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Avid consolidates by selling off their consumer audio and video product line and cutting jobs, for a renewed focus on their professional user base. We’ve got the details. Read More
Avid Cuts Jobs, Sells Consumer Audio & Video Product Line
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May 1, 2012
Create A Vintage Look in Post with Film Stocks
Give your project a unique vintage look with the Film Stocks plug-in from Digital Film Tools. Choose from over 288 classic looks to create a distinct visual style! Read More
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April 25, 2012
Learning Avid Media Composer Video Podcasts
Learn Avid Media Composer in these in-depth video podcast tutorials. Avid newbies and veterans alike will gain crucial insight into project management, working with audio and more. Read More
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April 2, 2012
Cut Notes App Adds Timecode Marker Support for FCPX
Digital Rebellion’s “Cut Notes” application now supports timecode markers for Final Cut Pro X. Learn how this iPad app can help streamline your video editing workflow. Read More
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March 1, 2012
Magic Bullet Reintroduces “Denoiser” to Quickly Clean Up Footage in After Effects
Magic Bullet has recently re-introduced their popular Denoiser plugin, a great filter for reducing digital distortion in video. We bring you all the details on this new release and make suggestions for other popular digital noise reduction plugins. Read More
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February 9, 2012
Video Editing on the iPad: How does Avid Studio Stack up to iMovie?
Last week, Avid Technology released Avid Studio for iPad, now available for $4.99 in the App Store. This app release ends Apple iMovie’s pseudo-monopoly on tablet-based video editing. With the two apps currently at the same price, we thought it’d be an interesting exercise to compare the two side-by-side. Read More
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January 5, 2012
Bunim/Murray joins growing list of FCP-to-Avid converts
Reality TV production giant, Bunim/Murray, joins a growing number of high-profile professionals to return to Avid from Final Cut Pro. Read More
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November 28, 2011
Video Tutorial: How to Use the New Find Tool in Avid Media Composer
As we continue our video tutorial series on the new features in Media Composer 6, we thought we’d highlight the new Find Tool (which was technically introduced in Media Composer 5.5). Its powerful metadata searching capabilities will allow you to burrow deep within your bins, scripts and even the text in your Timeline and monitors to find exactly what you’re looking for. Read More
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November 28, 2011
Video Tutorial: How to Use PhraseFind in Avid Media Composer
PhraseFind is one of the most talked about new features in Avid Media Composer. PhraseFind phonetically searches every clip in your project for a word or phrase that you input. In just moments, it returns highly accurate results, allowing you to immediately find specific soundbites. Read More
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November 25, 2011
Video Tutorial: Using the New Tabbed Interface, Bin Layouts and Workspaces in Avid Media Composer 6
Media Composer 6 has come out with some great tools, and we’ll be looking at them in detail through several upcoming video tutorials. In this tutorial, you’ll be introduced to the new tabbed interface, as well as the ability to save custom bin layouts and workspaces. Read More
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