Episode - Obscure Faces http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/LFw50FddK7A/asc10 Sometimes, you need to obscure the face of a person, be it for legal or aesthetic reasons. In this episode, we'll do just that using a very special technique.

Check out the blog entry for this week's episode:
http://avidscreencast.com/asc10

Follow me on Twitter:
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The images in this episode were provides by Johanna Thiel.
http://www.onhi.de

]]> Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:55:31 +0100 asc-10-special-episode-obscure-faces Obscure someones face using a very special technique! Sometimes, you need to obscure the face of a person, be it for legal or aesthetic reasons. In this episode, we'll do just that using a very special technique. Check out the blog entry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc10 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast The images in this episode were provides by Johanna Thiel. http://www.onhi.de no 5:01 ASC #09: Red Workflow II - Conform to DPX http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/LwMpnLTCy8E/asc09 This is the second of several episodes covering a workflow for using Red Digital Cinema Cameras with your Avid editing application.

In this episode, we'll take a sequence that was offline edited in Avid Media Composer and onform it to 4K DPX files for grading. For this, we'll use Monkey Extract.

SHOW NOTES

Monkey Extract
http://www.rubbermonkeysoftware.com/

Red16 EDL Template from Avid
http://www.avid.com/red/16Char.zip

Avid Editing Products & the RED One Camera
http://www.avid.com/red/

Avid / RED Workflow Guide
http://www.avid.com/red/REDstepbystep.pdf

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http://www.onhi.de

]]> Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:44:31 +0100 asc-09-red-workflow-ii-conform-to-dpx Conform your offlined Red sequence to full-res 4K DPX files for grading. This is the second of several episodes covering a workflow for using Red Digital Cinema Cameras with your Avid editing application. In this episode, we'll take a sequence that was offline edited in Avid Media Composer and onform it to 4K DPX files for grading. For this, we'll use Monkey Extract. SHOW NOTES Monkey Extract http://www.rubbermonkeysoftware.com/ Red16 EDL Template from Avid http://www.avid.com/red/16Char.zip Avid Editing Products & the RED One Camera http://www.avid.com/red/ Avid / RED Workflow Guide http://www.avid.com/red/REDstepbystep.pdf Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc09 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast The images in this episode were provides by Johanna Thiel. http://www.onhi.de no 9:21 ASC #08: Red Workflow I - Ingest with Metafuze http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/LLXO9EXY7oE/asc08 This is the first of several episodes covering a workflow for using Red Digital Cinema Cameras with your Avid editing application.

In this episode, we'll convert R3D footage to DNxHD MXF files for offline editing. For this, we'll use Avid's Metafuze. Then, we'll quickly import the files into the Avid, so you can edit away!

SHOW NOTES

Avid Editing Products & the RED One Camera
http://www.avid.com/red/

Avid / RED Workflow Guide
http://www.avid.com/red/REDstepbystep.pdf

Avid's MetaFuze
http://www.avid.com/metafuze/

Avid MetaFuze 2.0 in a RED Workflow
http://www.avid.com/metafuze/MetaFuze_for_RED_guide.pdf

Alternate Workflow for Macintosh Environments

Edit RED Footage in Avid Media Composer
http://studiodaily.com/studiomonthly/currentissue/9261.html

