Have you ever watched a movie where as you are cut to the next scence, there is a white flash. This is a very popular effect used in many Hollywood feature films and it can be acheived by using the Dip To Color .
1 Place the playhead on the cut in the timeline where you want to perform the Dip To Color Transition.
2 Go to Effects > Video Transitions > Dissolves > Dip To Color Dissolve.
3 You will see that a transition will have been placed where your playhead is located. Double click on the transition in the timeline to access the Tansition Editor.
4 Within the Tranistion Editor, go to the Color Field and click on the sqaure icon representing the default color, black, and choose white from the color menu. Click OK.
You have just edited your last piece in Final Cut Pro that will be used in your first DVD resume ever, and now it's time to export all of your material in the proper format to ensure the highest quality DVD possible.
Follow these steps:
Go to File > Export Using Compressor. Select your file from within Compressor and place your setting to 'MPEG-2 60 Minute High Quality Encode' and then slide over to the right of the menu and choose 'all.' Two items will appear for each piece of video because sound and video will be exported separately.
These files are now ready to be brought into DVD Studio Pro. In DVD Studio Pro, click on 'File', 'Import' and 'Asset'. Highlight both the sound and video files for each piece of and choose 'Import'.
These files should now show in DVD Studio Pro's assets window.
Importing PSD files from Photoshop CS may result in an error saying: The layered Photoshop file was not saved with a composite image. The problem is caused by a setting within Photoshop CS.
There are a few simple steps to resolve this issue:
1.Open Photoshop and go to the edit menu>preferences.
2.
Under preferences choose File Handling.
3.Under File Compatibility make sure Maximize PSD File Compatibility is set to Ask or Always.
Click OK.
4.Now resave your document and re-import back into Avid.
Avid has released its latest version of . This release is an update from 5.5 and if you have not yet updated to 5.
5 it will cost you $49.99 to obtain this latest release. You also need to update your dongle for this release.
The directions for update your software and your dongle are included at the time of purchase. Some noteworthy updates and fixes include:
Sample Media: This is included media that allows you to get started practicing with Avid without having to capture any media.
Previously, HDV splicing was only available for the 720p format.
It is now available for
1080i and 720p formats.
Previously, exporting HDV material may have resulted in corrupt media being written to the
HDV device. This has been fixed.
Full screen playback of your media.
Changes to Default Location of Avid Projects: The default locations of the Avid Projects folders have changed to use the security provided by your systems user login.
Safe color Limiter: Allows you to limit colors to your specifications.
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