The Media Composer Conversion Course for Editors
Course
In London
Description
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Type
Intensive workshop
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Level
Intermediate
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Location
London
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Class hours
8h
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Duration
2 Days
This two day hands-on Avid Media Composer Conversion course introduces experienced editors to the primary feature set and interface of Avid Media Composer 8.
This course translates the delegate's existing editing talents to the Avid skill set. In this course,editors will learn Avid Media Composer editing operations: capturing, sound editing, creating bins and sequences, as well as Avid's extensive effects package, real time colour correcting and numerous tips and keyboard shortcuts for everything in between.
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About this course
- Introducing Tools & Workflow
- Basic Editing
- Timeline Editing
- Trimming
- Audio Editing
- Customising Settings
- Effects
- Colour Correction
- Creating titles with Avid Marquee
- Capturing Tape-based Media
- Working with file-based media
- Managing Your Project and Media
- Delivering Finished Work
This Avid conversion course is ideal for the veteran Editor looking to transfer their skills to Avid Media Composer and who prefers hands-on and interactive instruction to best explore its functionality.
Students should have the following prerequisite knowledge prior to attending the course:
- Knowledge of OS X and basic computer navigation
- Advanced knowledge of using Final Cut Pro 7 or similar NLEs is required
Whilst there is no Avid certification for this course, our trainers are industry-experienced Avid Certified Instructors and Soho Editors is an Authorised Avid Training Partner. Additionally you will receive a certificate from Soho Editors upon completion of the course.
Firstly, we are long established as part of the post-production industry, and therefore have an excellent understanding of the market, and the skills that post-production staff need to have. We are not purely a training company, with other divisions of the group having a huge presence in the industry.
Secondly, unlike a lot of our competitors that provide training to the post-production industry, many of the courses we run are fully approved and certified, and will give you a recognised qualification if you pass the exam (more on this later).
We do not do general training – our courses are all industry specific, and we are experts in this field.
Thirdly, we're situated in the heart of London's post-production district – where better place to train on post-production technology?
Fourthly, the team here is friendly, helpful, efficient, understanding, flexible and approachable, and the trainers, as well as being all of the above, are fully qualified and certified, and all have significant industry experience and kudos as editors / talent in their own right.
Not necessarily, but it will be good for your CV – you will actually have documentation stating you're a qualified user of the programme.
This is a recognised qualification within the industry, and more and more employers are looking for this.
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Subjects
- Video Editing
- Effects
- Avid training
- Project
- Media
- Editors
- Media management
- Broadcast
- Workflow
- VFX
Teachers and trainers (1)
Bernard Lyall
Trainer
Course programme
The Media Composer for Final Cut Pro 7 Editors Course (MC250)
Lesson 1 Introducing Tools & Workflow
- Creating and Opening a project
- The project window
- Exploring the interface
- Loading and marking clips
- Editing to the timeline
- Saving your work
Lesson 2 Basic Editing
- Playing and Marking Clips
- Creating a Sequence
- Removing material from a sequence
- Creating subclips
- Creating subsequences
- Storyboard Editing
Lesson 3 Timeline Editing
- Extracting top and tail
- Working with Tracks
- Editing shots with segment mode
Lesson 4 Trimming
- Avid Trimming
- Trimming types and processes
- Additional methods for adding and removing frames
- Slipping and sliding segments
Lesson 5 Audio Editing
- Adjusting levels and pan with the audio mixer tool
- Adjusting audio gain using keyframes
- Audio gain automation real-time recording
Lesson 6 Custmising Settings
- Viewing and changing settings
- Mapping buttons and menu items
- Configuring the timeline
- Using Toolsets
Lesson 7 Effects
- Accessing and applying effects
- Using Keyframes
- Saving and applying effect templates
- Nesting effects
Lesson 8 Colour Correction
- Using the colour correction toolset
- Using automatic correction
Lesson 9 Creating Titles with Avid Marquee
- Working in Marquee
- Creating title text
- Formatting and enhancing text
- Working with shapes
- Saving to your bins
- Editing and revising Titles
Lesson 10 Capturing Tape-based Media
- Working with the Capture tool
- Capturing Footage
Lesson 11 Working with File-based Media
- The Avid Media Access workflow
- Working with P2 XDCAM, RED & Quicktime media
- Importing image or video files
- Importing audia files
Lesson 12 Managing Your Project and Media
- Customising text view
- Sorting and sifting clips
- Moving and copying clips
- Using the media tool
- Deleting clips and media
Lesson 13 Delivering Finished Work
- Tape based Delivery
- File based delivery
- Creating EDLs
The Media Composer Conversion Course for Editors