How to Use Flawless DeepEditor Inside Avid Media Composer

 

 

System Requirements

Mac:

• macOS Sequoia 15 or later
  • M1 series CPU or later
  • Intel CPU for Apple hardware under active support

Windows:

• Windows 11 (24H2) or later
  • x86 CPU supported only

Avid Media Composer Software:

Avid Media Composer® 2024.10 or later

Download and Install the DeepEditor Plugin

Sign up here to gain access to the installer.

Mac users: 

To install the plugin, download and open the .zip file you received via email. 

Open up the .pkg file to begin installation. Follow the steps in the installer to complete the process. 

Windows users:

With the downloaded .zip, 'Extract All' and then run the installer

 

 

Accessing Flawless DeepEditor in Avid

Once the plugin is installed you will be able to access DeepEditor in Avid.

1. Enter your Avid project
2. Go to Tools (in the top list of menus)
3. Select Flawless DeepEditor (towards the bottom)

  

 

  4. Allow localhost access.

 

Log In

If you have never logged into the DeepEditor through the webapp, check out this article on Setting Up an Account and Signing In.

Just like the webapp, you will be prompted to log in and then enter your two-factor authentication code.

Your one-time code will be accessible through the application you chose when setting up your DeepEditor account for the first time.

Below is an example of Google Authenticator's interface. 

 

Project Creation

If you are logging into DeepEditor for the first time you will need to create a project. Feel free to name it whatever you want, but we recommend giving your DeepEditor project the same name as your Avid project. 

If you’ve already created a project via the DeepEditor web app, you’ll see your existing projects listed, from there select the one you want to work with.

 

Source and Driving Data

Before creating your first vub it's important to understand the two assets that need to be created in DeepEditors' visual dubbing workflow, details can be found in the How To Prepare Your Media for a Vub article, but here is a quick summary

• Source Media - your original shot containing the original performance from the actor, this will be a single shot with the actor's face clearly in frame. 
• Driving Data - the new performance you want to apply to your source.

The two files need to have the same frame count duration and the timing of the driving data in relation to the source needs to be decided by the editor. 

Once your project has been created and you have an understanding of source and driving data, you can follow this step by step guide to generate your first vub. 

 

Step by Step: Generating Your First Vub 

Step 1: New Shot

Navigate to the top right-hand corner of the Flawless DeepEditor plugin and click the hamburger menu.

Choose, 'New Shot'. 

At which you will be taken into the 'Create Shot' page

 

What’s the Difference Between a Shot and a Vub?

A Shot is the foundation for a vub. It contains:

• Source Media – the original performance (your existing shot)
• Driving Data – a new performance that you want to apply to the source

Think of a Shot like a container: you're pairing the old performance with the new one, getting them ready to be enabled with DeepEditor.

You’re saying:
“Here’s the original performance, and here’s what I want to change it to.”

Once the shot is fully set up (both source and driving data uploaded), you can create a Vub, the visual dub that applies the new performance to the original shot.

You’re telling DeepEditor:
“Now that I’ve lined up both source and driving data and created the files, go ahead and generate the vub.”

 

Step 2: Source and Driving Data Creation - Import From Timeline Settings

The easiest and fastest way to prep media is directly from your Avid timeline.

• Set In/Out points around the media you want to export (source or driving data).
• Choose
  • A Shot Bin, choose a bin to link the exported .mov back into your Avid project
  • A Tmp Media Destination this will be a file path for the .mov files DeepEditor will create during the Import from Timeline process. 

• On your timeline select the relevant track(s) that contain the video/audio for either source or driving data.
  • Please note for driving data it is possible to only have an audio track selected.
• Click 'Load from Timeline' at which point the plugin will:
  • Export the marked in/out as a .mov file that follows your project's resolution, frame rate, color space and codec. 
  • Link the .mov into your chosen bin.
  • Auto-populate the correct drag/drop section (source or driving data) in the plugin UI.

When both the source and driving data sections are populated, you can begin the vub creation process by clicking 'Create Shot & Prepare Media for Vub'

At which point the assets will upload to DeepEditor. When the upload is complete the video files will be processed to detect all the characters. 

 

Step 3: Choose Character and Create Vub

Once your source and driving data are uploaded, you’ll be prompted to select two options before creating your vub:

Vub Quality

This determines the resolution, bit-depth, processing time, and overall fidelity of the vub you generate.

• Draft Vub (Recommended for first-pass testing)
  Ideal for quickly testing a visual dub idea. Draft vubs are faster to generate and lower in resolution, perfect for creative experimentation.

• Higher Quality Tiers (Optional)
  If you’re ready to view the vub without a watermark and evaluate in more detail  you can choose a tier above Draft.
  Note: DeepEditor cannot upscale resolution or bit-depth. Your vub’s maximum quality will match the source media you provide, it will never exceed it.

Suggested Workflow: Start with a Draft vub to validate the idea, then render without a watermark and at higher quality if needed.

Detected Character

DeepEditor automatically detects all characters present in your uploaded shot.
At this step, you must select a single character you want to vub.

• You’ll see all detected faces labeled (e.g. Character 1, Character 2).

• Only one character can be selected per vub.

Want to vub multiple characters in the same scene?
Create a separate vub for each character using the same shot setup.

With the two selections made you can then click 'Create Vub' 

You will be returned to the Vub list page where you can monitor progress and view its associated metadata.  

 

Step 4: Importing Your Vub Export via 'Add to bin' 

When your vub is ready, you'll receive an email notification.

1. In the plugin, double-click your vub to open the Exports page.

2. Right-click on the export and choose a bin to import it into.

Alternatively:

• Click, hold, and drag the vub export directly into an open bin.

The imported file will follow your Avid Import Settings:
Preferences > User > Import

You can now add the vub to your timeline and view the vub in the wider context of your narrative.

If you want to refine it further, use training data, or export at a higher quality, head over to the DeepEditor web app.

Support

If you experience any issues, please contact us at support@flawless.app