Dear Stefan, AVID newbie here in terms of editing in HD...I read your post and many others but am sorely in need of a step-by-step workflow detailed to me as I'm in codec HELL right now trying to figure out the exact steps to upres SD footage to HD so I can get these edits done... Are you able to...

Hi all, Is there any way within Avid FX to draw a custom shape to create an alpha like you can with the BCC make alpha? All I can find is set shapes like circles and rectangles etc. When I try to draw a spline I can't seem to work out how to use that as a key. Thanks, Craig.

I'm getting a problem with MC5 that I was not getting with MC3.1 concerning nesting the Boris effects - Chroma key + Matte Choker + Light Wrap. All works fine whilst in effects mode, but as soon as I go back to the timeline the background to the key goes black! I have set Chroma Key as the start...