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Media Composer Fundamentals I Course
Learn in our state of the art training centre or Live & Online with our 2 day hands on Avid Certified Beginners Media Composer Fundamentals I Course offers total beginners the first step in achieving confidence, creativity, and efficiency editing video with Avid Media Composer. This two-day training course provides a comprehensive introduction to the basics of editing within Media Composer.
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Day 1: Media Composer Fundamentals I Course
Introduction to Media Composer
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Launching Media Composer
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Understanding the Select Project Window
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Learning the Interface
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Working with Bins
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Creating a New User Profile and Changing User Profiles
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Personalizing the Application
Getting Started
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Creating a New Project
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Setting Up Your Project
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How to Input Video and Audio Clips
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Importing Media Files
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Preparing to Edit
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Saving Your Work
Building Your Sequence
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Creating a New Sequence
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Working with Tracks
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Locating Audio Cues
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Building Your Sequence with Splice-In
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Editing with Overwrite
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Removing Material from a Sequence
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Essential Tools
Drag-and-Drop Editing in Segment Mode
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Understanding the Smart Tool
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Building a Montage with Drag-and-Drop
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Adding Narration with Drag-and -Drop Overwrite
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Editing Audio in the Sequence
Refining the Sequence
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Moving Segments in the Timeline
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Changing Shots in the Sequence
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Deleting from the Timeline
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Changing the Length of Timeline Segments
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Exploring Trim Mode
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Useful Tools
Introduction to Transition Effects
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Creating Transition Effects
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Modifying Transition Effects in the Timeline
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Accessing Effects from the Effect Palette
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Modifying Effects in Effect Mode
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Creating Audio Crossfades
Introduction to Segment Effects
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Adding Segment Effects
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Stabilizing Shaky Footage
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Using Automatic Color Correction to Improve the Footage
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Hiding Jump Cuts with FluidMorph
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Resizing a Shot
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Using Standard Keyframes
Combining Multiple Effects
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Nesting Effects
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Changing the Order of Nested Effects
Freeze Frames and Motion Effects
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Types of Motion Effects
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Creating Freeze Frames
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Creating Motion Effects
Creating Titles
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Title Creation Tools
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Quick View: The Avid Title Tool
Exporting Your Video
Technical Fundamentals
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Technical Fundamentals
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Troubleshooting Missing Media Files
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Recovering Lost Work
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Deleting Media
What's Included
Comprehensive Manual
Detailed course materials
Certificate
Upon completion
Hands-on Practice
Real-world projects
Video Tutorials
Supporting content
Course Notes
Downloadable PDFs
Practice Files
Sample footage
What You Will Need
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Basic computer literacy and file management skills
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No prior video editing experience required
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A computer that meets Adobe's system requirements
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Familiarity with Mac or Windows operating systems
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Adobe Premiere Pro CC installed (we provide guidance)
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Willingness to learn and practice new skills
Who Should Attend
- Aspiring video editors starting their career
- Content creators wanting to edit videos
- Familiarity with Mac or Windows OS
- No Prior Knowledge of Editing experience
- Social media managers creating content
- Basic Computer literacy
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