Adobe

Final Draft 7

Product Data
Format: 
1 DVD-ROM
Duration: 
1+ Hour
Platform: 
Apple Macintosh
Windows XP/Vista
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Inside Final Draft provides insider tips, tricks and techniques to get you writing quickly in the premiere screenwriting software used by industry professionals today. You will learn how to format screenplays correctly and how to use Final Draft's built in functions to achieve a flawlessly formatted screenplay every time. You will learn to master the different features within Final Draft that let you turn your idea into a well-told story, with featured lessons on Reports, Index Cards, Revision Mode, Speech Control, Collabowrite, and Tagger, which lets you identify key production elements like props, quickly and easily.

The training includes a Final Draft AV section, where you will learn how industry pros use the functionality of Final Draft AV's dual column audio visual scripting software to write commercials, documentaries, music videos, training films and more.

Suitable for both new and experienced writers, this top-notch training will help you take your screenwriting to the next level, while creating documents suitable for submission to studios, production companies, film festivals, and agencies.

Instructor Data
Instructor Name: 
Annie Frisbie
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Instructor Intro: 
Annie Young Frisbie is the writer and co-producer of SPEAK, a feature film that debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2003; with airings on Showtime and Lifetime in the Fall of 2005. Frisbie has worked in film and television since 1997, with credits that include Doug McGrath's upcoming Have You Heard?, People I Know starring Al Pacino, Todd Haynes' Far From Heaven, Spike Lee's 25th Hour and the television series The Education of Max Bickford.
Instructor Bio: 
Frisbie also teaches screenwriting at the college level and has served on the nominating committee for the IFP Market Awards since 2000.
Table of Content
Table of Content: 
  1. Introduction
  2. Getting Started and Interface Overview
  3. Final Draft Elements
    1. Scene Headings
    2. Writing the Action
    3. Character, Parenthetical and Dialogue
    4. Scene Transitions
    5. Customizing and Formatting Features
  4. Formatting Don'ts
    1. Macros and Script Views
    2. Script Compare
    3. Dual-Dialogue Feature
    4. The Document Menu
    5. Format Assistant
    6. Save and Export Options
    7. Advanced Features
  5. Script Notes
    1. Index Cards and the Split Panel View *watch NEW free video lesson
    2. Running Reports on the Script
    3. Scene Numbers and Revision Mode
    4. Speech Control
    5. Overview of Final Draft Tagger
  6. Bonus Lesson - Final Draft AV

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The award-winning Digital Media Training Series™ presents the Inside Adobe Creative Suite® 2 training bundle. It includes 3 DVDs - Inside Adobe Illustrator®CS2, Inside Adobe Photoshop® CS2 and Inside Adobe InDesign® CS2. With over 17 hours of comprehensive training suitable for those already familiar with prior versions of these applications, as well as those new to Adobe's creative products, this training bundle will have you working quickly and confidently in Creative Suite 2 without costly classes, phone calls to help lines, or time-consuming trial and error learning.

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InDesign CS3

Product Data
Format: 
1 DVD-ROM
Duration: 
1.5 hours / 10 Lessons
Platform: 
Apple Macintosh
Windows XP/Vista
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Get a comprehensive look at Adobe's new InDesign CS3 with leading Adobe certified instructor Jeff Witchel. Master the basics and get introduced to the powerful new tools and features of InDesign CS3. By the end of the program, you will be up and running on your own layout and design projects, taking advantage of the additional effects, superior control of transparency, enhanced productivity tools and other advancements to this powerful application.

top 5 things you will learn:

