The default keyboard has a set of very useful "nudge" commands mapped to four of the keys. Newcomers might miss these in their initial meeting with MC. Maybe you can find some use for them! Regards, Douglas The playback screen can be maximised by using the "Full-screen" button in... (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)

Web archives to Douglas Tutorials are: Series 1: http://web.archive.org/web/20130110014832/http://community.avid.com/forums/p/67003/375237.aspx Due to the constant evolving and development of Media Composer, I cannot guarantee that any or all of the following tutorials will work exactly as I show. The... (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)