Avid Media Composer (up to V5 at least) does not have secondary color correction.
- http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?MessageID=743013&Replies=10
- Avid (Media Composer) does not have secondary color correction. At least not like Vegas does.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Composer
- (Avid) Media Composer differentiates itself from Avid Symphony because it is missing Advanced/Secondary Color Correction and Universal Mastering.
- http://dylanreeve.com/videotv/avid/2010/review-media-composer-5-0.html
- Now all we need is secondary color correction…
- http://community.avid.com/forums/t/63155.aspx
- I heard Media composer does not have secondary color correction
- Idea 1:
- Colorista does full screen or square/rectangle/oval/circle windows (not custom).
- You can achieve “power windows”-style secondary results in Media Composer by duplicating the clip onto a higher track, using Animatte tools to isolate an area within the clip and applying different correction to that area.
- Idea 2:
- ColorFix from 3Prong: http://www.3prong.com
- Idea 3:
- Colorista combined with Magic Bullet Looks should be able to do everything you’re looking for.
- I believe Colorista has masks or what’s commonly called Power Windows but I don’t believe they have a tracker. I suggest you download the demo version of each and try them out.
- In the Media Composer you can use the Paint effect to create a shape and apply basic corrections to that shape and track it.
- Media Composer has a tracker. Here’s a tutorial:
- Using the Paint Effect or AniMatte with two layers of video a very basic correction can be applied and tracked. For example, I’ve corrected a scene where the subject was looking at a computer monitor and their face was blue from the reflection of the screen. I was able to draw a shape, make color adjustments to remove the cast and track it.
- Additionally Boris Red/Avid FX has a powerful color corrector and motion tracking: