MC 101/110: Media Composer Fundamentals I & II (Online) (Live Online)

This five-day course combines our MC 101: Media Composer Fundamentals I and our MC 110: Media Composer Fundamentals II to provide the foundation for the Media Composer User Certification Exam.You will first learn about 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.Once you know the basics of the editing tools, you are ready to learn the fundamentals of creating effects within Avid Media Composer. You will be taken through the basic effects-building interface; then you'll learn fundamental audio adjustments and effects, multilayered video compositing, tracking, stabilization, various retiming methods, and basic color-grading techniques.Prerequisite: No familiarity with the system is necessary. Completion of a Macintosh introductory course or equivalent experience is required. A background in editing, production, or post-production is strongly recommended.No experience with Avid Media Composer is necessary.   Each student gets their own workstation.Course Outline:Introduction to Media ComposerLaunching Media ComposerUnderstanding the Select Project WindowLearning the InterfaceWorking with BinsCreating a New User Profile and Changing User ProfilesPersonalizing the ApplicationGetting StartedCreating a New ProjectSetting Up Your ProjectHow to Input Video and Audio ClipsImporting Media FilesPreparing to EditSaving Your WorkBuilding Your SequenceOverviewCreating a New SequenceWorking with TracksLocating Audio CuesBuilding Your Sequence with Splice-InEditing with OverwriteRemoving Material from a SequenceEssential ToolsDrag-and-Drop Editing in Segment ModeUnderstanding the Smart ToolBuilding a Montage with Drag-and-DropAdding Narration with Drag-and -Drop OverwriteEditing Audio in the SequenceRefining the SequenceMoving Segments in the TimelineChanging Shots in the SequenceDeleting from the TimelineChanging the Length of Timeline SegmentsExploring Trim ModeUseful ToolsIntroduction to Transition Effects Creating Transition EffectsModifying Transition Effects in the TimelineAccessing Effects from the Effect PaletteModifying Effects in Effect ModeCreating Audio CrossfadesIntroduction to Segment EffectsAdding Segment EffectsStabilizing Shaky FootageUsing Automatic Color Correction to Improve the FootageHiding Jump Cuts with FluidMorphResizing a ShotUsing Standard KeyframesCombining Multiple EffectsNesting EffectsChanging the Order of Nested EffectsFreeze Frames and Motion EffectsTypes of Motion EffectsCreating Freeze FramesCreating Motion EffectsCreating TitlesTitle Creation ToolsQuick View: The Avid Title ToolCreate a TitleRevise a TitleExporting Your VideoExporting Your VideoExporting your SequenceTechnical FundamentalsFixing Technical ProblemsTroubleshooting Missing Media FilesRecovering Lost WorkDeleting MediaFundamentals and BeyondFundamental ConceptsLearning the Basic WorkflowGoing Beyond HDWorking in 4KCreating a New ProjectSetting up a ProjectInputting MediaWays to Input Video and Audio ClipsUsing the Source BrowserLinking Clips to Your ProjectImporting Media FilesImporting Sequential Image FilesCopying and Converting Linked MediaPreparing DailiesPrepping for the EditAdding Information to DailiesSorting the BinFiltering the BinCreating SubclipsCloning Clips to Multiple BinsOpening a Bin from Another ProjectAutoSyncing Picture and SoundGrouping ClipsQuick Editing ToolsEditing from the Bin Creating a Stringout SequenceStoryboard EditingCutting Down a Sequence with Top and TailUsing the Extend FunctionUsing MarkersMapping Buttons and MenusCopying and Updating User SettingsQuick Editing TechniquesCreating a Stringout for ReviewTennessee Park our MontageImproving a Montage with Split EditsMap the Keyboard of a New UserCutting and Recutting a SceneReview of Basic Edit ToolsSelecting Multiple SegmentsAlternate Ways to Use SequencesFinding Alternative Shots Essential ToolsTrimming Dialogue ScenesUnderstanding Trim The “Radio Edit” TechniqueExploring Trim ModeTrimming On the FlyCreating Split EditsMaintaining SyncSlipping and Sliding SegmentsMixing Sequence AudioMixing Audio EfficientlySetting Up for Audio MixingAudio EQ ToolKeyframing Volume and Pan ChangesWorking with High-Resolution ImagesUnderstanding Pan & Zoom EffectsExploring the Source Settings Dialog BoxUsing FrameFlex on 2K+ ClipsCreating a Pan and Zoom Effect with FrameFlexCreative Retiming EffectsReview of Freeze Frames and Motion EffectsCreating Motion Effects to Fill a DurationCreating Timewarp EffectsTimewarp Preset EffectsCreating a Timewarp EffectUsing the Anchor FrameTracking and Blurring ObjectsBlurring Unwanted ObjectsCreating a Blur EffectIntroduction to Multilayer EffectsCreating a Split-Screen EffectUsing Advanced Keyframe GraphsEssential ToolsNesting Multiple EffectsNesting EffectsChanging the Order of Nested EffectsEditing Inside a NestMeasuring PerformanceAdjusting Playback QualityRendering EffectsUnderstanding Expert RenderCreating ChromaKey EffectsDifferent Keying TypesExploring the SpectraMatteViewing the Matte ChannelCropping Out GarbageAdjusting the SpectraMatteAnimated Titles & GraphicsCreating Titles with NewBlue Titler ProCreating a TitleAMA Linking to Real-Time Moving Matte KeysPackaging and ExportUnderstanding the Review ProcessTools for ReviewPreparing for OutputPackaging a SequenceExporting a FileUsing the Send To Export TemplatesExporting XDCAM MediaManaging Project MediaManaging Your MediaDeleting Media FilesUnderstanding Consolidate and Transcode