Avid Education offers a number of Media Composer certifications, validating user skills from novice to expert. The first of these certifications is the Avid Certified Specialist for Media Composer, providing an industry recognized credential for both academic users and industry professionals.
Detailed Description
Course dates: 15-24th June 2026 inclusive, 0900-1700hrs weekdays only - SoFT Post Hub 2
Media Composer Fundamentals I (MC101) is an introductory course designed to get a new user up-and-running on the software. In this course, students develop an understanding of the video editing process and the basic skills to edit a video project from start to finish. This includes understanding the relationship between media and project files, media storage location, the abilities to create the project file; bring in the source video and audio files; edit the sequence, add titles, music, and basic effects, and then export the finished sequence.
Media Composer Fundamentals II (MC110) is for students and video editors who have a rudimentary knowledge of editing in Media Composer, and are ready to broaden their foundational skills to take their editing to the next level.
An intermediate course, this course is designed to teach students the technical and organizational skills of an assistant editor and develop their editorial skills with the tools and techniques required to produce a well-edited video. From using dynamic trim techniques to shape the actor’s performances in a dramatic scene, to quickly assembling a news package to meet deadline, this course empowers novice users to take their Media Composer skills to the next level. Class projects and exercises are hands-on, giving students the opportunity to work on a scripted short film and a promotional video.
Media Composer Fundamentals I (MC101) is the first step in achieving confidence, creativity, and efficiency with Avid Media Composer, the non-linear film/video editing application used in most movie and television productions. Together with the second course in the series, Media Composer Fundamentals II (MC110), this course provides the foundational training required to achieve the credential of Avid Certified | Media Composer Specialist.
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https://www.avid.com/certifications/media-composer-user
