Avid Media Composer/Symphony 6 Canon DSLR Complete Workflow 12min Guide

Cameras

Works for all Canon DSLRs.

I’m using Symphony 6 here but the workflow is identical in Media Composer. We start with AMA native H.264 playback, then cut offline DNxHD36 files and relink to the originals, and then wrap up with encoding for the web using Sorenson Squeeze 8.5 and x264. The complete workflow through web delivery. Depending on your hardware capabilities you can choose to cut the h.264 files natively or transcode to an offline option to optimize performance. TRT10minutes.

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For those of you wondering what the difference is, Symphony is exactly the same as Media Composer save for some mastering options and a much more comprehensive color correction mode. Color grading is definitely much speedier in Symphony. For more info I suggest you watch this video from Dylan Reeve.

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Jared Abrams is a cinematographer based in Hollywood, California. After many years as a professional camera assistant he switched over to still photography. About two years ago a new Canon camera changed the way the world sees both motion and still photography. He just happened to be in the right place at the right time.