Flawless DeepEditor Avid Extension: Avid Media Package Learning Resource

Using the Flawless DeepEditor Avid Media Composer Media Package

This package includes all the project files and media you’ll need to follow along with our tutorials. It’s built around a short film we produced in-house, and you have full permission to use this material for learning purposes.

This guide is designed to help you set up our Avid media package

When clicking on the following link, a 2.0GB .zip containing all the assets of the media package will automatically download: https://downloads.flawless.app/Flawless_DeepEditor_Avid_Media_Package_v1.1.zip

Overview

The Media Package is designed to demonstrate three core use cases for visual dubbing in DeepEditor:

In-Vision ADR – replacing or refining dialogue performances by syncing new audio recordings to the original on-screen delivery.
Performance Transfer – transferring a preferred performance (for example, from a close-up) onto a different shot setup (like a wide).
Performance Edit – altering the rhythm or timing of an existing performance by shortening, extending, or removing dialogue lines.

These examples showcase how visual dubbing can enhance creative control in post-production and reduce the need to return to set.

Package Contents

The Media Package contains two folders:

Folder

Description

Avid Project

DeepEditor_media_package_v1.1_1080p_24fps_YCbCr_709 is a ready-made Avid project that contains bins, sequences, and timelines for learning the visual dubbing workflow.

Avid MediaFiles

There is one consolidated MXF media file folder used by the project.

flawless_DeepEditor_media_package_v1.1_consolodated_media

This folder should be copied to your standard Avid MediaFiles/MXF directory.

Step 1: Copy the Avid Project

Locate the Avid Project folder DeepEditor_media_package_v1.1_1080p_24fps_YCbCr_709 inside the downloaded Media Package.

Copy this folder to your usual Avid project directory.

Example (Mac):
/Users/[user]/Documents/Avid Projects

Example (Windows):
C:\Documents\Avid Projects

When you next launch Avid Media Composer, in the project selection page you’ll see DeepEditor_media_package_v1.1_1080p_24fps_YCbCr_709 listed among your projects.

Step 2: Copy the Avid MediaFiles

Next, open the Avid MediaFiles directory provided in the Media Package.

Copy the flawless_DeepEditor_media_package_v1.1_consolodated_media folder into the root of the drive where you usually store your Avid MediaFiles

Example (Mac):
/Users/Shared/AvidMediaComposer/Avid MediaFiles/MXF

Example (Windows):
C:\Avid MediaFiles/MXF/

Once copied, launch Avid and open the project from Step 1, the media should relink automatically.

Step 3: Explore the Project

Inside the Avid Project, you’ll find two bins:

Timelines Bin
- Contains two timeline types:
  - Orange Timeline - a simplified learning sequence for each use case to help you understand the process of visual dubbing. The original performances (source) will not have a clip colour. The driving data (new performance as either audio or video) will be marked as orange (provided Clip Color > Timeline Local is enabled).
  - Green Timelines - A corresponding timeline that contains the vubbed outputs
Consolidated Media Bin
- Contains the media clips used in the example sequences. 96 frame handles are available for all the media files. The codec of the video media is DNxHD LB

We recommend getting familiar with the timelines and seeing the relationship between the source and driving data files. Using video track monitoring, audio track soloing/muting and clip muting/unmuting can help you understand how all the assets come together on the timeline.

Support

If you encounter issues setting up or using the Media Package, contact support@flawless.app.

Our team will help you ensure everything is correctly configured so you can focus on learning and creating.