The Digistor Training Centre
The Digistor Training Centre specialises in classroom style and bespoke training designed to meet your individual needs and offers a number of unique advantages to customers including :-
Industry-Experienced Instructors - Digistor's instructors are experienced in editing and post-production pipelines and real-world use of the tools they teach. This is not vanilla-learning from a text book. Students receive the benefit of practical guidance from specialists who understand deadlines and workflow and are committed to staying up-to-date with developments and passing this information onto customers.
Flexible "Bespoke" Content - Digistor can provide one-on-one and small group training either at our Training Centre or customer's own premises. Customers can speak to the trainer prior to the course and plan the content. If you need to learn a new tool-set integrated into your workflow, then this style of training is ideal. We can design a tailored package for your organisation using your valued input and ideas.
Systems Integration - We can provide specialist on-site training designed to streamline the integration and commissioning of your new equipment purchase. This will ensure that all your equipment purchases are effectively integrated into your working environment and your staff are up to speed in the shortest possible time frame.
Sales and Integration Advice and Pricing - Digistor sells the tools that are taught. Attendees gain the benefit of access to Digistor's skilled solutions sales force and the company's special offers and events. Digistor can also include training services as part of a software and/or equipment quote, minimising costs.
Class sizes are small for Optimum Instruction - Dedicated, high-end workstations and plenty of personal attention from instructors are our standard. Attendees train with peers rather than students and hobbyists. Classes can move at a faster pace for more learning. In addition to advertised classes, we can plan any class to suit your needs.
Remote Training is also available if required. If you're based in a different state or location from the expert you need we can arrange remote training on request.
Contact Us - A partial selection of our current courses is listed below, we can schedule many more courses to suit your individual needs and requirements. For further information contact Digistor's Training Manager, Sarah Palmer by email or on 02 9431 6032.
Classroom Course Schedule
Classroom Style Training Details
Duration: Courses are from 9:30 - 5:00 with a one hour lunch break. Check in from 9:00am
Sydney Location: Digistor Training Centre, 5-7 Cleg Street, Artarmon NSW 2064
On Site and Tailored Training Details
All onsite and tailored training subject to individual quotation.
For more details: Call 1800 643 789 or email Digistor Training Centre.
List of Available courses
Apple Motion
Duration: 2 Days
Instructor: Cathy Vogan
Create brilliant titles, transitions, effects and more with Apple Motion, the motion graphics companion to Final Cut Pro, the ideal stand-alone tool for broadcast and web designers. This two-day, hands-on course starts with motion graphics fundamentals and moves into compositing, key-framing and behaviour-based animation, paint effects, lighting and camera, all within the exciting world of 3D space. We’ll be looking at Motion 4 for FCP 7 users, and Motion 5’s new features for those who use FCP Pro X. Apple Motion has become an industry standard for broadcast title design and is used extensively for the creation of TVCs, promos and music video.
Final Cut Pro users who dream of creating vastly superior title sequences, animations, slow motion, paint effects, animated masking, and multi-layered imagery – all in 3D space - will also appreciate the power, simplicity and speed of Motion. Learn how to design Smart Motion Templates that speed up repetitive tasks. Add Motion’s enormous and easy-to-use library of animation behaviours, image filters, animated fonts, animated paint tools, and its amazing particle and replicator effects to your toolbox. You can even paint with live video!
Experienced and aspiring After Effects users alike, will love Motion’s easy camera controls and behaviours, such as the seamless Point to and Rack Focus which instantly moves the camera position and focus to the object you want. Enjoy Motion's finer control with typography, extensive multi-image alignment tools, motion tracking plusses, large repertoire of built-in expressions for animation and the wide choice of “simulations” which can create complex interactive animation between elements. Learn how to easily generate reflections on other surfaces and the incredibly simple parenting architecture.
Discover how to load your movies into a paint brush or particle system, the REAL TIME environment, and the fact that the Motion project can be incorporated LIVE into an After Effects composition – in other words, you can use the two programs together and enjoy the best of both worlds! One other reason to use Motion with After Effects is that many of the plug-ins you could be using already, such as Stereo Tool Box 3D or Zaxwerks Pro Animator, also work with Apple Motion. Whether you’re an absolute beginner, seasoned editor or practicing graphist, learning Motion will enable you to create stunning 2D and 3D motion graphics quickly. Completion of the course will leave participants with a core understanding of visual effects techniques and practices.
