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Moviola Digital Education Center is committed to providing useful information, both in the classroom and out. So, we're creating tutorials, tips & tricks and articles for Avid Media Composer (and by extension Avid Symphony and Avid Xpress Pro). We'll be providing our own custom written materials as well as scouring the Internet for helpful information. Look for this section to grow over the coming weeks and months! |
Resource Center – Avid Media Composer & Xpress Pro
Tips & Tutorials
ScriptSync
ScriptSync is a standard feature in Media Composer and Symphony Nitris systems. Available only from Avid, this innovative and unique technology is deal for documentaries, interviews, reality TV, feature films... essentially, any project where there is scripted or transcribed dialogue.
Avid article about ScriptSync »
"ScriptSync is... an absolute necessity... Every producer and director should know that Avid offers this capability and that no other system can even come close."
– Stuart Bass, Editor, Emmy nominee and ACE Eddie award winner for “Arrested Development.”
Video of ScriptSync in action:
Robert Bramwell, Editor of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” talks about why he feels script based editing with ScriptSync is one of the most beneficial methods of editing and, unfortunately, one of the most overlooked.
StudioDaily also provides an overview video of the ScriptSync feature.
Get A Glimpse
We've made some video available so you can get a little insight into what topics are covered in several of the twelve Avid editing courses and six Avid Certified Support Representative courses available.
Media Composer 101 course »
MC101 is four days of comprehensive immersion into the core features of the Avid Media Composer editing system. 
Video & Details »
Media Composer 110 course »
MC110 is a three day course that provides a solid introduction to creating effects in the Avid Media Composer editing system. Video & Details »
Media Composer 201 course »
MC201 is a three day course that takes users deeper into the tips, tricks and advanced functions of the Avid Media Composer editing system. Video & Details »
Ben's Recommended Books
Anyone that has taken an Avid class with Ben knows he always recommends a couple books:
More info » 
More info »
Organizations And Guilds
From the Motion Picture Editors Guild to Film Independent, here you'll find links to various guilds, unions and organizations in the world of content creation. read more »
Avid Plug-In Effects
You may already be familiar with GenArts' Sapphire Effects, or the large array of effects available from Boris FX, but there are many companies who have created what amounts to thousands of transitions, image effects and effects tools. Here's a handy resource to find the Avid AVX effects available »
Avid Web Resources
If you have suggestions for links to include or if you have a tip or trick of your own you'd like to share, please contact us using the "Web Site Feedback" selection on our email form. Thanks!
Reducing Rendering Times – Part 1
Reducing Rendering Times – Part 2
Creating Better Effects
Graphic Stills Export Using Locators
Ben's Tips & Keyboard Exchange
More to come...
New Avid Community
As part of Avid’s commitment to the digital media production community, the company has launched a new online environment where Avid Users can connect with peers, share ideas, contribute content and receive recognition for their contributions. The first phase of the launch includes a new interface, industry and Avid-authored blogs and customer-submitted tips, tricks and tutorials.
Over the next few months, the Avid Community will expand further to offer:
- A video exchange – where customers can upload, share, rate, and comment on the work of their peers;
- Community portfolios – which allow customers to create personalized pages to share bios, resumes, and samples of their work;
- A blog network – that presents the latest thinking on industry topics in one place;
- Social networking features – that allow customers to interact and communicate more directly with one another from right within the Avid Community interface; and
- A job marketplace – to help connect industry employers with talented customers who are looking for employment.
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