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| CASABLANCA DEMO DVD: | |
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A slick presentation of many of the capabilities of the Casablanca editing system. Contains many examples of both built-in and optional software applications. Contains several example edits done using the Casablanca. (Yes, it's only a penny. PayPal doesn't like FREE.) |
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| SMARTEDIT 6 TUTORIAL DVD SET: | |
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This 2-disk set provides an in-depth tutorial on SmartEdit 6 and related applications. DISK 1: Chet Davis walks you through the SmartEdit 6 environment, building a project from start to finish. He touches on several of the new features in Smart Edit 6 along the way during this 117-minute tutorial. DISK 2: The second disk contains several special tutorials including Cabling & Software Installation, DVD authoring with Arabesk 3, Casablanca HDV Editing, Disk Transfer and a short highlight of some PowerKey commands. |
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| VIDEO MANUALS, VOL 1 & 2: | |
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This 2-volume set contains in-depth tutorial info on several Casablanca applications. The applications covered and the time allocated to each are as follows.
Vol 1: Akaba (25:50); Disk Transfer (10:40); Photo Studio (17:30); Show Options (7:30); QuadCam (27:00). Vol 2: Bluebox World (15:30) Columbus (13:00); Powerkey - Short Demo (4:30); SplitX (13:15); Video Spicerack (15:20); |
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This 2-volume set contains in-depth tutorials for additional Casablanca applications. The applications covered and the time allocated to each are as follows.
Vol 3: Photo Studio 2 (36:30); Object Tracer (33:30); and Title FX Pack 2 (21:00); Show Options (7:30); and QuadCam (27:00). Vol 4: BorderX (9:00) Deluxe Titler 3D (32:40); Pip Studio (32:20); and Title Bax (17:00);. |
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The next in the series of DVD Video Manuals from Casablanca Software Guru Justin Philpott focus on Arabesk 3, 4 and Disc Transfer.
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| VIDEO MANUALS, VOL 7 & 8: | |
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The latest in the series of DVD Video Manuals from Casablanca Software Guru Justin Philpott cover the following subjects:
Video Manual 7: PIP Studio 3D, Power Key, and Effects Jingles. Video Manual 8: Candy Factory, Audio Effects, and Columbus 2. |
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This DVD contains an in-depth tutorial on both Arabesk 3 and PhotoShop 2. |
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| BIRDY'S TIPS & TRICKS VOL 1: | |
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This DVD contains two (2) hours of fun and informative step-by-step editing tips and tricks by the famous "Birdy" (Scott Vicek) of MSUS. Volume 1 focuses on using and combining BlueBox World, Magic Lights, and FX Pack 5. You'll find all sorts of great tips for making your productions even more exciting and professional.
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| BIRDY'S TIPS & TRICKS VOL 2: | |
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This DVD is the second in a series of informative step-by-step editing tips and tricks by the famous "Birdy" (Scott Vicek) of MSUS. This volume focuses on wildly creative custom DVD authored menus in this volume; creating DVD menu backgrounds and menu elements using FX Pack 8, BlueBox World, PIP Studio, Motion 3D, Split-X Images, and 3D Shapes. He also discusses adding an "Easter egg" to your DVD.
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| BIRDY'S TIPS & TRICKS VOL 3: | |
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This DVD features fun, informative, step-by-step editing tips & tricks Birdy uses to create many of the incredible effects used in our Casablanca commercials and videos. The main focus this time around is on creating visual effects for wedding and event videographers, as well as a some tips for your music videos such as editing to the beat. This volume uses applications Cinemascope, Control Image, FilterPack, Motion Perfect, PIP Studio, Rectangle, Scene, and TitleBax.
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This is the latest volume in the series of how-to DVDs created by MacroSystem's in-house editing guru Scott (Birdy) Vicek. This volume uses such software packages as Picture-In-Picture Studio (PIP), FilterPack, Effect Pack 7, Akaba, BlueBox World, Motion Perfect and a some standard effects to create stunning sequences and special effects that you never thought possible. Volume 4 also features a few custom masks created by Birdy himself.
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| CASABLANCA CINEPLEX DVD: | |
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This DVD contains outstanding demos of many Casablanca optional applications, illustrations of the Video Coach and Alcatraz systems, and video "user manuals" (tutorials) of the Columbus, Disk Transfer, Photo Studio, Split-X, and PowerKey applications.
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| SMARTEDIT 3 & ARABESK 2 TRAINING VIDEO: | |
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A comprehensive training video for SmartEdit (through Ver. 3) and Version 2 Arabesk.
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| USING THE NEW FEATURES OF SMARTEDIT 4 AND ARABESK 3: | |
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A review of the features new to SmartEdit 4 and Arabesk 3. It is a supplement to the preceding SmartEdit 3 DVD and should be viewed after viewing the SmartEdit 3 DVD.
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| USING THE NEW FEATURES OF SMARTEDIT 5 AND ARABESK 3: | |
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This training resource takes you through the new features of Smart Edit 5, from HDV Editing, through the Editing to the Beat and Export Audio to CD functions and the other smaller benefits of Smart Edit 5. The new disk also contains the tutorial for DVD Arabesk 3 with the additional function of chapter or sub-menu creation. It is a supplement to the preceding SmartEdit 3 DVD and should be viewed after viewing the SmartEdit 3 DVD.
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| STORYTELLING TIPS FROM THE MASTERS: | |
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On this 2-hour DVD, you'll visit with three independent professional TV cameramen/journalists who provide insight into the craft of storytelling through film and video. Darrell Barton, Larry Hatteberg and Bob Brandon have filmed and videotaped stories around the world for network and independent productions.
