Learn the basics of Avid DS media management and understand why media indexing is important. Visit HDhead.com for other tips and free Avid DS presets used in this series of tutorials.

Create simple and fast fog and smoke effects in Avid DS without a third party particle system. Visit HDhead.com for other tips and free Avid DS presets used in this series of tutorials.

This Avid DS tutorial explains the basic use of Z buffer information when compositing 3D animation elements in Avid DS. Visit HDhead.com for other tips and free Avid DS presets used in this series of tutorials.

This is a followup for the May 2009 Calculator tutorial. This lesson explains how to build on-screen counters. Visit HDhead.com for other tips and free Avid DS presets used in this series of tutorials.

Importing RED footage to Avid DS is easy. This tutorial will walk you through all the steps. Visit HDhead.com for other tips and free Avid DS presets used in this series of tutorials.

Learn basic steps for preparing RED dailies (rushes) for use in Avid Media Composer. Visit HDhead.com for other tips and free Avid DS presets used in this series of tutorials.

Learn basic steps for preparing RED dailies (rushes) for use in Avid Media Composer. Visit HDhead.com for other tips and free Avid DS presets used in this series of tutorials.

Calculate frames to time code at any frame rate from 1fps to 120fps with this on-screen calculator for Avid DS. You can download this free preset from www.hdhead.com. Visit HDhead.com for other tips and free Avid DS presets used in this series of tutorials.

Repeated (duplicate) frames sometimes happen in file based workflows. Detecting a repeated frame visually in slow moving material can be a challenge. Learn how to build a simple tool in Avid DS to aid in detection of repeated frames. You can also download this free preset from www.hdhead.com. Visit HDhead.com for other tips and free Avid DS presets used in this series of tutorials.

Avid DS v10 is capable of stereoscopic (3D) editing, effects and playback. This tutorial explains the stereoscopic setup basics.The tutorial comes with a free interaxial separation preset available at www.hdhead.com. Visit HDhead.com for other tips and free Avid DS presets used in this series of tutorials.