MetaCheater
http://web.me.com/jabezolssen/metacheater/main.html

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http://www.onhi.de

]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:56:48 +0100 asc-08-red-workflow-i-ingest-with-metafuze Convert and import Red's R3D files into Avid for offline editing using Metafuze. This is the first of several episodes covering a workflow for using Red Digital Cinema Cameras with your Avid editing application. In this episode, we'll convert R3D footage to DNxHD MXF files for offline editing. For this, we'll use Avid's Metafuze. Then, we'll quickly import the files into the Avid, so you can edit away! SHOW NOTES Avid Editing Products & the RED One Camera http://www.avid.com/red/ Avid / RED Workflow Guide http://www.avid.com/red/REDstepbystep.pdf Avid's MetaFuze http://www.avid.com/metafuze/ Avid MetaFuze 2.0 in a RED Workflow http://www.avid.com/metafuze/MetaFuze_for_RED_guide.pdf Alternate Workflow for Macintosh Environments Edit RED Footage in Avid Media Composer http://studiodaily.com/studiomonthly/currentissue/9261.html MetaCheater http://web.me.com/jabezolssen/metacheater/main.html Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc08 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast The images in this episode were provides by Johanna Thiel. http://www.onhi.de no 9:19 ASC #07: Kill Bill Effect http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/OMMA-z1U8oE/asc07 In this episode, we'll create a high-contrast, colorized look to an image -- simply because it looks cool. It's a great way to introduce somebody with a bang. Seriously, I have no idea why I call this the Kill Bill Effect, but I still like it, and maybe so will you!

SHOW NOTES

The Music used in this Podcast is Eloi Brunelle - Moch5. You can download this song for free from Thinner Netlabel.
http://www.thinner.cc/pages/releases/releases_detail.php?id=thn042

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]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:05:16 +0100 asc-07-kill-bill-effect Create a high-contrast colorized look to your image to make it pop! In this episode, we'll create a high-contrast, colorized look to an image -- simply because it looks cool. It's a great way to introduce somebody with a bang. Seriously, I have no idea why I call this the Kill Bill Effect, but I still like it, and maybe so will you! SHOW NOTES Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc07 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencastIn this episode, we'll create a high-contrast, colorized look to an image -- simply because it looks cool. It's a great way to introduce somebody with a bang. Seriously, I have no idea why I call this the Kill Bill Effect, but I still like it, and maybe so will you! SHOW NOTES The Music used in this Podcast is Eloi Brunelle - Moch5. You can download this song for free from Thinner Netlabel. http://www.thinner.cc/pages/releases/releases_detail.php?id=thn042 Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc07 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 9:28 ASC #06: Remap Your Keyboard! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/nX3PPsjGcwo/asc06 In this episode, I'll show you how to remap your keyboard and give you a couple of ideas on what functions to map to it. If this does not make you at least 10% more productive, I'll refund your money.

SHOW NOTES

Check out the blog enry for this week's episode:
http://avidscreencast.com/asc06

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]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:40:13 +0100 asc-06-remap-your-keyboard Map functions you use all the time to your keyboard. It will save you time and makes you look cool at the same time! In this episode, I'll show you how to remap your keybard and give you a couple of ideas on what functions to map to it. If this does not make you at least 10% more productive, I'll refund your money. SHOW NOTES Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc06 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencastIn this episode, I'll show you how to remap your keyboard and give you a couple of ideas on what functions to map to it. If this does not make you at least 10% more productive, I'll refund your money. SHOW NOTES Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc06 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 8:26 ASC #05: Pleasantville Effect http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/fIasi_T62e4/asc05 In this episode, we'll create the Pleasantville Effect - everything is black-and-white except for one color - using a Spectramatte and an Animatte for creating a garbage matte.

SHOW NOTES

Genius DV: Pleasantville Effect for Avid
http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/pleasantville_effect_for_avid.php

Genius DV: Invert Key for Spectra Matte Effect in Media Composer
http://www.geniusdv.com/news_and_tutorials/2009/09/invert_key_for_spectra_matte_effect_in_media_compo.php

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]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:51:07 +0100 asc-05-pleasantville-effect Create the black-and-white but for one color look easily in Avid Media Composer. In this episode, we'll create the Pleasantville Effect - everything is black-and-white except for one color - using a Spectramatte and an Animatte for creating a garbage matte. SHOW NOTES Genius DV: Pleasantville Effect for Avid http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/pleasantville_effect_for_avid.php Genius DV: Invert Key for Spectra Matte Effect in Media Composer http://www.geniusdv.com/news_and_tutorials/2009/09/invert_key_for_spectra_matte_effect_in_media_compo.php Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc05 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 6:20 ASC #04: Changing the Field Order http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/qHt5xhX7qU8/asc04 In this episode, we'll combat the stuttery mess of wrongly imported or ingested interlaced video footage by swapping the field order with the help of the Matte Key real-time effect. Buckle up, this one's going to get geeky! And don't forget to check out the show notes for more.

