This Tutorial is one of the results of a load of tips I got from Ra-ey in Australia. The usual thumbnail for a title clip is a purple rectangle with a "T" icon in the centre. Here you can learn how to show a thumbnail of the actual title. Thank you Ra-ey Regards, Douglas This tutorial can be... (read more)

This Tutorial and a few more following ones are the result of a load of tips I got from Ra-ey in Australia. Here we learn how to drag a group of selected clips from the bin to create a new sequence. Also it is possible to get each individual clip to open in its own Pop-up monitor after we have created... (read more)

This Tutorial and a few more following ones are the result of a load of tips I got from Ra-ey in Australia. Still on the subject of sorting the clips, but this time we learn how to sort the clips in an order that we choose ourselves. Thank you Ra-ey Regards, Douglas This tutorial can be viewed at "Full... (read more)

This Tutorial and a few more following ones are the result of a load of tips I got from Ra-ey in Australia. In fact this first one was just what I was looking for myself, as I had had problems with sorting the order of clips in the bins. Thank you Ra-ey Regards, Douglas This tutorial can be viewed at... (read more)

If you delete projects daily and can do it with your eyes shut then this tutorial will be of little or no interest to you. But, believe you me, if you are doing this for the first time, and you are ready to press the "OK" button, your whole life flashes before you! This tutorial is a record... (read more)

Media Management covers such a huge area that : 1. I have only scratched the surface myself and 2. I don't really know where to begin from when making Tutorials on it. So, here I go jumping in somewhere in the middle. 3 small tips that may be useful to you when you are in a Bin's Text Mode and... (read more)

Does it ever happen that you have a large number of Title clips or Images that you would like to mark In and Out Points to be the same on every clip? Maybe you already have In and Out Points marked on the clips, and they are all different....... and now you want them all the same. Here is one way of... (read more)

Working with the SuperBin helps save a lot of workspace. But having all the bins stacked inside the SuperBin puts you at a slight disadvantage when you want to move files between the bins. Here is one approach to overcoming this problem. Regards, Douglas This tutorial can be viewed at "Full-screen"... (read more)

I am a relative newcomer to Media Composer (early 2008) and as I began to feel my way around I got the idea of documenting my adventures by creating short video tutorials, Avid had already a large number of excellent, professionally produced tutorials online. I learned very much from watching them. However... (read more)

Being able to see various pieces of information in your clips on the timeline can be very useful. How to switch this information on or off is not always apparent to newcomers. Here we get the help of some fast food as I show you the basic controls needed to switch on or off the information. Regards,... (read more)