Avid Media Composer 5 Getting Started Training

In Avid Media Composer 5 Getting Started, author and Avid Certified Instructor Steve Holyhead explores the tools and techniques in Media Composer for producing great looking video, as well as the basics of high definition media formats. This 2 hour course walks through the video production workflow from input to editing to output, covers key information like trim concepts and frame rates, and introduces techniques such as color correction, footage stabilization and real-time audio effects. Exercise files accompany the course. Take the entire course – or just sample the first couple of modules and start learning video production editing techniques now!

 

Table of Contents Description Author Exercise Files
Welcome
Introduction 0:01:28 5.58 MB
Using the exercise files 0:02:42 3.19 MB
Introduction to Tools & Workflow
Starting Media Composer and Creating a New Project 0:04:15 3.62 MB
Understanding Media Composer 0:05:47 6.85 MB
Working with Clips, Bins, Folders and the Project Window 0:03:44 4.43 MB
Saving and Backing up your Work 0:04:16 4.33 MB
Retrieving a project from the Attic 0:03:37 3.93 MB
Accessing, Importing and Organizing Material
Understanding Media Formats and The Format Tab 0:08:25 9.16 MB
Importing Media 0:06:11 8.08 MB
Linking to Media using AMA 0:05:43 6.13 MB
Accessing Media from other Projects 0:02:56 3.36 MB
Working with Clips in the Bin 0:04:43 5.61 MB
Introduction to Editing
Getting Started with Editing 0:07:25 12.26 MB
Creating a New Sequence 0:05:39 8.14 MB
Removing Material from your Sequence 0:06:20 8.68 MB
Editing Segments in the Timeline 0:04:25 6.45 MB
More Editing Techniques
Using Splice, Overwrite and Three-Point Editing 0:05:25 6.94 MB
Understanding Trim Concepts 0:04:39 6.37 MB
Working with Trim Techniques 0:06:06 8.16 MB
Using the Timeline 0:07:49 9.69 MB
Building Multi-Track Sequences 0:06:44 9 MB
Refining Audio
Adjusting Audio Levels and Pan 0:06:41 9.58 MB
Diving Deeper into Audio 0:07:38 12.20 MB
Introduction to Effects
Setting Quick Transitions 0:05:33 8.26 MB
Working in the Effects Palette 0:03:42 5.60 MB
Keyframing Effects 0:07:01 9.43 MB
Setting System Performance and Rendering Effects 0:06:52 10 MB
Motion Effects and Compositing
Creating Freeze-Frames & Motion Clips 0:04:40 6.62 MB
Understanding Time-Warp Effects 0:07:15 12 MB
Understanding Timeline Compositing 0:05:42 8.70 MB
Finishing
Working with Basic Color Correction 0:07:13 10.40 MB
Stabilizing Shaky Footage 0:01:44 2.69 MB
Creating a Basic Title 0:05:00 7.16 MB
Mixing Down Video and Audio 0:05:47 7.77 MB
Delivering your Finished Piece
Building the Final Output 0:06:36 9.62 MB
Goodbye
Goodbye 0:00:18 0.31 MB

With: Steve Holyhead

In Avid Media Composer 5 Getting Started, author Steve Holyhead explores the tools and techniques in Media Composer for producing great looking video, as well as the basics of high definition media formats. This course walks through the video production workflow from input to editing to output, covers key information like trim concepts and frame rates, and introduces techniques such as color correction, footage stabilization and real-time audio effects. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:

  • Working with clips, bins, and folders
  • Importing media
  • Creating sequences
  • Editing in the Timeline
  • Using the Splice, Overwrite and Three-Point editing techniques
  • Trimming sequences
  • Refining audio
  • Adding and keyframing effects
  • Compositing
  • Mixing down audio and video

Short desc:

Explores the tools and techniques Media Composer offers for producing great looking video, as well as the basics of high definition media formats.

Author

Steve Holyhead has practiced, consulted and taught editing and production workflow worldwide.

Steve’s education began with 16mm film and he transitioned to videotape when his career in television began. In Toronto in the mid 1990s he edited his first TV series on Avid Media Composer. Steve quickly became an expert user and trainer of Media Composer and other NLEs. He is a master of synthesizing complex information into a plain-English, user-friendly learning experience.

Back in London in 1999, Steve post-produced and edited “Wilfred”, pioneering one of the very first U.K. 35mm digital-intermediate (DI) projects.

Through his work within the Hollywood and Burbank production communities Steve has become an expert in HD cameras, film & DI formats, file-based production, visual effects and 3D stereoscopic techniques.

Steve has worked for world-class media and technology companies including Autodesk, Avid, BBC, and Discovery Studios, in addition to running his own multi-media boutique, BloomCast.

Exercise Files

Exercise files are copies of the identical files (folder, footage and so on) the author uses throughout this course. The files will help you make the most of your learning experience by providing you the opportunity to open them in your own software and follow along with tutorials.

Download the Exercise Files