Avid school training courses in Boston, MA (public, in-house or online)

Designed for the intermediate to advanced user, this two-day course teaches the editor how to apply Symphony specific effects like motion tracking, Ultimatte and Reformat as well as how to utilize Color Correction mode. The editor will learn how to track the motion of a selected area in an image and how to stabilize jerky video images. He/she will learn Symphony’s real time keyer, Ultimatte, which can reproduce fine details like hair as well as transparent or translucent objects. The course...

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This three-day course introduces students to the Avid DS workflow processes. Students learn Avid DS editing, audio, and media management techniques as well as basic effects and animation.

Computer Graphics ( CG ) Compositing
Using the Layers View
Using the Effects Tree
The Compositing Layout
Interlayer Operations
Keying
Blue-Green Keying
Using the Blue-Green Keyer
The Matte Effect
Using the Matte Effects
Photoshop Import
Working with Layered Photoshop I...

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This two-day course introduces students to advanced Graphics, Effects, and animation techniques.

Multiple Effects and Animations
Effects and Animation: Overview
Setting Keyframes
The Animation Editor
Order of Processing for Individual Objects
Processing in Frames or Fields
Introduction to Effects Trees
Creating an Effects Tree
Using the Effects Tree
Manipulating the Effects Treet
Introduction to Graphics
Methods of Creating Graphics
The Graphics Combo...

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This three-day course introduces students to the Avid DS workflow processes. Students learn Avid DS editing, audio, and media management techniques as well as basic effects and animation.

Beginning the Editing Process
The Digital Post-Production ProcessThe Avid DS SystemWorking with Projects and SequencesSetting Project and Sequence PreferencesThe Avid DS InterfaceThe Avid ExplorerTransport Controls
The Help System and Documentation Library
Storyboarding
Explorer ViewsCreatin...

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This three-day course focuses on designing multilayered and multinested effects on Avid Media Composer for maximum quality and optimal render time. Hands-on exercises help students create and combine effects to achieve real-world results. Topics include: effect shortcuts and tips, advanced keyframing, nesting and keying, render time reduction, working with chroma keys and matte keys, using Avid Media Composer’s Paint and AniMatte effects, and effect media management. This course is also relevant...

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