Acknowledgments |
|
xiii | |
|
Lesson 1 Introduction and Setup |
|
|
1 | (16) |
|
|
2 | (1) |
|
|
2 | (2) |
|
Avid Certified. Real Skills. Proven |
|
|
4 | (1) |
|
|
4 | (1) |
|
|
5 | (1) |
|
|
5 | (1) |
|
|
5 | (1) |
|
|
5 | (1) |
|
About the Media Composer | First Software |
|
|
6 | (1) |
|
|
6 | (7) |
|
|
13 | (2) |
|
|
15 | (2) |
|
Lesson 2 Opening, Playing, and Exiting |
|
|
17 | (20) |
|
Launching Media Composer | First |
|
|
18 | (2) |
|
|
20 | (1) |
|
|
20 | (1) |
|
|
21 | (1) |
|
|
22 | (1) |
|
|
23 | (1) |
|
Buttons and Tools in the Composer Window |
|
|
23 | (1) |
|
|
24 | (1) |
|
|
25 | (3) |
|
|
28 | (3) |
|
|
31 | (1) |
|
Saving and Closing a Project |
|
|
31 | (2) |
|
Lesson 2 Review & Discussion Questions |
|
|
33 | (2) |
|
|
35 | (2) |
|
Lesson 3 Setting Up Your Project |
|
|
37 | (14) |
|
About the Projects in This Book |
|
|
38 | (1) |
|
|
39 | (1) |
|
|
40 | (1) |
|
The Bin Container Sidebar |
|
|
41 | (1) |
|
|
42 | (3) |
|
Playing a Clip from Inside the Bin |
|
|
45 | (1) |
|
Creating Bins and Folders |
|
|
46 | (2) |
|
Lesson 3 Review & Discussion Questions |
|
|
48 | (1) |
|
|
49 | (2) |
|
|
51 | (12) |
|
|
52 | (1) |
|
|
52 | (1) |
|
How to Ingest Video Clips |
|
|
52 | (5) |
|
|
57 | (1) |
|
Deleting Unwanted Clips from a Bin |
|
|
57 | (2) |
|
Lesson 4 Review & Discussion Questions |
|
|
59 | (2) |
|
|
61 | (2) |
|
Lesson 5 Getting Started Editing |
|
|
63 | (12) |
|
Deciding Which Part of a Clip to Use |
|
|
64 | (1) |
|
|
64 | (2) |
|
Adding a Clip to the Timeline |
|
|
66 | (2) |
|
Adding More Clips to Your Sequence |
|
|
68 | (2) |
|
Replacing a Shot in the Timeline |
|
|
70 | (1) |
|
Removing Marks from the Timeline |
|
|
71 | (1) |
|
Lesson 5 Review & Discussion Questions |
|
|
72 | (1) |
|
|
73 | (2) |
|
Lesson 6 Getting Deeper into the Edit |
|
|
75 | (14) |
|
|
76 | (1) |
|
Displaying Audio Waveforms |
|
|
76 | (2) |
|
Improving the Visibility of the Waveform |
|
|
78 | (1) |
|
Adding Only a Clip's Audio |
|
|
78 | (2) |
|
Using the Add Edit Button |
|
|
80 | (3) |
|
Lesson 6 Review & Discussion Questions |
|
|
83 | (2) |
|
|
85 | (4) |
|
Lesson 7 Segment Mode Tools |
|
|
89 | (24) |
|
|
90 | (1) |
|
Automatic Selection of Segment Tools |
|
|
90 | (1) |
|
|
91 | (1) |
|
|
92 | (1) |
|
Overwriting a Clip into the Timeline |
|
|
93 | (1) |
|
Splicing a Shot into the Timeline |
|
|
94 | (4) |
|
Moving Segments in the Timeline |
|
|
98 | (1) |
|
|
99 | (1) |
|
|
100 | (2) |
|
Deleting a Segment Using Segment Tools |
|
|
102 | (1) |
|
Removing Material from a Sequence |
|
|
103 | (4) |
|
Lesson 7 Review & Discussion Questions - Part 1 |
|
|
107 | (1) |
|
Lesson 7 Review & Discussion Questions - Part 2 |
|
|
108 | (1) |
|
|
109 | (4) |
|
Lesson 8 Trimming Clips and Keeping Sync |
|
|
113 | (24) |
|
The Importance of Trimming |
|
|
114 | (1) |
|
Automatic Selection of Trim Tools |
|
|
114 | (2) |
|
Entering and Exiting Trim Mode |
|
|
116 | (2) |
|
|
118 | (1) |
|
|
119 | (1) |
|
|
119 | (1) |
|
|
120 | (3) |
|
|
123 | (1) |
|
|
123 | (2) |
|
Using Overwrite Trim to Clean up Audio |
|
|
125 | (1) |
|
Using Ripple Trim to Adjust Pacing |
|
|
126 | (1) |
|
|
127 | (3) |
|
|
130 | (1) |
|
Recognizing and Repairing Broken Sync |
|
|
130 | (3) |
|
Lesson 8 Review & Discussion Questions - Part 1 |
|
|
133 | (1) |
|
Lesson 8 Review & Discussion Questions - Part 2 |
|
|
134 | (1) |
|
|
135 | (2) |
|
|
137 | (16) |
|
|
139 | (1) |
|
Toggle Source/Record in Timeline |
|
|
139 | (2) |
|
Using Digital Audio Scrub |
|
|
141 | (1) |
|
Setting Up for Audio Mixing |
|
|
141 | (2) |
|
|
143 | (1) |
|
|
143 | (1) |
|
