Media Composer Fundamentals I (MC101) is the first step in achieving confidence, creativity, and efficiency with Avid Media Composer, the non-linear film/video editing application used in most movie and television productions. Together with the second course in the series, Media Composer Fundamentals II (MC110), this course provides the foundational training required to achieve the credential of Avid Certified User | Media Composer.
Media Composer Fundamentals I is an introductory course designed to get a new user up-and-running on the software. In this course, students develop an understanding of the video editing process and the basic skills to edit a video project from start to finish. This includes understanding the relationship between media and project files, media storage location, the abilities to create the project file; bring in the source video and audio files; edit the sequence, add titles, music, and basic effects, and then export the finished sequence
Who is this class for?
Editors, Assistant editors, and Multimedia producers. This is also appropriate for Avid Symphony users.
Prerequisites:
Introduction to Media Composer
Media Composer Fundamentals I is an introductory course designed to get a new user up-and-running on the software. In this course, students develop an understanding of the video editing process and the basic skills to edit a video project from start to finish. This includes understanding the relationship between media and project files, media storage location, the abilities to create the project file; bring in the source video and audio files; edit the sequence, add titles, music, and basic effects, and then export the finished sequence
Who is this class for?
Editors, Assistant editors, and Multimedia producers. This is also appropriate for Avid Symphony users.
Prerequisites:
- No experience with Avid Media Composer is necessary
- A working knowledge of Windows or Macintosh or operating systems
- A background or experience in editing, production, or post-production is recommended
Introduction to Media Composer
- Launching Media Composer
- Understanding the Select Project Window
- Learning the Interface
- Working with Bins
- Creating a New User Profile and Changing User Profiles
- Personalizing the Application
- Creating a New Project
- Setting Up Your Project
- How to Input Video and Audio Clips
- Importing Media Files
- Preparing to Edit
- Saving Your Work
- Overview
- Creating a New Sequence
- Working with Tracks
- Locating Audio Cues
- Building Your Sequence with Splice-In
- Editing with Overwrite
- Removing Material from a Sequence
- Essential Tools
- Understanding the Smart Tool
- Building a Montage with Drag-and-Drop
- Adding Narration with Drag-and -Drop Overwrite
- Editing Audio in the Sequence
- Moving Segments in the Timeline
- Changing Shots in the Sequence
- Deleting from the Timeline
- Changing the Length of Timeline Segments
- Exploring Trim Mode
- Useful Tools
- Creating Transition Effects
- Modifying Transition Effects in the Timeline
- Accessing Effects from the Effect Palette
- Modifying Effects in Effect Mode
- Creating Audio Crossfades
- Adding Segment Effects
- Stabilizing Shaky Footage
- Using Automatic Color Correction to Improve the Footage
- Hiding Jump Cuts with FluidMorph
- Resizing a Shot
- Using Standard Keyframes
- Nesting Effects
- Changing the Order of Nested Effects
- Types of Motion Effects
- Creating Freeze Frames
- Creating Motion Effects
- Title Creation Tools
- Quick View: The Avid Title Tool
- Create a Title
- Revise a Title
- Exporting Your Video
- Exporting your Sequence
- Fixing Technical Problems
- Troubleshooting Missing Media Files
- Recovering Lost Work
- Deleting Media
