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Tutorial Videos

These three tutorial video sets cover timeline editing basics, end-to-end timeline finishing and effect, and industry expert demonstrations.
  • Viewing these movies requires Flash Player 7 or later on the PC, Mac, and Linux platforms
  • A broadband connection is not required, but strongly recommended.

7.0.7 Updates

Update training
8 videos: +/- 11 minutes
Footage courtesy of Buzzimage Group; Les Films Stupefiants; The WB11, NY

Learn about some of the new features and enhancements in the latest release, including improvements to the font browser, optimized blur, timeline enhancements, and layer management features in DVE.

The Experience

Introductory:  Timeline Editing
5 lessons:  +/- 55 minutes
Footage courtesy of The WB11, NY
 

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Create a project, import images and audio, and then lay down a baseline timeline.

Complete the lessons featured in the videos yourself on your workstation. To do so, download the following workbook and setups archive.  

Workbook: Experience Tutorial Workbook PDF
Media: You must download all the following files (2.7GB in three parts):

Experience Tutorial Workbook PDF (pdf - 6097Kb)

Once all files are downloaded:

  1. Use WinRAR (PC) or UnRAR (Mac OS X) to extract the setups archive file (one file, EXPERIENCE.tar, 2.7 GB). Extract experience.part1.rar; you are prompted to continue with parts 2 and 3 automatically.
  2. Once the file EXPERIENCE.tar is extracted, move it to a location accessible to your Fire or Smoke workstation. You do not have to untar the archive.
  3. Instructions for restoring the setups archive are in the PDF.

Courseware Companion

Fundamentals:  Timeline Finishing & Effects
17 Lessons:  +/- 3.5 hours
Footage courtesy of Les Films Stupefiants & Buzzimage Group

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  • Create a project, capture from tape using an EDL, and then finish with timeline effects and the DVE module.
  • Now with Japanese and Simplified Chinese subtitles.

Master Series: Times Square, Bill Mastorakis

Advanced:  Creating a Broadcast Promo
8 Videos:  +/- 35 minutes
Footage courtesy of The WB11, NY

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Watch veteran Smoke user Bill Mastorakis present some of the advanced timeline techniques he used to create the WB11 Times Square promo.