Schedule of Events

NAB Post+ will feature more than 120 training sessions designed specifically for professional TV/video/film editors, animators, visual effects artists, producers, directors, Web designers and DVD developers. The sessions will take place Monday, November 14 through Thursday, November 17 with mulitiple tracks running simulataneously in nine training rooms. Attendees will be able to move around freely, choosing the most suitable sessions. Two-day Certification & Exam classes are also available for Apple Final Cut Pro 5 ( Level I & Level II), Apple Motion and  Avid Xpress Pro Prep Class.

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NAB Post + registration options include Full Conference Passes, One Day Conference Passes, Certification Workshop Packages, and Exhibits Only Passes. For more information, please visit the registration section.

Monday, November 14
9:00am - 5:00pm
Apple Final Cut Pro 5 Certification
Training & Exam - Level I
(Day 1 of 2)
9:00am - 5:00pm
Apple Motion Certification
Training & Exam
(Day 1 of 2)
10:00am - 1:00pm
Fast Start With Apple Motion
10:00am - 1:00pm
Fast Start With Avid DS Nitris
10:00am - 1:00pm
Fast Start With Adobe After Effects
10:00am - 1:00pm
Fast Start With Video Production Lighting Essentials
10:00am - 1:00pm
Fast Start With Adobe Photoshop CS2
10:00am - 1:00pm
Web Encoding Workshop
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Fast Start With Apple Final Cut Pro 5
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Fast Start With Avid Xpress Pro
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Fast Start With Adobe After Effects
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Fast Start With Video Production Greenscreen Techniques
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Fast Start With Adobe Photoshop CS2 For Video
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Fast Start With Macromedia Flash
Tuesday, November 15
8:30am - 5:30pm
Apple Final Cut Pro 5 Certification
Training & Exam - Level I
(Day 2 of 2)
8:30am - 5:30pm
Apple Motion Certification
Training & Exam
(Day 2 of 2)
8:30am - 3:00pm
Apple Final Cut Studio
8:30am - 9:30am
Advanced Audio Editing and Sound Design with
Soundtrack Pro
9:45am - 10:45am
Advanced Trimming and Multicamera Techniques for
Final Cut Pro
11:00am - 12:00pm
Advanced Media Management Strategies For Final Cut Pro and Mac OS 10.4 Tiger
12:45pm - 1:45pm
Advanced Chroma Key Strategies For Apple Motion
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Creating DVD Menus and Transitions with Apple Motion
8:30am - 3:00pm
Avid DNA Editing
8:30am - 9:30am
Make The Move to Advance Keyframes
9:45am - 10:45am
Dynamic Titling Workshop with Avid Marquee
11:00am - 12:00pm
Long Form Editing: Managing Your Project
12:45pm - 1:45pm
Secrets of Multicamera Editing
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Working with HD on Avid Systems
8:30am - 3:00pm
Encoding Video
8:30am - 9:30am
Putting it to Disc: Compression for DVD Video
9:45am - 10:45am
Taking it Online: Compression for the Web
11:00am - 12:00pm
The Big Picture: Compression for HD and HD DVD
12:45pm - 1:45pm
Take it With You: Compression for Mobile Devices
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Encoding Power: Using the Latest Compression Tools
8:30am - 3:00pm
Adobe Photoshop CS2 For Nonlinear Editors
8:30am - 9:30am
Creative DVD Menus Using Photoshop
9:45am - 10:45am
Got a Deadline? Using Actions, Automation and Scripts
11:00am - 12:00pm
Photoshop Artistry: Going Beyond Average
12:45pm - 1:45pm
Motion Control 3D: How to Create Movement within a Photo
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Video Typography Essentials
8:30am - 3:00pm
Digital Video Production
8:30am - 9:30am
Killer Camera Rigs:
How to Make and Use Dollies, Cranes, Blimps and More!
9:45am - 10:45am
Shot Composition: Finding the Right Shot
11:00am - 12:00pm
Creative Shooting Techniques
12:45pm - 1:45pm
Creative Lighting for Office Shoots
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Lightweight Lighting: What are the Bare Essentials?
