Avid Media Composer Tutorials
By Jim Bask
Want to get started fast with brand new version of Avid Media Composer — our video making software? Then this is the place-to-be! From first cut to final delivery, our video tutorial […]
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Avid MediaCentral | Editorial Management — Watch this Video to Learn More
By Adam Noyes
Avid MediaCentral | Editorial Management allows you to collaborate with everyone on your editorial team using a browser to edit your video clips with keyboard shortcuts, create sequences, write to bins for Media Composer users using Avid NEXIS.
Avid Knowledge Base Media Central | Editorial Management FAQ
By Adam Noyes
Avid MediaCentral | Editorial Management is an easy to use workflow management system that’s designed for small to mid-size creative teams using Avid NEXIS shared storage with Avid Media Composer.
Leveraging the collaborative power of Avid Media Composer’s shared bins and projects, users can search, view media, create sequences and pass these directly to Media Composer bins remotely using an intuitive browser-based interface.
Avid Targets June for New Media Composer; CEO Jeff Rosica Sees ‘Gradual Building’ for Cloud Services
By Adam Noyes
The “all-new” Media Composer 2019, the rare redesign of Avid’s longstanding flagship NLE that debuted on stage at the Avid Connect conference last month, is due for delivery to editors by the end of June, executives said in a conference call with investors yesterday.
Adobe, Avid, Blackmagic Design: The Big 3 NLEs at NAB 2019
By Jim Bask
This year at the NAB Show 2019 we saw some of the most anticipated releases in video editing software history from the Big 3 NLEs: Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere […]
Review: Avid Media Composer Symphony 2018 v.12
By Adam Noyes
In February of 2018, we saw a seismic shift in the leadership at Avid. Chief executive officer Louis Hernandez Jr. was removed and subsequently replaced by Jeff Rosica. Once Rosica was installed, people who worried Avid was about to be liquidated to the highest bidder breathed a sigh of temporary relief. We wanted to see where the new action plan from Avid, specifically on where Media Composer and Symphony were going.
Coming soon: New Avid MC interface (interview at NAB2019)
By Jim Bask
Hi everyone. I know you’re curious about the new Media Composer being released soon. Many of you saw it has a new “paneled” user interface, a new color palette and […]
A Super-Simple Way to Safely Park and Back up Projects to the Cloud — Introducing Avid NEXIS | Cloudspaces
By Adam Noyes
As production teams create more immersive, rich video content, they are paving the way for deeper engagement with audiences. But that higher-quality media comes with larger, more complex projects. Teams need the ability to back up or park storage workspaces quickly and easily to protect project files and keep content production moving forward. And, unless there’s a secret stash of money lying around, budget constraints make large, up-front purchases of more storage difficult if not impossible.
Eight Top Trends from NAB 2019
By Adam Noyes
It wasn’t really a razzle-dazzle show at NAB this year. Production trends that seemed like they could be the future of media in years past — stereo 3D post-production, 360 video acquisition and VR-headset experiences — have faded into the background, becoming just another bullet point on a marketing sell sheet. Formerly eye-catching gadgets like handheld camera stabilizers have become a more familiar sight, and drones were nowhere near as prevalent on the show floor as in previous years. (Drone giant DJI didn’t even exhibit on the show floor this year.) And futuristic technology like light-field cinematography, which blew so many minds in 2017, was largely absent from the discussion this year. What took its place? Practical, short-term concerns. Customers were interested in sending video over IP networks, taking advantage of powerful GPU acceleration, and getting media into the cloud to leverage AI-based tools, such as Amazon Rekognition, that can help better identify, tag and monetize content.
2019 NAB Show Emphasize’s its Broadcaster Roots
By Adam Noyes
This year the NAB Show seemed to emphasize its roots – the “B” in National Association of Broadcasters. Gone or barely visible were the fads of past years, such as stereoscopic 3D, 360-degree video, virtual/augmented reality, drones, etc. Not that these are gone – merely that they have refocused on the smaller segment of marketshare that reflects reality. There’s not much point in promoting stereo 3D at NAB if most of the industry goes ‘meh’.