Avid Uncut

Avid is an incredibly deep program with thousands of features and capabilities, much of which remain a mystery to even the most experienced Avid editor... until now that is. In this must-own book for any editor, Steve Hullfish reveals the extraordinary power at your fingertips with vital time-saving techniques and tips that will thrill your clients and have them coming back for more. The book is broken up into 6 distinct sections: * Pre-post covering metadata, prepping ScriptSync, decomposing and more * Settings which includes tips for keyboard optimization, bin settings, import/export settings and more * Off-line with coverage on trimming, multicam, using Phrasefind, audio, stereoscopic 3D, and more * Effects including 3rd party plugins, 3D warp effects, Animatte and more * On-line covering workflows for importing from other editing apps (including FCPX, FCP7, and Premiere Pro), color correction, collaborating with ProTools and more * Video hardware like Nitris, Mojo, AJA video cards, RAIDs, and more Also included is a chapter dedicated to Final Cut Pro Editors switching over to Avid from FCP. In addition, the companion website is loaded with video footage of the techniques discussed in the book.