Premiere CS5 Fundamentals

Cost:

$795.00 (Online Class - Lodestone Live)
$995.00 (Lodestone Training Center)

Time: 10 am - 4:30 pm EST
Length: 3 day class
Type: Instructor-led

Course Description:

This 3-day course covers the basics of learning Adobe Premiere CS5, and countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with its new features, including new multicam editing tools, auto-creation of menu-based DVDs from the timeline, and Native HD, SD and HDV support, and more.

Learning Objectives:

In this class, you will learn how to:

• Work with audio
• Create transitions and titles
• Manipulate subclips and virtual clips
• ... and more.

Target Audience:

Students who need to know the basics of Adobe Premiere CS5, and countless tips and techniques to help them become more productive with new features.

Course Outline:

Unit 1: Touring Adobe Premiere Pro CS5

• New features in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
• Nonlinear editing in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
• Presenting the standard digital video workflow
• Enhancing the workflow with high-level features
• Incorporating other CS5 components into the editing workflow
• Touring the Adobe Premiere Pro workspace
• Customizing the workspace
• Review questions
• Review answers

Unit 2: Selecting Settings, Adjusting Preferences, and Managing Assets

• Getting Started
• Selecting project settings by sequence
• Three types of settings
• Specifying project settings
• Importing assets
• Taking a closer look at images
• Managing media in bins
• Exploring additional bin features
• Finding assets with the Media Browser
• Review questions
• Review answers

Unit 3: Importing and Managing Tapeless Media

• Getting Started
• Using a tapeless workflow
• Using the Media Browser
• Importing XDCAM media
• Importing P2 media
• Importing AVCHD media
• Mixing media formats
• Review questions
• Review answers

Unit 4: Shooting and Capturing Great Video Assets

• Getting Started
• Tips for shooting great video
• Capturing video
• Capturing an entire tape
• Using batch capture and scene detection
• Tackling manual analog movie capture
• Capturing HDV and HD video
• Review questions
• Review answers

Unit 5: Creating Cuts-Only Videos

• Getting Started
• 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
• Review questions
• Review answers

Unit 6: Adding Video Transitions

• Getting Started
• Using transitions with restraint
• Trying some transitions
• Changing parameters in the Effect Controls panel
• Using A/B mode to fine-tune a transition
• Applying transitions to multiple clips at once
• Adding audio transitions
• Review questions
• Review answers

Unit 7: Creating Dynamic Titles

• Getting Started
• Strengthening your project with titles
• Changing text parameters
• Building text from scratch
• Putting text on a path
• Creating shapes
• Making text roll and crawl
• Adding text effects: sheens, strokes, shadows, and fills
• Review questions
• Review answers

Unit 8: Applying specialized editing tools

• Getting Started
• Exploring timesaving editing tools
• Replacing a clip and replacing footage
• Using Sync Lock and Lock Track
• Finding gaps in the timeline
• Editing with In and Out points around a clip
• Creating subclips from the Source Monitor
• Multicamera editing
• Review questions
• Review answers

Unit 9: Adding Video Effects

• Getting started
• Sampling some basic video effects
• Applying effects to multiple clips
• Adding keyframing effects
• Adding keyframe interpolation and velocity
• Adding lighting effects
• Creating custom presets

Unit 10: Putting clips in motion

• Getting Started
• Applying the Motion effect to clips
• Changing clip size and adding rotation
• Working with keyframe interpolation
• Creating a picture-in-picture effect
• Enhancing motion with shadows and beveled edges
• Using other motion-related effects: Transform, Basic 3D and Camera View
• Review questions
• Review answers

To Register:

Toll Free - 866.665.9441 or click on a date to register online.

9/27-9/29/2010
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST

Instructor:
Mark Hooper

Lodestone Training Center:
New York or Online

11/15-11/17/2010
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST

Instructor:
Josh Cavalier

Lodestone Training Center:
Charlotte or Online

12/6-12/8/2010
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST

Instructor:
Mark Hooper

Lodestone Training Center:
New York or Online

Please note, assigned instructor may change. Lodestone confirms instructor schedules two weeks prior to class date.

*Classes are online via Lodestone Live and at a Lodestone training center.
The only time that a class will cancel is either if there is a power failure or other major disruption in service.