Elstree Film School - DVD Studio Pro Training Courses - Scheduled Courses

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: Elstree Film School, 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.

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

5-15% discount if you book for more than one delegate!
Further discounts are available when booking multiple courses,
Please call our training secretary on 0844 844 2428.

DVD Studio Pro Training Courses
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