In this course, you will be introduced Avid Media Composer, the non-linear video editing application used in most movie and television productions. Along with its counterpart, MC 110 - Media Composer Effects Essentials, this course provides the foundation for Avid Media Composer User Certification.

The MC 101/110 - Comprehensive Study of Editing and Effects with Avid Media Composer combined class saves you over 20% when compared to booking the classes separately.

This course leads you through the interface and basic editing techniques before moving on to trimming, fine-tuning the edit, adjusting audio, handling multi-camera editing, adding transitions, adding titles, and outputting your finished project. The training is hands-on and features project-based lessons in which you work on real-world projects ranging from extreme sports to dazzling documentary footage. This course is the first step in mastering Avid Media Composer.

For Connected Classroom attendees:
Connected events will be held at a local training center with state-of-the-art video conferencing equipment allowing the course to be broadcast to multiple locations. Students will have the same classroom experience and interact live with the connected classroom instructor. The instructor will be on a large, HD quality screen with interactive video and audio to listen and communicate with students. A second large HD quality screen will display the instructor’s live presentation.

Who Should Attend?

Producers
Editors
Assistant editors
Multimedia producers

Outline

1. Starting a Project

Launching Media Composer Understanding the Select Project Window Learning the Interface
- The Media Composer Interface
- Rearranging Windows
Editing Basic Workflow Creating a New Project
- Set the Save Location
- Create the Project
- Open the Project
Setting Up Your Project
- Working with Bins
- Identifying Objects in Your Bins
- Changing Bin Layouts'
Ingesting Your Media Preparing to Edit
- Watching the Footage
- Organizing Clips in Bins
- Marking Clips
Saving Your Work
- Auto-Save
- Manual Saves

2. Basic Editing

Building Your Sequence
- Creating a New Sequence
- Adding Tracks
- Making Your First Edit
- Choosing the Source
Understanding the Smart Tool Splicing Video Clips
- Understanding the Four-Fame Display
- Snapping to Edit Points
Adding Narration with Overwrite Adjusting Sequence Audio
- Setting Up for Audio Work
- Using Solo and Mute
- Changing the Volume of a Segment

3. Refining the Edit

Deleting from the Timeline
- Adding Cuts
- Using Undo in the Creative Process
Moving Timeline Segments
- Rearranging Video Segments
- Moving Audio Segments
- Nudging Clips
- Moving Segments Between Tracks
- Selecting Multiple Segments
Changing Shots in the Sequence
- Replacing Existing Material
- Creating Cutaways
Changing the Length of Timeline Segments
- A-Side Versus B-Side Trims
- Dual-Roller Trim
- Using Sync Locks
- Quick View The Trim Mode Interface

4. Packaging and Output

Adding Transitions
- Creating Video Dissolves
- Modifying Transitions
- Creating Audio Crossfades
Title Creation Tools
- Opening the Avid Title Tool
Quick View: The Avid Title Tool
- Creating a Basic Title
- Editing the Title to the Sequence
- Modifying a Title
Exporting Your Video
- Exporting a File
- Changing the Export Options
- The Export Settings Dialog Box
- Export A Movie File for YouTube

5. Project Organization

Adding Information to Media Assets
- Working with Text View
- Saving Bin Views
- Adding a Custom Column to a Bin
- Entering Data
Organizing Clips in Bins
- Sorting the Bin
- Sitting the Bin
- Copying Items to Other Bins
- Creating an Assembly Sequence
- Opening a Bin from Another Project
Prepping for the Edit
- AutoSyncing Picture and Sound
- Creating Group Clips
- Creating Subclips
Ending the Session

6. Building a Scene

Working with Tracks
- Adding Tracks
- Manually Patching Tracks
- Auto-Patching
- Using the Track Control Panel
- Displaying Audio Waveforms (Per Track)
- Improving the Visibility of the Waveform
- Toggling Source/Record in the Timeline
Building Your Sequence
- Using Splice-In
- Maintaining Sync
- Replacing Shots with Overwrite
- Understanding Three-Point Editing
- Removing Material from a Sequence
Essential Tools
- Using Find to Search for Clips
- Fast Forward and Rewind
- Navigating Using Timecode

7. Trimming Dialogue

Understanding Trim
- Pacing
- Eliminating Dialogue
Mastering Trim Mode
- Entering and Exiting Trim Mode
- Trimming with the Keyboard
- Adding and Removing Frames When Trimming
- Moving Between Edit Points
- Scrubbing Audio While Trimming
- Trimming on the Fly
- Useful Trim Features
Creating Split Edits
- Trimming Split Edits
- Changing the Center of the Trim Loop
Maintaining Sync
- Using Filler to Maintain Sync
- Recognizing and Repairing Broken Sync
- Using Trim Mode to Correct Sync

8. Reworking a Scene

Ways to Use Sequences
- Scratching Sequences
- Copying to Clipboard
- Loading Sequences into the Source Monitor
Creating Sub-Sequences Finding Alternative Shots
- Match Frame
- Find Bin
Using Markers
- Using the Markers Tool
- Adding Markers on the Fly
- Removing Markers
Timeline Tools
- Selecting and Moving Multiple Segments
- Extracting Top and Tail
- Using the Extend Function
Slipping and Sliding Segments
- Slip: Changing the Contents of a Shot
- Slide Changing the Position of a Shot
- Slipping a Shot
- Sliding a Shot

9. Mixing Sequence Audio

Mixing Audio Efficiently Setting Up for Audio Mixing
- Using the Audio Mixer
- Adjusting Level and Pan in the Audio Mixer
- Setting Pan and Level for Multiple Segments
- Changing the Clip Gain Level of Master Clips
- Changing the Output Volume of the Sequence
Adjusting Audio with Volume and Pan Keyframes
- Preparing the Timeline
- Adding and Adjusting Keyframes in the Timeline
- Adding and Adjusting Keyframes with the Audio Mixer
Audio EQ Tool Understanding AudioSuite Plug-ins
- BF Essential Clip Remover
- De-Esser Dyn 3
- D-Verb
- Expander/Gate Dyn 3
- Normalize
Using AudioSuite Plug-Ins Applying AudioSuite to Master Clips

10. Approval and Output

Understanding The Review Process Tools for Live Review Sessions
- Using the Timecode Window
- Using Full Screen Playback
Preparing for Output
- Understanding Delivery Specifications
- Packaging a Sequence
- Changing the Start Timecode
- Adding Timecode Burn-In
- Mixing Down Video
- Miding Down Audio
Performing an Output
- Using the Send To Export Templates
- Customizing a Send To Template
- Exporting XDCAM Media
- Disc-Based Delivery

11. Technical Fundamentals

Understanding Compression, Codecs, and Wrappers
- A Compression Story
- Compressing Media
- Video Format and Your Project
Understanding Metadata
- The Magic of Metadata
- Metadata Versus Media Files
Managing Your Media
- Using the Media Tool
- Understanding Consolidate and Transcode
Fixing Technical Problems
- Troubleshooting Missing Media Files
- Recovering Lost Work

AVID Media Composer Editing Essentials Training in Malta