MC 101: Editing Essentials in Avid Media Composer 7,Pt1

This course leads you through the interface and basic editing techniques before moving on to trimming, fine-tuning the edit, adjusting audio, handling multicamera editing, adding transitions, adding titles, and outputting your final project.

This three-day, hands-on course is the first step in achieving confidence, creativity and efficiency with Avid Media Composer 7.

Using lessons which includes real-world footage ranging from extreme sports to an episode of Hell's Kitchen, this project-based training provides the foundation for Media Composer User Certification when taken along with its counterpart, MC 110: Effects Essentials in Media Composer 7, Part 2.

Who Should Attend: This class is designed for anyone looking to edit professional-quality video with Avid Media Composer and who prefers hands-on and interactive instruction to best explore its functionality. This includes producers, editors, assistant editors and multimedia producers.

What You Will Learn

• Use basic editing techniques for sync and non-sync material
• Work in the Timeline
• Trim and fine-tune video and audio
• Use basic 3D warp effects
• Create multilayered and nested effects
• Understand effects performance and rendering
• Use automatic color correction

Prerequisites

• Knowledge of basic computer navigation (Mac and/or PC)
• Basic knowledge of editing terminology is highly recommended

Course Outline

Day 1

• Starting a Project
• Basic Editing
• Refining the Edit
• Packaging and Output

Day 2

• Project Organization
• Building a Scene
• Trimming Dialogue
• Reworking a Scene

Day 3

• Mixing Sequence Audio
• Approval and Output
• Technical Fundamentals