[fxphd] AVD101 - Avid for indie film and commercials with John Flowers [2009, ENG]

Class 1: Avid Media Composer 3 for Final Cut Pro editors. Part 1 We cover the differences between Final Cut and Avid Media Composer, with a focus on the idea of modes in Avid.

Class 2: Avid Media Composer 3 for Final Cut Pro editors. Part 2 We start editing a project in Avid, going back and forth between Avid and Final Cut, to illustrate the differences between the two editing systems, focusing on the key ways to solve problems in Avid.

Class 3: Importing footage in Avid, focusing on the different types of media and where they are stored.

Class4: Now that we`ve imported footage and understand the basics of editing, we cover putting together a full episode of That Media Show, starting with editing and sound work.

Class 5: Continuing the edit, we start to use the built-in keying tools and other effects, along with Red Giant`s Primatte keying software (an important tool in any editing arsenal). We talk about rendering and delivery to different tools for visual effects work.

Class 6: Output, exporting and other oddness. Avid is a beautiful, powerful and complex system if you're used to Final Cut or have used other editing systems, like Vegas or Premiere.

Class 7: We assemble our project export it for final color correction and visual effects and walk through examples using After Effects and Magic Bullet Looks, along with built-in color tools in After Effects CS4 and Avid Media Composer.

Class 8: We import, edit and assemble an entire commercial, from an actual client in San Francisco, and talk through the various issues from the shoot, with a focus on timing, visual effects and audio as it relates to movement.

Class 9: We go back into Final Cut and review a full assembly of a feature film, then move into Avid and re-assemble the film with an eye toward editing, pacing and completion.

Class 10: We discuss advanced techniques in Avid Media Composer, with an overview of some of the amazing Boris FX and Avid FX tools that come with Avid Media Composer 3.