PART 1 - Preparing the Package
Chapter 1 WORKSPACES & INTERFACES (31 min)
1. Looking at the Production Studio User Interface
2. Setting Up a Favorites Folder in Adobe Bridge
3. Cropping & Transforming a Photoshop ® Graphic
4. Adding Photoshop Blending Modes
5. Adding Lines & Text to Photoshop Compositions
6. Adding Illustrator ® Elements to Photoshop Compositions
Chapter 2 ANIMATING A TITLE IN AFTER EFFECTS ® (74 min)
1. Setting Up the Title Animation Project
2. Lock & Shy Tracks & the Go to Time Command
3. Adding Photoshop Files to an After Effects Timeline
4. Converting Text & Animating Tracking
5. Animating Text Scale
6. Using Text Animation Presets
7. Adjusting Playback Resolution
8. Using a Background Animation Preset
9. Adding a Drop Shadow to Text
10. Creating & Rotating a Sphere Effect
11. Animating Text Opacity
12. Adding a Magnify Effect on an Adjustment Layer
13. Creating & Animating a Mask
14. Duplicating & Tweaking Layers
15. Creating a Smooth Transition with Masking
16. Saving & Exporting with the Render Queue
Chapter 3 CREATING GRAPHICS WITH ILLUSTRATOR (13 min)
1. Using Live Trace to Convert a JPG to Vector Art
2. Cleaning Up the Vector Image
3. Creating a Background for the Bug
4. Masking Out an Area & Using Pathfinder to Crop
Chapter 4 LOWER THIRDS (37 min)
1. Setting Up a New Composition
2. Using an Element from a 4:3 Comp in a 16:9 Comp
3. Explaining Title Safe & Action Safe Guides
4. Creating a Solid Background
5. Exporting After Effects Files into Photoshop
6. Designing Elements with Photoshop
7. Adding Text to a Lower Third
8. Shortcuts for Creating Additional Lower Thirds
9. Final Assembly & Tweaks in After Effects
10. Final Comments
PART 2 - Working with Audio
Chapter 1 AUDITION & THE MULTITRACK ENVIRONMENT (18 min)
1. Introducing the Adobe Audition 2.0 Interface
2. Editing in the Spectral Frequency Display View
3. Looking at the Mixer Panel in the Multitrack View
4. Adjusting Panels & Saving a Custom Workspace
5. Working with the Scrub Tool
Chapter 2 CREATING A SOUNDTRACK WITH LOOPOLOGY LOOPS (28 min)
1. Resetting a Workspace & Inserting Loops
2. Extending the Loop, Zooming, & Naming the Track
3. Slowing Down the Tempo of a Loop
4. Transposing the Pitch of an Audio Clip
5. Resizing the Audio Tracks
6. Utilizing the Bars & Beats Time Display
7. Adding Strings & Saving the Session
Chapter 3 MIXING TOOLS & AUTOMATION (22 min)
1. Examining a Multitrack Session
2. Soloing Tracks & Adjusting their Levels
3. Assigning Tracks to a Bus
4. Working in Track Automation Mode
5. Panning Tracks via the Mixer
6. Equalizing Tracks via the Mixer
7. Adding Reverb to a Track & Saving the Session
Chapter 4 ENCODING FOR 5.1 SURROUND SOUND (08 min)
1. Exporting a Session into a Stereo Mix
2. Exporting a 5.1 Mix Using the Surround Encoder
3. Final Comments
PART 3 - Editing in Premiere® Pro
Chapter 1 PREMIERE® WORKSPACE, TOOLS, & A ROUGH CUT (26 min)
1. Capturing Video Clips in Premiere Pro
2. Importing & Screening Video Clips in the Timeline
3. Viewing Clips in the Source Monitor
4. Exploring Additional Controls in the Interface
Chapter 2 MARKERS, TRANSITIONS, & AUDIO (27 min)
1. Setting Up the Rough Cut Sequence
2. Adding Markers on the Downbeats
3. Storyboarding in Icon View
