Hi, I just installed Avid Media Composer and would like to run my JVC broadcast monitor (as a grading/qc monitor) via my Blackmagic Ultra Studio 4k. How do I enable it as I can't seem to 'enable' the HW/SW button. Any advice would be great. Thanks so much

Hi all Avid Media Composer users. I've been using Avid for years and am quite adept on it but I want to brush up on my grading skills as I'm now working as a VFX editor and need to match foregrounds and backgrounds. I managed to find this book online: 'Color Grading with Media Composer and...

Hi everyone! Has anybody any good recommandation about ProRes RAW proper workflow? I understand we have no control over settings offered by this codec (i.e. White balance, ISO etc...) but I may be mistaken about that, please let me know if that's the case. Working with 4K and 8K files, how to obtain...

Hello All, I've got an 'interview' at a post house next week and they want to see what I can do. I know that they want me to online part of a show in Symphony. So far, I know that i'll need to grade in Symphony and do titles etc... Has anyone got any tips/tricks for what else I should...

Hello, I have a project shot and edited in 1080p, but with one single interview that was mistakedly shot 720p. It really obviously stands out. Does anyone have any tips or tricks to help it blend in better? It feels like it should be do-able, it's very static and well shot with shallow depth of field...

Hello all, For the last week, I have been editing a short movie. The edit is now ready and I need to transfer the project to color grading and sono. I understand most of the procedure (for example: EDL files) and I have most of it ready. I have one question however: In the edit we used some footage from...

Hi - motionvfx.com has MLUTS to apply color correction to clips. The website has all the apps logos that MLUTS works with and they have AVID logo on there too. However, when you scroll down to the bottom of the page where it says SYSTEM REQUIREMENT, it says "mLut files work with any software supporting...

Hi, I have edited a project that was shot Arri Alexa 2K. The Colourist wants a comform done in Avid. We agreed on an Apple ProRes 4444 quicktime ouput. I set the format to 2K 2048x1152 16:9 25P and removed all colour transformations. The only thing I'm not sure about is Color Space. Should I be using...

I've been searching this and other forums for information regarding the issue of exporting alpha from Avid. It seems like the answer is "you can't", but I wanted to see how people get around this issue when it comes to grading. I have a sequence with a video layer for normal video content...

Hello all, I work in avid 6.5 where I transcoded down my AMA files to DNxHD 175 to grade in resolve lite 10. I went into resolve via .aaf and went out the same way. All the tutorials I have found are telling me to match the tape names of both the original DNxHD files and the files that are brought in...