Avid Media Composer 6 Cookbook (Paperback or Softback)

What better way to learn the professional editing possibilities of Avid Media Composer than by trying out practical, real-world examples? This book has over 160 hands-on recipes and guidance covering both basic and advanced techniques.

Overview

• Hands-on recipes in a step-by-step logical approach to quickly get started with Avid Media Composer and gain deeper understanding.
• Learn Avid Media Composer in a completely new way— gain intensive exposure with various editing options to develop your abilities, become even more creative, and acquaint yourself with various methods that you never thought were possible.
• Understand not only why it works, but also how it works and browse through lots of tips and techniques to perform professional quality editing.

What you will learn from this book

• Hands-on recipes with cutting edge methods and techniques to effectively learn Avid Media Composer 6 .
• Understand Import settings and how to mix frame rates.
• Extensive coverage of trimming.
• Detailed recipes on staying in sync with complicated sequences and multiple tracks.
• Master the essentials to develop your media management skills and projects at your own pace.
• Customize your work environment with Workspaces, Bin Layouts, Timeline views, Keyboard Mapping, and more.
• Get the most out of Replace Edit, Sync Point Edit, the Clipboard, and much more.
• Get to the grips with different methods of mixing audio.
• Learn how to use group clips and perform multi cam editing like never before

Approach

Written in a Cookbook style, it's packed with logically-sequenced recipes to gain deeper understanding of the software. Each recipe contains step-by-step instructions followed by analysis of what was done in each task and other useful information. The book is designed so that you can read it chapter by chapter, or you can look at the list of recipes and refer to them in no particular order.

Who this book is written for

If you are new to editing with Avid, this book will help you get the most out of Avid Media Composer right from the start. Even if you are intermediately experienced with Avid, you will discover new methods and gain a deeper understanding to take your Avid experience to the next level, with greater confidence.

In Detail

Avid Media Composer has quickly become the tool of choice for Editing professionals, when it comes to Non-Linear Editing. Whether your project involves editing heavy television programming, independent films, or even corporate industrials, this cookbook shows you exactly how to successfully do that, in a step-by-step and practical manner, to get the most out of the latest Avid Media Composer 6.

"Avid Media Composer 6.x Cookbook" is an expert, clear and logically-sequenced resource with highly effective recipes for learning Avid Media Composer essentials and beyond with a task-based approach. It is your one-stop shop to learn professional-quality editing quickly and easily.

This book helps you get the most out of Media Composer 6 to gain a deeper understanding of the software. It will familiarize you with the essentials, common as well as core editing features, tips and techniques that help you get to the grips with powerful capabilities of Media Composer 6.

You will understand Import settings, mixing frame rates and understanding AMA (Avid Media Access) along with thorough explanations of Trim Mode, Segment Mode, and the Smart Tool. You will learn to customize your work environment with Wordspaces, Bin Layouts, Timeline Views, Bin views, Keyboard Mapping, and much more. The recipes inside are packed with practical examples, time-saving tools and methods and everything you need to make captivating videos.

Benjamin Hershleder

Benjamin Hershleder has been using Avid Media Composer software since 1994 and is an Avid Certified Instructor (ACI). He has edited a variety of projects including short commercials, documentaries, television shows, and even a multicamera concert.