MC 300 - Mastering Multi-Cam in the Avid Environment

Course Description

This course is designed for those who seek a better understanding of multi-cam and the ability and confidence to manage complex projects in the Avid Environment. Instruction provides a comprehensive exploration of tools and workflow solutions for the post professional or aspiring AE. A variety of strategies and considerations for more effective pre-production planning are also presented.

Delivered on Avid Media Composer/Symphony, classroom instruction employs multiple genres and escalates from a quick review of basic grouping to address even the most challenging post scenarios. The immersive, practical hands-on exercises, are embedded with a variety of "real world" trouble spots and pre-production breakdowns, simulating those most often encountered in the daily work of the industry.

Lecture, demonstration, alongside step-by- step exercises, will leave editors and assistants syncing, stacking, and multi-grouping with the confidence and of a seasoned professional.

Who Should Attend

Editors or Assistant Editors, Post Production Supervisors, Technical Support personnel and Producers in non-scripted television, documentary, or live event multi-cam production.

Prerequisites

• MC 101 - Media Composer Fundamentals I, or equivalent.
• MC 201 - Media Composer Fundamentals II is highly recommended.

Course Outline

Organization of Multi-Cam Materials

• Project and Asset Organization
• Strategies or Bin organization of both original source and synced materials
• File Based Media vs. Tape based media considerations
• Film vs. Video project consideration

Alternate Logging Methods

• Duplicating Clips
• Modifying and assignment of Source or Tape Names
• Creation of custom meta-data for assignment of colors, cameras, sound TC, aux timecode, aux film, for Multi-grouping.
• Un-linking Clips and re-linking uses in meta data assignment
• Import of logs

Basics of Multi-Cam Editing

• Drop and Non-Drop Timecode issues
• Successful management and grouping Mixed Media (AMA and MXF, media from different projects, media recorded at non-compatible frame rates)
• Auto Sequencing
• Grouping by TC, In or Out Points, or other AUX information
• Configuring the Monitors and Displays
• Project settings and resolutions for best multi-cam performance
• Committing of Multi-Cam Sequences
• Consolidating, Decomposing, and Transcoding and archiving Multi-cam sequences and projects

SYNC MAP SUCCESS: Grouping of Non-Synchronous Timecoded Material

• Creating a Sync Map
• Sub-clipping, and multiple methods for assignment of Aux TC
• Multi-Grouping sub-clips or master clips
• Auto Sync
• Troubleshooting and Fixing Sync Maps or individual groups
• Tricks for grouping picture only or sound only clips
• Output to Create New Synced Master Clips
• Tips for Sync Mapping with multiple audio tracks and or multiple cameras (i.e., in excess of 24 cameras)
• Avid Keyboard setting for multi-cam and automation of keystrokes for both Mac and Windows OS
• Considerations for Multi-grouping file based media
• Grouping by Audio Wave forms (new to Avid 8.5)
• 3rd party software solutions for both grouping and automation of keystrokes in Avid (Mac and Windows)

Note: This is a custom designed course not sponsored or authorized by Avid.