Avid Screencast

Sometimes, you need to obscure the face of a person, be it for legal or aesthetic reasons. In this episode, we'll do just that using a very special technique. Check out the blog entry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc10 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast The images in this episode were provides by Johanna Thiel. http://www.onhi.de

This is the second of several episodes covering a workflow for using Red Digital Cinema Cameras with your Avid editing application. In this episode, we'll take a sequence that was offline edited in Avid Media Composer and onform it to 4K DPX files for grading. For this, we'll use Monkey Extract. SHOW NOTES Monkey Extract http://www.rubbermonkeysoftware.com/ Red16 EDL Template from Avid http://www.avid.com/red/16Char.zip Avid Editing Products & the RED One Camera http://www.avid.com/red/ Avid / RED Workflow Guide http://www.avid.com/red/REDstepbystep.pdf Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc09 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast The images in this episode were provides by Johanna Thiel. http://www.onhi.de

This is the first of several episodes covering a workflow for using Red Digital Cinema Cameras with your Avid editing application. In this episode, we'll convert R3D footage to DNxHD MXF files for offline editing. For this, we'll use Avid's Metafuze. Then, we'll quickly import the files into the Avid, so you can edit away! SHOW NOTES Avid Editing Products & the RED One Camera http://www.avid.com/red/ Avid / RED Workflow Guide http://www.avid.com/red/REDstepbystep.pdf Avid's MetaFuze http://www.avid.com/metafuze/ Avid MetaFuze 2.0 in a RED Workflow http://www.avid.com/metafuze/MetaFuze_for_RED_guide.pdf Alternate Workflow for Macintosh Environments Edit RED Footage in Avid Media Composer http://studiodaily.com/studiomonthly/currentissue/9261.html MetaCheater http://web.me.com/jabezolssen/metacheater/main.html Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc08 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast The images in this episode were provides by Johanna Thiel. http://www.onhi.de

In this episode, we'll create a high-contrast, colorized look to an image -- simply because it looks cool. It's a great way to introduce somebody with a bang. Seriously, I have no idea why I call this the Kill Bill Effect, but I still like it, and maybe so will you! SHOW NOTES Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc07 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencastIn this episode, we'll create a high-contrast, colorized look to an image -- simply because it looks cool. It's a great way to introduce somebody with a bang. Seriously, I have no idea why I call this the Kill Bill Effect, but I still like it, and maybe so will you! SHOW NOTES The Music used in this Podcast is Eloi Brunelle - Moch5. You can download this song for free from Thinner Netlabel. http://www.thinner.cc/pages/releases/releases_detail.php?id=thn042 Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc07 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast

In this episode, I'll show you how to remap your keybard and give you a couple of ideas on what functions to map to it. If this does not make you at least 10% more productive, I'll refund your money. SHOW NOTES Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc06 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencastIn this episode, I'll show you how to remap your keyboard and give you a couple of ideas on what functions to map to it. If this does not make you at least 10% more productive, I'll refund your money. SHOW NOTES Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc06 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast

In this episode, we'll create the Pleasantville Effect - everything is black-and-white except for one color - using a Spectramatte and an Animatte for creating a garbage matte. SHOW NOTES Genius DV: Pleasantville Effect for Avid http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/pleasantville_effect_for_avid.php Genius DV: Invert Key for Spectra Matte Effect in Media Composer http://www.geniusdv.com/news_and_tutorials/2009/09/invert_key_for_spectra_matte_effect_in_media_compo.php Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc05 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast

In this episode, we'll combat the stuttery mess of wrongly imported or ingested interlaced video footage by swapping the field order with the help of the Matte Key real-time effect. Buckle up, this one's going to get geeky! And don't forget to check out the show notes for more. SHOW NOTES Download the Scanlines for the Matte Key: http://avidscreencast.com/asc04 Learn more about field order: All About Video Fields by Chris Pirazzi. From a graphics designer's perspective. But - like us - he hates the mess that is fields. http://lurkertech.com/lg/fields/ Digital Video and Field Order by DVMP. http://www.dvmp.co.uk/digital-video.htm Which format uses which field order? Generally speaking, it boils down to this: 1080i - upper field first NTSC - lower field first PAL (except PAL DV) - upper field first DV (PAL/NTSC) - lower field first PAL (Avid DV Codec) - upper field first (Simply because it's more fun. No, actually because they wanted to stay with the broadcast field order.) Confused yet? Pop quiz in five minutes! Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc04 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast

In this episode, we'll create a swish-pan effect without using 3rd-party plug-ins. So it's gonna be cheap, easy and will play in real-time! Links: The Avid-L2 Mailing List: http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/Avid-L2/ Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc03 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast

In this episode, we'll increase your productivity by being able to quickly switch between different timeline views. For example, just press a button on your keyboard and automatically enlarge the audio tracks while turning on the audio waveforms. It's quick and easy! Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc02 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast

In this episode, we'll create shiny reflections of video as you may know them from the iTunes Store or advertisements. To accomplish that, we'll use the real-time 3D Warp effect and all of it is going to take less than five minutes! Check out the blog enry for this week's episode: http://avidscreencast.com/asc01 Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/avidscreencast Become a fan on the Avid Screencast on Facebook: http://facebook.com/avidscreencast