[Lynda.com / Ashley Kennedy] Avid Media Composer 8 Essential Training [Updated Feb 25, 2016, ENG]

Introduction
Welcome
Using the exercise files
Media Composer's licensing options: Own it, rent it, or share it
What's new in Media Composer v. 8.2?
What's new in Media Composer v. 8.3?
What's new in Media Composer 8.4?
What's new in Media Composer in v. 8.5? NEW

1. An Introduction to the Media Composer Environment
Launching the software and starting a project
Exploring organizational features
Working inside bins
Additional bin options v. 8.3
Navigating and marking clips
Saving and backing up your project
Organizational interface changes in v.8.5 NEW

2. Get Up and Running with Avid Media Composer
What is this fast-track chapter?
Inputting media
Prepping shots for editing
Performing basic edits to build the foundation
Using the Smart tool to move and trim shots
Adding B-roll to enhance the interviews
Adding music and mixing audio
Creating a basic lower third with the Avid Title tool
Exporting for the web

3. Inputting Media and Organizing Your Project
Linking to media using AMA (Avid Media Access)
Using FrameFlex
Understanding consolidating and transcoding strategies
Consolidating and transcoding AMA footage
Working with high-resolution files in Media Composer 8.3
Importing your media traditionally
Accessing bins from other projects

4. Basic Editing: Building the Rough Cut
Beginning the edit: Prepping and laying the foundation
Continuing the edit: Adding and removing material
Moving shots: Getting the most out of the Smart tool
Performing replace edits
Drag-and-drop editing
Performing top and tail editing
Timeline behavior changes in v.8.5 NEW

5. Refining the Edit: Trimming Your Shots
Performing single-roller trims
Performing dual-roller trims
Performing slip and slide edits
Understanding and repairing sync
Updates in trimming behavior in v.8.5 NEW

6. Navigation and Customization Techniques
Using navigation shortcuts and customizing the keyboard
Customizing the timeline
Using workspaces
Using bin layouts
Sorting and sifting clips
Using markers
Using the Find tool v. 8.2

7. Basic Audio Editing
Understanding audio levels, panning, and multichannel configuration
Adjusting clip gain from the bin and timeline
Using the audio mixer
Audio Mixer updates in v.8.5 NEW
Keyframing audio
Syncing video to high-quality audio

8. Working with Still Images
Exploring stills in a video environment
Animating stills
Working with layered Photoshop documents

9. Basic Effects
Applying and editing transitions
The Effects palette upgrade in v.8.5 NEW
Editing effects in the Effect Editor
Keyframing effects
Nesting effects
Saving effect templates
Building basic composites using vertical effects
Creating basic motion effects
Using Timewarp
Stabilizing shaky footage
Chroma keying green-screen footage

10. Understanding Basic Rendering and System Performance
Understanding system performance
Rendering intelligently

11. Basic Color Correction
Analyzing footage for problems
Following a proper color-correction workflow from start to finish
Color correcting in real time
Using Auto Color Correction
Color correcting with the Paint effect

12. Creating Titles
Using Avid Marquee to create basic titles
Using additional Marquee features
Using AutoTitler to create lower thirds en masse
Creating rolling and crawling titles
Creating titles with NewBlue Titler Pro
Using additional NewBlue Titler Pro features

13. Multicam Editing
Prepping the multicam edit
Performing the multicam edit
Refining the multicam edit

14. Managing Media and Project Data
Deleting material via the bin
Understanding the Media tool
Cleaning up your projects by deleting unreferenced clips
Moving your media
Understanding reasons for offline media
Relinking media
Using the Avid Attic to recover project data

15. Exporting Your Project
Exporting your sequence as a file
Accessing other export functions

Conclusion
Next steps