Adjusting the Volume of a Segment |
|
|
144 | (1) |
|
|
145 | (3) |
|
Lesson 9 Review & Discussion Questions |
|
|
148 | (1) |
|
|
149 | (4) |
|
Lesson 10 Transitions and Titles |
|
|
153 | (28) |
|
Creating Video Transitions |
|
|
154 | (1) |
|
Customizing Quick Transitions |
|
|
155 | (3) |
|
Modifying Transition Effects in the Timeline |
|
|
158 | (1) |
|
The Transition Corner Display |
|
|
159 | (1) |
|
When to Use a Transition Effect |
|
|
159 | (1) |
|
Adding Transition Effects to Multiple Segments |
|
|
160 | (1) |
|
Transitions in the Effects Palette |
|
|
161 | (2) |
|
Modifying Effects and Transitions in the Effect Editor |
|
|
163 | (4) |
|
|
167 | (1) |
|
Creating Titles with Avid Titler+ |
|
|
168 | (5) |
|
Adding a Title over Multiple Segments |
|
|
173 | (1) |
|
Adding a Title Across Two Segments |
|
|
174 | (1) |
|
Lesson 10 Review & Discussion Questions - Part 1 |
|
|
175 | (1) |
|
Lesson 10 Review & Discussion Questions - Part 2 |
|
|
176 | (1) |
|
|
177 | (4) |
|
Lesson 11 Efficient Editing Techniques |
|
|
181 | (20) |
|
|
182 | (1) |
|
|
182 | (1) |
|
|
183 | (2) |
|
|
185 | (2) |
|
Moving Segments Between Tracks |
|
|
187 | (3) |
|
Selecting Multiple Segments |
|
|
190 | (2) |
|
|
192 | (1) |
|
|
193 | (2) |
|
|
195 | (1) |
|
|
196 | (2) |
|
Lesson 11 Review & Discussion Questions |
|
|
198 | (1) |
|
|
199 | (2) |
|
|
201 | (8) |
|
|
202 | (2) |
|
|
204 | (1) |
|
Lesson 12 Review & Discussion Questions |
|
|
205 | (2) |
|
|
207 | (2) |
|
|
209 | (14) |
|
|
210 | (2) |
|
Working with the Effect Editor |
|
|
212 | (1) |
|
Stabilizing Shaky Footage |
|
|
213 | (1) |
|
|
214 | (2) |
|
|
216 | (2) |
|
Realtime vs Non-Realtime Effects |
|
|
218 | (1) |
|
Lesson 13 Review & Discussion Questions |
|
|
219 | (2) |
|
|
221 | (2) |
|
Lesson 14 The Narrative Rough Cut |
|
|
223 | (18) |
|
Tools for Working with Circle Takes |
|
|
224 | (2) |
|
|
226 | (1) |
|
|
227 | (3) |
|
|
230 | (2) |
|
|
232 | (1) |
|
|
233 | (2) |
|
Lesson 14 Review & Discussion Questions |
|
|
235 | (2) |
|
|
237 | (4) |
|
Lesson 15 Motion Effects and FluidMorph |
|
|
241 | (20) |
|
|
242 | (1) |
|
|
242 | (3) |
|
|
245 | (1) |
|
|
245 | (2) |
|
|
247 | (2) |
|
|
249 | (3) |
|
Hiding Jump Cuts with FluidMorph |
|
|
252 | (3) |
|
Lesson 15 Review & Discussion Questions |
|
|
255 | (2) |
|
|
257 | (4) |
|
Lesson 16 Multiple Effects and Split Screens |
|
|
261 | (18) |
|
|
262 | (8) |
|
Creating a Split Screen with the Use of Multilayer Effect Editing |
|
|
270 | (4) |
|
Lesson 16 Review & Discussion Questions |
|
|
274 | (1) |
|
|
275 | (4) |
|
Lesson 17 Color Correction |
|
|
279 | (14) |
|
Using Color Correction to Improve the Footage |
|
|
280 | (1) |
|
|
280 | (2) |
|
|
282 | (1) |
|
|
282 | (1) |
|
|
283 | (2) |
|
Limitations of Automatic Color Correction |
|
|
285 | (1) |
|
Color Correction Templates |
|
|
286 | (1) |
|
Stylizing a Scene Using Color Correction Presets |
|
|
287 | (2) |
|
Lesson 17 Review & Discussion Questions |
|
|
289 | (2) |
|
|
291 | (2) |
|
Lesson 18 Technical Fundamentals |
|
|
293 | |
|
Importing a Media File - Preparing for Import |
|
|
294 | (2) |
|
Frame Size and Frame Rate |
|
|
296 | (4) |
|
Where Does Media Composer Save the Media? |
|
|
300 | (1) |
|
Importing vs. Linking Using Drag and Drop |
|
|
300 | (1) |
|
Ingesting Audio Media - Mono vs. Stereo |
|
|
301 | (3) |
|
Linking Audio as Mono or Stereo Tracks |
|
|
304 | (1) |
|
Ingesting from Camera Cards |
|
|
305 | (2) |
|
|
307 | (1) |
|
Managing Clips and Bins in a Project |
|
|
308 | (1) |
|
|
308 | (2) |
|
Lesson 18 Review & Discussion Questions |
|
|
310 | |