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Editing with Avid Media Composer 5: Avid Official Curriculum
- By Avid Technology, Inc.
- Published Oct 8, 2010 by Peachpit Press.
- Copyright 2011
- Dimensions: 7-3/8" x 9-1/8"
- Pages: 384
- Edition: 1st
- Book
- ISBN-10: 0-321-73467-X
- ISBN-13: 978-0-321-73467-9
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Avid Media Composer is the standard editing system used by professionals in the film and television industries and with its many capabilities available at a low price, it’s well within the range of serious non-professionals too. With this latest release, Avid proves to be more innovative than ever in a fast-paced world of digital media.
Here to guide readers on the foundations of editing using Avid Media Composer 5 is the only book on the market officially developed and approved by Avid. Each chapter covers a complete lesson in the fundamentals, with step-by-step instructions and accompanying screenshots included so readers can absorb the details and start using the program right away. After discovering how to use the tools and understanding the editing workflow, they’ll go on to learn basic editing, timeline editing, and trimming, and then move on to refining audio, adding effects, performing color correction, creating titles, and finally managing projects and delivering the finished work. They’ll also learn about groundbreaking capabilities new to this version of Media Composer such as a drag-and-drop Timeline that allows its users to mix formats, frame rates, and resolutions, new direct editing capabilities for QuickTime, RED, XDCAM, and other tapeless media, and much more. Not only that, with the included DVD, readers can dive right in and follow along with the projects using professional footage from top television shows and films.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Learning good editing habits in Avid, By
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Ashley Kennedy has written a book for beginners and intermediate users of Avid. It is so important to have a hiccup-free work-flow when editing, particularly in Avid. That's what you learn in this Avid Official Curriculum book. The lessons and lesson files are perfect and give you confidence in handling your own footage effectively and creatively. The book is well written and covers most of the basic editing issues. I particularly liked the emphasis on customizing your keyboard and using the keyboard shortcuts. It would be great if she would consider writing an advanced text book that would cover Audio editing, Effects, Color grading and Marquee.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Good starting point...,
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This book was very helpful in getting started with the program and learning the basics. That being said, there is MUCH that you will still need to learn beyond the scope of this book. Just be prepared.Overall, I'm very happy with it and don't regret buying it at all.
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Great for Basics and Concepts, By
This review is from: Editing with Avid Media Composer 5: Avid Official Curriculum (Paperback)
A well structured introductory guide for a beginner to MC5 which deals with all the essential topics in sufficient detail to get you going. Media Composer 5 is an incredibly comprehensive editing application - but not a particularly intuitive one. This book quickly empowers the reader to get to grips with efficient editing techniques in MC5 which will save a great deal of time in video production. Readers who take the time to study the guide and do the all the practise exercises will be well rewarded for their investment in MC5. When used in conjunction with the Avid supplied Help, Guides and Reference Manuals, an MC5 editor will have all the tools needed to become a proficient and successful editor.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
1 Introducing Tools and Workflow
2 Basic Editing
3 Timeline Editing
4 Fine-Tuning the Sequence
5 Basic Audio Editing
6 Customizing Settings
7 Introducing Effects
8 Introducing Color Correction
9 Creating Titles with Avid Marquee
10 Capturing Tape-Based Media
11 Working with File-Based Media
12 Managing Your Project and Media
13 Delivering the Finished Work
Index
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