Adobe Video Professional Bootcamp Training Class

For $1995 learn professional production techniques with Adobe Production Premium (including After Effects and Premiere) in this 5-day, hands-on, instructor-led class
Days: 5
Training Course Synopsis
The latest versions of the Adobe professional video software make a powerful team. Adobe Premiere enables you to easily edit your video and with Adobe After Effects you can create compelling motion graphics and blockbuster visual effects. This five day bootcamp is designed to teach you how to edit professional video with these industry standard tools. This class is designed for the beginner as well as the intermediate user that would like to learn tips and tricks for a more productive workflow. We also recommend this course for those planning to obtain the Adobe Certified Expert status.
Training Course Length and Time
This class is 5 days long. Class time is 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Breaks are scheduled throughout the day and lunch is typically scheduled 12-1. Students provide their own lunch.
What You Will Learn in This Training Course
Shooting and Capturing
The Project Window
Creating Dynamic Titles
The Clip Window
Capturing and Editing with DV
Transparency
Transitions
Editing in the Timeline
Adding Video Effects
Stop Motion
Time display and Timecode
Adding Motion Effects
Track and Key
Adding Video Transitions
Expressions and Time
Who Should Attend this Training Course
Graphic professionals who need an essential understanding of motion graphics editing. Experienced users will also benefit from the many tips and tricks and special exercises.
Enrollment
Please fill out our registration form and fax it to us at (312) 896-9094.
Locations for this Training Course
We have company-operated facilities in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, San Diego and Washington DC. We also work with a network of rental facilities and do private onsite training offering our classes regularly across the United States and in Canada. Please double-check the location of your class with our office to make sure you get to the right location.
Prerequisites for this Training Course
Knowledge of your operating system and basic computer navigation is required for all classes. This class is a discounted combination of the Premiere Intro and After Effects Intro classes. For student cancellation purposes, each separate component is treated as a separate class.
Goals for this Training Course
Sterling Ledet and Associates realizes the importance of education and we take pride in being able to offer you classes that are more custom fit to your needs. Call us at (770) 414-5007 if you have any special questions or e-mail us at sales@ledet.com.
Lesson 1
Getting Started with Premiere Pro
Placing Clips on a Sequence
Arranging and Trimming Clips
Adding a Transition
Applying a Video Effect
Editing a Photoshop layered Graphic
Compositing Graphics Using a Nested Sequence
Lesson 2
Shooting and Capturing Great Video Assets
Twenty Tips for Shooting Great Video
Capturing Video
Capturing an Entire Tape
Using Batch Capture and Scene Detection
Tackling Manual Analog Movie Capture
Find, Log, and Import Features
Lesson 3
Selecting Settings, Preferences, and Managing Assets
Selecting Project Settings
Adjusting User Preferences
Importing Assets
Image and Graphics Issues
Managing Media in the Project Panel
Working with Assets in Adobe Bridge
Lesson 4
Creating Cuts-only Videos
Using a Storyboard to Build a Rough Cut
Editing Clips on the Timeline
Moving Clips to, From and Within the Timeline
Working with Source Monitor Editing Tools
Adjusting Clips in the Trim Panel
Using Other Editing Tools
Redesigned Adobe OnLocation
Adobe Media Encoder
Batch Encoding in the Background
New Tapeless Camera Support
Lesson 5
Adding Video Transitions
Using Transitions with Restraint
Trying Some Transitions
Changing Parameters in the Effect Controls Panel
Using the A/B Mode to Fine-Tune a Transition
Lesson 6
Creating Dynamic Titles
Strengthen your Project with Supers
Changing Text Parameters
Building Text from Scratch
Putting Text on a Path
Creating Shapes
Making Text Roll and Crawl
Deconstructing Effects: Sheens, Strokes, Shadows and Fill
Speech Search
Lesson 7
Adding Video Effects
Sampling Some Basic Video Effects
Manipulating Keyframes and Effect Parameters
Adding Keyframe Interpolation and Velocity
New Fantastic Effects
Apply Effects to Multiple Selections
