Media Composer 5 Essentials

1. Introduction
Welcome
Using the exercise files

2. Understanding and Setting Up the Editing Environment
Understanding clips and media files
Understanding the Select Project window
Working in the Project window
Setting up and organizing a project
Saving and backing up

3. Basic Editing: Building a Rough Cut
Using the Composer Monitor and the timeline
Adding shots using Splice
Adding shots using Overwrite
Removing shots using Extract and Lift
Using Extract/Splice Segment Mode to switch shots in the timeline
Using Lift/Overwrite Segment Mode to move shots in the timeline
Using direct timeline manipulation
Using subclips and subsequences
Adding and patching video tracks

4. Refining the Edit: Using Trim
Understanding trimming
Using A-side Single-Roller Trim to improve audio timing
Using B-side Single-Roller Trim to improve audio timing
Using Dual-Roller Trim to refine video
Using Ripple Trim and Overwrite Trim

5. Navigation and Customization Techniques
Using the J-K-L keys for navigation
Using navigation shortcuts
Using the Command palette
Sorting and sifting clips

6. Intermediate Editing: Beyond the Rough Cut
J-K-L trimming
On-the-fly trimming
Advanced trim methods: Slip mode
Advanced trim methods: Slide mode

7. Basic Audio Mixing
Using the Audio tool to read audio levels
Using the Audio Mixer to adjust audio level and pan
Keyframing audio for intra-segment audio adjustments

8. Basic Effects
Using Quick Transition effects
Using the Effects palette and the Effects Editor
Keyframing segment effects
Using nesting and auto-nesting
Saving effects templates
Building basic composites using vertical effects
Using the Picture-in-Picture effect
Creating basic motion effects
Using Timewarp
Using the Color effect

9. Basic Rendering and System Performance
Understanding system performance
Rendering tracks

10. Introduction to Basic Color Correction
Analyzing footage for problems
Using the Y-Waveform monitor to set whites and blacks
Using the RGB Parade to correct color casts
Using the Vectorscope to improve skin tones
Correcting color automatically

11. Creating Titles with Avid Marquee
Formatting and enhancing text using Avid Marquee
Using Marquee to apply shapes and gradients
Using title templates
Bringing a title into Media Composer
Revising the title
Creating rolling and crawling titles
Using Auto-Titler

12. Capturing and Importing
Using the Capture tool
Capturing footage
Batch-capturing
Adjusting settings for import
Using AMA (Avid Media Access) for QuickTime imports

13. Managing Media
Understanding deletion types and cases
Performing bin deletion
Understanding the Media tool
Identifying and deleting media relatives and non-relatives

14. Exporting and Printing to Tape
Understanding media delivery types
Preparing a sequence for digital cut to print to tape
Performing a digital cut
Exporting a QuickTime movie or QuickTime reference

15. Troubleshooting in Avid Media Composer
Solving the offline media problem
Re-linking media
Solving Avid settings corruption
Using the Avid Attic to find and retrieve bins

Conclusion
Goodbye