1. Open Format Timeline
2. Mixing for 5.1 Audio
3. FX Plug Filters
4. SmoothCam
5. Editable Motion Templates

Instructor Data
Instructor Name: 
Jeff Witchel
Instructor Image: 
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Instructor Intro: 
Jeff Witchel graduated from Pratt Institute in 1973 with a B.F.A. (Cum Laude) in Advertising Design and Visual Communications. He has been an award-winning advertising art director, writer, designer, illustrator, and TV producer ever since. Before starting his own advertising agency in New Jersey, Jeff built his career at top New York ad agencies such as Young & Rubicam, Grey Advertising, and Wells, Rich, Greene. Over the years, he has created award-winning work for many clients including AT&T, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Jell-O Pudding, The Plaza Hotel, and Pfizer. His many prestigious awards include N.Y. Art Directors Club Gold Award, One Show Gold Award, N.J. Art Directors Club Award, multiple Andy Awards, Graphis Annual, numerous readership awards, plus an Emmy Award nomination. Jeff is a self-taught computer artist with over 20 years of experience. His initial introduction to the computer was with PageMaker, but he switched to Quark 1.0 when it was first introduced in 1987. Having arrived on the desktop publishing scene so early, Jeff became the "go to" guy for answers when others started getting into computer graphics. As an Adobe Certified Expert, he's provided online support for Adobe and is now an Adobe Certified Training Provider for both Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign. Jeff is one of just a handful of Adobe Certified Instructors in the New York metropolitan area. He also is a Quark Certified Expert in QuarkXPress 6 as well as a master of Adobe Photoshop and related applications. He counts among his training clients ad agencies, design studios, magazines, illustrators, and photographers in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. Jeff is the author and instructor for two training DVDs produced by Magnet Media Films in New York - "Inside Adobe Illustrator CS2" and "Inside Adobe InDesign CS2." He also writes tutorials for Layers magazine's website, authors Layers Magazine's "Tips of the Day," which are delivered daily to subscribers by email, and is a regular contributor to Adobe Illustrator Techniques magazine.
Highlights Data
Highlight Title 1: 
Working with Transparency
Highlight Description 1: 

Jeff explores the Effects Panel, which has replaced CS2’s Transparency Palette, and how work in this single panel makes controlling effects and transparency easier and more efficient.

Highlight Title 2: 
Working with Text
Highlight Description 2: 

Jeff demonstrates the versatility of the Wrap To option in the Wraps Panel and explores the enhancements to the Glyph Panel.

Highlight Title 3: 
Fast Frame Fitting
Highlight Description 3: 

In addition to placing multiple images, the Frame Fitting options allow you to decide the scale and positioning of files to be placed in a grid. Jeff then shows how these preferences can be saved as preferred object styles.

Table of Content
Table of Content: 
  1. Introduction to InDesign CS3
  2. The New Workspace
  3. The New Control Panel
  4. Working with Transparency
  5. New Effects
  6. Working with Text
  7. Table & Cell Styles
  8. Bullets & Numbering
  9. Placing Files
  10. Fast Frame Fitting

Flash CS3

Product Data
Format: 
1 DVD-ROM
Duration: 
1.5 hours / 10 Lessons
Platform: 
Apple Macintosh
Windows XP/Vista
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DVD Interface Description: 

Author, designer and Flash video pioneer R Blank guides you through working with the latest features in Adobe Flash CS3. Flash CS3 introduced some powerful advances, such as tighter compatibility with Photoshop and Illustrator, additional tool capacities and improved Action Script 3 - expanding the way you design and create. If you're a designer, a video editor or an animator, you will find R Blank's intuitive instruction to be an indispensable resource as you master Flash CS3.

top 5 things you will learn:

1. Learn what’s new about the CS3 Interface and how it can how you can use it to improve the way you create
2. Get to work with the advanced tweening capacity of Flash CS3
3. Get comfortable with the Full-screen Flash 9 Video
4. Apply the additional drawing tools to your projects
5. Master the coding and debugging tools

