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DIY DCP
You used to hear a whir, the sound of sprockets pulling film from a 15 pound reel at a relentless 90 feet per minute. Then the thpt of a splice going through the gate, then the plunk of the mechanical...
View ArticleMedia Composer 101 – ADVANCED – What is Transcoding? Part 1: Under The Hood
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe begins an in-depth look at Transcoding in Avid Media Composer. There’s a lot more to Transcoding then just compressing your media to native Avid files, and in this...
View ArticleMedia Composer 101 – ADVANCED – What is Transcoding? Part 2: The Basics
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe continues his in-depth look at Transcoding in Avid Media Composer. Now that we’ve talked about everything you “don’t see” when you Link To your footage, let’s talk...
View ArticleMedia Composer 101 – ADVANCED – What is Transcoding? Part 3: 2K/4K/UHD
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe concludes his in-depth look at Transcoding in Avid Media Composer, by looking at transcoding larger than HD media, in larger than HD projects. Once you’ve finished...
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Should you transcode before Color Grading in Adobe Premiere?
There are a lot of misconceptions about transcoding, and discussions on transcoding pop up in forums and groups quite often. This is an attempt to bring some facts and practical advice on the table....
View ArticleLet’s Edit with Media Composer – ADVANCED – Background Services
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about a great, under-utilized feature in Avid Media Composer, and that is the Background Services feature, and more specifically, background Consolidating and...
View Article5 Things: Post Myths
In the first episode of 2017, Michael debunks some popular post production myths and misconceptions. We’ll look at common color, codec, sound, and storage fallacies that keep popping up in discussions...
View Article5 Things: Transcoding in Post
Transcoding is a necessity in todays moderns tapeless workflow. But what formats do you need to transcode to, and what are the best practices? In this episode, Michael reviews the places in post...
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Teradek updates Cloud platforms
The introduction of real-time transcoding by Teradek, allows users to set the specific bit rate and resolution requirements for any destination they stream to. The new features announced for Teradek’s...
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TrueCheck: the only all-in-one file checking tool for the M&E industry
Designed to help people in the media and entertainment industry evaluate video, audio, and related files, TrueCheck has five core functions: Compare, Generate, Search, View, and Verify. Creator of...
View ArticleLet’s Edit with Media Composer – Lesson 7 – Transcoding
Hey Everyone, It’s time, once again, for another “Let’s Edit” tutorial, and this time it’s all about a topic that a lot of editors, especially new editors don’t fully understand, and that is...
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HELP! How do I set a Media Composer project up for an Documentary Offline?
I get a lot of e-mails from people asking me questions about Media Composer. I thought that it would be super helpful, with their permission of course, to post the question and my response, to...
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