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In the fourth installment on our series on audio, we'll take an in-depth look at the audio mixer, going through all options that are available to you to adjust multiple segments at a time.

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This week, we'll make some very simple audio edits, create transitions, check out waveforms and get rid of those horrid pops that are sometimes created by audio edits.

This is actually the first part of a show that was to include the audio mixer as well, but the episode just turned out to be way too long so I had to split it up into two parts.

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Want to toggle waveforms on and off with your keyboard and do some more cool things? Check out ASC #02: Toggling Timeline Views With Your Keyboard

http://avscr.de/02

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After last week's look into Avid's Pan & Zoom effect, this week we check out the Pan & Zoom effect that is included in Boris Continuum Complete 5 and later.

It's a great effect that is incredibly easy to use, and we'll create a simple zoom in auto-mode (it will literally take you 30 seconds to do) and get into the nitty-gritty for more complex animations.

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If you haven't watched it yet, check out last week's episode on Avid Pan & Zoom:

http://avidscreencast.com/asc37

The Photo that I used is by Tiagø Ribeiro:

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This week's episode is all about stereo tracks: How to create them, how to get stuff into them, how to get rid of them again when the ugly beast named Compatibility rears its ugly head.

Plus: Find out how to make me rich!

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I was asked by a lot of people to do tutorials on audio editing, so this week I'll start a series on exactly that.

This first episode deals with the various audio settings in Media Composer - it's a bit dry, but it lays the foundation for the episodes to come. So stick with me.

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Steve Cohen's great article on the different flavors of midpoint attenuations in MC's audio dissolves:

http://splicenow.com/2010/01/13/audio-dissolves-come-in-two-flavors/

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So you want to change the skin tones in a shot by doing a secondary color correction. You're using the methods outlined in ASC #16 (and of course, they work incredibly well!), but there's that nasty balloon in the shot that has a skin-tone-like color but that you don't want to affect.

What you need now, my friend, is a garbage matte. A garbage matte restricts the key to applying only to a specific section of the image. I hear you say: "But can it be done in Media Composer?" I say: "You bet your ass it can be done! And in real-time, too!"

So in this show, we'll build a secondary color correction with a garbage matte using the Spectramatte, a Paint Effect and a Matte Key.

If this isn't cool, then I don't know cool. Oh. Wait.

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Thanks to Alexander Fell who gave me the tip on this one:

http://www.xing.com/profile/Alexander_Fell

Do check out the older tutorial on Secondaries, it uses a Boris Continuum Complete Effect and is generally more friendly towards the not-die-hard-geek:

ASC #16: Secondary Color Correction in Media Composer

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The way Media Composer processes effects has some weird side-effects: Sometimes an effect applied to an upper video track also affects the video tracks below -- whether you intended that or not.

So this week we'll take control over that issue by learning how to use nesting to your advantage.

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I've had several requests for tutorials on Pan and Zoom, so this week and next, this will be out topic.

This week, we'll look into Avid's own Pan & Zoom effect. It is used to, well, pan and zoom into images that are larger than your sequence dimensions without quality loss (as would occur if you imported the image into a bin and then used, say, a 3D Warp for panning and zooming).

We'll create simple and a bit more complex animations, learn about the different temporal and spatial interpolation parameters, and of course I'll hint at some best practices and some quirks of the effect.

Next week, we'll check out the Pan & Zoom effect that is included in Boris Continuum Complete 5 or later.

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The Photo that I used is by Tiagø Ribeiro:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fixe/3673304464/

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With Media Composer 5, you can access Quicktime and R3D files natively using AMA (provided you have the horsepower).

In this episode, I'll show you how to link to AMA volumes, change the R3D source settings (such as ISO, color temperature etc.) within Media Composer, adjust the formatting and then transcode to DNxHD.

Editorial note: I apologize for the bad audio quality in this and last week's podcast. Snow Leopard seems to reset my audio input gain now and again, but this way you finally know what quantization noise sounds like! Seriously, it'll get better next week.

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Avid System Recommendations for AMA (System Recommendations for Media Composer Feature Performance [365919])

http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=365919

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I'm finally on Media Composer 5, so in this week's episode, I'll introduce you to the most obvious new features such as the Smart Tools, Realtime Audio Effects, the new Interface and some new Keyboard Shortcuts.

There are a lot of different tutorials covering similar subjects, so check out the show notes for more.

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Steve Cohen's Introduction to the MC5 Timeline. If you haven't watched it yet, shame on you!

http://blip.tv/file/3739338

Scott Simmons' Editblog: A tour around Avid Media Composer 5.0’s interface changes

http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/ssimmons/story/a_tour_around_avid_media_composer_5.0s_interface_changes/

Dylan Reeve's MC 5 Review:

http://dylanreeve.com/videotv/avid/2010/review-media-composer-5-0.html

Avid Media Composer 5 Getting Started Training. A complete Lynda.com class availabe for free from Avid. Aimed at novice users.

http://www.avid.com/US/resources/media-composer-5-getting-started-training

Media Composer videos from Avid's Youtube channel

http://www.youtube.com/user/avid#grid/user/5CB187371F76AD51

Youtube: Real-Time AudioSuite (RTAS) Plug-Ins and Stereo Audio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG9WT0MY3rQ

Youtube: Smart Tool

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VP4mGI5K6Q

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