Media Composer 101 - Lesson 2 - What?s New in Version 8.2

There are six main updates in Media Composer version 8.2. They are:

Background Rendering:

Once a job is submitted, you can continue to work and check the render progress in the Background Queue window. Once finished, the sequence will link to the new pre-computes and the effect icons will reflect the rendered state.

Favorite Bins

This one is a big one. Choose any bin from any project, and tag it as a "favorite". Now, no matter which project you open, your favorite bin(s) will always appear at either the top or bottom of the project (depending on what you have the bin setting set to).

New Project Selection Window

Media Composer's Project window was always sparce. Well, not anymore. Now you can simply select any project, and get a detailed breakdown of the projects parameters.

Quick filter field in project window

How many times does an editor run into this problem. You have a hundred bins in your project, spread across 20 folders, and you just want to find the "Sequences" bin quickly and easily. Well, simply type in the name of the bin you're looking for in the new Quick Filter field at the top of your project window, and Media Composer will find that bin super quick. read more...