Aims to teach production procedures. This book includes intermediate techniques for the Avid Xpress, Avid Xpress DV, Media Composer, and Symphony. It places an emphasis on workflow strategies, configuration, troubleshooting, and administration. It helps maximize creative time and eliminate downtime.

"The Avid Handbook" caters to video editors bordering on intermediate who are ready to unleash the full power of the Avid but don't know where to start. Rather than focusing on arcane keystrokes, the book teaches production procedures, the real key for getting a job done. Time saving, shortcuts, and strategies are emphasized, and the author tackles such real-world problems as set up, keeping a facility running, minimizing crashing, and troubleshooting head on. Bayes has helped thousands to avoid downtime and maximize creative time. It includes intermediate techniques for the Avid Xpress, Avid Xpress DV, Media Composer, and Symphony. It places emphasis on workflow strategies, configuration, troubleshooting, and administration. It helps maximize creative time and eliminate downtime.

Talking to the Machine
Workflow of a Nonlinear Project
Intermediate Techniques
Administration of the Avid
Long Format and Improving System Performance
Importing and Exporting
Introduction to Effects
Preparing for Linear Online
Overview for Finishing Offline to Online: Finishing Strategies
Macintosh and Windows: Working Together
Finishing on Symphony
Troubleshooting
Nonlinear Video Assistants