Tips for Avid Editors from Editors who Tweet

#Shortcut of the Day: In Avid MC hold Opt and move track up or down to change it’s order. Good for moving timecode track between A/V tracks. — Josh Short (@shortedits) February 20, 2014

Avid Media Composer editors on Twitter are a great source of information, especially those like @shortedits who regularly tweet short tips or keyboard shortcuts to help those of us still learning the ropes of the mighty Avid get up to speed.

I previously compiled a bunch of these tweets in this Twitter Tips for Avid Editors post, but I thought it was about time to post another compilation. As always it’s well worth clicking on the date stamp of each tweet to check out the full conversation that sometimes emerges as a result. You’ll then learn a whole lot more… enjoy!

#AVID #MediaComposer tips – No. 1: Move the TC1 track between your V&A tracks to help visually separate them. pic.twitter.com/MPvecWx8AR — Kit McDee (@KitMcDee) March 10, 2014

#AVID #MediaComposer tips – No. 2: Bin full of temp titles? Hold ALT/OPTION and open an existing title to overwrite. pic.twitter.com/35f8sZgWIH — Kit McDee (@KitMcDee) March 16, 2014

#AVID #MediaComposer Tips-No. 3: Close gaps fast. With sync-lock on, use ripple trim & drag the clips together. pic.twitter.com/XzCv4MN7ep — Kit McDee (@KitMcDee) March 24, 2014

#avid @MediaComposer tip: Holding down the OPT key when launching a project will keep any bins from opening. #postchat — Shane Ross (@comebackshane) March 17, 2014

#Avid tip: Opt+Cmd+Y: assign a new video track to a high number. Put all graphics on that track. — Clint Till (@ClintTill) April 8, 2014

#Shortcut of the Day: Learning your @Avid MC keyboard shortcuts? Open your Keyboard Settings and edit with it open. pic.twitter.com/ZucFBONZLy — Josh Short (@shortedits) February 13, 2014

Trying to enter TC numbers in @Avid @MediaComposer source/timeline without a number pad? Hit CTRL key twice. #protip #postchat — Matt Christensen (@_mchristensen) April 13, 2014

#Shortcut of the Day: In @Avid MC use Cmd(Ctrl)+Shift+M to enter/exit MultiCam Mode. — Josh Short (@shortedits) February 24, 2014

#Shortcut of the Day: In @Avid Media Composer hold Cmd(Ctrl)+Shift and right-click master clip in bin to change “Relink” to “Unlink.” — Josh Short (@shortedits) February 11, 2014

#Shortcut of the Day: In @Avid MC hold Cmd+Opt and click a keyframe in Effect Editor to select all keyframes. pic.twitter.com/nVnnwSMftK — Josh Short (@shortedits) February 18, 2014

#Shortcut of the Day: In @Avid Media Composer use Cmd(Ctrl)+/ to show the entire timeline. — Josh Short (@shortedits) March 5, 2014

#Shortcut of the Day: In Avid select sequence & in Fast Menu choose Select Media Relatives to highlight associated master clips in open bins — Josh Short (@shortedits) February 27, 2014

Here’s what the Fast Menu looks like for this: pic.twitter.com/0JdVyPPBRr — Josh Short (@shortedits) February 27, 2014

#Shortcut of the Day: In Avid to replace imported file export new file with same name, delete media, right-click clip & select Batch Import — Josh Short (@shortedits) March 19, 2014

#Shortcut of the Day: In @Avid MC use Opt(Alt)+Z to lift material out of timeline and load it into Source Monitor. — Josh Short (@shortedits) March 18, 2014

#Shortcut of the Day: In Avid MC highlight clip(s) in bin and hit G to remove In/Out Points. Great for clearing from entire bin at once. — Josh Short (@shortedits) April 21, 2014

@JLewis303 @shortedits be careful, I always leave the V# and A# to keep order right editing into other seqs pic.twitter.com/Vy31nfQf4w — Barry Clegg (@cleggthis) April 17, 2014