When I started with MC just over 5 years ago, I soon learned that I should let Avid's powerful Media Management take care of my media. In fact I was so careful in following the well known basic rules that I was scared of doing anything that might break them. I am now in the middle of preparing a... (read more)

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)

When I was adjusting the vector shape in my Tutorial on creating an out of body effect, I realised that not everyone using MC is at home with vector graphics or the control of them. For that reason I took a very basic look at the tools available in the Animatte Key Effect and how they can be used to... (read more)

It all started with an email I received from a Forum member asking how I would go about creating an "Out of Body" effect. At first I thought all I would have to do would be to place two video tracks above each other and adjust the transparency. Of course that did not work as both "bodies"... (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)

The thirteenth in a series of tutorials created to assist Avid/Pinnacle Liquid users who are considering migrating to Media Composer. I was sometimes getting an error message when trying to transcode a QT-reference file in Canopus Procoder. A file was missing. Finally I tracked it down and solved the... (read more)