SHOW NOTES

Download the Scanlines for the Matte Key:
http://avidscreencast.com/asc04

Learn more about field order:

All About Video Fields by Chris Pirazzi. From a graphics designer's perspective. But - like us - he hates the mess that is fields.
http://lurkertech.com/lg/fields/

Digital Video and Field Order by DVMP.
http://www.dvmp.co.uk/digital-video.htm

Which format uses which field order?

Generally speaking, it boils down to this:

1080i - upper field first
NTSC - lower field first
PAL (except PAL DV) - upper field first
DV (PAL/NTSC) - lower field first
PAL (Avid DV Codec) - upper field first (Simply because it's more fun. No, actually because they wanted to stay with the broadcast field order.)

Confused yet? Pop quiz in five minutes!

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]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:07:20 +0100 asc-04-changing-the-field-order Swap the field order of wrongly imported or ingested footage in real-time with the help of a Matte Key. In this episode, we'll combat the stuttery mess of wrongly imported or ingested interlaced video footage by swapping the field order with the help of the Matte Key real-time effect. Buckle up, this one's going to get geeky! And don't forget to check out the show notes for more. SHOW NOTES Download the Scanlines for the Matte Key: http://avidscreencast.com/asc04 Learn more about field order: All About Video Fields by Chris Pirazzi. From a graphics designer's perspective. But - like us - he hates the mess that is fields. http://lurkertech.com/lg/fields/ Digital Video and Field Order by DVMP. http://www.dvmp.co.uk/digital-video.htm Which format uses which field order? Generally speaking, it boils down to this: 1080i - upper field first NTSC - lower field first PAL (except PAL DV) - upper field first DV (PAL/NTSC) - lower field first PAL (Avid DV Codec) - upper field first (Simply because it's more fun. No, actually because they wanted to stay with the broadcast field order.) Confused yet? Pop quiz in five minutes! Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc04 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 10:07 ASC #03: Swish-Pan, cheap and real-time! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/cJBFHAfk04Y/asc03 In this episode, we'll create a swish-pan effect without using 3rd-party plug-ins. So it's gonna be cheap, easy and will play in real-time!

Links:

The Avid-L2 Mailing List:
http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/Avid-L2/

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]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:31:33 +0100 asc-03-swishpan-cheap-and-realtime Create a real-time Swish Pan without using 3rd-party plug-ins! In this episode, we'll create a swish-pan effect without using 3rd-party plug-ins. So it's gonna be cheap, easy and will play in real-time! Links: The Avid-L2 Mailing List: http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/Avid-L2/ Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc03 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 7:22 ASC #02: Toggling Timeline Views With Your Keyboard http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/ZAcqvL7eykc/asc02 In this episode, we'll increase your productivity by being able to quickly switch between different timeline views. For example, just press a button on your keyboard and automatically enlarge the audio tracks while turning on the audio waveforms. It's quick and easy!

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]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:12:11 +0100 02-toggling-timeline-views-with-your-keyboard Toggle your Timeline Views with just the press of a button! In this episode, we'll increase your productivity by being able to quickly switch between different timeline views. For example, just press a button on your keyboard and automatically enlarge the audio tracks while turning on the audio waveforms. It's quick and easy! Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc02 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 6:14 ASC #01: Real-Time Reflections http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avidscreencast/~3/4QFCH3ynZn8/ In this episode, we'll create shiny reflections of video as you may know them from the iTunes Store or advertisements. To accomplish that, we'll use the real-time 3D Warp effect and all of it is going to take less than five minutes!

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]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:32:27 +0200 01-realtime-reflections Create shiny reflections with simple real-time effects! In this episode, we'll create shiny reflections of video as you may know them from the iTunes Store or advertisements. To accomplish that, we'll use the real-time 3D Warp effect and all of it is going to take less than five minutes! Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc01 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast no 6:11