Introduction to Avid Media Composer

The software Avid Media Composer is one of the most stable systems that exist for the assembly of audiovisual projects. With advanced editing tools, this program is designed to be able to add to your montages as many layers of work as this requires and without making its reproduction worse.

In this 8 course Domestika Basics, the film editor Raúl Barreras will approach the program from scratch, teaching you editing techniques and the keys to organizing your materials. At the end of the course, you will have enough knowledge to be able to edit your audiovisual projects in a professional and efficient way.

In the first course, Raúl will approach the program from scratch. You will understand what non-linear editing is and why it is so important; You will explore Avid's strengths, its dynamics and structure, and learn from codecs and formats.

In the second course you will start organizing your projects and managing the imported material. In addition, you will understand the timeline logic so as not to lose synchronies when you are working.

In the third course you will discover what file synchronization is and how to do it. You will learn to name files and edit in multi-camera from the source monitor and the timeline.

In the fourth course you will learn everything about loading, playing the clip, how to mark its entry and exit, and start making your first edition. In addition, you will use the Trim tool and navigate through the buttons and menus, seeing other possibilities and tools.

In the fifth course you will focus on the sound and functionalities of each part of the mixing. You will be introduced to the sound in the timeline and the output of the levels; for this purpose, the creation of recordings and different sound settings.

In the sixth course you will customize your user experience and configure all the tools to your liking. You will learn to work with automatic saving and see how the timeline behaves.

In the seventh course you will focus on the titling of your sequences and the creation of effects; You will also learn to animate them and know when to render them. You will enter the color correction, modify the temporality of a clip and apply effect templates.

In the eighth course you will see how to export your work in the right way, learning to prepare your sequence so that other departments work with it.