
NFTS Leeds: Introduction to Editing on Avid Media Composer: In Person
Location Leeds
Duration 3 days
Commitment 10:00 - 17:30
Course dates Coming Soon
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Overview
Designed to provide you with a thorough, rapid and practical introduction to operational editing techniques using AVID. Class time is divided between short illustrated lectures, demonstrations and (lots of) hands-on practice. The course covers everything you need to know about Avid including: – Creating a new project in the correct format – Opening/closing and saving projects – Capture/Import file based material – Timewarp and conventional motion effect One Person Per System Experience with Avid systems is not necessary. A working background in editing, production or post-production is recommended but not essential NOTE: For this course you need to be computer competent
• System Overview
• Editing Workflow
• Starting a Project
• Preparing to edit
• Inputting source material
• Overview of Editing screens and button functions
• Starting to edit – insert or overwrite
• Trimming sequences
• Adding Audio from external sources plus EQ Tool and Audio Suite Plugins
• Editing and trimming audio
• Adding visual transition effects and motion effects
• Creating titles – with crawl and roll function and visual manipulation
• Outputting programmes to storage devices
• Backing up
• Overview of more complex ‘nesting’ visual transition and segment effects
• Overview of Multi Camera Editing
• Overview of 3D and Surround Sound facilities
How to apply
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