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Oct
1
Videoguys' Guide to DSLR Workflows
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 10/01/2010 3:46 PM
The DSLR revolution has had a dramatic impact on videography, combining some of the best features of professional video with high-end photography. DSLRs are affordable and the image quality is spectacular.

October 2011 update. Today's latest NLEs allow you to edit DSLR footage easily, as long as you have a powerful computer. We've updated this guide to include info about that, as well as our tips and tricks for using older versions. If you have questions about working with and Read More

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May
19
User Story: FLAW'D Workshop Cutting with Avid Media Composer
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 5/19/2010 1:41 PM
The FLAW'D workshop is community theater for film. Every other Sunday afternoon we meet at my house and film a scene that we? have written. The crew is made up of kids age 13 to 18 with a few actors that are a little older. I think they do a pretty good job on zero budget. Read More
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May
6
Avid Media Composer in a DSLR World
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 5/06/2010 2:51 PM
Don’t know if anyone’s noticed, but Canon made a little digital SLR camera called the Canon 5D Mark II and, apparently, it shoots HD video… It seems that some people are quite excited about the whole thing. Well if you had noticed that, you’d probably have also noticed that almost every mention of editing 5D footage is around Apple’s Final Cut Pro. It’s certainly not because other products can’t cut it, it’s probably just because of a massive commonality between those who’ve embraced the 5D and Read More
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May
5
Media Composer 5.0
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 5/05/2010 1:10 PM
I have been able to keep an eye on some of the coice announcements. The choicest of these, from my perspective was Avid’s announcement of Media Composer 5.0!

Media Composer 5 introduces a few major updates, the most significant of which is direct access to Quicktime and R3D media files without import or transcode. Read More

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May
4
Editing ‘Iron Man 2' with Avid Media Composer
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 5/04/2010 1:27 PM
‘Iron Man 2' editors, Rick Pearson and Dan Lebental, talk a bit about the collaborative editing process on ‘Iron Man 2' and how they used 10 Avid Media Composers with Avid Unity and Avid Script Sync to make the process smooth and efficient. Read More
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Apr
27
MacVideo.tv: What makes AVID Media Composer so powerful
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 4/27/2010 2:20 PM
The strength of AVID Media Composer: Frank Capria, Angus Mackay, Robert Russo AVID Media Composer rules high end production for feature films and broadcast. Even though other systems offer competition, AVID remains a formidable force at the high-end of film and video production. So what is it which makes AVID Media Composer so strong? In this discussion key members from AVID discuss the strengths which Media Composer offers, they talk about key features of the newly announced AVID Media Compo Read More
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Apr
26
NAB 2010: Avid 5.0
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 4/26/2010 10:11 AM
Avid just isn’t slowing down. I advised them that they just needed to slow down. But did they listen? Nope. Why slow down? Because just as soon as you get used to one version, another version comes along and has tons more features that you want. And when you JUST CONVINCE a company to upgrade to one version of Media Composer, you might be hard pressed to get them to do it again. Many large facilities don’t upgrade often, so when Avid keeps hitting us with new release after new release, we might Read More
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Apr
11
It's official - Avid MC5 - WOW!!!
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 4/11/2010 3:54 PM
Buy Media Composer 4 today, get free upgrade to MC5 when it ships in June!

Avid tapeless workflows with MC5 are a game changer. This is amazing. Just left the reseller meeting at NAB! GREAT JOB AVID! Read More

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Apr
2
We've been busy publishing and updating the guides on our website!
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 4/02/2010 10:53 AM
We've been busy publishing and updating the Guides on our website!
  • Videoguys' Guide to DSLR Workflows
  • Videoguys Guide to Migrating From Avid Liquid to Avid Media Composer
  • Videoguys Guide to Understanding HD Formats
  • Videoguys' FAQ: Matrox MXO2 Family of Products
  • Wedding & Event Videography Guide from the Videoguys
  • Videoguys' Professional Video Editing and Production Guide

    NAB 2010 IS COMING!!Keep up with the latest news and information by following the Videoguys Read More

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    • Apr
    2
    TV Tech: Avid Media Composer 4.0
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    		 4/02/2010 9:15 AM
    In 2006, Avid liberated its flagship Media Composer from its hardware host and offered the widely popular editing platform in a software-only version. The company has faced fierce competition from other popular editing platforms, and has responded by steadily ramping up the capabilities and features of Media Composer. With its second major upgrade, Avid has repositioned itself as a cutting-edge innovator of digital editing technology with more competitive prices.

    Avid Media Composer 4.0 so Read More

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    Apr
    1
    Videoguys' Guide to DSLR Workflows
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    		 4/01/2010 9:41 AM
    Over the past year Canon has produced and shipped tens of thousands of DSLR camcorders worldwide. With so many of these getting into the hands of such a wide range of videographers, from home users, to event videographers, independent filmmakers and now even Network TV shows and Hollywood movies, the impact has been dramatic. At Videoguys.com, we are getting calls and emails and reading new forum threads each day asking us what is the best way to edit and work with the footage created from these Read More
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    Mar
    30
    Come to NAB for my Avid Media Composer for Final Cut Pro Editors class
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    		 3/30/2010 10:55 AM
    I’m very excited for my trip to the National Association of Broadcasters convention this year as I’ll be leading a couple of the In Depth sessions of the Post|Production world conference. The first, on Tuesday morning from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm and part of the Avid Editing Workshop is, Avid Media Composer for Final Cut Pro Editors. The second, Wednesday at 10:00 am, is Music Video Workflow. You must register to attend the educational part of the NAB show (unfortunately it’s not free) at the Post|P Read More
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    Mar
    19
    Videoguys Guide to Migrating From Avid Liquid to Avid Media Composer
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    		 3/19/2010 5:44 PM
    If you are a long time Liquid user, you need to know that after several years of speculation and frustration, Avid has finally come out with the official news: Liquid is dead. There will be no new updates or versions, nor will their be a next generation product that will give the Liquid user base a natural migration path. While Pinnacle Studio will continue to grow and get better, it will not become the mythical Liquid on steroids many were led to believe. The simple reality is that the produ Read More
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    Mar
    18
    Improved AVCHD to Media Composer Workflow
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    		 3/18/2010 11:05 PM
    While we wait for AMA support of AVCHD there is an improvement that I found that some may know but I thought I would share it here for those that missed it.

    Step one - Convert AVCHD (.mts etc.) file to avi using Cineform Neo Scene. This $100 product is gaining alot of attention because other NLEs are beginning to support the Cineform Codec natively. This works with cameras like the Canon 5D/7D too. It converts the color space to 4:2:2, handles 24p correctly and is considered visually lo Read More

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    Mar
    18
    Blu-ray Made Easy: A three part guide from Avid editing systems to Sorenson Squeeze to Avid DVD by Sonic
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    		 3/18/2010 3:09 PM
    We just found this gem on the Avid user forums!

    I've created a three-part tutorial on Blu-ray burning with Avid Media Composer, Sorenson Squeeze, and Avid DVD by Sonic. It covers the following parts:

  • How to export from an Avid HD project (in Avid Media Composer)
  • How to use Sorenson Squeeze for creating Blu-ray files
  • How to burn to Blu-ray using Avid DVD Read More
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