Avid Agility: Working Faster and More Intuitively with Avid Media Composer

by Steven Cohen

THE ULTIMATE BOOK ON HARNESSING THE POWER OF AVID MEDIA COMPOSER . Filled with hundreds of techniques and profusely illustrated in color, it will help you discover new ways to use the system and do things you didn’t know were possible. Written by one of the pioneers of the digital editing revolution, this third edition has been extensively rewritten, and includes over 45 pages of new material. It covers all recent versions, with a primary focus on Media Composer 6. SUBJECTS COVERED Interface Fundamentals; Advanced Editing & Trimming; The Smart Tool; Find & PhraseFind; Visual Effects & Advanced Keyframes; Color Correction & Titles; Mixing, RTAS & Surround Audio; Multi-camera Editing; Workspaces & Bin Layouts; Script Integration & ScriptSync, AMA & Media Management; Film & 24p Video; and much more.

250 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Steven Cohen is Director of the Master of Public Administration Program in Environmental Policy at the School of International and Public Affairs and Director of the Office of Educational Programs at the Earth Institute at Columbia University.

Reviews

[Nelida Castro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice insights from a 3 time Emmy nominated editor.

This book has just enough "ah ha" tidbits to make it essential to upping any editors workflow. Also read " in the blink of an eye".

[Justin Hall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great way to navigate and get ideas in Avid.