Elstree Film School - Final Cut Studio Training 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 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.

FINAL CUT STUDIO TRAINING COURSES

(Please note that this is currently a weekend course.)

In this intensive two day course you will gain a comprehensive overview of Final Cut Studio, including how Final Cut Pro 7, Motion 4, Soundtrack Pro 3, Color 1.5 and Compressor 3.5 all work together to assist you in the creative workflow process.

Starting with an overview of the vital functions and editing tools available in Final Cut Pro 7, you will quickly learn how to edit, insert, overlay and sequence your clips as well as some of the unique and time-saving tools available to use within the software. In the second half of the day we turn our attention to Motion 4 in order produce stunning motion graphics in 2D and 3D, and how best to integrate this into our production workflow.

Our second day opens with an in-depth study of Color 1.5, and how its high-end color grading capabilities can quickly improve scenes and create a signature look. Now with native workflows in high-quality formats up to 4K, Color is the ultimate finishing tool for music videos, commercials, broadcast post, and feature films. Later in the day we investigate Soundtrack Pro 3, and how its editing tools for multitrack and audio sweetening can best enhance your soundtrack and audio post production process. We conclude the course with a summary of the tools and techniques that we have covered, and how best you may utilise what you have learned within you own production process.

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) and Apple Motion (2 days).

Duration: 2 days.

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.

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 our courses. In addition, we also now preview the functionality of the new Adobe CS5 software. 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.

Accommodation: Details of local accomodation 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

DAY 1

Final Cut Studio HD - An Introduction

• Final Cut Pro 7
• Motion 4
• Soundtrack Pro 3
• Color 1.5
• Compressor 3.5

Final Cut Pro 7 - The editing process and tools

• Setting up Final Cut Pro and overview
• Importing, capturing and transferring media
• Previewing and editing clips
• Sequencing clips in the timeline
• Transitions and titles
• Adding and balancing Audio

Motion 4 - Creating 2D and 3D motion graphics

• Integration with Final Cut Pro and overview
• Building animated graphics in realtime
• Working with particles
• Creating text and styles
• Moving to 3D
• Working with templates

DAY 2

Color 1.5 - Mastering color and tone

• Integration with Final Cut Pro and overview
• Primary corrections
• Secondary corrections
• Hue, sat and channel curves
• Color FX
• Rendering and workflow

Soundtrack Pro 3 - Creating soundtracks and audio post production

• Integration with Final Cut Pro and overview
• Multi-tracking and audio sweetening
• Removing noise with filters and tools
• Compression and balancing dialogue
• Surround sound and mixing tracks
• Output and workflow

Compressor 3.5 - Exporting and encoding

• Integration with Final Cut Studio and overview
• Setting up batch renders
• Output and delivery

Summary & Questions

Final Cut Studio Training Courses
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