Elstree Film Studios - Training Courses - DVD Studio Pro
Apple's amazing industry standard post production tools,
Final Cut Studio comprises of
Final Cut Pro 7,
Motion 4,
Soundtrack Pro 3,
Color 1.5,
Compressor 3.5 and
DVD Studio Pro 4. In the latest version
3.0 of
Final Cut Studio, these applications enjoy ever tighter integration and a host of innovations that help you work faster and collaborate more efficiently.
Considering all of the advancements made in the latest
Final Cut Pro 7, there are now even more reasons why it is the first choice of professional editors and producers worldwide. Our
Final Cut Studio and
Final Cut Pro training courses offer a variety of ways to learn this incredibly powerful and versatile software suite and will give you the skills needed to work in a modern post production environment.
DVD STUDIO PRO TRAINING COURSES DVD Studio Pro is a high-end software tool published by Apple as part of their
Final Cut Studio suite. Its tight integration with other Apple applications allows users to take
Final Cut Pro and
Motion projects and integrate them into the DVD format utilising a host of intuitive authoring tools and a comprehensive set of advanced features for navigation, playback and mastering.
Our intensive one day
DVD Studio Pro training course teaches you how to best utilise the software to create professional DVD masters with impact and refinement. You will learn how to import and manage your content utilising the asset manager and how best to create menus, tracks and slideshows with maximum effect. Templates and transition effects with the authoring and burning of SD & HD DVDs are covered as well as mastering HD from
Final Cut Pro. Our
DVD Studio Pro training course offers you the best way to master this powerful software quickly, effectively and with the minimum of fuss.
Please note: in order to attend this course we recommend that you have a basic working knowledge of
Final Cut Pro and
Photoshop.
Adobe Premiere users will also benefit from attending this course, as
DVD Studio Pro can easily be used in conjunction with
Adobe Premiere to produce sophisticated and streamlined DVDs.
Other courses in this series include: Final Cut Pro Introduction (1 day), Final Cut Pro Essentials (2 days), Final Cut Pro Complete (3 days), Final Cut Studio (2 days), DVD Studio Pro (1 day).
Duration: 1 day.
Location: 21st Century New Media Ltd, Elstree Film Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1JG. [
Click here for a map]
Times: 10.00am to 4.30pm. For security reasons, further details are only provided upon booking.
Software Versions: All of our Adobe courses include lessons generic to both CS3 and CS4 versions of the Adobe suite: whichever version you use is covered in detail. In addition, we also now preview the functionality of the new Adobe CS5 suite. Our Apple training courses utilise the latest versions of Final Cut Studio HD (also known of as version 3 or FCS 2009).
Equipment: Our fully featured training room includes six top-of-the-range iMac computers configured to work in both Macintosh (OSX) and PC (Windows) modes, ensuring you the maximum familiarity with your chosen operating system.
Courseware: The book which accompanies this course is posted to you upon payment confirmation.
Accommodation & Transport: Details of local accomodation and transport can be found
here.
Further assistance: Our
FAQ help page contains the answers to many popular questions. Alternatively please call
0844 844 2428 to arrange to speak to our training manager.
COURSE CONTENT
Introduction
- DVD Creation Process
- DVD Specification Basics
- Media for DVD Authoring
- The palette
- The Inspector
- Using the Basic Menu Editor
- Menus and Templates
- Creating Simple Buttons
- Using Drop Zone
- Using Text Elements in Menus
- Simulating, Burning a DVD, and Recordable Media
The Interface
- Outline Tab
- Connections Tab
- Track Editor
- Slideshow Editor
- Story Editor
- Script Editor
- Asset Tab
New Projects
- Storyboarding a DVD
- Creating a New Project
- Importing Assets
- Asset Info
- Simple Encoding, and Using Compressor to Encode a File
Tracks and Markers
- Creating Tracks
- Creating Chapter Markers
- Track End Jumps
Standard menus
- Adding a Background
- Creating Buttons
- Linking Buttons to Tracks
- Creating a Menu Template
- Creating Button Shapes
- Adding Button Styles
- Adding Text Objects
- Adding Text to a Menu Background
- Creating Drop Zones
- Adding Graphics and Still Images, and Creating an Overlay and Button Highlights
Motion menus
- Authoring a Motion Menu
- Motion Menu Loop Points
- Chapter Index Menus
- Connecting from Menu Buttons
- Add Audio to Menus
- Using Transitions from Menu Buttons
Slideshows
- Slideshow Basics
- Slideshow Still Images
- Creating Slides
- Adding Audio
- Slideshow Navigation
- Using Transitions and Converting a Slideshow to a Video Track
Advanced menus
- Types of Menus
- Creating a Menu in Photoshop
- Refreshing Assets
- Creating Layered Menus
Transitions
- Applying a Transition
- Using a Video Transition
- Using Alpha Transitions
Finishing the DVD
- Testing Your Project
- Building
- Formatting and Burning a DVD
- Emulating the DVD Volume from Hard Drive
- Using the Apple DVD Player