8:30am - 3:00pm
Macromedia Flash
8:30am - 9:30am
Why Can't We All Just Get Along? Photoshop, Flash and After Effects
9:45am - 10:45am
Consciousness of Stream: Flash and Streaming Video on the Web
11:00am - 12:00pm
The Third Dimension: 3D Content in the Flash Format
12:45pm - 1:45pm
Flash TV: Creating Broadcast-Quality Animations in Flash
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Make it Realistic: Rotoscoping Techniques In Flash
8:30am - 3:00pm
Make The Move To Digital Photography: Acquisition
8:30am - 9:30am
Managing Digital Negative Files: Part I
9:45am - 10:45am
Managing Digital Negative Files: Part II
11:00am - 12:00pm
Light - The First Word of Photography: Part I
12:45pm - 3:00pm
Light - The First World of Photography: Part II
3:15pm - 4:15pm
Tuesday Keynote Address
Chris Willingham
Emmy Award winning editor of the Fox hit series 24
Open To All Attendees
4:00pm - 6:00pm Exhibit Floor Opening Reception   
Co-Sponsored by
Millimeter/Video Systems and Inlet Technologies

Open To All Attendees
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Exclusive Movie Screening
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Sponsored by Avid
Screened in Avid DNxHD
Projected by Barco
Open To All Attendees
Wednesday, November 16
9:00am - 10:00am
Wednesday Keynote Address
Thelma Schoonmaker - Academy Award winning editor of Raging Bull and The Aviator
Open To All Attendees
10:00am - 6:00pm
Exhibit Hall Hours
Open To All Attendees
10:15am - 6:00pm
Apple Final Cut Pro 5 Certification
Training & Exam - Level II
(Day 1 of 2)
10:15am - 6:00pm
Avid Xpress Pro
Prep Class For Certification & Exam
(Day 1 of 2)
10:15am - 6:00pm
Apple Final Cut Studio
10:15am - 11:30am
Advanced Title Creation with Apple Motion
11:45am - 1:00pm
Advance Color Correction in Final Cut Pro
1:45pm - 3:00pm
Encoding Video for the Web and DVD with Compressor
3:15pm - 4:30pm
Advanced Techniques for Final Cut Pro and
Adobe After Effects
4:45pm - 6:00pm
HD Workflow in Final Cut Pro Studio
10:15am - 6:00pm
Avid DS Nitris Editing
10:15am - 11:30am
Bigger Than Life: HD, HDV and DS Solutions and Workflow
11:45am - 1:00pm
It's a YUV world (no, wait, it's RGB or is it YCC?)
Color Correction in DS
1:45pm - 3:00pm
Tracking, Stabilizing and Pinning:
Ways to Lock Video Together
3:15pm - 4:30pm
DS and DI Integration. Cinema Workflow -
DI to DS to Release
4:45pm - 6:00pm
Total Conform:
How To Finish Anything From Any System On Your DS
10:15am - 6:00pm
Advanced Motion Graphics With Adobe After Effects
10:15am - 11:30am
After Effects Most Wanted
11:45am - 1:00pm
Interfaces In Motion
1:45pm - 3:00pm
Advanced Transfer Mode Techniques
3:15pm - 4:30pm
Branding and Network Identity in After Effects and Photoshop
4:45pm - 6:00pm
Design Faster with Expressions
10:15am - 6:00pm
Adobe Photoshop CS2 For Nonlinear Editors
10:15am - 11:30am
Alpha Channels Demystified
11:45am - 1:00pm
Broadcast Color Correction and Color Grading Using Photoshop
1:45pm - 3:00pm
Your Adobe Photoshop is in My Apple Motion
3:15pm - 4:30pm
Automating Broadcast Design with Data Sets
4:45pm - 6:00pm
Creating Virtual Sets for Green Screen
10:15am - 6:00pm
Digital Video Production
10:15am - 11:30am
Get Technical: Digital Video Technology Demystified
11:45am - 1:00pm
The New HD: Getting the Most Affordable HD
1:45pm - 3:00pm
HDV: Camera Expose
3:15pm - 4:30pm
Getting the Most from HD Cameras Using Peripherals
4:45pm - 6:00pm
Copyright Concerns for Content Creators
10:15am - 6:00pm
The Digital Facility
10:15am - 11:30am
Editorial and Visual Effects:
Proper Workflow Techniques and Technologies
