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 guess that because there are already two text tools in MC the Text Tool in AvidFX is often overlooked. When it is not overlooked I imagine that many newcomers are, like I was, intimidated by the interface. In actual fact, as long as you don't try running before you learn to walk the basics of the... (read more)

The seventh in a series of tutorials created to assist Avid/Pinnacle Liquid users who are considering migrating to Media Composer. Many newcomers, myself included, come to MC with an HDV camera and capture through a firewire card. Then the first time they try to export a QT-reference file, up pops the... (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)

Squeezing an audio track to fit using MC’s Audio Suite. Regards, Douglas (read more)

One of the many ways of stretching an audio track to fit a specific length, using the tools available in MC. Regards, Douglas (read more)

This is the last of a 6 part tutorial on how I am using Media Composer along with DVDitPro HD (AVID DVD) to author and burn Blu-Ray disks and DVDs. NB. There is a “Full-screen” mode button on the control panel under the screen! Part 6 clarifies the reasons why I have the workflow that I have... (read more)

This is the fifth of a 6 part tutorial on how I am using Media Composer along with DVDitPro HD (AVID DVD) to author and burn Blu-Ray disks and DVDs. NB. There is a “Full-screen” mode button on the control panel under the screen! Part 5 examines the 4 choices of getting your authored material... (read more)

This is the fourth of a 6 part tutorial on how I am using Media Composer along with DVDitPro HD (AVID DVD) to author and burn Blu-Ray disks and DVDs. NB. There is a “Full-screen” mode button on the control panel under the screen! Part 4 looks a little closer at the possibilities of adding... (read more)