avid-media-composer-film-editing-classes

Upcoming Dates

  • Oct 24 - 25, 2024 (in person or online)

  • Dec 18 - 19, 2024 (in person or online)

  • Jan 20 - 21, 2025 (in person or online)

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Avid Assistant Editor Workshop | 2 Day

$499

[TWO-DAY INTENSIVE, 10am-5pm]

The job of the assistant editor has never been so tough. Assistants are expected to handle a dizzying array of tasks including how to ingest a myriad range of file formats and codecs, Sync and group multiple cameras, prep for export and on-line and of course, organize, organize, organize. Assistants are often expected to know everything from “why did my computer crash” to “why can’t I AMA link my 5D footage” to “where are my are keys?!”

This two-day workshop will teach you the skills to get you well on your way to becoming an Avid Assistant Editor.  We will cover topics from how to create a project to ingesting file based media such as XDCAM EX and Canon 5D footage to prepping for on-line and creating an AAF export.

The class will cover the following topics:

  • Creating Projects and Profiles

  • Organizational Techniques

  • Introduction to Avid User Interface

  • File Base Ingest

  • Import and AMA

  • Capturing Tape

  • Syncing

  • Group and Multigroup

  • Consolidating

  • Transcoding

  • Decomposing

  • Relinking

  • Multicamera Editing

  • Audio Passes

  • Outputs

  • Exporting Quicktimes

  • Exporting AAF/OMF Files

  • Outputting to Tape

  • Prep for On-line

Who should attend? 

This class is designed for the budding assistant editor or producer.

Prerequisites:  

Each student gets their own workstation.