Lesson 8
Putting Clips in Motion
Applying the motion effect to clips
Changing clip size and adding rotation
Working with keyframe interpolation
Putting pictures-in-a-picture
Enhancing motion with shadows and beveled edges
Lesson 9
Applying Specialized Editing Tools
Using Five Timesaving Editing Tools
Adding a TV News-Style Cutaway
Using Graphics with Two Transitions
Switching a Four-Camera Production
Other motion effects: Transform, Basic 3D, and Camera View
Lesson 10
Dynamic Workflow with Encore
Dynamic Workflow with Photoshop
Blu-ray Disc Authoring with Encore
Faster, Customizable SWF Output
Optimized Encode Settings in Adobe Media Encoder
Lesson 11
Basic Animation
Creating folders in the project panel
Creating a new composition
Importing files and folders
Adding layers to the Comp panel
Changing the background color
Animating position
Navigating between keyframes
Dragging footage to the Timeline panel
Aligning and distributing layers
Editing spatial keyframes, motion paths
Auto orientation
Adding effects
Importing layered Photoshop/Illustrator files
Rendering
Lesson 12
Advanced Animation
Working with Adobe Bridge
Template Projects
Viewing animated properties
Graph editor overview
Panning and zooming time
Editing graph curves
Easing animations
Editing multiple keyframes
Motion sketch
Using the smoother
Motion Blur
Roving Keyframes
Time-Reverse Keyframes
Anchor Point overview
Pan Behind tool
Motion control moves
Hold keyframes
Time display and timecode
Lesson 13
Layer Control
Layers and stacking order
Moving layers in time
Trimming layers
Slip editing
Sequence Layers assistant
Looping footage
Image sequences
Changing the frame rate
Time Stretch
Blending Modes
Effects and solids
Effect motion path
Effects & Presets panel
Searching for effects
Animation presets
Behavior presets
Adjustment Layers
Non-square pixels
Lesson 14
Creating Transparency
Rectangular Mask tool
Free Transform Points
Masking in the Layer panel
Mask Feather
Animating a Mask Shape
Masking with the Pen tool
Effecting a mask area
Mask Opacity
Audio Spectrum effect
Alpha Track Matte
Effects and track mattes
Luma Track Matte
Mask shapes
Lesson 15
Type and Music
Creating basic text
Creating Text Animators
Animating text properties
Creating cascading text
Animating by words
Title safe areas
Animating text Blur and Tracking
Text on a path
Rendering with an alpha channel
Field rendering
Adding sound to a comp
Add comp and layer markers
Customizing presets
Editing Photoshop Text Layers
Lesson 16
Parenting and Nesting
Parenting, Nesting, and Expressions
Assigning a parent
Parenting, opacity, and effects
Parenting with Null Objects
Using guides
Nesting comps
Editing precomps
Nesting a common source
Sizing precomps
Locking panels
Precompositing a group of layers
Render order explained
Using precompositing to re-order
Lesson 17
Expressions and Time
Using the pick whip to create expressions
Altering expressions
Stabilizing shadows
Looping keyframes
The wiggle expression
Creating a master controller
Converting sound to keyframes
Frame blending
Pixel motion
Stop motion tricks
Preserve Frame Rate
Creating freeze frames
Time Remapping
Lesson 18
3D Space and Dimension
Enabling layers for 3D
Moving layers in 3D space
3D rotation and orientation
3D motion paths
Camera track and orbit tools
3D lights and Vignettes
Animating lights
Casting shadows
Adding dimension to stills
Editing stills for 3D
Lesson 19
Track and Key
Creating track points
Important tracker options
Applying stabilization
Fixing bad tracks
Tracking interlaced footage
Motion tracking
Radio Waves effect
Applying tracks to effect points
Perspective corner pin tracking
Bezier Warp effect
Working with high-definition footage
Keying using the Keylight effect
Improving keyed composites
Creating garbage mattes
Lesson 20
Using Paint and Vector Paint
Basic painting
Erasing strokes
Paint Channels
Paint Blending Modes
Brush duration bar
Animating strokes
Revealing a layer
Creating organic textures
Tablet settings
Cloning
Transforming strokes
Vector Paint overview
Wiggle Control
Onion Skin mode
Playback modes
Lesson 21
Using Brainstorm
Brainstorm with keyframes
Puppet Pin tool
Animating Puppet pins
Puppet Overlap tool
Recording Puppet Animation
Creating a Shape layer
Shape Stroke and Fill settings
Editing shapes
Multiple shapes
Even-Odd Fill
Shape Effects
Shape Repeater
Compound Paths
Shape Gradients
Shape Pen Paths
Advanced Strokes
Animating a Stroke