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Build a Title Sequence in Apple Motion

Step 1 Create your project and preferences Make sure to set the project preferences to Broadcast SD. Open the preferences and make sure Create Object At is set to Current Frame-this means new elements will more »

Modify a Title in Avid Xpress Pro/DV while Keeping the Original Intact

STEP 1: Set your position Park the Position Indicator over a title segment in your Timeline (make sure the segment's track is turned on). Step 2 Enter your mode Enter the Effect Mode by clicking the Effect more »

Bring Vintage Still Photographs to Life in Media 100 844/X

Step 1 Import your source material We start by importing a scanned image from an old Ballets Russes program into 844/X and place it in the timeline. We paste a copy of that still image on top of itself and more »

Edit a 1080 24p Uncompressed Day-for-Night Scene in Apple FCP HD

Director Nick Vallelonga wanted a dark, mysterious night interior. Unfortunately, time and money dictated this scene be shot in the day. more »

Get Film-Style Slow Motion Effects with the Panasonic DVX100A

Step 1 Coaxing slo-mo out of video Film and video approach slow motion very differently. Film sets the "gold standard" for exquisite slow motion-film cameras shoot more frames per second, then play more »

How to move seamlessly between Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects within one project

Remember: While effects like the Motion Tracker cannot be moved from After Effects to Premiere Pro, layers to which motion tracking has been applied can be moved, since the Motion Tracker applies position keyframes to the targeted layer. more »

Not for the Meek

Early Media Composer Systems Were Rarely Put Together By users-the combination of Avid and third-party hardware often proved to be too daunting for anyone but certified Avid technicians. In these days of more »