Editing with Avid

Due to problems with Avid software and setting up Edit-share, it took me a while to go back to practising editing with Avid. However, I did go back to it and began putting together a small edit of the ninja green screen footage (without the green screen filter to begin with).

Importing the footage into Avid was relatively straight forward. I created a new bin in order to organise my footage sufficiently. I them AMA linked the footage from the folder straight into Avid.

I found organising the footage on the timeline tricky. Due to the fact I am used to Adobe Premiere when editing, it was difficult to make the transition. What I wanted to do was to have each bit of footage on separated so I could them down and refine the shots by the frame; however, the way Avid works means it automatically joins all the clips up when imported into the timeline. I found this made editing slightly difficult as it was a bit of a pain to organise. After playing around with the edit for a few hours, I began to get used to the way it works and started to feel more confident in organising my shots. This allowed me to feel more confident using the software.

I managed to get a small edit done with the footage, which I was happy with. However, I had a few problems exporting the edit. I exported the edit around 7 or 8 times and every time I tried to play it back, it said it was in the wrong format. With our technician away at the time, I resolved to using the internet and asking some advice from an ex-student who'd used the software before. After a few more attempts, the issue was not resolved. So from then I decided to go back to it the day after, after I had researched the software some more.