Results tagged “Training” from Final Cut Studio, Avid, Adobe, and Video Streaming

Apple just released the new iMac's and they are incredible. For the first time you can get into a Quad core Final Cut system for under $3000. That's right the iMac line now has a quad core machine. If that's not enough the top end iMac now has a 27 inch screen with 2560 by 1440 resolution, and a 512MB ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics card.

At GeniusDV we use iMac's in our classroom for our Final Cut Studio training. Aside from some limitations to what you can hook up to an iMac in terms of peripherals, the iMac's make for great Final Cut systems. I have personally edited  numerous jobs on an iMac, and find them to be quite satisfactory.

I always tell students that unless you need to have MacPro for whatever reason, consider getting both a MacBook Pro, and an iMac. I find that you can get so much accomplished having two systems. Personally I can't imagine not having a MacBook Pro, because I travel so much, and do plenty of editing at 30,000 feet. With this new iMac I can now have a powerful desktop system as the primary Final Cut Studio editing system, and the MacBook Pro system too, for thousands less than a high end MacPro system.

Final Cut Pro has it's own de-interlace filter.  The following tutorial will walk you through the steps of de-interlacing video in Final Cut Pro.  Alternatively, you can also download free de-interlacing software that runs as a third party program.

Usually you don't notice interlacing during video playback; until the motion is paused, or you want to use a particular frame to freeze.  Interlacing causes the still frame to "flicker" or a jittering to the image, also caused by poor video quality, or lack of a steady hand while filming.  Here's where the De-Interlacing Filter in Final Cut Pro comes in handy.  The De-Interlacing Filter works by simply removing either the upper (odd) or lower (even) field of information from any interlaced video.  It removes half the lines and interpolates the missing lines by using the remaining lines to create a whole image, with a little softening of the image as a result.

You can click on each image to see the difference.

In this tutorial, I'll show you how to use Quick Masks in Photoshop.  You might be wondering why you need to use Quick Masks.  Well I'm glad you asked.  You can use Quick Masks when you want one of your images to have an effect on the edges.  This makes your image look more interesting and more appealing than a normal box, circle or oval shape.  OK, now let's get started.



First, for this tutorial, create a new image by navigating the File pull-down menu and clicking New.

One of the newest classes available at GeniusDV is our Photoshop for Web training.  For the many Video Editors, Videographers, IT professionals and Software Engineers, and other professionals that need to design graphics for the web, this class is essential.  The 1-day Photoshop for Web training is designed to get you up and running quickly.  The day after taking the class you'll able to start working on your Photoshop projects.  Photoshop for Web is available in-class, on-site and even on-line.  Our interactive on-line class is great because it is flexible for students and can easily be worked around busy schedules.  In addition, our on-line Photoshop training allows students inside and outside the U.S to take part in an exceptional training experience.  This can save you money on travel to Orlando and to the U.S.  Call Instructor Derrick Freeman at 866-566-1881 or contact him electronically to sign-up for the class. 

If you are serious about taking your webcasts to the next level or simply wanting to launch live streaming for your organization, you should know that Viewcast's Go Stream SURF is a superior tool for Live Webcasting. The portable live encoder comes from the manufacturers of the Osprey capture cards which have been the de facto standard for many building live encoders in the streaming space. Enter the Go Stream SURF live encoder, which is portable and user friendly with an easy to use push button interface and common audio and video inputs for ease of use. The Go Stream SURF, which can be accessed via the internet for set-up and use, has three buttons on the front panel that can be programmed for live encoding to specific datarates. You can program three different encoding datarates and have them all performing live streaming and the same time. The live streaming solution is qualified and very heavy duty.