Premiere Pro CS4 or CS5 Level 1
3-Day Ultimate Course

Length
3 Days (21 actual hours of training)

Class Fees
1 Student       $945
2 Students    $1590
3 Students    $2085
4+ Students     Call

At this time, Art=Visual is offering both CS4 and CS5 courses in Premiere Pro. When reading the Course Outline (scroll downward to see it), if a subject says New to CS5, this is taught in the CS5 version of the course.  If a subject says Enhanced for CS5, this means that the basic function is in both the CS4 and CS5 versions, but that CS5 has added some enhancements.  These enhancements would be covered in the CS5 course only.

Note: Maximum class size at our Atlanta classroom is two students. Three or more students must train on-site at their place of business. For more information, please read about our class sizes.

Note on Fees:  Multiple student discounts are for multiple students from one organization.

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Class Times
Classes can be held at any time per the customer's schedule, but unless arranged otherwise, classes run from 9 AM to 5 PM each day, with an hour for lunch. This equates to eight total hours of training per day, which is one to two hours more than any other software training facility or private instructor.

Description
Art=Visual's 3-Day Premiere Pro Level 1 Ultimate course is designed for those who want to learn more than just "the basics" of Premiere Pro.  This 3-Day course is for those who are completely new to the software, have limited knowledge of the software, or are Final Cut, Avid, etc. users who are converting to Premiere Pro. The course was designed by Steve Markos and is based on his experience as a Video Editor.  It covers what Steve feels are the ESSENTIALS needed to use Premiere Pro on a competent level and to create a compelling, professional-looking video. 

After completing this course a student will be able to:

• Create a new Premiere Pro project
• Capture video from both device-controlled and non device-controlled sources
• Set In- and Out-points on video clips
• Use the editing tools
• Work with Transitions
• Control audio levels
• Manipulate transparency
• Create titles
• Create motion animations
• Use Premiere's creative effects
• Utilize overlay and insert edits
• Change the speed of the original video (fast/motion/reverse motion)
• Create a music mix
• Automatically create a slide show of still images
• Output to tape, DVD, or web based applications (Windows Media Player, etc.)

Class materials
Steve uses his own videos and written materials for the class, but also provides student's with their own copy of Adobe's Premiere Pro CS4/CS5 Classroom In A Book to use as a reference manual.

Art=Visual classes have plenty of hands-on practices that allow students to create real world art and compositions.

Course Outline

Lesson 1:  Discussion on CS5 Technical Improvements (New to CS5)
• System Requirements
• Mercury Playback Engine
• Support for new tapeless formats
• DSLR Camera video support

Lesson 2: Setting Up a New Premiere Pro Project
• Selecting project formats (Enhanced for CS5)
• Customizing and saving project presets
• Revising project settings after a project is created

Lesson 3: Premiere Pro Set-up
• Scratch disks
• Program preferences
• Playback Settings
• Workspace overview
• Customizing the workspace

Lesson 4: Capturing Video (covered only for students using tape media cameras)
• How to read SMPTE Timecode
• Device controlled capture
• Capture window layout
• Single clip capture
• Capture an entire tape (Enhanced for CS5)
• Batch capture
• Manual capture from a non-device controlled video player (VHS or DVD)

Lesson 5: The Editing Tools
• The Project Panel
• Importing video clips
• Setting In and Out points in the Source Monitor
• Intro to using multiple timelines (aka sequences)
• Editing with the Selection Tool
• Ripple Edits
• Rolling Edits
• Slip and Slide Tools
• Track Selection Tool
• Rate Stretch Tool
• Cut Tool

Lesson 6: Missing Files
• Locating and relinking missing files

Lesson 7: Video Transitions
• Categories of Video Transitions
• Relevance of Handles
• Applying video transitions
• Controlling transitions in the Effects Control Palette
• Transition options

Lesson 8: Rendering and Real Time Video Previews
• What is rendering?
• What is "real time?"
• How and when to render video previews
• The Work Area bar
• Creation and storage of rendered clips
• Rendered clip management

Lesson 9: Intro to Motion Animation
• Importing still images (Enhanced for CS5)
• Setting up the workspace for animation
• Setting static position, scale, rotation parameters
• Animating position, scale, rotation, and anchor points
• Anti-Flicker Filter in regards to still images
• Ease In and Ease Out
• Saving animation presets

Lesson 10: Introduction to the Title Maker
• Overview of Title Maker options
• Creating a Still Text Title
• Creating an object
• Fills, Strokes, and Drop Shadows
• Using Styles
• Editing titles and creating new titles based on existing titles
• Using Templates
• Animating titles
• Saving your motion animation settings as reusable presets
• Credit rolls

Lesson 11: Basics of Audio
• Importing audio files
• Conforming Audio Files
• Mono, Stereo, and 5.1 tracks
• Master Track
• Clip vs. Track Volume
• Fades vs. Cross-fades
• Fade and Cross Fade effects
• Controlling clip volume in the Effects Control Palette
• Controlling track volume in the Timeline
• Audio Gain command

Lesson 12: Premiere Pro Effects and Filters
• Accelerated, 32 Bit, and YUV effects (New to CS5)
• Applying and removing effects from a clip
• Manipulating effect options in the Effects Palette
• Animating effects
• Applying multiple effects
• Copying and Pasting Effects to multiple clips
• Saving Effects as Presets for future use
• Ganging Program and Source monitors for before/after views
• Video Color and Exposure adjustments
• Closer look at some useful Premiere Pro effects

Lesson 13: Time Manipulation
• Slow, fast, and reverse motion
• Frame Hold
• Time Remapping

Lesson 14:  Output and Media Encoder (Enhanced for CS5)
• Windows Media Player
• Flash Video
• H.264
• Still Frame
• AVI Movie Clip
• To Video Tape
• DVD and Blu-ray