This one day course aims to get you started with your
video editing projects in Final Cut Express HD.

• Screening and Marking
• Editing Clips in the Timeline
• Finishing the Rough Cut
• Trimming an Edit Point
• Capturing Digital Video
• Applying Transitions
• Applying Filters
• Creating Titles
• Finishing and Outputting

Practical courses exploring
key elements of Mac OSX.5 Leopard. These short
courses will provide opportunities to build on expertise in Apple
technology and to develop
an understanding on
supporting schools in innovative and collaborative programmes.

Carmarthenshire County Council
Multi Media Bus

Funded through ESF, the
Multi Media Bus has been delivering workshops to
Young People in Carmarthenshire for
one year.

Currently they deliver
sessions in Animation, Film Making, Music Production
and Digital Photography.
The choice of using Apple Macs has been a decision
that the team have never regretted and worries about Young People adapting to a different system unfounded.
On the contary, the Mac platform has proved
extremely accessible with
its drag and drop facility and compatibility with industry standard software. Often
Young People will be
introduced to the Macs
through Photobooth, Comic
Life or iCan Animate, which
are great fun; but within
minutes the Young People
have a grasp on the
operating system and how
storyboarding works etc.
From there individuals and groups and can access all
iLife 06 and 08 as well as progressing onto Final Cut, Reason, Logic and
Photoshop.

Macs allow Youn g People
with a variety of abilities to access multi media in fun, creative but educative way
and with fast processing
speed the Mac retains
peoples attention.

Calling all budding
Animators!

With Animation now
mentioned in the new
Literacy Framework,
there has never been
a better time to take a
closer look at I Can
Animate from Kudlian Soft. Designed with the needs of
Education in mind, I Can
Animate ensures that even
the youngest users can
quickly create stunning
movies, whilst the Chroma
Key and Onion Skinning technology allows older students to produce
more in depth movies with moving background scenery.

Can Animate supports a number of different camera types, including the built in
iSight, iMage USB Webcam,
or a DV Camera with Firewire connection, allowing you to
created movies tailored to
your budget. Once created,
the ‘Share’ feature will export
the animation as either a QuickTime movie, or iMovie Project, to allow users to add
those final cinematic touches!
With prices starting from
£44.00 + vat getting started
in animation may not be as
expensive as you may have thought.

Single user licence:
£44.00 + vat
5 user licence:
£145.00 + vat
Primary Site Licence:
£375.00 + vat
Secondary Site Licence:
£530.00 + vat

AT Computers Limited is an Apple Solution Expert for Education with offices in Tewkesbury, Cardiff and Newcastle and 10 years experience in specifying and supplying Apple based solutions into Schools, FE and HE institutions.

We realise the importance of engaging and inspiring students within the classroom and the Mac provides the ideal platform to deliver an exciting
curriculum involving multimedia, animation and podcasting.

We complement the innovative hardware and software with a wide range of Apple technology training for educators, students and support staff. The Mac really is the best technology for teaching and learning.

News Room Projects Days

To help key thinking skills within Citizenship and Media studies we have developed an exciting 2 day News Room project with an optional 1 day INSET Tutor support day.

Students will examine what makes a story news worthy and the processes
involved in getting that story broadcast on TV.

The Digital
Media Case

Help engage students more effectively by presenting them with a full set of creative media tools.

Click here to find out more.

GameBreaker Analysis Case

The complete video analysis solution for any sport or performance.

Click here to find out more

• What makes a good story?
• Searching out the story
• Setting the questions
• Interview techniques
• Creating a script
• The editing process using iLife ‘08
• Going on air

Students are encouraged to work in small groups, as a Reporter, Director or Camera Person. Their story will be brought to life with video, graphics and voice-overs.

2 DAY News Room
student project £895 + vat

Digital Mac Music in Schools

Students all own iPods or similar MP3 players, digital music is part of their everyday life. They are used to creating their own play lists to share, they Bluetooth ringtones to one another… and of course all of their favourite recording artists use an element of digital music with real instruments. Just how does a school begin to consider introducing digital music creation?

A Built-in Recording Studio - Every Mac comes preloaded with iLife ’08 which
includes Garageband. It’s easy to create a song whether you’re a first-time musician or a seasoned pro. You can record, edit and mix a song exactly as you want it using a range of loops adding effects and adjusting the tempo. But it doesn’t stop there.

Using Real Instruments - Plug your electric guitar or bass into the Mac using a Monster iStudio Link adapter and Garageband recognises it. In the classroom these cables can simply be handed out to the guitarists in the group. They can plug in and play (preferably with head phones) and be jamming and writing without any complex setting up.

