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Avid Media Composer 5 Essential Training

with Ashley Kennedy

In Avid Media Composer 5 Essential Training, author Ashley Kennedy demonstrates basic and intermediate editing techniques in Media Composer, one of the most widely used nonlinear, video editing systems. This course covers how to build sequences, mix audio, color correct footage, apply effects, and troubleshoot common post-production issues in Media Composer. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:

Adding and removing shots to build multi-track sequences
Trimming shots to improve audio timing and refine video
Learning navigation shortcuts
Customizing the workspace for an individualized editing experience
Using advanced trim methods
Adjusting audio levels and panning
Applying effects, such as Picture-in-Picture and Timewarp
Color correcting footage using a variety of built-in video scopes
Understanding the rendering and system performance relationship
Titling footage with Avid Marquee
Capturing and importing footage
Performing intelligent media management strategies
Exporting and printing to tape

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author: Ashley Kennedy
subject: Video, Video Editing
software: Media Composer 5
level: Beginner

duration: 5h 54m
released: Jul 07, 2010

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1. Introduction 3m 43s

Welcome 1m 16s

Using the exercise files 2m 27s

2. Understanding and Setting Up the Editing Environment 22m 59s

Understanding clips and media files 2m 34s

Understanding the Select Project window 5m 40s

Working in the Project window 5m 35s

Setting up and organizing a project 5m 13s

Saving and backing up 3m 57s

3. Basic Editing: Building a Rough Cut 50m 15s

Using the Composer Monitor and the timeline 6m 32s

Adding shots using Splice 5m 57s

Adding shots using Overwrite 7m 2s

Removing shots using Extract and Lift 4m 31s

Using Extract/Splice Segment Mode to switch shots in the timeline 5m 1s

Using Lift/Overwrite Segment Mode to move shots in the timeline 5m 59s

Using direct timeline manipulation 4m 6s

Using subclips and subsequences 3m 48s

Adding and patching video tracks 7m 19s

4. Refining the Edit: Using Trim 26m 39s

Understanding trimming 3m 42s

Using A-side Single-Roller Trim to improve audio timing 7m 59s

Using B-side Single-Roller Trim to improve audio timing 5m 41s

Using Dual-Roller Trim to refine video 6m 5s

Using Ripple Trim and Overwrite Trim 3m 12s

5. Navigation and Customization Techniques 24m 8s

Using the J-K-L keys for navigation 4m 15s

Using navigation shortcuts 6m 26s

Using the Command palette 6m 4s

Sorting and sifting clips 7m 23s

6. Intermediate Editing: Beyond the Rough Cut 20m 38s

J-K-L trimming 4m 11s

On-the-fly trimming 7m 18s

Advanced trim methods: Slip mode 5m 18s

Advanced trim methods: Slide mode 3m 51s

7. Basic Audio Mixing 21m 33s

Using the Audio tool to read audio levels 6m 18s

Using the Audio Mixer to adjust audio level and pan 8m 27s

Keyframing audio for intra-segment audio adjustments 6m 48s

8. Basic Effects 55m 23s

Using Quick Transition effects 5m 19s

Using the Effects palette and the Effects Editor 5m 21s

Keyframing segment effects 6m 0s

Using nesting and auto-nesting 5m 49s

Saving effects templates 5m 34s

Building basic composites using vertical effects 4m 53s

Using the Picture-in-Picture effect 6m 41s

Creating basic motion effects 5m 55s

Using Timewarp 5m 56s

Using the Color effect 3m 55s

9. Basic Rendering and System Performance 9m 48s

Understanding system performance 5m 58s

Rendering tracks 3m 50s

10. Introduction to Basic Color Correction 20m 30s

Analyzing footage for problems 3m 8s

Using the Y-Waveform monitor to set whites and blacks 5m 34s

Using the RGB Parade to correct color casts 4m 42s

Using the Vectorscope to improve skin tones 3m 27s

Correcting color automatically 3m 39s

11. Creating Titles with Avid Marquee 29m 16s

Formatting and enhancing text using Avid Marquee 6m 52s

Using Marquee to apply shapes and gradients 4m 23s

Using title templates 2m 40s

Bringing a title into Media Composer 3m 42s

Revising the title 2m 49s

Creating rolling and crawling titles 4m 40s

Using Auto-Titler 4m 10s

12. Capturing and Importing 22m 3s

Using the Capture tool 5m 7s

Capturing footage 4m 26s

Batch-capturing 4m 46s

Adjusting settings for import 5m 7s

Using AMA (Avid Media Access) for QuickTime imports 2m 37s

13. Managing Media 16m 54s

Understanding deletion types and cases 3m 51s

Performing bin deletion 3m 17s

Understanding the Media tool 6m 17s

Identifying and deleting media relatives and non-relatives 3m 29s

14. Exporting and Printing to Tape 15m 31s

Understanding media delivery types 2m 28s

Preparing a sequence for digital cut to print to tape 2m 48s

Performing a digital cut 5m 8s

Exporting a QuickTime movie or QuickTime reference 5m 7s

15. Troubleshooting in Avid Media Composer 14m 39s

Solving the offline media problem 3m 58s

Re-linking media 2m 19s

Solving Avid settings corruption 4m 35s

Using the Avid Attic to find and retrieve bins 3m 47s

Conclusion 19s

Goodbye 19s

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