Apple Final Cut Pro X, Compressor
Duration: 1 Day
Instructor: Cathy Vogan
Up, up and away in a day... with Apple Final Cut Pro X. Whether you're completely new to editing, an experienced FCP7 user, or familiar with any other editing platform, one day will suffice for you to come out with a very good working knowledge of Apple's new FCP X. This powerful, but simple and intuitive program makes editing easier and quicker than ever before. We'll cover all the basics, such as importing, logging and editing footage; introduce you to effects, transitions and colour grading; then round it up with export for a 360 degree delivery. We will also cover how with Compressor 4, you will be able to deliver creations for any platform.
Apple Final Cut Pro X, Motion & Compressor
Duration: 3 Days
Instructor: Cathy Vogan
This three-day course is ideal for promoting your skill-set to the level of Senior Editor-Compositor or Motion Graphist. We'll take you well beyond the basics of the editing platform, and its integrated use with Motion 5, to produce sophisticated visual effects, transitions and stunning title sequences. Add 3D space and complex animation to your palette and see the value it adds. With Compressor 4, you will be able to deliver creations for any platform.
Avid Media Composer for Final Cut Pro Editors
Duration: 2 Days
Instructor: Cathy Vogan
A two-day course for FCP editors that facilitates the transition to AVID Media Composer. Discover the differences between the two programs, project migration from FCP to AVID, media management, project setup, user settings, timeline operations, titling, VFX and grading. Essential for all industry based professionals looking to switch to AVID and expand their skill set.
Avid MC 101 Media Composer Editing Essentials
Duration: 3 Days
Instructor: Andy Day
Digistor is an AVID Learning Partner and we are proud to be offering the AVID Media Composer Certified User course. Official training on Avid Media Composer opens the door to unmatched creative and career opportunities. Back up your Media Composer Training investment with industry-recognised certification. By becoming certified, you’ll be joining a community of editors just like you, where you’ll get advice, hear about real-world projects, and expand your personal and professional network.Avid’s Media Composer certification is comprised of two levels. Take the first step toward becoming an Avid Certified Professional by attending a class at Digistor. On the 3rd day of the course, students will undertake the certification exam. Once completed successfully, students will receive certification credentials from AVID and will be listed on their site as a certified Media Composer user. Coming soon will be the Media Composer Certified Professional course, which follows on from the Certified User course
Introduction to ProTools for Post Production
Duration: 1 Day
Instructor: Carol Issa
This course is designed for those who have little or no experience in ProTools. It will focus on ProTools 10 in which new very useful post production features have been introduced. Whether you are looking to communicate better with your sound engineer or do the audio mixing for your own film project, this course will give you a good basic set of skills to get you started in no time. Topics include; Understanding the structure of a session, Editing modes, Real Time fades, Clip based gain, Recording audio, Transferring an Avid sequence or Final Cut project into ProTools and much more.
CINEMA 4D Level 1
Duration: 1 Day
Instructor: Andy Day
Learn with MAXON Lead Instructor Andy Day. Andy’s CINEMA 4D Level 1 course is designed for those who have little or no experience in 3D, but would like to learn how to become skilled in this growing area of production. If you want to learn how to start creating advanced 3D graphics but need a helping hand to ensure you create jaw-dropping graphics quickly and easily, then this is the choice for you. This workshop is intended to introduce concepts needed to create three-dimensional (3D) graphics as a form of animated or still digital media. While the demonstrations and hands on participation will make use of Cinema 4D, the concepts and tools used are common to all 3d graphics software on the market today.
CINEMA 4D Level 2
Duration: 1 Day
Instructor: Andy Day
The CINEMA 4D Level 2 course is designed for those who would like to further their knowledge of 3D and gain more of an understanding of the power of CINEMA 4D. Attendees will gain a further understanding of the basics of CINEMA 4D and how it can be applied to their motion graphics skill set. Topics covered will include: Advanced scene setup, layers, advanced HyperNurbs modelling, basic particles systems, Non linear animation editing, still image & animation export options, exporting to After Effects & Motion 4 and much more.
MAXON BodyPaint 3D
Duration: 1 Day
MAXON's BodyPaint 3D is the ultimate tool for creating high-end textures and unique sculptures. This 1 day course will help to show you how to wave goodbye to UV seams, inaccurate texturing and constant back-and-forth switching to your 2D image editor. Learn hassle-free texturing that lets you quickly paint highly detailed textures directly on your 3D objects. Learn how BodyPaint 3D offers a comprehensive set of sculpting tools that let you turn a simple object into a detailed work of art. When it comes to texturing tools, BodyPaint 3D is packed with a huge array of popular image editing tools including brushes, selection tools, filters, erasers and much more.
