Upcoming Dates
Media Composer 201 | 2 Day
Media Composer Professional Editing I - $1,195
[TWO-DAY INTENSIVE, 10am-6pm]
Students can take the MC 201 & MC 210 bundle and SAVE OVER 10%.
Focused primarily on short-form workflows, our two-day workshop Media Composer Professional Editing I (MC201) will take you to a new level of editing and provide you with the tips, tricks and in-depth knowledge to distinguish yourself as a true editing professional.
With the step-by-step guidance in this course, you’ll learn the skills you need to optimize your editing workflows, streamline your ingest process and manage your media so that you’ll become the guru that others will look to for expert advice. You will learn advanced picture editing techniques, how to quickly prepare for multicam editing and how to work with graphics and mattes. This course also covers compositing with the 3D Warp effect, color correction and an in-depth look at some of the wide range of audio tools and effects included in Media Composer.
You will work with media and projects designed to let you learn at your own pace, or with the guidance of an Avid Certified Instructor. As an official part of the Avid Learning Series for Media Composer, MC 201: Media Composer Professional Editing I and its counterpart MC 210: Media Composer Professional Editing II provides the training required to achieve the credential of Avid Certified Professional (Media Composer).
Who is this class for?
Editors, Assistant editors, and Multimedia producers.
Prerequisites:
Completion of MC101 Media Composer Fundamentals I and MC110 Media Composer Fundamentals II or equivalent experience of 12 months of full-time editing on Media Composer. A background as an editor, assistant editor, director or producer is strongly recommended.
At the end of this course you will be able to:
Plan your editing process
Input and manage media
Use multicam editing
Use advanced editing and timeline management techniques
Work with graphics and mattes
Multilayer and composite graphics
Perform basic color correction techniques
Prepare your audio mix using tools like EQ, compressors, and expanders
Deliver a high-quality finished file
Each student gets their own workstation.
Students can take the MC 201 & MC 210 bundle and SAVE OVER 10%.
COURSE OUTLINE:
Starting Out
Planning Your Edit
Overview of Workflows
Considerations When Starting a New Project
Preparing the Project Settings
Common Capture and Delivery Formats
Storage Requirements
Preparing the System
Where Does Your Project and Associated Data Reside?
Media Input
Input: Link or Import?
Working with the Source Browser
Using the Browser Tool to Link Media
Working with Camera Cards
Using the Source Browser Tool to Import Media
Other Ways to Link or Import Media
Workflow for Ingesting Media
Consolidate vs. Transcode
How Media Composer Adapts Footage
Aspect Ratio Issues with Legacy SD
Multicamera Editing
Preparing the Production Team
Avid Multicamera Editing Workflows
Creating Group Clips
Setting Up for Multicamera Editing
Editing a Multicamera Sequence
Committing Multicamera Edits
Creating Multigroup Clips
Additional Grouping Methods: Ganging Footage in Monitors
Advanced Editing Techniques
A New World of Editing
The Timeline
Sequence Templates and Favorite Bins
Working with Tracks in the Timeline
Cleaning Tracks
Enhancing Functions with Modifier Keys
Further Editing Tips and Techniques
Working with Graphics and Mattes
Working with Still Graphics
Linking to a File
Importing a File
Organization
Importing Animated Graphics
Batch Import in the Graphic Workflow
Editing Graphics and Logos with Alpha
Animated Lower Thirds
Importing Photoshop Layers
Multilayering and Compositing
Reviewing Effect Techniques
Using the 3D Warp Effect
Saving and Using Effect Templates
Making a Video Wall
Adding Some Animation
Some Final Considerations for Keyframes
• Collapsing Tracks in the Timeline
• Understanding Perspective and Target
• A Quick Guide to the Remaining Features
Color Correction
The Color Correction Tool
Color Correction Workflow
Semi-Automatic Correction
Color Cast Removal
Using Correction Templates
Keeping It Legal
Working with Audio
Preparing for the Audio Mix
Understanding Tracks, Channels and Voices
Stereo
Workflow for Audio Mixing
Applying Audio Effects
Audio Effects: EQ
Audio Effects: Dynamics
Delivery
Delivery Requirements?
Preparing for Output
Closed Captions
Reformatting
Final Considerations Before Output
Output Options
Archiving Your Project
Introducing AS-02‒Versioning
Cleaning Up Your Media
Note: The curricula above comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. The instructor may, at his/her discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class