In my last post, I talked a bit about organizing and managing media.  For this post, I thought I would continue in that vein and talk about drive letter assignments.

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In this tutorial, I explain how to create the “Kid Stays in the Picture” effect using Photoshop, Boris Red, and Avid. I also show how to accomplish it with only using Boris Red and Avid.

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For a follow up to my last tutorial, I cover using the Ease In/Out Keyframes in Boris Red to create smooth moves on hi-resolution still photos.

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In today’s blog, I provide a Video Tutorial with instructions on how to use Boris Red and Avid Media Composer to perform Pan and Zoom type moves on high resolution still images.

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On a down day between projects, Ryan challenged me to a duel.  Well, not quite a duel, per se, but he challenged me nonetheless.  “Make a lightsaber,” he said.  Surprisingly, though I am clearly a nerdy dude—and member of the Star Wars generation—I had never attempted the lightsaber effect.

Naturally, there are a zillion methods and tutorials around for creating the lightsaber effect.  However, as is often the case, not many people talk about using Boris Red to create the effect.  So, I thought I would outline my method using Boris Red 4.  (Clicking on any of the images below will load a larger, often more detailed, version.) (more…)

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In today’s blog, I provide a Video Tutorial with instructions on how to build a custom “Overexposed White Flash” transition using the Avid and Boris Red.

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So I visit the Avid.com message boards every day and one of the questions I see most often has to do with using HD footage in an SD project without scaling the footage down and losing quality.  Many people asking this question are coming from other NLE’s that allow the user to keep the HD footage at 1920×1080 inside their 720×486 project and “Pan and Scan” around the footage while keeping the quality high. But one of the downfalls of Avid is that once you bring the HD footage into an SD project it’s automatically scaled down. Thus you can’t zoom in without it looking blurry.

Well, we all know that Avid isn’t going to change this anytime soon, but there is a work around. I came up with this method a few years ago and I have used it with several times. Now, I warn you, it is a workaround and can get a bit tedious, but it will work.

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