Tag Archives: post

Repeat to Fill Selection. Repeat to Fill Selection. Repeat to Fill Selection. Repeat to Fill Selection.

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Major

“Repeat to fill selection” is one of the most useful commands to use while editing.  It is located in the edit menu under “paste special”, and can also be accessed using the shortcut option+command+v. There are 2 handy ways to … Continue reading →

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Toggle Transport Master

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Major

For those of you using machine control, you can forget this annoying menu: To toggle through the transport master option (Pro Tools/Machine/MMC) hit Command+Backslash (/) It will make you smiiiiiiiiile!

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5 things that are still broken in Pro Tools 8 cs3

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Major

Though we love Pro Tools, there are still several persistent bugs that are still not fixed in Pro Tools 8 cs3.  Hopefully they will get fixed in cs4, but until then here are some possible work-arounds.

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Audio Pull up/down

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Major

This post is extremely post production related.  So I apologize in advance if you are not in audio post.  I would suggest however if you are a student, learn as much about video as you can now, because chances are … Continue reading →

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Export Session Info as Text: Not as useless as it sounds!

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Major

Export Session Info as Text (located in the file menu) is an often overlooked feature that has several great uses, especially in post production.  I will go over two ways that I have used it in the past week, though … Continue reading →

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Compact: Not just for trash anymore.

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Major

One great feature that can come in handy, especially in the long format post production world, is hidden in the region list menu.  The “compact” feature will ‘destructively edit’ your regions. For example: You just finished laying off a 2 … Continue reading →

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This Just In: “control-shift-option-3″ Saves Baby From Burning Building

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Major

“control-shift-option-3″ saved my life when I was a child growing up in a burning building. Now I am paying it back by bringing it to the masses. Make a selection on the time-line and hit “control-shift-option-3″ (A riff on “shift-option-3″:Consolidate … Continue reading →

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