Storytelling Tips from the Masters not only shares footage from their various projects - these seasoned professionals guide us through some of their most memorable projects, in a manner that we can learn from their experiences. For students of the media as well as seasoned professionals and hobbyists you will find Storytelling Tips from the Masters both interesting as well as informative. Download a Short .WMV Sample |
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| THE CUTTING EDGE: | |
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This hour and a half DVD contains a wealth of information about the process of editing. Although it uses films as the examples (referencing both classic and modern cinema), the techniques in this DVD can be applied to improve any type of video editing.
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| CB PAINT...GETTING STARTED: | |
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This newly-released DVD contains an overview of the CB Paint interface along with tutorials illustrating many of the great features of CB Paint. Use this DVD along with CB Paint in "demo" mode to learn some of the many things that it can do in support of your CB Paint purchase decision.
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| CB PAINT...ADVANCED TUTORIALS: | |
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This newly-released DVD contains even more of the CB Paint interface along with advanced tutorials illustrating many of the great features of CB Paint. Builds on the preceding DVD.
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| PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS TECHNIQUES FOR YOUR PACKAGING: | |
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Michael Gunderson's exploration of Adobe Photoshop Elements to produce high quality matching DVD covers, face labels and onscreen menus. This a "roll-up-your-sleeves and hang on; this is how I do it quickly and efficiently," step-by-step guide for using Elements, Adobe's "Photoshop for the rest of us" graphics program. Using extensive on-screen guidance, with minimal talking-head preaching, Michael walks the novice to Elements (and many who are already familiar with Photoshop) directly through the construction of reusable templates, then uses those templates to create stunning DVD cover inserts, along with matching face labels and onscreen menu graphics. His techniques, coupled with the photographic quality printers available, will produce graphic packages sure to grab your client's attention.
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| CAPTURING GOOD AUDIO ON LOCATION: | |
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If you do a lot of location shooting then you need this DVD. This hour and twenty minute DVD provides a description of the many elements of location audio - microphones, mixers, cables, and adapters, for example - along with the ways to use them to obtain great audio to go with your video. Includes tips and techniques for interfacing with "house" or DJ audio systems. Numerous actual examples of audio collected using these great tips. A "must-have" DVD for the event videographer.
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| CAPTURING GOOD AUDIO ON LOCATION, VOL. 2: | |
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During this session, Mike demonstrates the use and placement of wireless
microphones, how to use MiniDisc and MP3 recorders to their potential, and shows in detail how to
use these devices to capture better audio while filming. Loaded with a host of tips and useful
ideas, this DVD is a must have for those struggling with audio on their productions and/or those who
need a refresher on good audio techniques.
BONUS DVD: "How to Process Split Audio on the Casablanca": Now that you have your groom wireless on one channel on your videotape, and your live audio on the other channel, how do you process this audio? In this 80 minute tutorial, Michael shows you an easy, no frills way to process split channel audio from your camcorder on your Casablanca! |
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| POWER KEY APPLICATIONS: | |
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Power Key opens up a whole new world to Casablanca users, both speeding up your editing, as well as increasing your editing accuracy. Presented by long-time Cassie user Mike Gunderson, this DVD is over an hour and twenty minutes long and contains a plethora of undocumented tips and techniques for making your editing easier and faster using Power Key. An in-depth discussion of its application to the creation of photo montages is a key part of this DVD. Mike shows how to use a PC-based timecode calculator available from the web to compute the key parameters of a photo montage. Twister applications are also included.
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| EXPLORING PIP STUDIO: | |
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Picture-in-Picture Studio is a feature-rich software, yet it is probably the most difficult of all of the software packages to learn. Exploring PIP Studio, with a whopping 1.5 hours of training in eight lessons, will turn you into a PIP Studio expert in no time! Includes the following Tutorials: creating a default PIP, fading PIP, preset motion, two moving pictures, placing a PIP within a scene, zoom with motion, custom motion, two PIPs with moving background and moving title.
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| EXPLORING V1.X DVD-ARABESK: | |
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This explains in detail how to create a simple DVD, as well as DVDs with multiple titles and chapters. Also covered: How to select images for menu screen thumbnails, how to effectively split a single production into multiple titles, background options and limitations, DVD-R vs. DVD-RW comparison, compatibility tips, and copying and erasing DVD-RWs.
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| EXPLORING POWER KEY AND MOTION PERFECT: | |
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Several of the most useful keyboard shortcuts are covered, including: the halt feature, storyboard search, search by name, marker keys, deleting documents, the repeat function, the equalize feature, entering numerical values. Each lesson explains in detail exactly how to use each feature, as well as examples of how the feature can be applied to real world editing situations. An explanation of the great slow-motion program Motion Perfect is included as a bonus.
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| EXPLORING TITLE EFFECTS AND MOTION PERFECT: | |
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Title Effects is a very popular software package for all of the Casablanca II machines (Avio, Kron,
and Prestige), and is more powerful than it appears but only if you know the right tricks!
This tutorial explains the ins and outs of the Title Effects interface, and also shows you how to
create 5 impressive title styles. An explanation of the great slow-motion program Motion Perfect is
included as a bonus.
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PowerKey, Title Effects and Motion Perfect
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PowerKey, Title Effects, DVD Arabesk Ver. 1.x and Motion Perfect
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PowerKey, Title Effects, Motion Perfect and PiP Studio
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| EXPLORING COMBO 4: | ||
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PowerKey, Title Effects, Motion Perfect, PiP Studio and Arabesk Ver. 1.x
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