Premiere Pro Advanced December 1, 2011

Course Outline:
Note: The curricula below comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. The instructor may, at his/her discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class.

Lesson 1: A Review of Video Essentials
RGB color model
Frame size
Pixel Aspect Ratio
Alpha Channels
Frame Rate
Time Code
Interpreting Footage
Introduction to codecs and maintaining quality in your work
Lesson 2: Putting Clips in Motion - Keyframing
Applying the Motion effect to clips
Changing clip size and adding rotation
Working with keyframe interpolation
Creating a picture-in-picture effect
Enhancing motion with shadows and beveled edges
Using other motion-related effects: Transform, Basic 3D and Camera View
Lesson 3: Changing Time
Using slow-motion and reverse-motion techniques
Enabling variable time changes with time remapping
Applying time remapping with speed transitions
Using time remapping with reverse motion
Recognizing the downstream effects of changing time
Changing the speed of multiple clips simultaneously
Changing the length of multiple stills simultaneously
Lesson 4: Sweetening Your Sound and Mixing Audio
Sweetening sound with audio effects
Trying stereo and 5.1 surround sound effects
Working with the Audio Mixer
Outputting tracks to submixes
Recording voice-overs
Creating a 5.1 surround sound mix
Fixing, sweetening, and creating soundtracks in Adobe Soundbooth
Lesson 5: Analyzing Content
Transcribing speech to text
Enhancing the accuracy of speech analysis
Searching transcription for keywords
Setting In and Out points using speech analysis text
Modifying the metadata
Detecting faces in a sequence
Lesson 6: Keying and Compositing Techniques
Making compositing part of your projects
Working with the Opacity effect
Combine layers based on a blend mode
Working with alpha-channel transparencies
Color keying a green-screen shot with Ultra Key
Using matte keys
Lesson 7: Managing Your Projects
Project menu overview
Using the Project Manager
Importing projects or sequences
Lesson 8: An Introduction to Adobe Onlocation CS5
Overview of OnLocation
Using OnLocation with Adobe Story
Importing clips not captured with Adobe OnLocation
Importing OnLocation clips with the Adobe Premiere Pro Media Browser
Lesson 9: Using Photoshop and After Effects to Enhance Your Video Projects
Exploring Adobe Creative Suite 5 Production Premium
Importing Adobe Photoshop files as sequences
Using Dynamic Link with After Effects
Replacing a clip with an After Effects composition
Lesson 10: Overview of Adobe Encore CS5
Adding Adobe Encore chapter markers to the Premiere Pro Timeline
Using Dynamic Link to export to Encore
Exploring the Encore workspace
Exploring the Properties Panel
Understanding First Play – How to create the “FBI warning” slide
Creating a Menu
Linking Buttons
Previewing your DVD
Lesson 11: Modifying the Menu
Editing an existing menu using Adobe Photoshop
Creating a motion Menu
Copying and routing buttons
Creating a motion background
Adding audio to your menu
Lesson 12: Playlists and Chapter Playlists
Understanding Playlists
Creating Playlists
Accessing Playlists with menus
Understanding Chapter Playlists
Creating Chapter Playlists
Accessing Chapter Playlists
Lesson 13: Alternate Audio and Subtitles
Understanding alternate audio
Creating an Alternate Audio track
Accessing Alternate Audio
Understanding subtitles
Creating Subtitles
Accessing Subtitles
Lesson 14: Creating the DVD
Encoding settings and how to modify them
Burning the DVD
Best practices for a more compatible DVD
Other types of export – Flash and BluRay