Editing a Music Video in AVID Media Composer
Throughout this tutorial, we will get to know AVID Media Composer inside and out by creating a music video quickly and efficiently. Software required: AVID Media Composer 8.4, After Effects 2015, DaVinci Resolve Lite 11.
What you'll learn
Throughout this tutorial, we will get to know AVID Media Composer inside and out by creating a music video quickly and efficiently. We'll take a look at the workflow in AVID as well as other third-party software such as After Effects and DaVinci Resolve for VFX work, color grading, and onlining. By the end of this tutorial, you will have all the tools and knowledge to go safely exploring the realm of the AVID Media Composer on your own. Software required: AVID Media Composer 8.4, After Effects 2015, DaVinci Resolve Lite 11.
Table of contents
- Setting up Our Project 7m
- Reviewing Our Project Structure 5m
- Setting up Our Reference Files 3m
- Importing and Linking Footage 10m
- Handling Music and Sound 8m
- Navigating Avid and Basic Editing Tools 7m
- Editing Modes and Workspaces 7m
- Setting up Our Keyboard 6m
- Organizing Our Footage 8m
- Using Multigroups for Clips 7m
- Making and Using Sync Maps 7m
- Building a Basic Edit 6m
- Graphical Elements, Effects, and Transitions 9m
- Working with After Effects 5m
- Preparing Our Interview Footage 7m
- Editing the Interview 8m
- Color Grading in Avid and DaVinci Resolve 8m
- Mastering the Finished Edit 6m
- Emergency Recovery and Known Issues 2m
About the author
Dirk was born in 1971 in Berlin, where he grew up until he moved to Ludwigsburg near Stuttgart to study screenwriting. Dirk has been working as a freelance editor and screenwriter since 1999, editing throughout all genres, namely image film and documentaries. In screenwriting, he has written several screenplays in the Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Animation genres. Since 2012, Dirk has been teaching at various media and film schools in Stuttgart and Berlin.