Video Industry Archives – Page 9 of 15

EVF Tutorial – Template Sequence in Avid Media Composer

July 18, 2019February 23, 2016 by Josh Short

This tutorial will walk you through how to create a template sequence in Avid Media Composer. You’ll learn how to create a new sequence, add video tracks, add audio tracks, rename tracks and more so you can reuse the sequence over and over. Useful link from the tutorial: Mastering Avid Media Composer’s Keyboard Shortcuts Leave … Read more

Mastering Avid Media Composer’s Keyboard Shortcuts Exam

October 22, 2016February 13, 2016 by Josh Short

I want you to become a keyboard shortcut master. If you know the keyboard shortcuts and understand their functions, you’ll be a faster video editor. That means you finish projects sooner, get paid faster and make your bosses and clients happier. When I was learning Media Composer I wish I had a way to check my progress. I didn’t. … Read more

Bin Tricks in Avid Media Composer

June 11, 2020January 19, 2016 by Josh Short

This tutorial will teach you keyboard shortcuts, tricks, and tips for Bins in Avid Media Composer. Avid has a ton of Bin tricks and you can learn them here.

Keyboard Shortcuts Exam Pre-Sale!

February 18, 2016January 15, 2016 by Josh Short

Please note the pre-sale is now over. Please visit this page for more information on the exam. If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been creating a bunch of lessons about Media Composer’s keyboard shortcuts and their related functions. This is because I want you to become a keyboard shortcut master. If you know the keyboard shortcuts … Read more

Free Avid Media Composer Quiz

July 13, 2020September 28, 2015 by Josh Short

This is a free quiz on the keyboard shortcuts for Avid Media Composer. It is part of the free Master Avid Media Composer’s Keyboard Shortcuts Series.

Figuring It All Out

July 18, 2019September 16, 2015 by Josh Short

I want to do a little exercise. I haven’t been shy in saying what I want out of EVF. And with what I want out of EVF I need to figure out what the heck I’m doing. What I’m doing is pretty much boiled down into this sentence that I need to complete: I make … Read more

Create Glow in After Effects

June 8, 2020August 31, 2015 by Josh Short

This video tutorial and article walks you through how to quickly and easily create a glow effect on a layer in Adobe After Effects.

EVF Tutorial – Title Tool Shortcuts in Avid Media Composer

August 15, 2015 by Josh Short

This tutorial is on a few useful shortcuts in Avid Media Composer’s Title Tool. We’ll cover how to center an object horizontally and vertically, creating a shape, how to change an object’s stacking order and how to add a soft drop shadow. Let me know if you have any questions on the Title Tool, on … Read more

A Few Updates!

July 18, 2019August 7, 2015 by Josh Short

Hey! I just wanted to give you a couple updates on what’s going on here at EVF.

First off, I’m about to be busier than ever. I’m shooting every weekday until… August 29^th. Yep. The rest of the month. I’ll be shooting in four different cities and on top of that I’ll have to be editing a lot of what I shoot at night.

I can’t tell if all this is coming at a good time or not. I would like to get my mind off things but at the same time want to be around for everyone. Over the past month I have lost two people very close to me, one very unexpectedly. Myself, my friends and my family have been weathering the storm admirably and I’m extremely proud of them, proud to be part of my circle of friends and proud to be a Short.

Slating Videos in Your NLE

July 9, 2020July 29, 2015 by Josh Short

This article discusses the importance of slating your videos and how to properly do this and any NLE.

For me, most evenings revolve around eating dinner on the couch and catching up on TV. Since I try to be in bed before 10:00PM I miss pretty much every show that airs at 9:00PM or 10:00PM (I make exceptions for The Walking Dead).

Every now and then while ignoring the commercials you can’t fast forward through, a mistake is made. That mistake… Somehow a slate for a commercial makes it way into the On Demand stream. Each time I first laugh then actually take a look at it because, well, it interests the heck out of me.