The first NLE I started using was an Avid Media Composer in the early 1990s. Although I do tons of Final Cut projects today, Media Composer still covers a large portion of my work. Below is a list of many of the resources for the Avid world. Media Composer editors don’t have a culture of using a ton of freebees, so you won’t find this list as long as the resources on the FCP page. In part, Media Composer is more self-contained and already includes a number of features that aren’t inherently part of FCP. Hence, the greater need to augment and enhance Final Cut.
Avid’s retail bundle for Media Composer is a suite of software, including Media Composer and various Avid utilities, along with Boris Continuum Complete filters, Avid FX, Avid DVD and Sorenson Squeeze. Although it isn’t often mentioned, the installation of Media Composer also includes the Marquee titler, the Illusion FX filter pack and a set of Plasma wipes. Even though there is a lot to draw from in this stock package, there are plenty of additional resources available from third party developers.
I am not going to duplicate every item on the Final Cut Ecosystem page. If you are looking for links related to storage, RED, P2, Adobe products and more, simply click on the Final Cut Ecosystem tab and you’ll find a wealth of those resources. Obviously those issues are common to both sets of users.
I will try to keep this list current and accurate, so feel free to drop me a line if there is something particularly cool that I should add or if links change, are broken or become inactive. Thank you.
Avid Technology product links:
Avid Technology, Inc. home page
Avid Media Composer home page
Avid Media Composer – plug-ins
Avid Production Suite
Avid AMA
Avid Download Center
Avid software patches
Avid RED workflow page
Avid MetaFuze
Avid – Artist control surfaces
Avid Technology community / training / tutorial links:
Avid Community blogs
Avid Community forums
Avid Community tutorials
Avid Community user groups
Avid Media Composer 5 Getting Started
Avid online training
Avid Knowledge Base
Avid Community Media Composer Tutorials
Avid Community – Douglas Bruce – The First 100 Basic MC Tutorials
Avid Community – Douglas Bruce – The Next 100 Basic MC Tutorials
Avid ALEX Tutorials
Avid Screencast
Edit Like A Fish
Lynda
Avid Technology – other:
Avid storage calculator
YouTube Avid channel
Vimeo Avid channel
AVX effects filters | Assorted applications and utilities:
3Prong
Automatic Duck
Belle Nuit
Boris FX
Digital Film Tools
DVFilm
EditShare Flow
GenArts
Luca Visual FX
MacMediaSift
MediaMover
MXF4Mac
NewBlueFX
Noise Industries Factory Tools
ProDAD
Red Giant Software
SmartSound Sonicfire Pro
Sorenson Media
Stage Tools
Tiffen filters
Tool Farm’s Avid plug-ins
Ultimatte
VideoToolshed
Miscellaneous training | Avid communities | Other resources
24p.com
Avid L2 Yahoo Groups community
Boris FX Red / Avid FX training
Boris FX BCC training
Creative COW Avid editing forum
RED – Avid workflow forum
Zero Cut / Alan Stewart
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