11:45am - 1:00pm
The HD Edit Suite: An Overview
1:45pm - 4:30pm
Tapeless Digital Post Production for Cinema
4:45pm - 6:00pm
Crossing the Streams - Mixing HD Formats: HDCAM/DVCPROHD/HDV
10:15am - 6:00pm
Make The Move To Digital Photography: Processing
10:15am - 11:30am
Introduction to Adobe Bridge
11:45am - 1:00pm
Introduction to Adobe Camera Raw 3.0
1:45pm - 3:00pm
Image Processing with Adobe Bridge, Camera Raw and Photoshop CS2
3:15pm - 6:00pm
Unlimited Undos Forever - Non-Destructive Editing in Photoshop CS2
Thursday, November 17
9:00am - 10:00am
Thursday Keynote Address
Tim Squyres - Academy Award nominated editor of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Open To All Attendees
10:00am - 4:00pm
Exhibit Hall Hours
Open To All Attendees
10:15am - 6:00pm
Apple Final Cut Pro 5 Certification
Training & Exam - Level II
(Day 2 of 2)
10:15am - 6:00pm
Avid Xpress Pro
Prep Class For Certification & Exam
(Day 2 of 2)
10:15am - 6:00pm
DVD Authoring
10:15am - 11:30am
Authoring Strategies with Adobe Encore
11:45am - 1:00pm
Latest News on HD-DVD and Blu-Ray
1:45pm - 3:00pm
Encoding HDV, H.264 and VC-1 for DVD
3:15pm - 4:30pm
Apple DVD Studio Pro Advanced Techniques
4:45pm - 6:00pm
Hi-Def DVD Authoring with DVD Studio Pro
10:15am - 6:00pm
Web Design Workshop
10:15am - 11:30am
CSS Talks to the Hand: How to Hand-Code CSS
11:45am - 1:00pm
Open for Business: Creating a Web Shopping Cart
1:45pm - 3:00pm
It Isn't Just For Photos Anymore!
Designing Web Pages in Photoshop and Imageready
3:15pm - 4:30pm
Do These Socks Match This Shirt?
Good Design For The Web
4:45pm - 6:00pm
Shaking Hands with the Big G: Harnessing the Power of Google for Your Site
10:15am - 6:00pm
Advanced Motion Graphics With Adobe After Effects
10:15am - 11:30am
Render Faster - Wait Less: Beating the Render Queue
11:45am - 1:00pm
Pulling the Perfect Blue/Green Screen Key with Keylight
1:45pm - 3:00pm
Title Effects Workshop - Film and TV Titling in After Effects
3:15pm - 4:30pm
Storyboarding and Pre-Production for Motion Graphics
4:45pm - 6:00pm
Get More From The Evolution and Cycore Plug-Ins
10:15am - 6:00pm
Audio For Video
10:15am - 11:30am
The Essentials of Audio for Video
11:45am - 1:00pm
On The Shoot Microphone Techniques:
Getting the Best Sound in the Field and in the Studio
1:45pm - 3:00pm
Scoring Audio for Video
3:15pm - 4:30pm
Improve Your Video with Better Voice Over/Narration
4:45pm - 6:00pm
Dynamic Noise Reduction and Audio Cleanup
10:15am - 6:00pm
Digital Video Production
10:15am - 11:30am
The Ultimate DV Production Kit
11:45am - 1:00pm
Guerilla DV Production: Become A Lean, Mean Production Machine
1:45pm - 3:00pm
Guerilla News Lighting: One Camera, One Light, No Staff?
3:15pm - 4:30pm
Assembling the "Cast": Managing the Right Crew for Results
4:45pm - 6:00pm
Making Money in Video Production
10:15am - 6:00pm
The Digital Facility
10:15am - 11:30am
24P Universal Mastering - Saving Money and Time
11:45am - 1:00pm
Editing 24P Content for Cinema and TV
1:45pm - 3:00pm
Networking for the Digital Facility
3:15pm - 4:30pm
Digital Facilities Management: Hardware Assets
4:45pm - 6:00pm
Digital Facilities Management: Scheduling
10:15am - 6:00pm
Make The Move To Digital Photography:
Image Processing and Post-Production
10:15am - 11:30am
Controlling Color: From the Camera and Monitor to the Printer
11:45am - 1:00pm
Creativity with Photoshop CS2
1:45pm - 3:00pm
Retouching Portraits with Photoshop CS2 - Part I
3:15pm - 4:30pm
Retouching Portraits with Adobe Photoshop CS2 - Part II
4:45pm - 6:00pm
Adobe Camera Raw 3.0 Creativity Techniques