With so many variables between workflows, system builds and media management, it seems like more than ever, troubleshooting is an increasingly large part of what we do as assistant editors and even as editors. Whether its dealing with Avid version compatibility, Avid errors or offline media, understanding how to troubleshoot problems in Media Composer is an invaluable skill that's far too rare.

This 3 hour course, presented by Assistant Editors’ Bootcamp (assistbootcamp.com), is geared toward editors and assistant editors who are interested in gaining a better understanding of not only the troubleshooting process but how to identify and remedy issues before they become larger problems.

The class will cover the following:
- Understanding Avid's Media Management
- Understanding playback hardware
- Understanding IO

Troubleshooting:
- How to Troubleshoot
- Types of Avid errors
- Looking up errors
- Troubleshooting Ingest & Transcode Issues
- Troubleshooting Playback Errors
- Troubleshooting Media Errors
- Troubleshooting Dropped Frames
- Troubleshooting Exports

The Instructor:
Noah Chamow worked as an assistant editor and lead assist in reality television for 5 years working on projects including NBC's The Voice and CNBC's Restaurant Startup. During this time Noah created The Super Grouper, a multigrouping macro for Avid that is widely used in reality post production. Since that time Noah worked as a broadcast engineer at Geiger Post in Hollywood and is now the IO Supervisor at Level 3 Post in Burbank where he has helped to streamline and overhaul the company's IO department. In his free time Noah started and now runs Assistant Editors’ Bootcamp (assistbootcamp.com), a course for those working in or trying to break into post production.


NOTE: This is the same course as the 10am seminar.  If you wish switch to this seminar, you may do so as long as you unregister from the morning session.