Avid Media Composer tutorial on how to use basic editing and cropping features.

Other tutorials mentioned during this one:
Import/export/media in Avid: https://youtu.be/mCUDoLFcKew
Customize keyboard shortcuts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?vObI8GHi0xbQ
Use of bins and waste containers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?vT41DW17R48I

I'll list a few shortcuts, most of which are Avid's defaults. The ones that are NOT defaults, but reflect my recommended adjustments (and in some cases former Avid defaults):
E – Segment mode (extend / insert)
R – Segment mode (lifetime/overwrite)
; – Link selection switch
A – Go to previous event
S – Go to next event
Up – Zoom out
Down – Zoom in

Go to a specific topic:
0:51 Avid work areas and windows
1:50 bins and waste containers
6:06 what the different icons in bins mean
6:45 basic edits: create a sequence, mark a clip, place the clip in the sequence
11:45 overwrite vs. insert (insert) operations
16:40 active/active tracks and use of track selectors
26:03 audio/video patch panel (clip track destinations)
30:24 trim mode
38:18 Working with clips after they are already in a sequence

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