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VTC's Sony Production Essentials tutorial covers 6 of Sony's fundamental production applications all in one course; Vegas Pro 8, Soundforge 9, Acid Music Studio 7, DVD Architect Pro 4.5, CD Architect 5.2, and Cinescore. Looking at aspects of the software from both a stand-alone and integrated perspective, users are guided through the basics of each application and ultimately directed towards being able to produce their own fully compliant, commercial DVDs. Many formats are covered including Standard, High Definition and Blu-Ray. To get started simply click on one of the movie links.

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Overview
  Looking at the Sony Suite (04:47)
  System Requirements (03:37)
  What is New in Soundforge 9 (01:42)
  What is New in Vegas Pro 8 (02:30)
Navigating the Interface
  User Interface of Vegas (03:53)
  User Interface of Cinescore (01:24)
  User Interface of Soundforge (01:37)
  User Interface of DVD Architect (01:30)
  Setting Preferences (07:30)
Basics
  Moving and Cutting Media in Vegas (04:20)
  Fades (03:29)
  Editing in Soundforge (04:44)
  Introducing Cinescore (04:22)
Using Cinescore
  Cinescore from within Vegas pt. 1 (04:36)
  Cinescore from within Vegas pt. 2 (03:42)
  Cinescore Methods and Hints pt. 1 (04:21)
  Cinescore Methods and Hints pt. 2 (03:54)
  Audio Effects and Transitions (05:27)
ProType Titler in Vegas
  Basics and Collections (06:08)
  Defining Text pt. 1 (04:25)
  Defining Text pt. 2 (05:06)
  Transform Automation (06:06)
  Path (05:07)
  Cascade (03:47)
  Oscillators (05:48)
Audio in Vegas
  Audio Basics (05:01)
  Audio Automation (03:16)
  Track FX Default pt. 1 (05:38)
  Track FX Default pt. 2 (05:06)
  Surround (06:12)
  Mixing Console pt. 1 (05:02)
  Mixing Console pt. 2 (04:38)
High-Definition in Vegas
  Looking at the HD World pt. 1 (06:13)
  Looking at the HD World pt. 2 (05:02)
  HD and Settings (04:04)
  Proxies (05:22)
WorkFlow in Vegas
  Track Motion (05:43)
  Color Gradient and Chroma Keyer (04:41)
  Masking (07:11)
  Text Media (03:28)
  Nesting and Lower Thirds (05:04)
Effects and Transitions in Vegas
  Transitions pt. 1 (05:27)
  Transitions pt. 2 (03:40)
  Track Motion Picture in Picture (07:17)
  Creative Masking and Highlighting (06:06)
  Light Rays pt. 1 (05:42)
  Light Rays pt. 2 (03:59)
  Levels and RGB pt. 1 (04:54)
  Levels and RGB pt. 2 (04:16)
Sound Forge
  Multichannel Files (05:07)
  Simple Synthesis / Reference Tones (04:08)
  Volume and Normalizing (06:27)
  Bit Depth Conversion (04:23)
  Auto Region (03:55)
CD Architect
  Exporting from Soundforge (06:12)
  Track List Overview (06:06)
  Knowing the Timeline (04:52)
  Tracks and Indexes (05:02)
  Project Properties (05:15)
  Saving (02:34)
  Burning (03:13)
  Other Functions in CD Architect (05:02)
  Imitating CDA in Vegas (05:20)
Smart Rendering in Vegas
  Dynamic RAM Preview (05:09)
  Selectively Prerender Video (06:32)
  Smart Rendering (03:11)
  Render to New Track (04:29)
Acid Music Studio 7 Basics
  Working with Acid workspace (04:58)
  Drawing and Painting (03:55)
  Pitch Shifting (04:50)
  MIDI (06:53)
  MIDI and VST Instruments (06:07)
  Mixer and Track Effects (03:31)
  Burning CD and Rendering (04:43)
Rendering in Vegas
  Render to VCD (06:18)
  Render to Multimedia CD (03:51)
  Render to BluRay (04:00)
  Render to Web formats e.g. DivX pt. 1 (05:36)
  Render to Web formats e.g. DivX pt. 2 (02:34)
  Render to DVD and DVD Architect (03:33)
DVD Architect Non Menu Movies
  Importing and Working With VCD (04:35)
  Importing HD and SD MPEG Files (02:34)
  Preview and Make DVD (06:31)
  Picture Compilation pt. 1 (05:14)
  Picture Compilation pt. 2 (07:02)
  Music and Video Compilation (06:58)
DVD Menus in Architect pt. 1
  Overview of Menu and Media (05:14)
  Aligning Multiple Buttons (03:02)
  Size and Navigation Controls (03:41)
  Themes and Buttons (03:58)
  Button Properties (05:08)
  Chapter and Scene Selection (07:12)
Making Changes
  Creating Chapters via Vegas (03:21)
  Chapters and I Frames (04:33)
  Make DVD Optimizing and Assets (06:16)
  Too Big! (02:53)
  Customizing DVD via Collections (05:12)
DVD Menus in Architect pt. 2
  Introduction Media and Remote Override (07:23)
  Thumbnail and Mask Layer (05:33)
  Thumbnail Frame and Mask (05:18)
  Highlight and Menu Buttons (06:28)
  Commentary and Subtitle Tracks (04:17)
  Adjust Pan and Crop (02:18)
Wrapping up
  More VTC Titles / Forums and support (03:24)
  About the Author (01:47)

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Tutorial Information

Title: Sony Production Essentials
Author: Kenneth Braithwaite
SKU: 33868
ISBN: 1-934743-64-X
Release Date: 2008-04-16
Duration: 8 hrs / 105 lessons
Work Files: Yes
Captions: No
Compatibility: Vista/XP/2000, OS X, Linux
QuickTime 7, Flash 8

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