Upgrading your edit suite – How to install an SSD & clean install of Mountain Lion I’ve decided to upgrade my Macbook Pro with a brand new SSD drive, along with a fresh install and...
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Twitter Tips for Avid Media Composer Editors
Tips and Tricks for Avid Media Composer Editors If you’re an editor using Avid Media Composer, the chances are you’ve been editing for years and have a few tips you can share with all the...
How to plan production and post properly
How to properly plan your production and post When planning the technical ins and outs of your film production and post workflow its important to actually have a plan for the whole process before you...
Diary of an Avid Switcher Part 6 – MC7 New Features
Diary of an Avid Switcher Part 6 – Media Composer 7 New Features It’s been a while since my last installment of my Diary of an Avid Switcher and a lot has happened in the mean time. First...
DaVinci Resolve 10 & Tutorial Round Up
DaVinci Resolve 10 & Grading Tutorials In the aftermath of NAB 2013 I collected together everything I could find on DaVinci Resolve 10, including several demos and interviews so do check out that...
Star Trek: Into Darkness – Post Production
Inside Star Trek: Into Darkness Post Production If you enjoyed JJ Abrams fun filled Star Trek sequel and wanted a closer look at some of the post production that went into the film then this round up...
Diary of An Avid Switcher Part 5 – Upgrades, Audio & Effects
How To Upgrade Avid Media Composer So in practice for the anticipated installation of Avid Media Composer 7 I’ve decided to actually update my Avid installation to MC 6.5.2.1. As always with...
Colour Correction in Resolve, FCPX & Avid
Colour Correction Tips for Resolve, FCPX & Avid Here’s a quick round up of some useful tutorials on colour correction in Davinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro X and Avid Media Composer. The first...
Interviews with Editors who are using Avid
Avid Editors – Interview Round Up I’ve been collecting a growing list of links to interviews with editors who are using Avid Media Composer to get their job done, whether thats a major...
Diary of an Avid Switcher Part 4 – The Media Composer 7 Version
Getting To Work In Media Composer Today is the first day that I’ve enjoyed editing in Media Composer. I feel like I might be starting to see why people love it so much. Hopefully this also...
The Current State of Post-Production
Editors on Post Production Trends The Editor’s Lounge Pre-NAB panel is celebrating its 10th year in style with this extremely lively discussion between Debra Kaufman (Creative Cow) and...
NLE Color Correction Round Up
Colour Grading in Your NLE If you’re looking to get some quick colour correction done then often the fastest place to do that is right there on your timeline. Most of my colour correction and...
Diary of an Avid Switcher Part 3 – Things I Should Have Done
Learning Media Composer – Doing Things Right From The Start So this is my third instalment of my Avid Diary of a Switcher and thanks to the help of everyone who has commented I’m slowly...
A Colour Grading Round Up For Virgin & Veteran Colourists
Colour Grading in Resolve, Speedgrade & More Here’s a quick round up of some of the latest free tutorials, tips and training on the craft of colour grading that should help both those who...
Over 4 hours of real-world training for Media Composer
Using Media Composer in the Real World Rule Boston Camera’s Learning Lab Series is always superb and I’ve shared to some of their excellent videos before (like this post on 2 Hours with a...