Avid Editing
A Guide for Beginning and Intermediate Users
By- Sam Kauffmann, is a professor at Boston University's College of Communication, where he teaches digital editing and film production.
- Ashley Kennedy, Ashley Kennedy is an adjunct professor at Columbia College Chicago where she teaches advanced post-production courses. Prior to her jump to higher education, Ashley was the Principal Instructor at Avid Technology, Inc.,
Geared toward novice Avid editors, this book provides step-by-step instructions for hundreds of editing tasks and concepts within the Avid software applications. The chapters guide you through an editing project, while the accompanying DVD provides footage to edit allowing for a hands-on experience.
More than just a software manual, the book weaves editing principles with the Avid workflow, delving into general editing techniques, principles, and pitfalls, helping you master the Avid as well as improve your overall editing technique and skillset.
The fifth edition has been completely revamped and includes:
* Techniques and details specific to working with Media Composer 5
* Techniques for editing footage captured with DSLRs
* A new chapter on building your own edit suite
* A full color chapter on color correction
* New exercises in the book and project files on the DVD
Coverage spans Media Composer, Avid Xpress Pro HD, Xpress Pro, Xpress DV, and MC Adrenaline. Due to the similarity of Avid's interface across product lines, readers will also find the book relevant for Symphony, Nitris, and other Avid systems.
Paperback, 448 Pages
Published: July 2012
Imprint: Focal Press
ISBN: 978-0-240-81856-6
Contents
Getting Started
Basic Editing
The Project Window
Trimming
A Few Editing Tips
Capturing
Menus
Sound
Advanced Editing
Titles
Effects
Saving Your Work
Keeping in Sync
Importing and Exporting
Digital Filmmaking at 24P
HD and HDV
Finishing
Shooting on Film, Finishing on Film
Present and Future
