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021 790 3684 
Premiere CS4 Training Course
We offer a 12-hour introductory and a 12-hour advanced training
course in Premiere. Each course
is either taught over 2 days
or 3 half days.
We currently offer public Premiere training courses in many cities around the country. Please click on the schedule link to your right to see a complete list of our Premiere course offerings.
You can book for these courses by clicking on the booking link at the
top of this page or by clicking on the book link next to the scheduled dates on the right
We also offer custom Premiere
training courses and consulting which can be tailored and targeted
specifically to you and your staff. These courses can be held
at many training centres or on-site at your location
anywhere in South Africa. We also provide Premiere live online training courses in a virtual classroom. Our Premiere training and
support team have over 10 years experience developing and teaching Adobe applications.
Please contact training@multimediacentre.co.za if
you would like more information on our Premiere custom training courses.
COURSE OUTLINES
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Description
This two day Adobe authorised course will give you a comprehensive grounding in Adobe Premiere and provide the skills to bring your ideas to life.
Our trainers are experienced digital video editors who have produced commercial video sequences for broadcast, multimedia and the web. The course covers hints and tips on timing, video effects and compression methods that can make all the difference to your final production.
This course provides an excellent introduction to editing digital video the fastest growing communication tool on the web.
Adobe Premiere Level 1 Course Outline
Introduction to Premiere
• Premiere's user interface
• Importing a video clip
• Displaying video clips
• Viewing and defining video and audio properties
• Using presets to simplify the setting options
• Using video windows
• Using the Timeline display
• Displaying time references
• Using video insert and overlay
• Controlling audio mixing levels
• Editing in Timeline or program windows
Project management
• Accessing multiple source material
• Using thumbnails and clip descriptions
• The Project Settings dialog box
• Importing multiple video clips
• Using multiple flexible bins
• Importing different graphics and audio file formats
• The Automate to Timeline command
Editing
• Using the time ruler
• Using the Track Select, Rolling edit and the Sliding edit tools
• Previewing and rendering using the Ripple tool
• Solving SYNC Problems
• Locking layers
Special effects
• Using standard effects
• Using transitions
• Using Premiere's built in effects/transitions library
• Hints and tips on using effects
The image processing filters
• Using colour correction
• Using blur
• Using image altering controls
• Creating text
Record and play
• Capturing video and audio
• Playing video footage from the hard disk
• Variable video playback speeds
• Batch digitising multiple video clips
• Automatic timecodes
Motion control
• Resizing and moving video layers
• Layering digital images
• Using audio processing filters
• Support for additional effects
• Using plug-in image filters
• Using time remapping
Compositing and superimposing
• Working with layers
• Key techniques
• Generating mattes in Premiere
• Using transparency
Professional features
• Precision audio editing
• Exporting from Adobe Premiere
• Dynamic integration with other Adobe applications
• Using Adobe OnLocation (Windows only)
• Compression tips and tricks
• Optimising video playback
Exporting your project
• Quicktime/RealPlayer compression modules
• Using Save for Web output
• DV, HDV and High Definition video formats
• Exporting for broadcast
• Exporting for multimedia
• Exporting for the web
• Exporting for mobile devices
• Using Device Central
• Embedding video into a PDF file for distribution
• Tips and good practice
Practical exercises
Audience
This course is for individuals who are self-employed and who sell video services, such as wedding videographers. "Prosumers", who are amateurs knowledgeable enough to need professional resources. Other professionals engaged in videography, but for whom videography is not their primary job role. They need to edit video clips and create digital movies, but have little or no experience using Premiere Pro. They need to edit video more quickly, integrate video with other Adobe products, and work in a digital format that can be repurposed for multiple uses. They may have experience using graphic design and illustration programs, such as page layout, photo editing, or illustration programs, but probably do not have experience using other video editing applications.
Course Summary
In this course, you'll use Adobe Premiere Pro CS 3.0 to create a digital video that combines video, audio, and still images.
Pre-Requisites
You should have the following experience prior to taking this course:
- Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer's operating system such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with windows. Students should also have basic Windows application skills, such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, saving files, etc.
