Ideal for:  Avid Xpress Pro v4.x, Avid Xpress Pro HD v5.x customers

DVD version of Avids award-winning courses, with over four hours of self-paced instruction on Avid Xpress Pro HD! This interactive program teaches you everything you need to know to start editing video programs and working with both standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) media, with inside tips and techniques as well as hands-on practice with essential procedures. No prior experience with video editing or with Avid systems is required.

Pick your level! Beginners can start with the free introductory tutorial, followed by the instructional DVD Video, while intermediate editors can go right to the instructional DVD Video. Move interactively among topics, and repeat them as often as you like. Finally, test your new skills with review questions and exercises!

One of Avids top instructors teaches you professional editing skills, such as:

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  How to organize material in bins

  
  
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  How to edit clips, both SD and HD

  
  
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  How to assemble and trim sequences

  
  
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  How to edit and sync audio

This Avid Educational Series DVD features:

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  DVD video training that plays on both DVD players and computers

  
  
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  FREE introductory tutorial (plays on Windows and Macintosh PCs)

  
  
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  Modular lessons that follow the typical workflow of a video-editing project

  
  
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  Hands-on exercises using professionally produced footage

  
  
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  Clear explanations of all essential concepts and tasks

  
  
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  Detailed step-by-step procedures

  
  
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  Timesaving tips to help you increase efficiency and productivity

  
  
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  Companion DVD with NTSC video and audio files

  
  
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  Instructions for both Windows XP and Macintosh OS X operating systems