Avid Editing, 4e

A Guide for Beginning and Intermediate Users

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Do you want to master video editing on Avid? This is the book for you! If you want to be a successful video editor in Hollywood and the Broadcast video world, you have to know Avid

February 25, 2009

New edition of bestseller updated with expanded coverage on HD, visual effects, and Avid's new voice recognition tool, among others

Avid Editing, 4th Edition

A Guide for Beginning and Intermediate Users
 

Sam Kauffmann

Associate Professor, Department of Film & Television, Boston University, MA, USA

KEY FEATURES:
* New edition of time-tested bestseller is updated with coverage on HD video, visual effects, and Avid's new voice-recognition scripting software, ScriptSync
* Not only a great primer on using Avid, it also effectively teaches editing techniques and concepts, helping readers become better technical editors in general
* DVD contains footage so readers can work alongside the text, allowing them to focus on improving their editing skills instead of capturing their own footage

DESCRIPTION:
Geared toward novice Avid editors, this bestseller provides step-by-step instructions for hundreds of editing tasks and concepts within the Avid software applications. The chapters guide the reader through an editing project, while the accompanying DVD provides footage for them to edit. More than just a software manual, this book delves into general editing techniques, principles, and pitfalls, helping beginner Avid editors master the software as well as improve their overall editing technique and skill set.

The new edition covers working with HD/HDV, VFX, ScriptSync (Avid's voice recognition software),and the Marquee title tool, as well as many other areas.

The book also covers Avid Xpress Pro HD, Xpress Pro, Xpress DV, and MC Adrenaline. Due to the similarity of Avid's interface across product lines, readers will also find the book relevant for Media Composter, Symphony, Nitris, and other Avid systems