AVID PRODUCT REFERENCE
An introduction to the new stereoscopic 3d post production tools that have been added to Avid Media Composer 6
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AVID MEDIA COMPOSER 6 Media Composer 6 has a vast array of stereoscopic tools that have been introduced to speed up stereo 3d post production and take the complexity and confusion out of stereo post production workflows
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NICK GRIFFITHS Senior editor EVOLUTIONS
The new version of Media Composer – Media Composer 6 – has a more fully featured set of tools for stereoscopic editorial than before, which have been well received by beta customers so far. Avid has had stereoscopic tools
since Version 3.5, released back in February 2009, principally as a way for users to view stereo footage in the edit without having to conform in a costly high-end post suite. Version 6, which ships 15th November, though, goes much further. While the familiar Avid interface remains the same, Avid has now added metadata support to the stereo footage. “Each eye can require specific correction to match them up no
matter how well prepared the rig and lens alignment is on set,” explains Angus Mackay, marketing manager, Avid. “Version 6 is about stereo management. Many of our customers bring a Media Composer on set and will ingest dailies as footage is generated to start to evaluate and do rough assembly so they can make adjustments immediately.” “The product also has tools to
finish directly in Media Composer,” he added. “If the piece is intended for broadcast at HD resolution all the necessary finishing tools for colour correction, alignment, effects and titling are there.” Production company Pointy Stick was a test site and used the beta version on a recent set of short
films and spots for Epson featuring Manchester United players. “That we were willing to risk a beta on a job of this importance shows just how improved the functionality is,” says founder and creative director Michael Lindsay. “Since there are always issues such as interaxial adjustments that need addressing with 3d, if you can get those shots fixed ahead of time it is a big deal.” He added: “Everything we’ve edited in 3d has been a bit of a workaround and quite painful. So much so there are stereo jobs we haven’t pitched for because of the hassles involved. What Avid is offering is really quite significant. Without it we wouldn’t have been able to say yes to several projects we were previously worried about.”
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