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.

What’s Working for Me in Post – Summer 2015 Edition

July 18, 2019July 9, 2015 by Josh Short

Last summer I wrote a post called What’s working for me in post right now. In it I mentioned a handful of items, methods, services and more that I’ve been using which have been helping me tremendously in post production. I feel like it’s time to update it with what’s been working for me more recently in what I’m calling: What’s Working for Me in Post – Summer 2015 Edition.

23 Posts about Video Production, Post Production, Avid and More

July 18, 2019July 1, 2015 by Josh Short

I’ve been writing for my friends over at ScreenLight for…well…a long time. It’s been over two years and in the Internet world that’s a really long time. Over that time I’ve been able to stockpile a bunch of writings that I want to share with you today. 23 of them to be exact.

The posts range from Media Composer tips to the Pomodoro Technique for time management to Apps for Editors and so much more. I’ve broken them up into a couple of categories. At the very top are a few of my favorites and ones I think you should definitely read.

My Favorite Posts

The Edit Bay – A Romanticized View of One Editor’s Relationship With Four Walls

Video Editor is Not a Synonym for Motion Graphics Artist

Editor: The Amateur vs. The Professional

How to Setup a Video Company on a Realistic Budget