Avid Xpress Pro Editing Workshop

More than a button-pushing manual, this editing workshop
delivers practical insight into the art and technique
of editing. You develop a working knowledge of
the principles and techniques of editing that enable
you to shape your raw footage into a
coherent, compelling, original story. Thirteen lessons cover each
and every essential, including:
- Nuances of system set-up
to ensure smooth operation;
- Customizing the interface settings
to optimize workflow;
- Capturing and Importing;
- Media management;
-
Basic editing techniques;
- Editing with the Timeline;
- Trimming
to polish your sequences;
- Working with audio, including
audio effects and mixing;
- Adding effects and transitions
with nesting and keyframing;
- Color Correction to restore
or achieve shot-to-shot consistency;
- Styling your titles: filling
text with video, rolls and crawls, and more;
-
Outputting to your choice of media.
Put your new-found
skills to the test by performing the chapter
tutorials. Complete project files, including Quicktime movies and
royalty-free stock footage, are included on the companion
DVD.