Adobe Production Studio: From Edit to Output

Disc 1 – Preparing the Package

• Looking at the Production Studio User Interface
• Setting Up a Favorites Folder in Adobe Bridge
• Cropping & Transforming a Photoshop ® Graphic
• Adding Photoshop Blending Modes
• Adding Lines & Text to Photoshop Compositions
• Adding Illustrator ® Elements to Photoshop Compositions

• Setting Up the Title Animation Project
• Lock & Shy Tracks & the Go to Time Command
• Adding Photoshop Files to an After Effects Timeline
• Converting Text & Animating Tracking
• Animating Text Scale
• Using Text Animation Presets
• Adjusting Playback Resolution
• Using a Background Animation Preset
• Adding a Drop Shadow to Text
• Creating & Rotating a Sphere Effect
• Animating Text Opacity
• Adding a Magnify Effect on an Adjustment Layer
• Creating & Animating a Mask
• Duplicating & Tweaking Layers
• Creating a Smooth Transition with Masking
• Saving & Exporting with the Render Queue

• Using Live Trace to Convert a JPG to Vector Art
• Cleaning Up the Vector Image
• Creating a Background for the Bug
• Masking Out an Area & Using Pathfinder to Crop

• Setting Up a New Composition
• Using an Element from a 4:3 Comp in a 16:9 Comp
• Explaining Title Safe & Action Safe Guides
• Creating a Solid Background
• Exporting After Effects Files into Photoshop
• Designing Elements with Photoshop
• Adding Text to a Lower Third
• Shortcuts for Creating Additional Lower Thirds
• Final Assembly & Tweaks in After Effects
• Final Comments

• Introducing the Adobe Audition 2.0 Interface
• Editing in the Spectral Frequency Display View
• Looking at the Mixer Panel in the Multitrack View
• Adjusting Panels & Saving a Custom Workspace
• Working with the Scrub Tool

• Resetting a Workspace & Inserting Loops
• Extending the Loop, Zooming, & Naming the Track
• Slowing Down the Tempo of a Loop
• Transposing the Pitch of an Audio Clip
• Resizing the Audio Tracks
• Utilizing the Bars & Beats Time Display
• Adding Strings & Saving the Session

• Examining a Multitrack Session
• Soloing Tracks & Adjusting their Levels
• Assigning Tracks to a Bus
• Working in Track Automation Mode
• Panning Tracks via the Mixer
• Equalizing Tracks via the Mixer
• Adding Reverb to a Track & Saving the Session

• Exporting a Session into a Stereo Mix
• Exporting a 5.1 Mix Using the Surround Encoder
• Final Comments

• Capturing Video Clips in Premiere Pro
• Importing & Screening Video Clips in the Timeline
• Viewing Clips in the Source Monitor
• Exploring Additional Controls in the Interface

• Setting Up the Rough Cut Sequence
• Adding Markers on the Downbeats
• Storyboarding in Icon View
• Dragging Clips to the Timeline & Locking Tracks
• Snapping & Trimming Clips in the Timeline
• Adding Transitions & Using the Trim Window
• Adding Shots of the Band & Saving the Project

• Importing a VO Track & Sending it to Audition™
• Removing Background Noise in Audition
• Renaming Files inside the Project Panel
• Setting In & Out Points in the Audio Clip
• Dragging Audio Clips into the Timeline
• Adjusting the Audio Edit

• Using Dynamic Link to Import After Effects® Files
• Trimming, Dissolving, & Rendering Lower Thirds
• Using the Title Designer to Create Lower Thirds
• Inserting Lower Thirds into the Timeline
• Duplicating & Modifying Lower Thirds

• Duplicating an Audio Track to Raise Volume
• Adding & Naming Chapter Markers
• Encoding Your Project for Encore™ DVD
• Final Comments

• Syncing Clip 1 for Multicamera Editing
• Syncing Clips 2 & 3 for Multicamera Editing
• Importing a Track from a CD into Premiere® Pro

• Syncing Clips Using Numbered Clip Markers
• Deleting & Placing Audio Tracks into the Timeline
• Expanding Track Size to Increase Waveform Visibility
• Using Waveforms to Precisely Sync Audio
• Nest Sequences & Enable Multicam Editing

• Performing Realtime Multicamera Editing
• Working in the Timeline with Multicamera Edits
• Performing Punch In Recording

• Authoring a Simple DVD in Premiere Pro
• Adding DVD Scene Markers & Menus
• Controlling the Poster Frame & Motion of Menu Buttons
• Exporting a Premiere Pro Sequence for Clip Notes
• Adding Comments in Adobe Clip Notes
• Importing & Viewing Clip Notes Comments in Premiere Pro
• Looking at the Stream Video Export Option
• Final Comments

• Importing Files as Assets & Menus
• Arranging a Workspace & the Layers Panel
• Understanding Button Structure

• Placing Menu Assets into a Timeline
• Looking at the Flowchart Editor
• Adding a Menu from Encore™ DVD’s Library
• Using the Flowchart Editor to Set Menu Navigation
• Adding & Linking Chapters to a Submenu
• Changing & Resizing Chapter Names

• Adjusting the Hue of the Menu in Photoshop®
• Preparing to Make a Motion Menu
• Generating a Lens Flare in After Effects
• Creating the Lens Flare Transition
• Adding the Transition to the DVD Navigation

• Importing & Placing Assets into Timelines
• Adding the Open & Music Video to the Navigation
• Editing Menu Button Text
• Using Check Project to Identify Missing Links
• Toggling the Visibility of Button Layers
• Setting Links in the Properties Panel