VRAYforC4D
Duration: 1 Day
V-Ray is one of the highest quality render tools available for production today. It is widely used by professional CG artists and visualizations firms worldwide. Its proven, beautiful and super-realistic image quality, at unsurpassed render speed, attracts many users from all areas. VRAYforC4D is the CINEMA 4D native incarnation of this great engine. It enables you to use V-Ray directly within Cinema4D using the typical C4D-like workflow. V-Ray is the de-facto standard in architecture & design visualization, car rendering, TV commercials, and many more areas. Our 1 day Training session will help you get the best out of the V-Ray render engine and tags. Topics covered include; working with V-Ray textures, setting up V-Ray physical cameras, working with V-Ray lights and final render settings.
MoGraph for CINEMA 4D
Duration: 1 Day
Instructor: Andy Day
This one day course will show you how to harness the power of the MoGraph tool-set. Learn how motion graphics artists can sink their teeth into a palette of powerful tools that make it easy to create everything from flying logos to abstract effects. Clone numerous objects and create extruded text with just a few simple clicks. Add Effectors to the mix and put everything in motion, and much more - often without creating a single keyframe! All this is perfectly integrated into CINEMA 4D and offers a fast and easy workflow. All functions are completely interactive and non-destructive.
CINEMA 4D for Architecture Level 1
Duration: 1 Day
Instructor: Andy Day
Learn with MAXON Lead Instructor Andy Day. Day one is focused on importing from archicad, adjusting the model and customising where necessary. We also cover final tweaks to the interiors by adding furniture and props and moving on to lighting effects, creating realistic shadows and texturing. Main topics include: importing from Archicad, creating floors and wall creating standard building materials and custom materials. Adjusting texturing, displacement texturing and using the content library.
CINEMA 4D Architecture Level 2
Duration: 1 Day
Instructor: Andy Day
The CINEMA 4D Architecture Level 2 course is designed for those who would like to further their specialist architectural knowledge of 3D. Day two focuses on creating the environment for the design including working with Photoshop to create photo realistic comps. Building walk through is also introduced with some simple techniques for animation in C4D. Final rendering settings are also covered to achieve the best quality final product.
CINEMA 4D Advanced Rendering
Duration: 1 Day
Instructor: Andy Day
The core CINEMA 4D program offers impressive rendering built-in, but if you’re looking for more power and greater realism then the Advanced Render module is the natural extension. Learn about Global Illumination (GI) in which indirect lighting reflected from one object to another dramatically increases the realism of images. Further boosts to render quality and realism come from support for HDR-based Image-Based Lighting, Caustics, Sub-Surface Scattering and the simulation of camera-based effects such as depth-of-field, highlights and vector motion blur.
Adobe Premiere Pro 250
Duration: 2 Days
This Adobe Authorised course shows experienced editors how to navigate Adobe Premiere Pro while utilising Adobe Premiere Pro within the Creative Suite Production Premium workflow. This class is designed for those making the transition to Adobe Premiere Pro from other nonlinear editing platforms. Each student will be granted access to their own workstation in order to complete the training. Adobe Premiere Pro 250 is a skills conversion course, specially designed for editor’s who wish to increase their skill set and come up to speed on Premiere Pro. Learn with an Adobe Certified Expert.
Adobe Digital Publishing Suite
Duration: 1 Day
Adobe Digital Publishing Suite, Single Edition provides small to mid-size design studios and freelance designers an intuitive and affordable way to create, develop, and deliver iPad apps such as brochures, portfolios, yearbooks, or annual reports without writing code. Its newly improved workflow is tailored specifically to meet the needs of designers. Use familiar Adobe InDesign CS6 skills to develop content that inspires and engages. Learn how you can create engaging apps without writing code in our 1 day training course.
Adobe After Effects for Broadcast Design
Duration: 2 Days
Instructor: Annette Rays
This course is designed for broadcast industry professionals looking to move into the area of compositing and animation using After Effects. In a competitive world build on your existing strengths and expand your skills base with our specialised industry based trainer who has many years experience in both training and production environments. Learn to use After Effects presets, templates and Effects to add professional titles, lower thirds and animations to existing projects or to create motion graphics idents, promos, green screen composites and much more. Day 2 Topics covered include Introduction to expressions, how to find them, use them and what’s available. Importing camera data from 3D programs and using it effectively within After Effects. CGI multi-layer compositing. More control over compositing 3D renders. Multi-platform and broadcast delivery and much more.
