[Lynda.com] Avid Media Composer 8 Essential Training [2014, ENG]

Introduction
23m 44s

Welcome
53s
Using the exercise files
6m 10s
Media Composer's licensing options: Own it, rent it, or share it
5m 4s
What's new in Media Composer v. 8.2? NEW
4m 19s
What's new in Media Composer v. 8.3? NEW
7m 18s

1. An Introduction to the Media Composer Environment
37m 33s

Launching the software and starting a project UPDATED
5m 24s
Exploring organizational features
7m 20s
Working inside bins
5m 16s
Additional bin options v. 8.3 UPDATED
3m 27s
Navigating and marking clips
10m 47s
Saving and backing up your project
5m 19s
2. Get Up and Running with Avid Media Composer
1h 8m

What is this fast-track chapter?
2m 22s
Inputting media UPDATED
3m 50s
Prepping shots for editing
8m 13s
Performing basic edits to build the foundation UPDATED
8m 7s
Using the Smart tool to move and trim shots
9m 0s
Adding B-roll to enhance the interviews
7m 58s
Adding music and mixing audio
13m 4s
Creating a basic lower third with the Avid Title tool
9m 39s
Exporting for the web
6m 10s
3. Inputting Media and Organizing Your Project
48m 11s

Linking to media using Avid Media Access (AMA) UPDATED
9m 31s
Using FrameFlex
5m 8s
Understanding consolidating and transcoding strategies
4m 32s
Working with high-resolution files v. 8.3 NEW
6m 49s
Consolidating and transcoding AMA footage
7m 34s
Importing your media traditionally
10m 36s
Accessing bins from other projects
4m 1s
4. Basic Editing: Building the Rough Cut
46m 13s

Beginning the edit: Prepping and laying the foundation
9m 24s
Continuing the edit: Adding and removing material
10m 45s
Moving shots: Getting the most out of the Smart tool
8m 4s
Performing replace edits
5m 13s
Drag-and-drop editing
6m 30s
Performing top and tail editing
6m 17s
5. Refining the Edit: Trimming Your Shots
32m 0s

Performing single-roller trims
10m 43s
Performing dual-roller trims
5m 20s
Performing slip and slide edits
8m 48s
Understanding and repairing sync
7m 9s
6. Navigation and Customization Techniques
46m 55s

Using navigation shortcuts and customizing the keyboard
8m 23s
Customizing the timeline
4m 43s
Using workspaces
7m 1s
Using bin layouts
4m 21s
Sorting and sifting clips
10m 24s
Using markers
7m 16s
Using the Find tool v. 8.2 UPDATED
4m 47s
7. Basic Audio Editing
36m 19s

Understanding audio levels, panning, and multichannel configuration
8m 44s
Adjusting clip gain from the bin and timeline
4m 34s
Using the audio mixer
10m 43s
Keyframing audio
7m 59s
Syncing video to high-quality audio
4m 19s
8. Working with Still Images
24m 21s

Exploring stills in a video environment
8m 25s
Animating stills
9m 30s
Working with layered Photoshop documents
6m 26s
9. Basic Effects
1h 15m

Applying and editing transitions
7m 19s
Editing effects in the Effect Editor
8m 20s
Keyframing effects
9m 53s
Nesting effects
7m 58s
Saving effect templates
4m 0s
Building basic composites using vertical effects
8m 11s
Creating basic motion effects
7m 53s
Using Timewarp
6m 27s
Stabilizing shaky footage
5m 31s
Chroma keying green-screen footage
10m 14s
10. Understanding Basic Rendering and System Performance
18m 6s

Understanding system performance
8m 23s
Rendering intelligently
9m 43s
11. Basic Color Correction
30m 36s

Analyzing footage for problems
4m 2s
Following a proper color-correction workflow from start to finish
9m 44s
Color correcting in real time
4m 31s
Using Auto Color Correction
6m 13s
Color correcting with the Paint effect
6m 6s
12. Creating Titles
41m 54s

Using Avid Marquee to create basic titles
10m 52s
Using additional Marquee features
8m 44s
Using AutoTitler to create lower thirds en masse
3m 35s
Creating rolling and crawling titles
3m 35s
Creating titles with NewBlue Titler Pro
9m 30s
Using additional NewBlue Titler Pro features
5m 38s
13. Multicam Editing
14m 39s

Prepping the multicam edit
4m 2s
Performing the multicam edit
6m 0s
Refining the multicam edit
4m 37s
14. Managing Media and Project Data
42m 35s

Deleting material via the bin
6m 39s
Understanding the Media tool
5m 2s
Cleaning up your projects by deleting unreferenced clips
3m 40s
Moving your media
10m 53s
Understanding reasons for offline media
5m 26s
Relinking media
6m 11s
Using the Avid Attic to recover project data
4m 44s
15. Exporting Your Project
14m 22s

Exporting your sequence as a file
8m 17s
Accessing other export functions
6m 5s
Conclusion
1m 10s

Next steps
1m 10s

Avid Media Composer 8 Essential Training is a start-to-finish, project-based course designed to get you up to speed on every aspect of Avid Media Composer. Staff author Ashley Kennedy begins with a fast-track chapter that breaks down the entire editing process into eight steps—great as an overview for new editors, and a good crash course in Media Composer for editors migrating from other platforms. She then focuses on getting you comfortable with each stage of the editing process—from preparation and organization to editing and refining, to audio and effects, to media management and output. Each post-production technique is explained thoroughly and concisely, using real-world examples from a documentary-style promo project. Dive in and learn how to take your projects from concept to creation.