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www.freddylinks.com – (Page 2 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 General Avid Media Composer 6, Symphony 6 and NewsCutter 10 information Where can I download versions for my Avid Video Product? http://www.avid.com/us/support/downloads Trouble accessing download center? More information here. Need to create a new account? Follow this link. Where do I register my system or upgrades? http://www.avid.com/register Note! Registration is very important.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 3 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 v5.5.3 / v9.5.3 Product What’s new in 5.5 / 9.5 README for the new 5.5.3 / 9.5.3 Frequent Asked Questions (FAQ) AMA plug-ins Download Link Media Composer 5.5 PC – MAC NewsCutter 9.5 PC Symphony 5.5 PC – MAC 5.5 9.5 5.5 5.5.3 9.5.3 5.5.3 Overview, Configuration and Feature information for 5.5 / 9.5 Here is a great Getting Started with Customer Support link by Marianna. Note! AMA plug-ins are not bundled with 5.5 / 9.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 4 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Active Support Contract and Software licensing How do I upgrade the software license using versioner.avd? Link to KB Upgrading to 5.5/9.5 considerations Link to KB General Avid Media Composer 5.5.3, Symphony 5.5.3 and NewsCutter 9.5.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 5 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 v5.0/v9.0 – v4.0/v8.0 System Requirements & info What’s New in 5.0 and 9.0 Media Composer 5.0 PC – MAC NewsCutter 9.0 PC Symphony 5.0 PC – MAC MC 5.0 What’s new NC 9.0 What’s new Sym 5.0 What’s new Frequent Asked Questions (FAQ) PDF List of Qualified PC & Mac hardware! Documentation README: It’s important to follow the README guide v5.0 and v9.0 PC v5.0 Mac v5.0 PC v9.0 PC v5.0 Mac v5.0 Media Composer 5.0 PC – MAC NewsCutter 9.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 6 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Avid AMA (NEW) Subject Date Length Links Don’t import, just link to the native media using AMA. AMA Plug-In Guides for MC/Sym 6 and NC 10 AMA plug-ins download Link AMA Workflow guides www.avid.com/ama Main page for everything AMA. Note! 5.5-6.0 / 9.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 7 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Avid AMA (NEW) Subject Date Length Links Avid Media Access (AMA) featuring RED Watch Media Composer 5 in action with RED clips in this short video. Jun 10 2 min youtube Avid community RED R3D Media in Avid Media Composer 5.0 This is a very basic demonstration of the AMA linking process for R3D RAW access in Media Composer 5.0 Jun 10 1 min vimeo AMA featuring QuickTime – Avid Media Composer 5 Overview What’s new in Media Composer 5.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 8 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Avid Interplay, iNews Links Link to the different Interplay Production Components Main Avid information page http://www.avid.com/interplay (what’s new) European Launch of Interplay Central with Jim Frantzreb Next-generation workflow tools for onthe-go media professionals delivered through both web- and mobile-based apps.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 9 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Avid ISIS & Unity Avid ISIS 7000 More information Here ISIS 7000 – 3.5 Client Only Readme ISIS 7000 – 2.4 Readme ISIS 7000 – 2.4 Setup Guide ISIS 7000 – 2.4 Administration Guide ISIS 7000 – 2.3 Client Users Guide ISIS 7000 – 2.4 Performance Guide Subject Avid ISIS 5000 More information Here ISIS 5000 – 3.5 Client Only Readme ISIS 5000 – 3.2 ReadMe ISIS 5000 – 3.2 Setup Guide ISIS 5000 – 3.2 Administration Guide ISIS 5000 – 3.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 10 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Avid iNEWS Subject Date Length Links Link to the Avid iNEWS www.avid.com/inews Publishing Socially with iNEWS How broadcasters can use iNEWS to publish news and promotions quickly and easily to social media sites. Aug 10 5 min Avid community youtube How to view iNews on an iPad How iNEWS enables users to view scripts and any other area of the iNEWS system on an iPad or other web-connected device.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 11 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Subject Date Length Links Chris Nelson, A.C.E. Editor Avid Rough Cut - 038 Recorded on-site at Emerson College, we sit down with Chris Nelson (Lost, Mad Men, Six Feet Under) to discuss his career in post-production and the challenges editors continue to face in "fixing it in post".
