Media Composer Cutting Edge

Gain more flexibility during production 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. During production, you use an external timecode generator to sync the internal clock of the sound recorder, while feeding the same timecode signal as an audio channel to the camera. When you’re ready to edit, Media Composer decodes that camera audio back into timecode that it can read. Used in conjunction with the AutoSync feature in Media Composer, your audio and video sources can be rejoined automatically, in perfect sync. See them both in action in this Cutting Edge video.

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When you need to cut together multiple video clips from a variety of sources in mixed resolutions, nothing gives you the speed or superb image quality of the new Mix and Match features in Avid Media Composer 4. Forget hardware transcoding; with Media Composer 4 software, you can freely mix and match HD and SD formats, frame rates, and resolutions right in the open timeline. Gain real-time editing and master image quality, as Media Composer automatically configures each clip with a Motion Adapter effect for optimal playback, with audio and video in perfect sync. Or dictate the look of each clip by adjusting the interpolation.

Download the Podcast: Media Composer Cutting Edge - Speed Up Your Editing with Mix and Match (MP4) Running time: 4:24

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While you can greatly speed up your tapeless workflows with AMA (Avid Media Access), there are times when you’ll want to move that source material to Avid storage. For high production projects, you can easily consolidate and transcode file-based footage to your local drive or Avid shared storage in DNxHD format for better real-time performance, color correction, and compositing. If you have to redo an edit, simply remount the original XDCAM, P2, or GFPAK volume and re-link your sequences. And if your camera team is still in the field, you can jumpstart the editing by having the team send you low-res proxies of the footage to work on offline, then re-link your work to the high-res material once you have it. Learn more about AMA and Media Composer media management in this video.

Download the Podcast: Media Composer Cutting Edge - Avid Media Access: AMA and Media Management (MP4) Running time: 3:03

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The key to a successful project is organization. With Media Composer, you get unmatched media and metadata management to keep your projects on track. The same holds true for native XDCAM, P2, and/or GFCAM source material housed on an external hard drive. With AMA (Avid Media Access), not only can you access and edit video on the local storage drive directly using the AMA Virtual Volume feature in Media Composer, you can organize your project assets the way you want without transcoding, rewrapping, or copying media. And you can view shot information and other metadata to speed through your edits too. See how AMA volumes and metadata can benefit your tapeless workflow in this video.

Download the Podcast: Media Composer Cutting Edge - Avid Media Access: Working with AMA Virtual Volumes and Metadata (MP4) Running time: 2:25

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When you're working with tapeless, file-based digital video codec formats such as Sony XDCAM, Panasonic P2, or Ikegami GFCAM, nothing gives you the fastest route from shoot to edit to output than AMA (Avid Media Access). With AMA, an innovative plug-in technology found exclusively in the Media Composer family of products, you can instantly access, edit, and play back material directly and natively from a connected camera disc or card without having to transcode, rewrap, copy, log, or transfer media first. You also have access to all camera metadata, making media and project management simpler and more efficient. Discover the waitless workflow in this video introduction to AMA.

Download the Podcast: Media Composer Cutting Edge - Avid Media Access: An Introduction to AMA (MP4) Running time: 2:11

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