Avid Media Composer 6.x Cookbook [electronic resource].

ISBN:

9781849693011

9781849693004

Title:

Avid Media Composer 6.x Cookbook [electronic resource].

Author:

Hershleder, Benjamin.

Personal Author:

Hershleder, Benjamin.

Publication Information:

Birmingham : Packt Pub., 2012.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (894 pages)

General Note:

Adjusting audio levels before editing.

Contents:

Table of Contents; Avid Media Composer 6.x Cookbook; Avid Media Composer 6.x Cookbook; Credits; About the Author; Acknowledgement; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more; Why Subscribe?; Free Access for Packt account holders; Preface; What this book covers; What you need for this book; Who this book is for; Conventions; Reader feedback; Customer support; Errata; Piracy; Questions; 1. Getting Assets into Your Media Composer Project; Introduction; A strategy for project organization at the desktop level; How to do it ... ; How it works ...

Understanding Media Creation settingsGetting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; Drive filtering and indexing; Video resolution; Video drive/Audio drive; Media type; Mixing frame rates; Getting ready; How to do it ... ; There's more ... ; Duplicating clips; Cloning clips; Sequences will never be Cloned; Motion Adapters; Tape capture tip: Adding Markers while Capturing; Getting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; There's more ... ; Adding notes in a marker during capture; Tape capture tip: Making Subclips while Capturing; Getting ready; How to do it ... ; How it works ...

Logging clips tip: Logging from the keyboardHow to do it ... ; There's more ... ; See also; Logging clips tip: Keeping the Capture Tool active after logging a clip; How to do it ... ; See also; Quickly calculating total duration of clips (or any items in a bin); How to do it ... ; There's more ... ; Combining available drive space and/or controlling where media is stored; How to do it ... ; See also; Making sure your Batch Capture continues without you; How to do it ... ; There's more ... ; Modifying clips before capture; How to do it ... ; Modifying clips after capture: Adding tracks; How to do it ...

See alsoModifying clips after capture: Deleting tracks; How to do it ... ; Capturing and editing at the same time; How to do it ... ; Preparing to use AMA (Avid Media Access): Getting the plug-ins; How to do it ... ; There's more ... ; AMA (Avid Media Access) linking; Getting ready; How to do it ... ; There's more ... ; Linking to files on a camera card; Changing the link between different resolutions of media; Having trouble with AMA?; See also; Getting the AMA file's image to display as desired; How to do it ... ; How it works ... ; Consolidating (copying) AMA Master Clips; Getting ready; How to do it ...

See alsoTranscoding AMA Master Clips before beginning to edit; Getting ready; How to do it ... ; See also; Transcoding AMA Master Clips after editing has begun; Getting ready; How to do it ... ; Consolidating an AMA sequence or subclips; Getting ready; How to do it ... ; Transcoding an AMA sequence; Getting ready; How to do it ... ; Importing stills and video files such as QuickTime; Getting ready; How to do it ... ; There's more ... ; Image size adjustment; File Pixel to Video Mapping; Additional selections; Layered Photoshop files; See also; Importing audio; Getting ready; How to do it ... ; See also.

Local Note:

eBooks on EBSCOhost

Title Subject:

Media composer.

Media composer. (OCoLC)fst01389154

Subject Term:

Motion pictures -- Editing -- Data processing.

Video tapes -- Editing -- Data processing.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2012

Publication Information:

Birmingham : Packt Pub., 2012.

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Summary

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.

Key Features 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 wayó 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 Book Description Avid Media Composer has become the tool of choice by editing professionals worldwide. Whether your project involves editing television programming, independent films, corporate industrials or commercials, this cookbook shows you exactly how to do so in a step-by-step and practical manner, and get the most out of Avid Media Composer editing."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. It's task-based approach will help users at all experience levels gain a deeper, more thorough understanding of the software.It will help you master the essential, core editing features as well as reveal numerous tips and tricks that editors can benefit from immediately. Just some of the topics include understanding 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 Workspaces, Bin Layouts, Timeline Views, Bin Views, Keyboard Mapping, and much more. The recipes inside are packed with practical examples, time-saving tools and methods to get you working faster and more confidently so that you can spend less time dealing with technical and operational issues and instead focusing on being creative. What you will learn 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 Who this book is 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.