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 12 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Subject Date Length Links Dispatch Avid Rough Cut - 035 In this episode of The Rough Cut, we meet writer/director Steven Sprung and writer/producer Michael Bershad to talk about the concept and story behind their independent film "Dispatch".
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 13 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Subject Date Length Links Iron Man 2: The Collaborative Art of Storytelling “If you’re a young editor, and you want to have an edge...you should know what’s new in Media Composer.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 14 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Subject Date Length Links Avid & Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen I don’t know anyone doing $200 million dollar movies who is not cutting on a Media Composer.- Roger Barton, Editor, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Aug 09 7 min vimeo youtube Avid.com Entertainment Tonight and Insider turn digital dreams into reality with Avid HD News solutions You want to do your best work while staying on time and on budget.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 15 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Avid MC Tutorial Collections Subject Date Length Links The first 100 Video Tutorials The biggest collection of Avid Media Composer video Tutorials.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 16 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Avid MC Tutorials Subject Date Length Links How do you embed logos into rolling titles? Use Marquee, Import Image and Avid Marquee: drop the image into a Rolling Text box. Embed Images in Rolling Titles Also demonstrates how to setup columnized text. Aug 11 5 min youtube Re-use Precomputes – AKA Render Files Here is a way to re-use render files.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 17 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Avid MC Tutorials Subject Date Length Links Michael Kulick Avid Media Composer 5.5 Michael Kulick from Avid shows new features in Avid Media Composer 5.5. to the L.A. Final Cut Pro User Group 2011 Jul 11 15 min 12 min youtube youtube Creating a Traveling Highlight "Ken Burns style" in Avid Media Composer In this video tutorial, you’ll explore how to replicate the famous "highlight-andzoom" effect, made famous by documentarian Ken Burns.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 18 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Avid MC Tutorials Subject Date Length Links Creating 3D spinning world in Avid Media Composer Learn how to use a combination of effects to create a 3D world within Avid Media Composer. Feb 11 3 min youtube Green Screen effect in Avid Media Composer Learn how to create a transport beam effect using a chroma key filter within Avid Media Composer.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 19 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Avid MC Tutorials Subject Date Length Links Pro Export FCP 4.05: FCP to MC AMA relink Using Automatic Duck - Export an AAF file from Final Cut Pro through Pro Export FCP 4.05 and import it into Media Composer 5.0.3 then relink to QuickTime media that was linked to via AMA. Nov 10 5 min youtube Color Correction using Animatte with Media Composer Learn how to use Avid Media Composer's animatte feature to color correct video.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 20 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Avid MC Tutorials Date Length Links Using AutoTitler is a great way to accelerate your graphics workload. And just one of the many cool things to be found inside the Marquee title tool. Oct 10 4 min vimeo youtube Learn how to create a speed ramp effect within Avid Media Composer. Also learn how to slow down the audio using Media Composer's set of audiosuite tools.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 21 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Avid MC Tutorials Subject Date Length Links Multi Camera Mode in Avid Media Composer Here's a very basic tutorial on how to set up a multi-camera edit using Avid Media Composer. Aug 10 2 min youtube Mixing Aspect Ratios in Avid Media Composer This tutorial demonstrates how to mix 16x9 and 4x3 aspect ratios within Avid Media Composer 5.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 22 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Avid MC Tutorials Subject Date Length Links Tutorial: Keyboard Shortcuts for the SmartTool Don't start mapping keys for SmartTool commands - they are already mapped. Jun 10 2 min Avid community Tutorial: A walk around the MC5.0 Interface Just a slow stroll around in the new environment. Nothing spectacular. I’ll leave that to the experts.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 23 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Avid MC Tutorials Subject Date Length Links Avid Screencast #26: Color Correction Basics V – Matching Two Shots Part I One of the most common tasks when doing color correction is matching two shots. So this week and next, we’ll do exactly that. Apr 10 9 min youtube avidscreencast Customizing Your Avid Bin A short video tutorial on how to customize views in your Avid Media Composer bin.
