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November 16, 2011 Author:

Avid Media Composer 6 is officially available and ready to test drive! I interviewed Angus Mackay, Avid Segment Marketing Manager of Professional Video, about the launch—and he had some great things to say about the new release. Read More

An Interview with Avid: Talking about the launch of Media Composer 6

  • September 16, 2011

    Part 1: Setting up your Script for ScriptSync in Avid Media Composer

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    Avid Media Composer’s ScriptSync (by Nexidia) is one of the most talked about features of any editing software—it has totally revolutionized script-based editing. This tutorial is the first part in a two-part series to explain how to set up your script in preparation for editing with ScriptSync! Read More

  • September 9, 2011

    Adobe and Avid Pleased by Software Sales Since Launch of Final Cut Pro X

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    News coming from the IBC Conference in Amsterdam is showing that Apple’s competitors in the video editing world—Adobe and Avid—are pleased with their software sales following the release of Final Cut Pro X. Read More

  • August 31, 2011

    Part 2: Making Metadata Work for you—Performing Sorts and Sifts in Avid Media Composer

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    Bins chock-full of clips can be daunting when you’re trying to find just the right shot. In Part 1 of this two-part tutorial series, we learned how to create custom column information to help narrow down clip information. Now, in Part 2, we’ll take a look at how to sort and custom sift to really burrow down to exactly what we want to find. Read More