From RedShark News Working in a creative cloud has become the new trend for companies to improve their workflow.  Especially in a collaborative field, working in a cloud-like network makes it easier for anyone to work and share.  The most collaborative field being media, a cloud service built for those fields would be incredibly valuable Read More

With the growth of streaming video services, traditional broadcast companies are looking for content to keep up.  Most of those companies have started up their own on-demand app or service to compete and in most cases produce shows just for that service.  With this revolution in media, problems naturally arise.  Now that there is more Read More

Now Available: Media Composer and Media Composer | First 8.9.1 Media Composer 8.9.1 was released on Thursday, August 24th at 12 PM EDT. This update was made available from Avid Master Accounts, Application Manager, and the Avid Download Center (login and password required).Media Composer | First 8.9.1 was also released at the same time, and Read More

For many editors out there, the struggle between going from your work space to the script may seem tasking at times.  Trying to keep track of the different versions you’re working off of and even with script notes and rewrites can be maddening and slow your workflow down.  Avid had created their ScriptSync option within Read More

Bill Davis, Michael Kammes, Oliver Peters and Scott Simmons take on one of the most controversial questions in post production. Which editing software is best?!  They discuss the benefits and downsides to Premiere Pro, FCPX, Avid, and DaVinci Resolve.   Click here to watch the video on YouTube.

Editing suites for any editor can be a variety of things.  Maybe an editing “lab” in their film school, a family-used computer with a demo version editing software or a customized set-up with a combination of different devices and brands.  For anyone interested in knowing about major editing suites, Jonny Elwyn‘s article on his page Read More

It’s good to get feedback on a product early after it’s release.  In the technologically advanced world we live in today, solid feedback needs to come sooner than later.  Almost a month after it’s release, we have a list of things that Avid Media Composer First have done right, and some things that have missed Read More

Ha-Mitcham, the largest independent post house in Israel chose an Avid Cloud-based workflow to revolutionize their new post production facility. Israeli production and post-production facility Ha-Mitcham is serious about collaborative editing. In fact it has just built its entire business around it. When they decided to build a brand new facility, they started looking at Read More

As of June 29th Avid Media Composer | First is available! Media Composer | First is Here… …and 9,000+ users have already signed up!!! Avid is very pleased to announce that Media Composer | First, which was first made available last week, on June 29th. This brand new, simple to use editing application is based Read More

Available Today! Media Composer V8.8.5 Available Today! Media Composer V8.8.5 Media Composer v8.8.5 will be released today, Thursday, June 29th at 3:00 PM EDT.  This update will be made available from Avid Master Accounts, Application Manager, and the Avid Download Center (login and password required). Media Composer 8.8.5 includes a number of bug fixes, including: Read More