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www.freddylinks.com – (Page 25 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Avid MC Tutorials Subject Date Length Links Avid Screencast #10: Special Episode – Obscure Faces In this episode, we’ll do just that using a very special technique to obscure the face of a person, be it for legal or aesthetic reasons.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 26 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Avid MC Tutorials Subject Date Length Links Read Audio Timecode With Read Audio Timecode, a feature in Avid Media Composer that allows you to capture audio and video separately and then automatically synchronize the sources together as you begin editing.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 27 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Avid MC Tutorials Subject Date Length Links Syncing audio and video This is a short tutorial showing how to reedit and sync video footage with audio when the video and audio have not been timecoded together (i.e. when adding audio to video already shot). Jun 09 4 min Avid community Toolsets/Workspaces A video introduction to Avid’s toolsets and workspaces.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 28 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Avid MC Tutorials Subject Date Length Links Automatic Color Correction with Avid editing systems How to do automatic color correction on multiple clips quickly. Nov 08 3 min youtube Avid community Animated Alpha Channels with Avid editing systems How to stack multiple videos with alpha channels on the timeline.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 29 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Avid MC Tutorials Subject Date Length Links Composer Settings Dave Forsyth: Ep 02 Exploring Composer Settings (youtube video is very low resolution) Jul 08 9 min youtube Using Animatte Dave Forsyth: Ep 01 Using the Animatte to create an Isolation. (youtube video is very low resolution) Jul 08 10 min youtube Avid community Moving from Avid Xpress Pro to Avid Media Composer 3.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 30 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Avid DS 10.5.2 Links Avid DS Main link for Avid DS Avid DS Support Page http://aviddssupport.avid.com DS 10.5.2 upgrade FAQ More on the DS 10.5 Sapphire plugins Avid DS 10.5.1 Documentation Some direct links Avid High-Resolution and Color Workflow Guide Avid DS v10.x New Features DS Learning Collection Links to DS tutorials Most of your 10.5 questions are answered here in the FAQ DS 10.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 31 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Avid DS – Video tutorials Subject Date Length Links Avid DS Stereoscopic Conversion 2D video is just plain 2D. Learn how to do a quick and dirty stereoscopic conversion in Avid DS. Oct 11 8 min vimeo Avid DS Topographic Modeling and Stereoscopic Animation It's remarkably easy to create and animate 3D terrain in Avid DS, even without advanced 3D skills. Jul 11 17 min 8 min vimeo pt.1 vimeo pt.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 32 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Avid DS - Boris FX Noise Reduction in Avid DS How to use the BCC 7 Noise reduction filters in Avid DS. Oct 10 8 min borisfx Conform BCC AVX Effects for Finishing in Avid DS Boris Continuum Complete 6 AVX for Avid DS brings nearly 200 filters to Avid DS Version 10.2.1 and higher.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 33 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Avid DS – More from Igor Ridanovic Avid DS Frames to Timecode Calculator This on-screen calculator for Avid DS can be used to convert frames to timecode at speeds from 1fps to 120fps. May 09 5 min Avid community Avid DS Repeated Frames Detection Learn how to build a simple tool in Avid DS to aid in detection of repeated frames.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 34 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Avid DS – More from Igor Ridanovic Avid DS Intermediate Expressions This tutorial shows you how to build several fun effects using expressions in Avid DS. Nov 08 7 min Avid community Avid DS Basic Expressions Part 1 Learn how to create expressions in Avid DS. Expressions are a fun way to create custom effects.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 35 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Avid DS - PostBoxPost.com EdgeFill How to fill a PillarBox or LetterBox without losing pixels or distorting the frame. Jan 09 11 min Avid community Organizing Toolbars How to create and organize your toolbars in Avid DS. Nov 08 9 min Avid community File based capture How to capture files into Avid DS. This includes the Capture Settings Window, Drag and Drop and Linking oversized files.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 36 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 The DS Learning Collection Link also includes the videos below and downloadable tutorials.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 37 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Compositing Working with Effects Painting and 2D titling Avid for Final Cut Pro Users (Video Tutorials) The DS Learning Collection Link also includes the videos below and downloadable tutorials.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 38 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Digidesign Main Page Introducing Pro Tools 10 and Pro Tools HDX Subject Date Length Links Introducing Pro Tools 10, the next generation of the best sounding, most powerful audio production software for recording, composing, editing, and mixing music and sound for picture. Oct 11 5 min vimeo youtube avid.com Oct 11 1 min 4 min 2 min 2 min Avid.com Avid.com Avid.com Avid.com Avid.com Avid.com Avid.com Avid.