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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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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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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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    • Grading with Color Wheels
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    		 3/16/2010 12:20 PM
    Recently fellow editor Shane Ross and I were discussing the relative merits of grading in Avid Media Composer versus Apple’s FCP or Color, as well as using the Colorista plug-in. Our conversation got down to how each treated the image when you used the color wheels. After I did a quick test, it was obvious that FCP and Avid don’t process the image in quite the same way, even when you push what appears to be the equivalent control in the same direction. So I decided to dig a bit deeper. Read More
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    World’s Greatest Transcoder Avid’s New Mix-and-Match for Media Composer
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    		 3/12/2010 4:27 PM
    For editors, there’s good news and bad news concerning camera manufacturers. The good news is that a stream of innovative, impressive and technologically amazing new cameras are being rolled out that shoot fantastic new formats for independent filmmakers, DPs and directors of all kinds. The bad news is that we have to edit the footage.

    I was just becoming awesome at transcoding when Avid released its “mix-and-match” feature for Media Composer 4.0. With mix-and-match, any kind of footage c Read More

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    Videoguys Guide to Migrating From Avid Liquid to Avid Media Composer
    Posted by: gary March 15, 2010 10:59 AM
    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:

    Avid has put together an incredible upgrade offer for their loyal Liquid users. You can upgrade to Media Composer 4, with all 3rd party plug-ins, for just $495! (Read More)

    Videoguys' 2009 Holiday Gift Guide
    Posted by: gary November 20, 2009 10:44 AM
    Recommendations for Videographers & Editors at Every Price! In these difficult economic times the one thing that is on everyone's mind is savings and value. We've kept that in mind with this year's Videoguys' Holiday Gift Guide. We've broken the guide into several categories that I think will help make your holiday shopping easier: Gizmos & Gadgets, Blu-ray Disc Authoring, Upgrades, Hardware, Plug-Ins, and Training. We realize that many of you are shopping for yourselves, but that doesn't (Read More)
    Videoguys Guide to Understanding HD Formats
    Posted by: gary May 26, 2009 2:13 PM
    If you are reading this article, I think it’s a pretty safe bet that you have a big screen HD TV in your house. Now that you have it, you wonder how you ever watched sports or the latest action movie or a documentary or even the cooking channel without it. I know that now when I watch standard definition TV, all I can think about is how much better it would look in HD! Lets face it, everything just looks better in HD. Well maybe not everything or everyone, but I think you get the picture. It’s (Read More)
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