Welcome to the Ingest Operations course, the first step in your journey to becoming a certified Avid Assistant Editor for Unscripted TV. This course will guide you through the essential tasks you'll need to master at the start of any post-production, focusing specifically on the critical ingest phase.
Unscripted projects are known for their complexity and variability, with each production bringing its own unique processes and team dynamics. As an assistant editor, your role is to ensure everything runs smoothly during this critical first stage. The ingest phase involves transferring raw media files into the editing environment, ensuring they're organized, verified, and ready for the edit.
This course is designed to teach anyone aspiring to be assistant editor the technical and organizational skills for ingest operations. From properly ingesting media to transcoding media for offline projects, this course empowers you to take your technical Media Composer skills to the next level. Lessons provide hands-on exercises and knowledge checks, allowing you to gain mastery over the full unscripted ingest operations workflow - along with support and lessons from industry leading professionals.
Ingest operations are foundational to the entire post-production workflow. Properly ingested and organized media is crucial for avoiding delays and preventing technical issues later on. By carefully managing this process, you play a vital role in setting up the post-production team for success, allowing them to focus on crafting the final product with efficiency and confidence.
Our Avid microcredentials were developed with funding from the Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security through a collaborative effort between the Faculty of Continuing Education and the Seneca Film Institute.
