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Media Composer 239 | 2 Day
Color Grading with Media Composer and Symphony - $1,095
[TWO-DAY INTENSIVE, 10am-6pm]
Color grading is more popular today than ever before - and in greater demand! Avid Media Composer has a powerful toolset allowing you to combine both HSL and Curves corrections for robust corrections, while Symphony takes it to the next level with advanced secondary correction tools and the fastest color-grading workflow in the industry. You can learn to use these powerful tools efficiently, using expert techniques to achieve consistent, professional results.
Our two-day Color Grading with Media Composer and Symphony (MC239) course will teach you to carefully analyze images to diagnose the problems and fix them quickly. Learn to grade in multiple passes, leveraging various tools for flexibility in correcting the toughest images. Learn to control the eye of the viewer through little known shape-based secondary tools found in both Media Composer and Symphony that enable you to create animated masks, vignettes, and gradients. Plus, master the advanced relationship-based grading tools in Symphony to streamline your grading workflow and finish in less time than you thought possible.
Who Should Attend?
Editors, Assistant editors, and Multimedia producers.
Prerequisite:
Completion of MC 101: Media Composer Fundamentals I and MC 110: Media Composer Fundamentals II or equivalent experience of 12 months full-time editing on the system.
Completion of MC 210: Media Composer Professional Editing II is also strongly recommended
At the end of this course you will be able to:
Color Grading Fundamentals
System Configurations for Color Grading
Core Grading Tools and Techniques
Using Curves for Grading
Advanced Primary Color Correction
Secondary Color Correction (Avid Symphony)
Using AniMatte with Color Correction
Grouping Color Corrections
Delivering a Graded Digital Master
Each student gets their own workstation.
COURSE OUTLINE:
Color Grading Fundamentals
• Introduction
• Before You Grade
• Core Color-Grading Workflow
• Color Correction Mode
Analyzing Images with Scopes
• Video Scopes, Color Science, and Speed Dating
• Overview of Scope Displays
Establishing the Base Grade
• Performing a Primary Correction
• Using Tonal Controls in HSL
• Using Chroma Controls in HSL
Grading with Curves
• Identifying the Curves Controls
• Exploring Curves Adjustments
• Performing a Primary Grade Using Curves
• Grading a Sequence in Curves
Matching Shots
• Methods of Shot Matching
• Using the Color Match Controls
• Understanding NaturalMatch
• Working with Color Correction Effect Templates
Stepping Up to Symphony
• The Added Power of Advanced Tools
• Identifying Symphony's Advanced Tools
• Understanding the Symphony Grading Workflow
• Understanding the Levels Group
• Understanding the Channels Group
Performing Secondary Corrections in Symphony
• Understanding Secondary Corrections
• Understanding Luma Ranges
• Using Luma Ranges
• Exploring the Secondary Group
• Performing Vector-Based Corrections
Intraframe Effects: Avid's Hidden Secondaries
• Exploring Avid's Shape-Based Secondary Tools
• Using the Spot Color Effect
• Using the Paint Effect
• Using AntiMatte to Create Spot Corrections
Finishing the Grade
• What's in a Look?
• Techniques for Applying Looks
• Keyframing Color Changes
• Creating Popular Looks
• Managing Multiple Grades
• Delivering Safe Colors
Note: The curricula above comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. The instructor may, at his/her discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class