Instructor Data
Instructor Name: 
R Blank
Instructor Image: 
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Instructor Intro: 
R Blank is CTO of Almer/Blank, an Adobe Solution Partner based in Venice, California that specializes in video and application development for the Flash Platform, for clients including E! Entertainment Television, Microsoft, Apple, Comcast, the House of Blues, and IKEA. Almer/Blank is also the creator of FlexTube.tv, the first private-label licensable video sharing network. For over 13 years he has been an interactive designer, developer, consultant, teacher, and author, specializing in the planning, development and release of rich interfaces; R has specialized in Flash since 1999. R holds four Flash Certifications, was one of the first 50 Certified Flash Developers in the world, and has been a contributing author for the Flash Designer Certification Exam. R founded and manages LA Flash, a community of over 2,800 Flash industry professionals, and home to three Adobe Users Groups for Flash, and also serves on the Information Technology Faculty at the University of Southern California (USC) Viterbi School of Engineering. He is the author of 'DMTS: Inside Flash 8' DVD-training, and an upcoming book on developing Flex 2 applications from Friends of Ed. Previously, R co-founded and served as Director of Product & Design at Wildform where he co-created Flix, the first video encoder for Flash (now owned by On2). R has an MBA in Entrepreneurship from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and a BA in History from Columbia University.
Highlights Data
Highlight Title 1: 
Creating a Video Player
Highlight Description 1: 

By building a simple video player using Flash CS3’s built-in player “skins,” R demonstrates the workflow for producing video from encoding through launch.

Highlight Title 2: 
Designing Your Interface
Highlight Description 2: 

R shows how to import an interface designed in Illustrator CS3 into Flash CS3, highlighting Flash’s improved importing tools and integration with the Creative Suite.

Highlight Title 3: 
Publishing for the Web
Highlight Description 3: 

R demonstrates how to create the HTML & CSS code necessary for publishing his video player on the web.

Table of Content
Table of Content: 
  1. Introduction to Flash CS3
  2. Flash CS3 Interface
  3. Creating a Basic Video Player
  4. Designing Your Interface
  5. Animating Your Interface
  6. Coding for Video
  7. Batch Encoding Video
  8. Finishing the Player
  9. Publishing for the Web
  10. Exporting to QuickTime

Illustrator CS3

Product Data
Format: 
1 DVD-ROM
Duration: 
1.5 hours / 10 Lessons
Platform: 
Apple Macintosh
Windows XP/Vista
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DVD Interface Large: 
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DVD Interface Description: 

Start creating with the much-anticipated Illustrator CS3, the version that is being called the most significant in a decade. Expert Adobe Certified instructor Jeff Witchel visually demonstrates the essential features and introduces you to the newest features like Live Color. He'll also show you the superior integration with Flash that will expand your skills and allow you to animate your illustrations. By the end of the training, you'll be designing with Illustrator more efficiently and adding to your creative toolkit.

top 5 things you will learn:

1. Efficiency of working with the new interface
2. The creative flexibility of Live Color
3. Enhanced control of anchor point selection and editing
4. Advanced drawing tools
5. Superior integration with Flash

Instructor Data
Instructor Name: 
Jeff Witchel
Instructor Image: 
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Instructor Intro: 
&pJeff Witchel graduated from Pratt Institute in 1973 with a B.F.A. (Cum Laude) in Advertising Design and Visual Communications. He has been an award-winning advertising art director, writer, designer, illustrator, and TV producer ever since. Before starting his own advertising agency in New Jersey, Jeff built his career at top New York ad agencies such as Young ; Rubicam, Grey Advertising, and Wells, Rich, Greene. Over the years, he has created award-winning work for many clients including AT&T, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Jell-O Pudding, The Plaza Hotel, and Pfizer. His many prestigious awards include N.Y. Art Directors Club Gold Award, One Show Gold Award, N.J. Art Directors Club Award, multiple Andy Awards, Graphis Annual, numerous readership awards, plus an Emmy Award nomination. Jeff is a self-taught computer artist with over 20 years of experience. His initial introduction to the computer was with PageMaker, but he switched to Quark 1.0 when it was first introduced in 1987. Having arrived on the desktop publishing scene so early, Jeff became the "go to" guy for answers when others started getting into computer graphics. As an Adobe Certified Expert, he's provided online support for Adobe and is now an Adobe Certified Training Provider for both Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign. Jeff is one of just a handful of Adobe Certified Instructors in the New York metropolitan area. He also is a Quark Certified Expert in QuarkXPress 6 as well as a master of Adobe Photoshop and related applications. He counts among his training clients ad agencies, design studios, magazines, illustrators, and photographers in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. Jeff is the author and instructor for two training DVDs produced by Magnet Media Films in New York - "Inside Adobe Illustrator CS2" and "Inside Adobe InDesign CS2." He also writes tutorials for Layers magazine's website, authors Layers Magazine's "Tips of the Day," which are delivered daily to subscribers by email, and is a regular contributor to Adobe Illustrator Techniques magazine.
Highlights Data
Highlight Title 1: 
Working with Anchor Points
Highlight Description 1: 

Jeff shows how much easier and more efficient it is to deal with anchor points in Illustrator CS3 by demonstrating such new features as aligning anchor points and converting to and from corner and curved anchor points without having to use a converting tool.

