If there were any plug-ins in the Setup none under Default EQ and none Under Dynamics under none is none and under default selection is 1 EQ AIR KILL and none, protools choices in protools 10/11 bundled. one total choice. The program does nothing. ALL my pro tools FILES ARE NOT SONGS OR VIDEOS THEY WOUND... (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)

I once used BorisFX as a plug-in to Avid Liquid and later in MC 2.8 to paint paths. I never could get consistent results. After upgrading to MC 3.x and installing Avid FX I found that the Paint a Path effect was much easier to apply and control. AvidFX (Boris Red) still presents a steep learning curve... (read more)

I have seen threads started by users who have problems when using Title Tool or SubCaps. If they are working in more than one language and they try to change languages MC will quite often "hang". I recently received a tip from Mr. Egawa of Avid Technology in Japan about a setting in Windows... (read more)

To achieve real-time playback of BCC AVX RT plug-ins without dropped frames, make sure your Avid project meets the following criteria: - Use BCC filters from the BCC Real Time and BCC RT Static Textures categories in your Effect Palette. - Select a lower playback quality from the 'Video Quality Menu'... (read more)

So you think you know everything there is to know about the Audio Mixer tool eh? Think again, This is a powerful tool with many facilities to help you "tweak" your audio mix quickly and easily. Check it out! (If it doesn't play here, you can always see it in the Videos section here: http... (read more)

This is a video of one easy way I like to work using Avid Media Composer, Sorenson Squeeze and DVDitPro to author a DVD. (read more)

Inspired by an idea from an Avid editor friend! The Vignette effect shown here is very simple to apply - but it can be the base from which your own imagination and creativity can produce an infinte number of special Vignettes. Regards, Douglas (read more)

Continuing my series of Tutorials on the very basic stuff that can be difficult to find if you are a newcomer to MC's workflow. This time I try to show the importance of reading the manual before trying to adjust the audio gain! Regards, Douglas (read more)

There are, of course, more than 2 new buttons! These 2 are, however, 2 that I have been hoping for. They give you the ability to select all tracks to the left or the right of the cursor with a single keystroke. The tutorial also shows the process of mapping them to the keyboard. As usual my tutorial... (read more)