Seminar 1:
Succeeding in the New World of Tapeless & HD Video

The old days of recording standard-def images to video tape are quickly disappearing. Today, we are facing a bewildering array of video formats, acquisition technology, storage devices, and workflows which seem to change on an hourly basis. This four-hour session will help you succeed in this new world.

Designed for the new or experienced editor, the first half of this session looks at HD, the second half is designed for both SD and HD editors who want to get better organized, improve their trouble-shooting, and safely backup the right data.

This seminar covers the following topics:

• Choosing the right hardware for HD without wasting money
• Video format update - pkcing the right HD format
• The hidden issues in archiving a tapeless workflow
• Working with Apple ProRes 422 and other video formats


• Trouble-shooting tips for your system
• Creating an archive system that works
• The strengths and weaknesses of Final Cut Server

Questions and answers - as always. Our goal is for you to go home with your brain full and your questions answered.

Note: In select cities, we will offer a repeat session of Seminar 1 later in the day. If available, it will be listed as Seminar 1B. Click here to see seminar options by city.

Cost: $179/person -- click here to register. (Get a 5% discount automatically when you register for more than one seminar.)

Seminar 2:
Integrating Adobe Products into a Final Cut Workflow

NEW! See Adobe CS4 In Action! We'll be showing you some amazing new features in the latest version!

Most editing projects require a variety of tools. While Final Cut Studio provides the core technology, most editors use a variety of other software to get jobs done. This four-hour session showcases how to use powerful, but little-known features in Adobe Production Premium software to do what can't be done in Final Cut itself.

This session is designed for Final Cut editors that want to be more productive, better organized, improve the quality of their projects, or discover new techniques they can use to impress clients, this seminar covers the following topics:

• Using Adobe Bridge to find, organize and move files
• Sizing and improving still images in Photoshop
• Using Photoshop to create masks and traveling mattes
• Cleaning up video clips in Photoshop Extended
• Modifying EPS files using Photoshop and Illustrator
  
  
• Using Automatic Duck to move projects between Final Cut Pro and After Effects
• How OnLocation can improve on-set monitoring
• Creating Flash videos from Final Cut Pro projects
• Create text transcripts of your videos using Soundbooth!

Questions and answers - as always, we leave time at the end for a discussion of the issues important to you.

Cost: $179/person -- click here to register. (Get a 5% discount automatically when you register for more than one seminar.)

Seminar 3:
Discover the Hidden Power in Final Cut Studio

Final Cut Studio contains seven different applications - many of which go under-used. In this eight-hour session, you'll discover ways these programs can really simplify your editing by creating better projects, faster, than you can in Final Cut Pro itself.

The best way to improve the quality of your picture is to improve your sound and Soundtrack Pro is a great choice. Learn how to repair audio, handle changes via automated conforming, mix and monitor stereo and surround sound, and harness the power of audio filters.

Digital downloads and Blu-ray DVDs are the future. Which means that all your projects will require compression. Discover how to use Compressor and Encore to prep projects for DVD, Blu-ray DVD, Flash, and the web. Learn what settings work and how to automate your workflow.

This eight-hour seminar is designed for the experienced editor looking to make the most of their tools and it covers the following topics:

Soundtrack Pro
• Round-tripping between FCP and STP
• Learning the interface
• Designing music and sound effects
• Repairing problem audio


• Learning the best audio levels for mixing
• Why audio checkerboarding is important
• Multitrack mixing projects
• Working with key audio filters
• Special Sessions
  • Surround sound mixing - hear for yourself!
  • Learn how to automatically conform changes between FCP and Soundtrack Pro
  • Introducing the excitingly NEW Smartsound SonicFire 5!

Compression

• Understanding compression and its weird terms
• Automating Compressor
• Compressing for SD DVD
• Compressing video for Blu-ray Discs
• Creating Blu-ray Discs with Adobe Encore
  
  
• A cookbook for Flash, web, mobile video
• Improving compression settigs for the web
• Using progressive vs. streaming video
• Automating compression
• Transcoding from HD to SD
• Changing frame rates and image sizes

Questions and answers. The best sessions are those where people ask lots of questions. Please bring yours along!

Cost: $299/person -- click here to register. (Get a 5% discount automatically when you register for more than one seminar.)

Seminar Locations:

Boston -- October 17 & 18
Charlotte -- October 20 & 21
Chicago -- October 27 & 28
Dallas -- September 15 & 16
Los Angeles -- November 7 & 8
Miami -- October 23 & 24
Minneapolis -- October 6 & 7
New York -- October 14 & 15
Sacramento -- September 8 & 9
San Diego -- September 11 & 12
San Francisco -- September 22 & 23
Santa Barbara -- July 15 & 16
Toronto -- October 3 & 4
Vancouver -- October 30 & 31
Washington -- September 18 & 19

Click cities above to see seminar info or here for full list of seminar dates, locations, and options by city.

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100% refund if you cancel 14 days or more before the event.
      (Send cancellation request to: seminars@larryjordan.biz).
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No refund if you cancel less than 7 days before event.
If this seminar is canceled by us due to low attendance or Acts of God, you will receive a full refund.

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