Highlight Title 2: 
Working with Live Color
Highlight Description 2: 

Live Color is an amazing new feature to Illustrator CS3. In this section, Jeff shows how to access pre-existing color groups, how to create your own personalized color groups, and how to adjust color properties.

Highlight Title 3: 
Preparing for Flash
Highlight Description 3: 

Jeff shows how text and symbols can easily be prepared for work in Flash.

Table of Content
Table of Content: 
  1. Introduction to Illustrator CS3
  2. The New Workspace
  3. Setting Up New Documents
  4. The Control Panel
  5. Working with Anchor Points
  6. Working in Isolation Mode
  7. Working with the Eraser Tool
  8. Crop Tool
  9. Working with Live Color
  10. Preparing for Flash

Photoshop CS3

Product Data
Format: 
1 DVD-ROM
Duration: 
1.5 hours / 10 Lessons
Platform: 
Apple Macintosh
Windows XP/Vista
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In less than two hours, get up to speed on the latest features Adobe Photoshop has to offer. From non-destructive filters to advance compositing features, expert Jeffery Morse takes viewers through the newest version of Photoshop, teaching newcomers the essential tools to get started and showing more experienced Photoshop users the inside scoop on the enhanced features.

top 5 things you will learn:

1. Access the power of the nondestructive Smart Filters
2. Design your work smarter with the Quick Selection Tool
3. Learn the secrets of the Vanishing Point with adjustable angle
4. Take away valuable, concrete instruction on automatic layer alignment and blending
5. Follow thorough, clear guidelines for using the next generation of Camera Raw…and get to work fast!

Instructor Data
Instructor Name: 
Jeffery Morse
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Instructor Intro: 
Jeffery Morse is an award-winning producer, editor, trainer and photographer. Apple Certified in Final Cut Studio and Aperture, Jeffery specializes in post-production workflows and training for video and digital photography. Jeffery is the founder of deepfield.net, a multimedia production company that designs, produces and implements a variety of media from Flash-based websites to videos and interactive DVDs At deepfield.net the work philosophy is taken from Thoreau: "Simplification of means and elevation of ends is the goal." On the training side, Jeffery has worked with companies like CNN, Sony, Universal Studios, BMW, Bunim-Murray Productions, Weynand Training and Apple Inc. For Apple he is a Master Trainer for both Aperture and Final Cut Studio. As a speaker, Jeffery has been featured at Macworld, DVExpo, WPPI, BEA, and the Jackson Hole Film Festival.
Highlights Data
Highlight Title 1: 
Quick Selection Tool
Highlight Description 1: 

Jeffrey shows how simply and powerfully selected specific objects within your images is with the new Quick Selection Tool. He demonstrates the options for how to select your object and quickly create a mask for further manipulation.

Highlight Title 2: 
Clone Source
Highlight Description 2: 

Jeffrey now combines all of the various photos and features by using the new Clone Source Tool to combine various elements, images and masked selections into a final composition.

Highlight Title 3: 
Smart Filters
Highlight Description 3: 

In this lesson, Jeffrey demonstrates how to use Smart Filters to easily affect your image in ways that are easily editable.

Table of Content
Table of Content: 
  1. Introduction to Photoshop CS3
  2. Adobe Bridge CS3
  3. Camera Raw 4.0
  4. Photomerge and Auto-Align
  5. New Adjustment Layers
  6. Quick Selection Tool
  7. Smart Filters
  8. Clone Source
  9. Export Options in CS3
  10. Improved Print Experience
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