Adobe Integrated Workflows: Premiere Pro & After Effects
Duration: 1 Day
Instructor: Annette Rays
Attend either or both days of this course
For editing professionals, experienced After Effects users, or others with minimal or self taught editing experience, Day One includes a solid introduction to Premiere Pro including its round-trip integration with After Effects. When to use which, what can go wrong, how to fix it. Where to find all the features you are used to finding in editing and compositing applications such as Final Cut Pro. How to round-trip from Premiere into Audition for advanced sound editing, quickly fix Photoshop and Illustrator files to update in Premiere. Extensive list of short-cuts and techniques for customising Adobe programs to perform at their best.
Adobe Integrated Workflows: After Effects & Bridge, Photoshop, Illustrator, 3D Import & Plugins
Duration: 1 Day
Instructor: Annette Rays
Attend either or both days of this course
Day Two focuses more on After Effects and its integration with Photoshop and Illustrator, along with rendering for import to Flash and web outcomes. Learn which Plugins are available and what they do. Learn how to effortlessly filter and sort files, create collections and preview multiple assets prior to importing them into any program. Learn to import camera data from 3D programs and use it effectively within After Effects, what plug-ins are available and what they do and general tips on how to use them. Multi-platform and broadcast delivery and much more.
Autodesk Smoke 2013 with Joel Osis
Duration: 1 Day
Instructor: Joel Osis
Professional training in the ultimate Mac-based finishing system. Autodesk Smoke 2013 software is a revolutionary solution for editing and effects designed to meet the needs of editors who need to do more than just edit.This one-day, hands-on course will give you the skills you need to hit the ground running with the newly released Smoke 2013. Each student will have their own workstation and class sizes are limited to ensure sufficient personal instruction.
Autodesk 3ds Max Level 1
Duration: 1 Day
Instructor: Warren Bones
Autodesk 3ds Max provides a comprehensive, integrated 3D modeling, animation, rendering, and compositing solution for game developers, visual effects artists, and motion graphics artists along with other creative professionals working in the media design industry. This course covers the basics of working in 3ds Max. It is a hands-on course designed to give students confidence to explore and learn more in their own time. It would also be suitable for managers seeking to learn about 3DS Max. Course includes a step by step approach to understanding 3ds Max basics terms and techniques. Learn how to navigate through the 3ds Max interface and viewports. Explore many critical aspects of 3ds Max, including creating and manipulating primitive objects and understanding the various sub object modes of 3ds Max geometry and animating objects in 3ds Max. Discover working with lights and shadows, adding materials and textures to scenes and rendering out animated sequences together with many other concepts that will provide you with a solid foundational understanding of 3ds Max.
Autodesk 3ds Max Level 2
Duration: 1 Day
Instructor: Warren Bones
3ds Max Level 2 course that provides an overview of many of 3DS Max’s advanced features. Autodesk 3ds Max provides a comprehensive, integrated 3D modeling, animation, rendering, and compositing solution for game developers, visual effects artists, and motion graphics artists along with other creative professionals working in the media design industry. The aim is to give students confidence to explore further and learn more in their own time. This course also explores higher level concepts common to post-production in film, TV and games (pre-rendered scenes). This course can be taken alone if you have some experience with the program or as the second part of 3ds Max Level 1.
Nuke for 3D Artists
Duration: 1 Day
Instructor:Warren Bones
NUKE products are powerful, award-winning compositing tools that deliver unparalleled speed and first-class feature sets unrivalled in the desktop market. If you're in the business of creating high-quality film, animation, commercial or broadcast content, The Foundry's NUKE products, backed by a large, global pool of trained talent, will bring speed, functionality and flexibility to your pipeline. Learn how Nuke can be used to super-power your VFX. Learn everything from setting up a render pass in Nuke to 3D texture projection. Topics covered include introductions to key concepts such as images, workflow, shading, colour theory, and node-based compositing.
