Avid Essentials

About this course

Learn how to cut with the Academy Award winning Avid system. Avid Xpress Pro uses the same legendary editing interface the entire Avid line is based upon – so you can cut in the same way as 90% of what you see in the cinema and on television. While it’s facing competition against the increasingly popular Final Cut Pro, Avid remains the industry standard thanks to its rock-solid media management, ability to mix both SD and HD formats, integrated colour correction, and so far unbeatable cutting interface.

What you will learn

This course will provide you with sufficient knowledge to work competently and effectively with Avid Xpress Pro. We’ll start off with an overview of the interface before walking through the basic editing workflow. You’ll then learn about Avid’s transitions and effects, and how to manipulate them to your purposes. We’ll also take you through editing audio within Avid, and how to use its various monitoring and mixing tools. You’ll gain an understanding of how to use both Avid’s internal title tools as well as externally created titles. The course will be rounded out with an explanation of how to get your completed edit out of Avid and in to the real world.

 

Assumed knowledge

 You should have a basic understanding of video editing, as well as a reasonable level of confidence with the Windows or Mac OS interface. Some exposure to non-linear digital editing software is recommended

Duration: 1 day
Time: 9am - 4pm Class Size: Max 8
Cost: $880 Level: Beginner/Intermediate

The Avid workspace

• Workspaces
• Keyboard reference & customisation
• Project, monitor, bins
• Formats & media management
• Open timeline

Basic editing workflow

• Capturing/digitising footage
• Creating a sequence
• Source/record editing
• Basic trimming

Transitions

• Adding transitions
• Editing transition alignment
• Quick transition tool

Effects

• The effect palette
• Real time effects
• The effect editor
• Keyframing effects
• Nesting effects

Audio

• The audio mixer & audio tool
• Waveform view
• Clip gain
• Auto gain & keyframing
• Live gain

Titles & graphics

• Title tool vs marquee
• Using the title tool
• Marquee basics
• Importing graphics

Output

• Rendering
• Mixing down
• Digital cut
• Send to
• Export settings

Here's what you get on a Fearless course

Course Materials

We typically supply detailed course notes or a reference text or in some cases both. Either way, we try to provide sufficient supporting material so that you can return to your work place with sufficient confidence to permit further learning.

Catering

We like to look after our customers with:

• Quality catering from local cafes
• Fresh fruit
• Filter coffee and good biscuits
• Table sweets
• Chilled water
• We also accommodate special dietary requirements such as vegetarian, gluten intolerance etc.

Support

There's nothing worse than leaving a course and feeling left on your own. We like to ensure our customers have all the support and backup they need including:

• 90 days unlimited support by phone, email or instant messaging
• On-going support through our Fearless Flyer program (for an extra fee)
• A free re-sit of this course on any scheduled date in the future

You also get

• A certificate of completion
• A CD-ROM with worked examples (for most courses)

 

Lunch

All Publicly Scheduled Fearless courses provide lunch for their students.