Emphasizing quick, efficient workflows, this two-day professional workshop provides intensive training in Media Composer Professional Editing I (MC201). You will elevate your editing capabilities and master professional-grade techniques that distinguish accomplished editing professionals in the field.
Following detailed, structured instruction, you will develop the expertise needed to optimize your editing processes, accelerate your media ingest workflow, and maintain organized media assets. These skills will establish you as a go-to resource for technical editing guidance. Throughout the course, you will master advanced picture editing methods, learn efficient preparation for multi-camera editing work, and develop proficiency with graphics and matte creation. Additionally, the curriculum covers compositing operations using the 3D Warp effect, color adjustment techniques, and comprehensive coverage of the extensive audio tools and capabilities available in Media Composer.
You will work with sample media and realistic project files that allow you to progress at your own pace, with support from an Avid Certified Instructor. As an official component of the Avid Learning Series for Media Composer, MC 201: Media Composer Professional Editing I and the related course MC 210: Media Composer Professional Editing II together fulfill the training required for the Avid Certified Professional (Media Composer) credential.
Who is this course for
- Video editors
- Assistant editors
- Multimedia producers and designers
Prerequisites:
- Completion of both MC101 Media Composer Fundamentals I and MC110 Media Composer Fundamentals II, or equivalent experience consisting of 12 months of full-time professional editing with Media Composer
- Professional experience as an editor, assistant editor, director, or producer is strongly encouraged
Course Outcomes:
- Develop and execute comprehensive editing workflows and strategies
- Import, organize, and manage media efficiently within Media Composer
- Execute multi-camera editing techniques and sequences
- Apply advanced editing methods and timeline organization strategies
- Create and manipulate graphics, mattes, and layered elements
- Develop multi-layered compositions and composite graphics
- Perform foundational color grading and adjustment operations
- Prepare audio for final mixing using equalization, compression, and dynamic processing tools
- Deliver professional-quality finished media files
Note: All students receive individual workstations. Instruction will use the current version of Avid Media Composer.
SYLLABUS
Starting Out
- Planning Your Edit
- Overview of Workflows
- Considerations When Starting a New Project
- Preparing the Project Settings
- Common Capture and Delivery Formats
- Storage Requirements
- Preparing the System
- Where Does Your Project and Associated Data Reside
Media Input
- Input: Link or Import
- Working with the Source Browser
- Using the Browser Tool to Link Media
- Working with Camera Cards
- Using the Source Browser Tool to Import Media
- Other Ways to Link or Import Media
- Workflow for Ingesting Media
- Consolidate vs. Transcode
- Background Consolidating or Transcoding
- How Media Composer Adapts Footage
- Aspect Ratio Issues with Standard Definition Footage
Multicamera Editing
- Preparing the Production Team
- Avid Multicamera Editing Workflows
- Creating Group Clips
- Setting Up for Multicamera Editing
- Editing a Multicamera Sequence
- Committing Multicamera Edits
- Creating Multigroup Clips
- Additional Grouping Methods: Ganging Footage in Monitors
Advanced Editing Techniques
- A New World of Editing
- The Timeline
- Sequence Templates and Favorite Bins
- Working with Tracks in the Timeline
- Cleaning Tracks
- Enhancing Functions with Modifier Keys
- Further Editing Tips and Techniques
Working with Graphics and Mattes
- Working with Still Graphics
- Linking to a File
- Importing a File
- Organization
- Importing Animated Graphics
- Batch Import in the Graphic Workflow
- Editing Graphics and Logos with Alpha
- Animated Lower Thirds
- Importing Photoshop Layers
Multilayering and Compositing
- Reviewing Effect Techniques
- Using the 3D Warp Effect
- Saving and Using Effect Templates
- Making a Video Wall
- Adding Some Animation
- Some Final Considerations for Keyframes
- Collapsing Tracks in the Timeline
- Understanding Perspective and Target
- A Quick Guide to the Remaining Features
Color Correction
- The Color Correction Tool
- Color Correction Workflow
- Semi-Automatic Correction
- Color Cast Removal
- Using Correction Templates
- Keeping It Legal
Working with Audio
- Preparing for the Audio Mix
- Understanding Tracks, Channels and Voices
- Stereo
- Workflow for Audio Mixing
- Applying Audio Effects
- Audio Effects: EQ
- Audio Effects: Dynamics
Delivery
- Delivery Requirements
- Preparing for Output
- Closed Captions
- Reformatting
- Final Considerations Before Output
- Output Options
- Archiving Your Project
- Introducing AS-02 Versioning
- Cleaning Up Your Media