Nuke for VFX Compositing
Duration: 1 Day
Instructor: Warren Bones
This Introduction to Nuke covers all the basics and fundamentals of Nuke compositing. Specially designed for beginners, new joiners to the art of compositing or switching from other software packages. It provides the minimum knowledge and set of skills to start using Nuke as a real pro, developing both artistic and technical sides, to train the eye to study and analyse the approach for the process compositing of two or more images keeping a photorealistic logic. NUKE products are powerful, award-winning compositing tools that deliver unparalleled speed and first-class feature sets unrivalled in the desktop market. If you're in the business of creating high-quality film, animation, commercial or broadcast content, The Foundry's NUKE products, backed by a large, global pool of trained talent, will bring speed, functionality and flexibility to your pipeline.
Trainers
Digistor's instructors are experienced in editing and post-production pipelines and real-world use of the tools they teach. Students receive the benefit of practical guidance from specialists who understand deadlines and workflow and are committed to staying up-to-date with developments and passing this information onto customers. We have included a selection of our trainers below. We have many more available to meet your specific requirements.
Andy Day
Andy has been working in professional music and post production for over 25 years, with clients including: 20th Century Fox, Warner Brothers, Disney, Discovery, National Geographic, BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Universal Records and MTV. In addition to being the MAXON Cinema 4D lead trainer for Australia and NZ, Andy is one of the only Adobe Certified Premiere Pro CS6 Instructors in the region and also holds Instructor certifications for After Effects CS6, Photoshop CS6 and Indesign. He also is one of a few Apple Certified Master trainers and AVID MC6 Instructors in the Asia Pacific region.
Warren Bones
Warren has been involved in the industry for many years teaching extensively at tertiary level training institutions between 1998 and 2005. He taught 3DS Max as part of a 12 month, part-time CERT IV in Multimedia Production at JMC Academy which was followed by an extension 3DS Max course including Combustion. Experience also includes teaching a 3D module, as part of a similar diploma course, at Crows Nest TAFE. Other highlights include a Combustion Fundamentals courses for MAD Academy, a Discreet Training Centre together with Combustion short courses at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) and basic compositing to video students at the Computer Graphics College in Sydney. Warren has also worked as the Discreet/Autodesk demo artist in the past and brings his extensive interest and passion to the Digistor Training Team.
Tim Clapham
Tim Clapham is a multi-disciplinary animator and compositor, an industry recognised expert in Cinema 4D and After Effects, and a renowned trainer with meticulous attention to detail. With over twelve years of industry experience, Tim has worked with a wide range of global advertising agencies and broadcast networks, producing world-class content that is both technically challenging whilst maintaining innovation and high quality. Tim regularly conducts specialist training courses for Digistor Training Centre.
Annette Rays - Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) (Video Specialist)
Annette is an expert trainer in Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere, Encore, Illustrator, InDesign & DPS, Captivate e-Learning, Acrobat Pro and Wordpress. Her credits include Adobe Teacher and Supervisor at UTS from 2002-2009. She has provided specialist Adobe software training to broadcast corporations, Universities, Corporate clients, small businesses, Government Departments and other training centre providers.
Annette is also available to consult with management, business owners, designers, marketing staff, IT specialists, to assess and implement efficient work practices and optimum training solutions. Annette has a lifelong commitment to design software learning, problem solving and knowledge sharing.
Cathy Vogan - Apple Certified Trainer
Cathy is an Apple Certified Trainer and holds a Bachelor of Art degree, Certificates in Maya 3D Animation and Shake Compositing, and a Certificate IV in Training Management. Cathy has extensive experience in broadcast support, training and workflow analysis, having worked in-house with the ABC nationwide, Disney Australia and Animal Logic over a two year period.
Since 1988 she has worked in broadcast TV and taught thousands in this area. Areas of expertise include editing with FCP 7, Pro X and AVID; compositing with After Effects, Shake, Flame and Motion; grading with Color and Symphony, DVD Authoring with DVD Studio Pro and Encore; graphic design.
Carole Issa
Carole Issa is a sound engineer, and professional audio instructor. In 2003 and at the Documentary and Film Festival of Marseille (France), Carole received the award for best soundtrack for the documentary "This day" by Lebanese director Akram Zaatari. She has Co-founded the first and only AVID certified Pro School in the MENA region: Middle East Audio Suite. Being passionate about audio production teaching, Carole has trained more than 200 students and professionals around the world from different backgrounds and levels in both music and post production. She has also managed one of the most renowned Recording Studios in the Middle East Region: AudioVision. Today, Carole is developing Audio production training materials under her project: "beyC"
Refund/Cancellation Policy
For refund/cancellation policy see full terms and conditions at www.digistor.com.au/Portals/4/training/Digistor_Training_Terms_Conditions.html