Adobe Premiere Pro CS4

Duration: 2/3 days
Time: 10am - 5pm. Breaks are scheduled throughout the day and lunch is typically scheduled between 12-1pm
Course Materials: Vendor Authorized Courseware provided
Locations: Reston, VA / On-Site
Related Courses: Flash - ActionScript - Photoshop - InDesign - Illustrator - Fireworks
Cost: $1495
Registration: Click Here to Register

Course Synopsis

Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 is a powerful program for editing digital video. Premiere helps you create dynamic video or film. This course helps you understand and work with basic through advanced concepts and features of Adobe Premiere. You will run through a typical series of steps for creating, editing and fine tuning a series of video pieces. We also recommend this course for those planning to obtain the Adobe Certified Expert status.

Who Should Attend

Graphic professionals who need an essential understanding of motion graphics editing. Experienced users will also benefic t from the many tips and tricks and special exercises.

Prerequisites

Because of the amount of material we cover in class, we do require students to be comfortable using a mouse, opening and saving files, and the general operations of computers. While we will make every reasonable effort to help, students with insufficient skills may be required to observe the class lessons or do their best to keep up without slowing down the rest of the class.

What You Will Learn

The Premiere Interface
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
Creating Cuts-only Videos
Adding Motion Effects
Storyboarding with Stills
Adding Video Transitions

LESSON PLANS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Adding Video Effects
Sampling some basic video effects
Manipulating keyframes and effect parameters
Adding keyframe interpolation and velocity
Taking some fantastic effects for a test drive

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
Other motion effects: Transform, Basic 3D, and Camera View

 

 

 

Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 Advanced

Duration: 2 days
Time: 10am - 5pm. Breaks are scheduled throughout the day and lunch is typically scheduled between 12-1pm
Course Materials: Vendor Authorized Courseware provided
Locations: Reston, VA / On-Site
Related Courses: Flash - ActionScript - Photoshop - InDesign - Illustrator - Fireworks
Cost: $1295
Registration: Click Here to Register

Course Synopsis

Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 is a powerful program for editing digital video. Premiere helps you create dynamic video or film. This course helps you understand and work with basic through advanced concepts and features of Adobe Premiere. You will run through a typical series of steps for creating, editing and fine tuning a series of video pieces. We also recommend this course for those planning to obtain the Adobe Certified Expert status.

Who Should Attend

Graphic professionals who need an advanced understanding of photo editing. Experienced users will also benefit from the many tips and tricks and special exercises.

Prerequisites

Because of the amount of material we cover in class, we do require students to be comfortable using a mouse, opening and saving files, and the general operations of computers. While we will make every reasonable effort to help, students with insufficient skills may be required to observe the class lessons or do their best to keep up without slowing down the rest of the class.

What You Will Learn

Voicing professional narrations
The audio mixer
Compositing
Alpha channels
Matte keys
The Project Manager
High definition video features
Photoshop tips for DV productions
The Adobe Media Encoder
Text animation
DVD menu templates

LESSON PLANS

Acquiring and Editing Audio
Setting up a recording-area
Voicing professional narrations
Examining audio characteristics
Adjusting audio volume
Adding J-cuts and L-cuts

Mixing and Audio Effects
Sweetening sound with audio effects
Trying out stereo and 5.1 surround sound effects
Working with the audio mixer
Outputting tracks to submixes
Recording voice-overs
Creating a 5.1 surround sound mix
Moving up to professional editing with Adobe Audition

Compositing Techniques
Making compositing part of your projects
Working with the Opacity effect
Two multiple track video effects: Blend and Texturize
Working with alpha channel transparancies
Applied chroma, color and luminance keying effects
Using matte keys

Enhancing Color, Editing Tips, & Shortcuts
An overview of color-oriented effects
Adjusting and enhancing color
Using nested sequences
Three quick editing techniques
Recommended keyboard shortcuts

Project Management
Project Menu overview
Using the Project Manager
Conducting a Clip Notes review
High definition video and film features

Using Photoshop and After Effects in Your DV Project
Introducing Photoshop CS4
Demonstrating Photoshop CS4 basics
Photoshop tips for DV productions
Editing Encore DVD menus in Photoshop
Text animation with After Effects
Using effects and Motion Tracker

Exporting Frames, Clips and Sequences
Export Options
Recording to videotape
Exporting a single frame
Creating standard movie, image sequence and audio files
Using the Adobe Media Encoder
Working with edit decision lists
Exporting DVD

Authoring DVDs with Premiere Pro and Encore DVD
Overview of DVD authoring in Premiere Pro CS4
Previewing Your DVD project
Adding DVD markers to the
Creating an auto-play DVD with markers
Using DVD menu templates
Authoring with Encore DVD