For Vocals and Live Recording - It’s just as easy, a USB microphone such as
the Samson C01U Studio condenser just plugs in and again is recognised,
there is no need for expensive pre-amps and in/out boxes. School concerts
and live performances can be recorded via the USB microphone straight into
GarageBand and then burnt to CD in iTunes.

Desktop Drummers - M Audio’s Trigger Finger is a great way to add drums
percussion and sounds to GarageBand. The Trigger Finger offers 16 pressure sensitive pads that can be assigned to both musical notes or drum sounds. The device plugs into your Mac via a USB cable and is host powered. There are no sounds within the unit, it “triggers” the sounds from software.

To learn more about Garageband and the range of plug ‘n’ play real instruments available call our Education Team on 01684 291112

Traditionally, video editors in search of a soundtrack have had various options such as original composition, commercial music, music loops or library music. Abaltat Muse™ is a video-driven soundtrack composer. This is not a search engine with a large database of library music or music loops. Abaltat Muse™ composes and arranges a soundtrack.

Simply drop a Quicktime file into Abaltat Muse, the software will compose a soundtrack using your selected parameters such as tempo and style. Once the composition is complete, which takes a matter of seconds, you can then proceed with making the arrangement. The user interface has all the features you would expect with any professional editing package. With 5 tracks composed, you can choose not only when and where you want to hear those tracks played but also, what instruments you want played.

Abaltat has joined with two of the leaders in the audio sample production business, Native Instruments and Garritan Libraries, ensuring the highest standard of audio and authentic instrumentation with a natural live feel.
Finished compositions can be exported as .AIFF, .WAV, as a mixed track, individual tracks or as MIDI. Call 01684 291112 for prices.

Train the Trainers (2 days):
Learn how to get the most from the DigitalCre8or courseware with this 2 day course (2 weeks between sessions). Delegates will be provided with a login to the online tool. Delegates must have previously registered their Centre with the BCS.

Tewkesbury
Course Code: TTTTC
AT Computers, Green Lane Business Park, Tewkesbury
Session 1: Mon 1st Sept 2008 (9.30am - 4pm)
Session 2: Mon 8th Sept 2008 (9.30am - 4pm)
There is a course assignment between
Session 1 and Session 2.

Leeds
Course Code: LTTTC
Leeds Rhinos Training Centre, Headingley, Leeds
Session 1: Mon 22nd Sept 2008 (9am - 3.30pm)*
Session 2: Mon 29th Sept 2008 (9am - 3.30pm)*
There is a course assignment between
Session 1 and Session 2.
*Please note the earlier start time for this venue.

Digital Cre8or Assessor Course (1 day)
Gain the skills required to assess and mark Digital Cre8or student work. Attendance on a Digital
Cre8or Train the Trainers
course is a pre-requisite. This course includes some
preparatory work.
Successful
delegates will be validated
as Assessors with BCS.

Tewkesbury
Course Code: TA04
AT Computers, Green Lane Business Park, Tewkesbury
Mon 15th Sept 2008
(9.30am - 4pm)

Leeds
Course Code: LA03
Leeds Rhinos Training Centre, Headingley, Leeds
Tues 7th Oct 2008 (9.30am - 4pm)

Email:
info@learning-central.org

Regional Training Centres
helping teachers bring the
curriculum to life around the UK

The Regional Training Centre programme helps teachers bring learning to life with digital technology. A nationwide network of Apple-approved Regional Training Centres (RTC) coach primary and secondary teachers in the use of Apple’s awardwinning software packages - giving them the-know-how to enliven school lessons with images, video and sound.

A Teacher’s time should be spent teaching children, but is so often spent addressing technical problems that arise from the use of computers. We are dedicated to supporting Schools and it is our aim to provide a fast and efficient resolution to these problems.

Our specially designed School Support Contract package has been developed as a result of years of experience working in education.

With three guaranteed “housekeeping” visits per year, unlimited telephone support on Mac OS and Mac OS Server issues and unlimited term time access to your Apple Solution Expert Certified Technician, with prices starting from as little as £1,000 + vat per annum, it offers excellent value for money.

The Creative Teacher Today’s teachers recognise how technology can motivate children to learn through exciting and creative approaches to teaching. A generation of “digital natives” has grown up absorbing information from television, computers, video games, mobile phones and PDAs.
Teachers who attend a Free course at a Regional Training Centre will discover that the Mac platform offers robust, stable, easily integrated solutions and that Macs can work seamlessly alongside PCs. Apple technology is famously easy to use, and
beginners can learn quickly and intuitively. With Apple, the technology never gets in the way of the creative process.

Find out what’s happening in RTC’s in your region
visit: www.atcomputers.co.uk/education