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Avid Advanced Training

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This is a two-day AVID training course for those wishing to advance their knowledge of the Avid Editing System.

This Advanced AVID training course, which allows the editor to use and maintain any Avid edit suite, begins with discussing the technical nature of sound and picture in the digital realm.

Avid Editing for Broadcast and Distribution Training Course Objectives

The Advanced editing tools are fully explored as are the range of special effects available for colour correction, multi-layered video, and audio mixing.

Avid Editing for Broadcast and Distribution Training Course Content

DAY ONE

Introduction

• Discuss Course outline
• Agree Learning Aims
• Obligations of Trainer
• Obligations of Trainees

Video in the Digital Realm

• Analogue / Digital
  • Digital Recording systems
  • Bit depth re colour and sound

The Video Frame

• International Standards
• Scan theory
• Working with pixel aspect ratios
• HDTV & Film Definition

Compression

• How compression affects signals
• Compression on differing tape formats
• Good Practice using compression

The Post Production Path

• Offline / Online theory
• Post Production scheduling
  • Offline
  • Visual Effects
  • Online
  • Sound Design & Track Laying
  • Grading
  • Dub
• The DV revolution

Timecode

• Good Practice using Timecode

Bars and Tone

• Why use them?
• Colour bars and scopes
• Reference tone on the three scales
• Stereo Tone

The Clock

• What is it for?
• What information is included?
• TC and the Clock

Avid Interface - Advanced

• Titles
  • Grads and Transparency
  • Crawl & Roll

Video Effects

• Keyframing
• Pan & Zoom
• Keying
• Timewarp
• Nesting
• Collapsing and Submastering

Edit Tools – Advanced

• Slip n Slide in Trim mode
• Locators, Mark Clip & Match Frame

DAY TWO

Avid Interface – Advanced Continued

Colour Correction

• Manual Controls
• Hue / Sat / Bright / Con Controls
• Gain / Gamma / Setup Controls
• Shadows / Midtones / Highlights Hue Offsets
• RGB/CMY Curves
• The Colour Picker and the CC Buckets
• Automated Controls
• Using the Match Colour Tool
• Auto Balance, Auto Contrast
• Workflow and good practice
• CC Settings
• Legal requirements and the Safe Colour Warnings

Audio Editing

• Automation Gain
• AudioSuite and effects
• Audio Punch-In

Importing sequential files

Exporting

• OMF, AAF, AFE and ALE use
• QT Reference
• Sequential stills
• 3G Mobile Networks, Optimisation for web streaming

Preparation for Online

• Project data transfer
• Batch Import and Record preparation

System Management

• Media File / Master Clip / Sequence theory
• Media management with the Media Tool

System Customising

• Button Reassignment
• Central Fast Menu
• Bin Views
• Timeline track adjustment
• Source & Record Monitor pop-downs
• User Settings management Close
• Sum-up
• Feedback
• Re-address issues as required
• Advise actions for further learning

Advanced AVID Training Course Prerequisites

Completion of our Introductory AVID course or equivalent experience

Avid Training Course Recommended Reading

The Avid Digital Editing Room Handbook - Tony Solomons – buy from amazon
Avid Cinema for Windows Soft Pak 1.5 – buy from amazon

Download course outline as pdf.