• Previewing Your DVD Content
• Building the DVD
• Modifying DVD Project Settings
• Final Comments & Credits

• Customizing a Workspace
• Selecting, Scrubbing, & Context Menus
• Setting Up Audio Hardware
• Setting Preferences
• Edit View Workspaces & the Files Panel
• Scrubbing, Selecting, & Zooming in Edit View
• Adding, Editing, & Naming Markers
• Spectral & Waveform Views, Pre/Postroll, & XMP
• Converting Sample Types & Saving Files
• Adjusting Track Heights & Multitrack Workspaces
• Introducing the Audio Mixer
• Import Files in Multitrack, Duplicating, & Snapping
• Cutting, Copying, Pasting, & Selecting Tracks
• Save a Session & Export an Audio Mix Down
• Working in the CD View

• Applying & Adjusting Realtime Effects
• Saving Presets & Applying an Effect to a Send & Bus
• Send Controls & Post/Pre-Fader Sends
• Adding Multiple Tracks to a Send & Bus
• Applying Multiple Effects to a Send & Bus
• Tube-Modeled Compressor & Freeze Tracks
• Performing a Mix Down
• Applying Effects to the Mastering Rack
• Viewing the Phase & Frequency Analysis

• Understanding the Spectral Frequency Display
• Recognizing Unwanted Noise Frequencies
• Using the Spectral Controls
• Using the Phase & Frequency Analysis Panels
• Understanding the Spectral Pan Display
• Understanding the Spectral Phase Display

• Creating a New Session & Adding Tracks
• Importing Sound Files via Adobe Bridge
• Building Tracks & Extracting Audio from a CD
• Changing the Key of Files Locally & Globally
• Changing the Tempo of Files Locally & Globally
• Playing Overlapping Clips on a Single Track
• Snapping, Dragging, & Time Stretching Clips
• Listening to the Assembled Session

• Working with Clip Envelopes
• Automating Parameters in the Touch & Write Modes
• Working with Automation Lane Envelopes
• Automating a Send Level of a Track
• Using the Latch Automation Mode
• Adding EQ on the Master Fader
• Applying a Multiband Compressor
• Use Bounce to New Track Command for Submixing

• Introducing Noise Reduction
• Advanced Noise Reduction Techniques
• Saving Noise Profiles
• Removing Pings
• Removing Plosives
• Removing Thuds
• Removing Pops

• Using the Dynamics Processor
• Using the Parametric Equalizer
• Using the FFT Filter & Repair Transient Command
• Trimming Audio for a Smooth Flow
• Enhancing the Voice-Over with Delay Effects
• Adding a Music Bed
• Add Multiband Compressor & Studio Reverb

• Using the Edit Original Command
• Using the Surround Encoder
• Keyframing Surround Sound Audio with Pan Envelopes
• Multichannel Export Options
• Making Dynamic Changes in Audition & Premiere Pro
• Importing & Converting Different File Types

• Preparing for a Live Recording Session
• Recording the Drum Track
• Recording the Piano Track
• Recording the Organ Track
• Recording the First Vocal Track
• Recording Vocal Harmonies
• Loop-Recording a Punch In
• Preparing for Multitrack Editing
• Trimming & Editing Tracks
  10. Replacing Instrument Tracks with Loopology Files
• Performing a Live Mix
  12. Using Equalization to Balance the Mix
  13. Finalizing the Mix
  14. Using the Multiband Compressor
  15. Mixing Down to a CD

• Exploring the New Interface & Adjusting Panels
• Creating Workspaces, New Items, & Library Sets
• Bringing in Assets with Adobe Bridge
• Reviewing Preferences & Importing Assets

• Adding Video & Audio to the Timeline
• Setting Chapter Points in a Timeline
• Chapter Points, Poster Frames, & Thumbnails
• Setting End Actions & Menu Buttons
• Setting First Play & Timeline User Operations
• Importing Text Script for Subtitles
• Creating & Adjusting Subtitle Text & Properties
• Importing FAB Images & Image Script
• Set End Actions for Chapter Points & Chapter Playlists

• Applying a Preset Motion Menu
• Linking Chapter Points to Buttons
• Switching Menus & Automated Chapter Indexing
• Modifying Menu Text & Backgrounds
• Adding Layer Sets & Text Styles
• Making Adjustments to Menus in Photoshop
• Add Buttons & Convert Text into a Button
• Choosing a Background & Using Replacement Layers
• Creating & Controlling Button Highlights
  10. Creating a Menu Button from Scratch
  11. Changing Highlight Colors Using Menu Color Set

• Importing Images & Organizing Your Workspace
• Working with the Slideshow Audio Options
• Adding Transitions, Pans, & Zooms
• Adding Subtitles & Descriptions to Slides

• Introducing the Encore DVD Flowchart
• Linking Buttons to Menus & Timelines
• Checking & Previewing Your DVD Project

• Encore DVD & Premiere® Pro Integration
• Editing an Original Audition® Multitrack Session
• Launching an Original File in Audition Edit View
• Performing a Group Waveform Normalize
• Creating Dynamic Motion Menus Using After Effects®
• Link an After Effects Project to an Encore Timeline
• Adding Audio to the Motion Menu in After Effects

• Exploring the Build DVD Panel
• Transcoding a DVD & Creating Transcode Presets
• Exploring the Disc Panel & Project Settings
• Final Comments & Credits