Avid Made Easy: Video Editing with Avid Free DV and the Avid Xpress Family

by Jaime Fowler

Master the Tools and Techniques Used by Professional Editors Avid made non-linear video editing possible. This book makes it easy, even if you have no experience at all. In as little as a week, its clear instruction and realistic, practical tutorials will help you master every aspect of video editing with Know where all the tools are, and quickly find the easiest way to access any Avid function. Easily manage all your video sources, multiple audio tracks, and transitions and trims! Get just the right amount of information for the task at hand, such as keyframing audio. But Avid Made Easy is more than a comprehensive introduction to the capabilities of Avid Xpress and Free DV products. Author Jaime Fowler brings every bit of his vast experience to bear, helping you choose the right approach for every situation. He even teaches advanced techniques that you won't find covered in any Avid manual. The enclosed DVD contains your personal copy of Free DV, all the files you need to complete the book's tutorials, and a collection of the hottest Avid plug-ins. CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

348 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Jaime Fowler is an award winning editor and author of five books on post-production and visual effects about Avid, Final Cut, Sapphire, color correction and the process of editing from film to digital. He has consulted and spoken at conferences including Sundance and DV Expo. Jaime has worked as a post production consultant for several films and situation comedies from Warner Bros., Paramount and Universal. He was instrumental in the development of Avid's multicamera software, for which he and the development team won an Emmy in 1995 (he has edited 5 Emmy-winning television programs as well).
Jaime's editing credits include "The Abyss: Special Edition", "Under Pressure: Making The Abyss" for James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment. He also edited many trailers, featurettes and EPKs for Warner Bros, Tri Star and other companies. Jaime was credited as editor on the television series "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune" for many years. He became a voting national member of The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 1986.
Jaime is currently professor of Digital Video and Film Production at The Art Institute of Dallas. He recently completed a Master of Fine Arts degree in Art and Technology. In 2009, he began writing and directing short films for both web and film festival consumption.