But do the basic built-in functionality, effects, Title Tool, etc. I’m sure plug-ins in Media Composer are problematic right now. I already went through that transition headache once already when they switched from PowerPC to Intel. And I do not want to buy an existing Intel iMac, since Apple is abandoning Intel entirely.
I also need a new display, so an iMac is probably my best option.
My home Macs are really long in the tooth, and I’d like to upgrade this year. In anticipation of this Tuesday’s Apple “Spring Loaded” event, where they’re rumored to announce the new Apple Silicon iMacs, I was wondering if anyone has tried using Avid Media Composer on any of the existing M1 Macs. Looking for something more local? Here are some localized subreddits: To chat with specialists in recording sound on set, check out Want to learn more? Try these subreddits: You don't want people to rip off your work, we shouldn't be ripping off theirs. Sunday Sunday Job/Career Advice ( for the past month) Are you new to editing?ĭiscussion or advocacy of piracy is prohibited. Thursday Tip Thursday ( for the past month) Wednesday Assistant Editor Wednesdays ( for the past month) Monday: Megathread Mondays [ for the past month)
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Having a problem: Be specific about your setup, software and footage.If you want to post a job, we expect you to quote some sort of pay - hourly, daily, weekly etc.No posting of your services, or that you're looking for work.This is a subreddit for people who make their living in the field (or are trying to.) If you want to know what software to use.go to /r/VideoEditing.Then be specific about the type of feedback you want. Feedback: do it somewhere other than facebook or YouTube.Imagine someone else is having a bad day. Generally we're not a place for you to advertise your work, and we expect everyone to be civil and generally not act like a jerk. Lucky for them, that should be next week.For people that get paid to edit film, video, television, etc. Not that I would expect anything different but our guys said we should definitely upgrade as soon as our software arrives. MC5 lets you bring the media in and change it with two clicks and very little (if any) rendering.īased on everything the guys saw last night, and considering we have both Avid and Final Cut to make apples to apples comparisons, it’s possible Avid has leapfrogged Final Cut when it comes to ease of use and cross-format compatibility. So many of our projects require a mix of SD and HD material and you usually have to do a lot of cumbersome reformatting. Up/Down Conversion Tools- You can very simply set your up convert and down convert settings on the fly to work within your project size. If there is a thought out there that Avid is more difficult to learn than Final Cut, this is probably no longer the case. The new trim mode is great and easier to use than Final Cut’s similar roller tools. The smart tools allow you to tug and pull your clips the way a Final Cut does or you can still use the keyboard and mode-centric Avid way of doing things.
Smart Tools- The Avid now can edit in a similar style as the Final Cut.
This is great because the Avid would practically crash when you would try to look at a waveform on a project with a couple tracks. Also, they now put the waveform in your computer’s cache, so you can turn it on and off without using too much of your system resources. There’s a new stereo track option as well which is good for music. We had a project last month where this would have helped a lot.īetter Audio Editing- Avid now makes it much easier to solo tracks and play with key frames when editing audio. It interpolates the frames much better and you can now change the way it changes the field order. It isn’t perfect but it’s a great step forward. You can mix QT media with Avid media and it doesn’t really act like there’s too much of a difference.įrame Rate/Resolution Mixing- Avid is now much more flexible when mixing frame rates, something, quite frankly, they were lacking in the past. Generally speaking, they guys were very impressed, here’s a few highlights.ĪMA Media Management- you can work natively with QuickTime media. Tuesday night a couple of our edit staff went to the Orlando Post Pros meeting to see a demonstration of the newly released Avid Media Composer 5 software.