Avid Media Composer 7 Essential Training with Ashley Kennedy

Avid Media Composer is among the dominant nonlinear editing solutions in the film and television industry and its a must-know for aspiring filmmakers. Join author Ashley Kennedy in this course as she demonstrates basic and intermediate video editing techniques in Media Composer. Learn how to build sequences—everything from simple montages to more complex interview-based packages—and mix audio apply effects and color-correct footage.

The course also shows how to create titles capture and import footage manage and output media and troubleshoot common post-production issues so youll be prepared to take your movie all the way from concept to creation. Note: This course is an update to Avid Media Composer 6 Essential Training with additional movies to reflect applicable changes in version 7.

Topics include:

Adding and removing shots to build multi-track sequences

Trimming shots to fine-tune sequences

Exploring navigation shortcuts and project management strategies

Customizing the editing workspace

Using advanced editing and trimming methods

Adjusting audio levels and pan

Applying nesting compositing and revising video effects

Creating titles

Understanding the relationship between rendering and system performance

Incorporating intelligent media management strategies

Ingesting exporting and troubleshooting your material