Avid Media Composer Tips
- option-dragging a clip from Finder/Explorer into a bin brings the media in as AMA linked. [1]
- subsequent presses of the "enter" key after entering a +/- timecode in the Composer window will continue to advance/decrement the cursor by the entered numeric amount [2]
- the "f" key toggles the Composer timecode entry between frames and hh:mm:ss:ff [3]
- to overcome the 2GB AAF file size limit, check the "AAF Edit Protocol" box in the AAF Export Settings. [4]
- link to Avid Download Center[5]
- Top and Tail buttons [6]
- Resume Trim: Option-U [7]
- Color Scaling settings for same as source DNxHD export:
- "Keep as Legal Range" if going into Resolve
- "Scale from Legal Range to Full Range" if viewing only in QuickTime Player
- blacks will appear milky in Resolve if "Scale from Legal Range" used [8]
- Console command to link media over network
References
- ↑ Louis Casado
- ↑ Craig Webster
- ↑ Craig Webster
- ↑ John Nicholls
- ↑ Eddie Retamal
- ↑ How to do a Quick Trim - Top & Tail in Avid Media Composer
- ↑ Option+U. It resumes a previous complicated asymmetrical trim from where you left off.
- ↑ Redlab
- ↑ Louis Casado
- ↑ https://community.avid.com/forums/t/60999.aspx
