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What's going to be happening at the V.A.S.S.T. seminar?
Day of Seminar:
(Registered attendees only)
All sessions are held in one room, no multiple sessions are ongoing.
Register Me for the VEGAS VASST 2003 tour!
(Registration will not be live until June 15, 2003)
8:30-12:30 Morning Session Topics:
Hardware Configuration
(Tools for capture, surround mixing, final output, tips and tricks to avoid common pitfalls in the NLE system.
Basics of DV
(resolution, frame rate, data stream, codecs, compression, importing analog footage, how DV works, storing tape, etc.)
Lighting Tricks
(Getting the most import part of a scene on to tape in the best way possible. Made possible by Photoflex)
Sound on location
(Getting sound into the camera with quality. Sound is the most important part of ANY video presentation, and we'll show quick and high quality ways of getting audio into your camera, saving loads of work in post production)
Capture/File Management
(keeping track of your video, audio, and other media for editing in Vegas) Using the New Bins features in Vegas 4
 Editing Basics in Vegas 4.0 (transitions, filters, slo-mo, etc. How to apply, when to apply, speed tools to apply them)
   
Importing Stills into Vegas Video
(pan/scan/crop, track motion, resolutions, formats, importing Power Point, etc)
New Audio tools in Vegas 4 Surround, AC-3, rubber audio, and more!
Lunch Break 12:30-1:30

Free time
1:30-5:30 p.m.

Afternoon Session Topics:
Digital Audio for Video
(importing audio, audio pitfalls, tips and tricks to get the best audio possible from interviews, events, and other video experiences)
Plug-in's: Who makes em' and how to use em.'
(exploration of plugin tools from a wide variety of manufacturers, plus stock plugs found in Vegas)
Special Discounts on Pixelan Spicemaster and SpiceFilters for VASST Attendees! Direct X plugs and more....
   
Color correction tools in Vegas 4.0
HSL, Saturation Adjust, Gradient filters, Primary and Secondary Color Correction, Waveform Monitor-Vectorscope (WFM)
 Loops for ACID (LFA's) royalty free scoring & music for your video production, DVD menus, sound FX)

 
Chromakey (greenscreen) for DV
(Achieving quality green screen footage in the difficult DV/4:1:1 realm) Thanks to Photoflex for providing lighting/greenscreen for this session.
Compositing methods/Titling Tips
(putting together multiple layers of video for stunning output, and creative excitement! Also tips on building professional titles w/effects and angles)
Mixing Audio
(prepping your video's audio for final output to broadcast or replication. Also discussed are broadcast specs and multitracking, as well as a presentation on surround sound)
 Final Render (do I need to? comparisons of render formats, codecs, quality settings for final video output. We'll also touch on testing for Broadcast specifications and requirements)
   
Webstreaming/Encoding
(Which codec should I use for what bandwidth of streaming?)
Creating a DVD in Vegas & DVDA Ensuring a successful burn.
Question and answer period