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LAFCPUG Presents Walter Murch 'Back on Avid' + MC Sessions by Steve Cohen, Shane Ross

posted by TUnruh on Thu, Nov 12 2009

The next LAFCPUG is jam-packed with - AVID - sessions. Yes, you read that correctly. Founder and head of lafcpug, Michael Horton, says, "Avid Media Composer is still firmly entrenched in Hollywood feature films and broadcast television. In order for you... (read more)

Using Keyframes in Avid Marquee Title Tool

posted by GeniusDV.com on Thu, Nov 12 2009

Manipulating Keyframes in Marquee can sometimes turn into a complex process. Here is a quick tutorial to help simplify the process. If you are new to Marquee, I recommend that you read my Basic Marquee animation tutorial and then come back to this article. I’ve found it’s best to use Marquee’s animation mode to create a basic path, and then manually manipulate individual keyframes later. Just about everything in Marquee is keyframeable. This makes Marquee extremely powerful when it comes to manipulating... (read more)

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Re: JVC GY-HD110 audio distortion during capture MC 3.5

I feel you're pain. http://community.avid.com/forums/p/74685/417872.aspx#417872 Going back to 3.1.1 fixed the audio distortion thing for me. Maybe 4.x works, who knows? Best of luck, JR

Posted to Avid Media Composer - PC (Forum) by JohnnyReboot on Fri, Nov 13 2009

Re: Workspace problem

I have the same problem. Windows management in Avid is a disaster. I always wonder why some windows are always on top, even when the window is not active.There doesn't seem to be any logic is this behavior.

Posted to Avid Media Composer - Mac (Forum) by Pol on Fri, Nov 13 2009

Re: R3D to DNxHD do I need DNX36 or DNX175?

DNxHD36 is for offline. If you will be finishing, get 175 or 175x. [quote user="bluexl"]am I gonna have problems when I try to bring that footage into the current project?[/quote] Not in v4, since that will allow you to mix frame rates. Otherwise, you need to be sure about the framerates matching.

Posted to Avid Media Composer - PC (Forum) by Job ter Burg on Fri, Nov 13 2009

Fastest Ingest for Canon H264?

Been through one of these and it took forever. Now looking as 3 cam shoot with multiple segments to deliver. Is there any P2 like scheme that could be utilized here? Or should I simply use something like MPEG Streamclip and have production make DNxHD QTs for me for at least fast-import? This will go out for grading and broadcast. Starting with Canon...

Posted to Avid Media Composer - Mac (Forum) by schnitt on Fri, Nov 13 2009

Re: FCP = "reigning market leader"?

[quote user="switthaus"] [quote user="NICKB"]I take the opposite view from switthaus, my gut tells me this could be a significant moment in our business i am certainly interested in buying one subject to the details of cours[/quote] We shall see. I see Smoke as a niche type product with a narrow market (that "needs" what...

Posted to General Discussion & Off-Topic (Forum) by Avidon on Fri, Nov 13 2009

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