Annotation Avid editing systems have become the standard in film and television production around the world. This book suits the needs of film students, wedding videographers, independent filmmakers, home video enthusiasts and anyone else who owns a video camera and would like to edit their footage. Avid is available on both Macintosh and Windows platforms so the potential audience for this title is quite large. The author, an Avid Certified Instructor who has trained well over 1,000 editors, adds knowledge that will enhance the learning experience for readers even further. Well-known clients of his include: GM, Ford, NBC, ABC, CBS, PBS, Comcast and The Discovery Channel. Falling within the successful Power! series, this book offers the information needed to not just learn the basics, but actually understand Avid and become a power user

Steve Julin; NetLibrary, Inc

by Steve Julin

Premier Press, a Division of Course Technology

Premier Press, Incorporated

Boston, MA: Muska & Lipman

United States, United States of America

Boston, MA, Massachusetts, 2004

Power!, Indianapolis, IN, 2004

1 edition, February 27, 2004

1, US, 2004

Obscured text on back cover.

"Thomson Course Technology."
Includes index

1 online resource (xiv, 349 pages) :
"Thomson Course Technology."
Includes index
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Includes index and webography
""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""About the Author""; ""Dedication""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Who This Book Is For""; ""How This Book Is Organized""; ""1 Getting Started""; ""Avid: A Leader in Nonlinear Editing""; ""Introduction to Nonlinear Editing""; ""Basic Workflow""; ""Avid Terms, Concepts, and File Structures""; ""Starting a Project""; ""Naming a Project""; ""Matchback""; ""Selecting an Editor""; ""The Project Window""; ""Bin Views""; ""Brief View""; ""Text View""; ""Frame View""; ""Changing the Frame Size""; ""Changing the Representative Frame""
""Script View""""Bin Management""; ""Opening a Bin from Another Project""; ""Deleting Bins""; ""Basic Settings""; ""Review""; ""2 Capturing and Importing""; ""Setting Up Your Camera or Deck""; ""Using the Capture Tool""; ""Selecting a Bin and Storage Device""; ""Selecting Tracks""; ""Selecting an Offset""; ""Selecting a Capturing Resolution""; ""Three Methods of Capturing Footage""; ""Capturing On-the-Fly""; ""Capturing From IN to OUT Points""; ""Batch Capturing""; ""DV Scene Extraction""; ""Batch Capturing a Sequence""; ""Importing Media or Files""; ""Selecting Import Settings""
""Importing Options""""Batch Importing""; ""Importing an Audio CD""; ""Review""; ""3 Basic Editing Techniques""; ""The Avid Xpress Pro Layout""; ""Fast Menus""; ""Working with Pop-Up Monitors""; ""Source Record Toolset""; ""Loading and Playing Clips""; ""Marking a Clip""; ""Audio Mark INs and Mark OUTs""; ""Basic Edits""; ""Overwrite Edits""; ""Splice-in Edits""; ""Three-Point Editing""; ""Backtiming""; ""Editing Audio""; ""Removing Edits""; ""Performing a Lift""; ""Performing an Extract""; ""Undoing and Redoing""; ""Review""; ""4 Trimming""; ""Duplicating a Sequence""
""Locking a Clip or Sequence""""Entering and Exiting Trim Mode""; ""The Play Loop Button""; ""Trim Settings""; ""Methods of Trimming""; ""Dual-Side Trimming""; ""Single-Side Trimming""; ""Performing a Dual-Side Trim""; ""Performing a Single-Side Trim""; ""Creating Split Edits""; ""Review""; ""5 Working in the Timeline""; ""Timeline Navigating""; ""Selecting Tracks""; ""The Solo Feature""; ""Adding Tracks""; ""Enlarging and Reducing Tracks""; ""Patching Tracks""; ""Locking Tracks""; ""Additional Trimming Methods""; ""Slipping""; ""Sliding""; ""Segment Mode Editing""
""Lifting and Overwriting""""Extracting and Splicing""; ""Deleting Using Segment Mode Buttons""; ""The Timeline's Fast Menu""; ""Clip Information""; ""Clip Frames""; ""Clip Durations""; ""Source Names and Media Files""; ""Dupe Detection""; ""Clip Color""; ""Local Color""; ""Track Color""; ""Saving a Timeline View""; ""Timeline Settings""; ""The Display Tab""; ""The Edit Tab""; ""Auto Patching""; ""Auto Monitoring""; ""Segment Drag Sync Locks""; ""Dupe Detection Handles ""; ""Review""; ""6 Additional Editing Tools""; ""Locators""; ""Storyboard Editing""

Annotation Unleash your creativity. Let "Avid Xpress . Pro Power!" be your guide to masterful storytelling using Avid Xpress Pro. Work your way through a variety of editing techniques and learn not only how each function works, but also when and why you should use it. This unique, hands-on book won?t bog you down with useless technical jargon. Instead, you?ll focus on real-world project creation. Learn how to confidently use sound, color, and graphics to tell a story. Master the nuances of incorporating rhythm, pace, and timing into your editing process. The book includes an entire chapter dedicated solely to shortcuts and tips to help you complete your work more quickly and efficiently. Harness the power of Avid Xpress Pro!

"Avid Technology, founded in 1989, has grown into the world leader in digital nonlinear editing, managing, and distribution of media."

2023-06-28