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 39 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Digidesign / Pro Tools Subject Date Length Links Computer Optimization Guides This article links to the latest guides that explain how to configure your computer before installing Pro Tools. (Mac OS X 10.7, 10.6, 10.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 40 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Digidesign / Pro Tools Subject Date Length Links Whether you’re in a professional facility, home studio, or on the road, nothing gives you the quality, speed, capability, ease, and inspiration to create like Pro Tools, the most widely used audio creation/production system in the industry.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 41 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Digidesign / Pro Tools Subject Date Length Links Pro Tools 8 - Playlist View The new playlist view in Pro Tools 8 will make the task of recording things like vocals, bass, and in this case—the electric guitar—much easier. Dec 08 6 min youtube Pro Tools v8 The Score Editor In this third tutorial of my Life as a Pro Tools 8 Product Manager series, we look at the Score editor.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 42 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Subject Date Length Links Guided Tour of Sibelius 7 See how to get started with Sibelius, including finding your way around, basic note input, work with instrumental parts, and print out your music. Jul 11 12 min youtube Avid.com Switching to Sibelius® 7 If you have switched to Sibelius from another notation program, watching this video will help you become acquainted with your new software. Jul 11 10 min youtube Avid.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 43 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Subject Date Length Links Sibelius 6 – Keyboard & Fretboard windows For anyone who prefers using a keyboard or guitar to notation, these beautiful new windows are ideal.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 44 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Subject Date Length Links Introducing! M-Audio Venom Feast your ears on the new M-Audio Venom synth—plus hear from veteran synthheads The Crystal Method, Mark Mothersbaugh, and James Dewees. Jan 11 6 min vimeo youtube avid.com M-Audio Venom: Free Patches 60 hot new patches available now.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 45 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Subject Date Length Links New Features in Continuum Complete 7 AVX With over 200 filter effects and transitions divided into 10 categories, BCC 7 AVX adds many new features 2011 text borisfx.com Feature Demos for Continuum Complete AVX in Avid Animated Demos of the Effects 2011 text borisfx.com Continuum Complete AVX Filter Image Gallery 200+ still image samples of the BCC effects. Click on group to view.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 46 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Subject Date Length Links Secondary Color Correction in Avid Media Composer Using BCC Correct Selected Color, Jeff showed two examples of how to isolate a color in an image and then perform secondary color correction.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 47 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Subject Date Length Links Boris BCC Optical Stabilizer in Avid Media Composer The BCC Optical Stabilizer filter enables you to stabilize shaky video footage using optical flow technology to determine the movement of the camera and then adjusts the clip’s position to compensate. Oct 09 6 min borisfx.com Avid community Boris BCC 6 Switch pan filter BCC Swish Pan lets you create fast, camera pan-style transitions between clips.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 48 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Subject Date Length Links Create Once, Publish Anywhere – Media Composer & Sorenson Squeeze 6.5 tutorial Avid Media Composer 5 as well as previous versions has tight integration with Sorenson Squeeze. With Squeeze you have access to the highest quality encoding and a complete publishing and distribution solution. Nov 10 8 min vimeo youtube Avid community Announcing Sorenson Squeeze 6.5 For users with 6.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 49 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Subject Date Time Links Giant Crawling Title using Avid FX with Media Composer Learn how to use Avid FX (think Boris FX) with Avid Media Composer to create giant crawling text with video inside the letters. Sep 10 2 min youtube 3D Cube Avid FX Learn how to create a 3D cube using Avid FX (Boris FX) within Avid Media Composer.
www.freddylinks.com – (Page 50 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Douglas aka “drbgaijin” (Video Tutorials) The first 100 Video Tutorials The biggest collection of Avid Media Composer video Tutorials. 20082010 1-10 min each Avid community Although the first 20 or so links take you to tips which are more directed towards migrants from Liquid, the subsequent tips are of a more general character and can be useful for newcomers migrating from any platform.
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www.freddylinks.com – (Page 52 of 52) – Updated 16-Nov-2011 Bonus: All Avid Classics :1987-1990 Avid Promotional Videos: http://www.viddler.com/explore/AvidClassics/videos/ Avid1 Media Composer Promo on youtube - Avid demo 1989 with Bill Warner youtube A little bit of editing history and Reality TV editing - youtube "An absolutely brilliant clip from his BBC show about how "unreal" reality TV really is...