On Completion
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Assemble a sequence of media clips
- Fine tune a sequence
- Enhance a sequence with transitions, effects, and titles
- Adjust audio clips
- Export video
Description
The course covers advanced editing techniques, media management issues, getting the best from Premiere's and After Effects' filters, optimising your system, working with sound, visually effective ways of working with text, working with motion and transparency, optimising video for broadcast, multimedia and the web and the options available when exporting for DVD.
Adobe Premiere Level 2 Course Outline
Overview of features
• Media handling
• Effective media management
• Batch capture procedures
• How to recapture material into a project
• Archiving Premiere projects
• Effective use of scratch disks
Optimising your system
• Working in realtime: what hardware is needed?
• Adding a PAL or NTSC monitor
• Setting external video parameters
• Opening multiple projects
• Checking playback settings
• Working with third party video capture cards
Advanced editing
• Using Ripple and Roll
• Using Slip and Slide
• Replacing clips retaining attributes (eg: filters)
• Using the Trim window
• AB vs single track editing
• Unlinking video and audio
• Editing hints and tips
• Using multiple, nestable timelines
• Inserting FLV cue points
Working with effects
• Using Effects controls
• Channel and Directional blur
• Masking effects
• Using After Effects filters
• Keyframing effects
Importing files
• Importing from Photoshop
• Importing Photoshop layers as a sequence
• Using effective graphics
• Photoshop integrations
• Working with transparency and Alpha channels
More about text
• Using the text tool
• Looking at optimised fonts
• Using text on a path
• Using kerning and leading
• Using textures
• Creating rollers and crawls
• Creating text backing straps
• Hints and tips for effective text creation
Using sound
• Sample level editing
• VST filters
• Nesting sound tracks without rendering
• Track based effects
• 5.1 surround sound
Working with motion and transparency
• Setting keyframes
• Using alpha channels
• Using the colour key
• Using a track matte
• Using improved slo-mo
• Time remapping
Exporting video
• Exporting to tape
• Exporting for broadcast
• The importance of de-interlacing
• Integration with After Effects
• Exporting for the web
• Exporting stills
• Output to mobile devices
• An effective export guide
Exporting to DVD
• The Export to DVD feature
• Burning to DVD
• Integrating with Adobe Encore DVD
• Using the Quicktime and Adobe MPEG formats
• Encoders
• Working with variable bit rates
• Hints and tips on producing effective material
Best practice in Premiere
Questions and answers
Audience
This course is designed for those who want to take their editing skills in Adobe Premiere CS4 to the level of a professional editor. This is a two day �power user' course which will enable you to increase your productivity and expand your range of creative choices. We also recommend this course for those planning to gain Adobe Certified Expert status.
Course Summary
The course covers advanced editing techniques, media management issues, getting the best from Premiere's and After Effects' filters, optimising your system, working with sound, visually effective ways of working with text, working with motion and transparency, optimising video for broadcast, multimedia and the web and the options available when exporting for DVD.
Pre-Requisites
Completion of the Premiere Level One course or equivalent experience.
On Completion
You will be able to:
- Understand and use advanced editing techniques
- Import Photoshop files into Premiere
- Use complex effects
- Work with transparency and motion
- Optimise your system using different hardware
- Create surround sound and track based effects
- Understand the different output options
Premiere training courses offered in South Africa
| Course | Start Date | Duration | Cost | Book |
| Premiere Level One Training Courses Online | 11/10/2010 | 3 days | R3,800 | Book |
We can offer you customised on-site training courses in Premiere wherever you are in South Africa:
Johannesburg, Gauteng, East Rand, West Rand, Mid Rand, Pretoria, Tshwane, Bloemfontein, Free State, Kwa Zulu Natal, Durban, South Coast, Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth, East London, Western Cape, George, Plettenberg Bay, Cape Town, Stellenbosch and the Karoo too.
We also provide Premiere training courses in the following cities:
Premiere training courses in Johannesburg
Premiere training courses in Durban
Premiere training courses in Pretoria
Premiere training courses in Cape Town
Premiere training courses in Port Elizabeth
Premiere training courses in Bloemfontein
Premiere training courses in George
Premiere training courses in Plettenberg Bay
Premiere training courses in East London
Premiere training courses in Tshwane
Premiere training courses in East Rand
Premiere training courses in Gauteng
Premiere training courses in Hout Bay
Premiere training courses in Nelspruit
Premiere training courses in Kwa Zulu Natal
Premiere training courses in Midrand
Premiere training courses in Polokwane
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