4. Dragging Clips to the Timeline & Locking Tracks
5. Snapping & Trimming Clips in the Timeline
6. Adding Transitions & Using the Trim Window
7. Adding Shots of the Band & Saving the Project
Chapter 3 VOICE-OVER TRACKS & NOISE REDUCTION (25 min)
1. Importing a VO Track & Sending it to Audition
2. Removing Background Noise in Audition
3. Renaming Files inside the Project Panel
4. Setting In & Out Points in the Audio Clip
5. Dragging Audio Clips into the Timeline
6. Adjusting the Audio Edit
Chapter 4 CUSTOMIZING LOWER THIRDS (30 min)
1. Using Dynamic Link to Import After Effects® Files
2. Trimming, Dissolving, & Rendering Lower Thirds
3. Using the Title Designer to Create Lower Thirds
4. Inserting Lower Thirds into the Timeline
5. Duplicating & Modifying Lower Thirds
Chapter 5 MIXING AUDIO IN PREMIERE & USING MARKERS (20 min)
1. Duplicating an Audio Track to Raise Volume
2. Adding & Naming Chapter Markers
3. Encoding Your Project for Encore DVD
4. Final Comments
PART 4 - Multicam & Synchronization
Chapter 1 SYNCING SOURCE TRACKS (15 min)
1. Syncing Clip 1 for Multicamera Editing
2. Syncing Clips 2 & 3 for Multicamera Editing
3. Importing a Track from a CD into Premiere® Pro
Chapter 2 SYNCING PICTURE TO SOUND (19 min)
1. Syncing Clips Using Numbered Clip Markers
2. Deleting & Placing Audio Tracks into the Timeline
3. Expanding Track Size to Increase Waveform Visibility
4. Using Waveforms to Precisely Sync Audio
5. Nest Sequences & Enable Multicam Editing
Chapter 3 MULTICAM EDIT VIEW (13 min)
1. Performing Realtime Multicamera Editing
2. Working in the Timeline with Multicamera Edits
3. Performing Punch In Recording
Chapter 4 BUILDING DVDS IN PREMIERE (32 min)
1. Authoring a Simple DVD in Premiere Pro
2. Adding DVD Scene Markers & Menus
3. Controlling the Poster Frame & Motion of Menu Buttons
4. Exporting a Premiere Pro Sequence for Clip Notes
5. Adding Comments in Adobe Clip Notes
6. Importing & Viewing Clip Notes Comments in Premiere Pro
7. Looking at the Stream Video Export Option
8. Final Comments
PART 5 - Authoring DVDs with Encore DVD
Chapter 1 INTERFACE, TOOLS, & MENUS (09 min)
1. Importing Files as Assets & Menus
2. Arranging a Workspace & the Layers Panel
3. Understanding Button Structure
Chapter 2 BUTTONS & SUB-NAVIGATION SYSTEMS (21 min)
1. Placing Menu Assets into a Timeline
2. Looking at the Flowchart Editor
3. Adding a Menu from Encore DVD's Library
4. Using the Flowchart Editor to Set Menu Navigation
5. Adding & Linking Chapters to a Submenu
6. Changing & Resizing Chapter Names
Chapter 3 MENU TRANSITIONS WITH AFTER EFFECTS® (24 min)
1. Adjusting the Hue of the Menu in Photoshop®
2. Preparing to Make a Motion Menu
3. Generating a Lens Flare in After Effects
4. Creating the Lens Flare Transition
5. Adding the Transition to the DVD Navigation
Chapter 4 FLOWCHART EDITOR & THE PROJECT CHECKER (19 min)
1. Importing & Placing Assets into Timelines
2. Adding the Open & Music Video to the Navigation
3. Editing Menu Button Text
4. Using Check Project to Identify Missing Links
5. Toggling the Visibility of Button Layers
6. Setting Links in the Properties Panel
Chapter 5 BUILDING & BURNING DVDS (12 min)
1. Previewing Your DVD Content
2. Building the DVD
3. Modifying DVD Project Settings
4. Final Comments & Credits