Ashley Kennedy
Video Tutorial: How to Use PhraseFind in Avid Media Composer
Use PhraseFind in Avid Media Composer to quickly search your project’s audio for specific words and phrases.
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 …
An Interview with Avid: Talking about the launch of Media Composer 6
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 …
Troubleshooting Final Cut Pro X Data and Settings Corruption Problems
If Final Cut Pro X won’t launch, crashes while launching, or crashes while open, there are some basic troubleshooting tips you can follow to try to quickly …
Avid Announces New Release: Media Composer 6!
Avid’s Media Composer 6, which was announced today via a global webcast, will soon become available to the general public. Find out what’s in store for this …
Automatic Duck Plug-ins are now Free!
Automatic Duck, the Seattle-based conversion software distributor (known for their plug-ins that translate edited sequences between Final Cut Pro, Avid, After Effects, Quantel, Pro Tools), has recently …
Using Dropbox to Sync and Back up Editing Projects
Dropbox is an exceptionally useful application that allows you to store files within a designated folder on your computer—and with every Save, it instantly and safely backs …
Multi-camera Editing in Avid Media Composer: Part 2 of 2
Multi-camera editing in Avid Media Composer is a breeze. Check out this tutorial to find out how! (This is Part 2 in a 2-part tutorial series on …
Setting up for Multi-camera Editing in Avid Media Composer: Part 1 of 2
Setting yourself up for multi-camera editing in Avid Media Composer is a breeze. Check out this tutorial to find out how! (This is Part 1 of a …
Managing Transition Behavior in Final Cut Pro X
When you add transitions in Final Cut Pro X, the default behavior is to use material already edited in the Timeline, rather than to use material from …
When and where to make the cut: inspired by Walter Murch’s In the Blink of an Eye
Editing is a lovely balance of technical expertise, artistic license, and pure instinct. In this post, we’re going to take a temporary step back from this blog’s …
Working with Markers in Final Cut Pro X
Adding markers is a great way to share information about your sequence with others, or to remind yourself of things you need to do. In Final Cut …