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Avid Media Composer 6.x Cookbook

You're reading from   Avid Media Composer 6.x Cookbook What better way to learn the professional editing possibilities of Avid Media Composer than by trying out practical, real-world examples? This book has over 160 hands-on recipes and guidance covering both basic and advanced techniques.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2012
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849693004
Length 422 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Benjamin Hershleder Benjamin Hershleder
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Table of Contents (20) Chapters Close

Avid Media Composer 6.x Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Getting Assets into Your Media Composer Project FREE CHAPTER 2. Customizing Your Work Environment 3. Polishing Gems 4. Creating Split Edits 5. Maintaining and Regaining Sync 6. Managing Your Media Files 7. Mono and Stereo Audio Mixing 8. Editing with Group Clips and MultiCamera Mode 9. Output Tips and Tricks Additional Tips, Tricks, and Explanations Details on Trimming, Slipping, Sliding, and Segment Mode Helpful Details about MultiCamera Editing Index

Snapping actions for the Position Indicator and in Segment Mode


With just a couple of keyboard shortcuts, you can make your Position Indicator snap right to the transition you want, and in the exact position you need, exactly on the head frame (first frame) or on the tail frame (last frame).. Plus, the convenient thing is that Media Composer uses the same keyboard shortcuts for segments when you're moving them around.

How to do it...

Let's begin by making the Position Indicator or a segment Snap to Head. Follow these steps:

  1. Press and hold the cmd (on Mac) or Ctrl (on PC) keys.

  2. To make the Position Indicator snap, drag it forward or backward in the sequence, or click the cursor near a transition, to make the Position Indicator snap to the Head Frame (first frame) of a segment.

  3. To make a segment snap, do the following: Select a segment with either Segment Mode arrow (red or yellow). Now, when dragging segments, holding the cmd or Ctrl key makes the beginning (left-hand side, or head) of the segment...

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