Seminar Agenda for the    2003 VASST Tour:

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Morning session

8:30- 12:30
Brief overview of Media Studio Pro 7, DVD Workshop, Photo Impact 8, & Cool 3D studio
  • What each tool is for, and how it applies to the creative suite

Afternoon Session

1:30- 5:30

Getting started with Cool 3D Studio. Using Cool 3D to make titles, fly-ins, and embedded objects containing motion video.

  • Basic tools

  • Demonstration of power of Cool 3D Studio in a real world experience/setting
  Basics of DV. How DV works, how DV is part of the computer system, and how to optimize hardware for DV.
  • Framerate, resolution, sampling
  • Intel HT Processors and the benefit of them
  • Necessary hardware for DV editing
  • Codecs
  • Working with ADS hardware for optimal capture performance
  • Preview with the Matrox Parhelia card
   Integrating Cool 3D Studio with MSP 7.0 and DVD Workshop
  • Create animated buttons for menus
  • Creating motion backgrounds for DVD Workshop and Chromakey backgrounds
  Basics of DV production. tips and techniques for audio, lighting, color use.

Learn how to:

  • Light for DV
  • Light for Chromakey
  • Get the best audio on your project
  

Encoding to MPEG2 from MSP 7.0, getting the best encode possible.

  • Encoding tips and techniques

  • Using filters for the best encode
  Capturing, Editing, and basic workflows for MSP 7.0
  • DV Album
  • Media Management
  • Mixed media projects
  • Getting media on the timeline
  • Using transitions
   Using AC3 audio to optimize disk space. Importing 5.1 Surround AC3 files
  • What AC3 Audio is
  • How it works
  • BOOM! Create a powerful audio presence with AC3 compression
  Working with Audio in MSP 7.0
  • Audio tools in MSP 7.0
  • Direct X plugins in MSP 7.0
  • Blending voiceovers and bed music
  • Audio techniques for maximum impact
  

Menu creation/menu flow for professional-quality DVD's. Creating interactive menus that are interesting, exciting, and compelling.

  • Create interactive menus that are exciting, and compelling
  • Preplan the navigation workflow
  • Motion menus and buttons
  • Alpha Channel layering
 

Importing stills to MSP 7.0, creating a motion video timed to audio. Working with Photo Impact 8 in MSP.

  • Aspect ratio of stills in the DV world
  • Mixing image types
  • Creating moving stills
  • Time motion stills to audio with cues
  
Creating Streaming Media with MSP 7.0.
Working with wmv, wma, Quicktime, and Real file formats.
  • Editing for the best streaming result.
  • Compression tips and techniques
  • Which streaming format is best for you?
 
 
Advanced Editing techniques in MSP 7.0
Using VideoPaint and CG to enhance your video production chops.
  • Brief overview of VideoPaint
  • Making basic wipe mattes in VideoPaint
  • Working with the internal title tools
  • Use CG to create animated titles
  • Keying video through text
   Question and answer period
  • Summary of the day
  • Questions from seminar attendees

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