Avid Agility: Working Faster and More Intuitively with Avid Media Composer, Second Edition

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 second edition focuses on Media Composer 5.5. SUBJECTS COVERED Interface Fundamentals; Advanced Editing & Trimming; The Smart Tool; Find & PhraseFind; Visual Effects & Advanced Keyframes; Color Correction; Titles; Mixing, RTAS & Stereo Audio; Multi-camera Editing; Toolsets & Workspaces; AMA & Media Management; Film & 24p Video; and much more. This second edition offers detailed coverage of Media Composer 5.5. You’ll find even more information, with a focus on Media Composer 6, in Avid Agility, Third Edition.

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.