Lynda.COM Pro Tools 8: Film Scoring

Author:
Christopher Brooks

Duration:
02h 38m

Released on:
5/25/2010

Exercise files:
Yes

Software works on:
Windows only

In Pro Tools 8: Film Scoring, author Christopher Brooks introduces the tools in Avid's digital recording, editing, and mixing software used for creating music for films, television and other visual media. Its wide-spread use on scoring stages and dubbing stages makes it the ideal choice for many of the tasks associated with creating music for films, television, and other visual media. This course also covers creating effective session templates, preparing recording sessions, and final mixing techniques. Exercise files accompany the course.
Topics include:

    Importing and displaying video for scoring
    Setting up inputs and outputs
    Working with picture sessions and OMFs
    Importing MIDI data such as tempo and meter maps
    Matching tempo and beats to existing music
    Using Elastic Audio
    Printing guide stems from cue sessions for use in live recording
    Exploring Pull Up and Pull Down
    Multitrack recording
    Mixing tracks
    Preparing for final dubbing




Introduction
Welcome           01m 00s
Using the exercise files           00m 39s

1. New Session Basics
Setting up a basic session for video           03m 33s
04m 39s
2. Using QuickTime Video
Importing video and setting start code           03m 07s
Using FireWire output           01m 32s

3. I/O Setup
Choosing an appropriate monitor setup           02m 56s
Setting output paths           03m 06s
Setting input paths           02m 02s
Setting insert paths           02m 09s
Setting bus paths           01m 40s

4. Picture Sessions
Understanding picture session essentials           03m 54s
Sharing picture sessions           03m 44s
Working with OMFs           02m 34s
Slaving picture sessions           02m 46s

5. MIDI-Based Sessions
Beginning a MIDI cue           04m 58s
Importing data           03m 51s
Importing tempo and meter maps           02m 14s

6. MIDI Functions
Tempo mapping to picture           06m 24s
Matching existing tempos           08m 02s
Using Elastic Audio           05m 44s

7. Advanced QuickTime Functions
Using multiple clips           05m 48s
Bouncing QT clips           04m 08s

8. Session Preparation
Creating guide Tracks           05m 00s
Making live recording guide sessions and importing guide tracks           04m 34s
Creating streamers and clicks           08m 49s

9. Advanced Session Setup
Choosing the appropriate timecode settings           03m 49s
Locking and clocking           03m 09s
Exploring pull up/pull down           03m 35s

10. Multitrack Recording
Creating a template           03m 54s
Building a setup for final recording           05m 10s
Creating a live mix           06m 01s

11. Mixing in Pro Tools
Creating the mix I/O           03m 58s
Setting signal flow           06m 03s
Setting up multichannel aux effects           03m 06s
Working mix groups and a template           02m 19s
Naming and printing           04m 40s

12. Final Dub Preparation
Creating a dubbing stage template           03m 18s
Assigning outputs for the dubbing stage           04m 06s
Making a headphone bus           02m 58s
Using pull up/pull down           04m 44s
How and why to use sample rate conversion           03m 36s

Conclusion
Goodbye           00m 11s