Just when I though I was done with the tutorials, I couldn't resist to share this one: The custom presets used in this Instagram-like filter are at the bottom of: http://www.hdhead.com/?p=150 (read more)

If you're using software only version of Avid DS with a non-qualified nVidia card you have probably been having issues with the viewer refresh. There is no permanent fix for this condition, however this simple tweak may help you address the issue. (read more)

I've been moving my DS tutorials to YouTube from Avid's forums and Avid's Vimeo channel over the last months and the process is now complete. The new location now contains all of the six or so hours of tutorials in higher resolution than previously available at Avid's site and HDhead... (read more)

Updated July, 14th: The tutorial is also available at: http://youtu.be/cwWN2TkRmFM . Remember those gold metallic logos from 20+ years ago? Many were aribrushed and animated by hand. That's exactly what you'll see in this new DS tutorial--how to make a retro glissen. Normally I upload the tutorials... (read more)

Old school animated metalic logos can be made in a variety of ways in DS, but in this Avid DS tutorial you will learn how to airbrush and animate a gold logo the way it used to get done--by hand. The tutorial is linked at the very bottom of my page: http://www.hdhead.com/?p=150 It is also accesible at... (read more)

http://community.avid.com/forums/p/118619/684565.aspx#684565 This tutorial address DS inability to notch contigous clips that were not capured via tape capture, i.e. file based imports or "live" video captures. (read more)

Before color correcting video captured from tape or imported from files as one contigous clip, it is necessary to place cuts in the material that correspond with visual cuts in the Program. This tutorial By Igor Ridanovic of HDhead.com explains how to place such notches in Avid DS using an EDL. It is... (read more)

This is the second part of the color management tutorial for Avid DS. The proliferation of digital camera formats over the last decade has introduced entirely new color management concepts into a once straightforward editorial color pipeline. Although this tutorial by Igor Ridanovic from HDhead.com looks... (read more)

I uploaded part 1 of a DS tutorial on LUTs and color management. The part 1 goes over general groundwork and is applicable beyond DS. http://community.avid.com/forums/p/116026/670512.aspx#670512 You may want to bypass the Avid tutorials forum and watch it straight off Vimeo, the quality is better. To... (read more)

The proliferation of digital camera formats over the last decade has introduced entirely new color management concepts into a once straightforward editorial color pipeline. Although this tutorial by Igor Ridanovic from HDhead.com looks at Avid DS specific color management tools, it also lays down the... (read more)