Avid Media Composer: Effects Essentials (Part 2)

This course is for video editors who understand the basics of the editing tools in Media Composer and are ready to move ahead and learn the fundamentals of creating effects within Avid Media Composer 6, the non-linear film/video editing application used in most movie and television productions. This course provides a solid foundation in Media Composer audio and video effects capabilities and, in conjunction with MC101 - Avid Media Composer: Editing Essentials course, will prepare you for Media Composer User Certification.

This class will take you through the basic effects-building interface; then, using a real-world, hands-on approach, you’ll learn fundamental audio adjustments and effects, multilayered video compositing, tracking, stabilization, various retiming methods, and basic color-grading techniques. This course is a crucial step in mastering Avid Media Composer, the standard editing system used by professionals in the film and television industries.

• Introduction to Audio Effects
• Introduction to Visual Effects
• Corrective Effects
• Retiming
• Color Treating and Correcting
• Nesting Multiple Effects
• Multilayer Effects
• Keying and Mattes
• 3D Title Animation with Marquee
• Using AVX Third-Party Plug-Ins
• Performance and Rendering.

Who Should Attend: Editors, Post Production Supervisors, Post Production Professionals, Producers, Directors, and anyone else interested in learning Avid's effects capabilities.  

Pre-requisites: MC101- Avid Media Composer: Editing Essentials, or equivalent experience. Mac and/or Windows OS experience is suggested. A background in editing, production, or post-production is recommended as well.