This workshop will cover essential video concepts and terminology - media analysis and optimization - various editing and trimming techniques - basic compositing by creating title graphics - advanced compositing using FCPX’s effects and textures library, and whatever you would like to know - bring questions!

Room 9A, 9:00am - 12:00pm, unless noted otherwise

Final Cut Pro, Level 1 (Mark Stoffel) – October 1^st

This hands-on workshop is an introduction to the basic interface of FCP, will teach file organization, adjusting and customizing preferences and settings, basic editing functions, and how to output your project as a simple Quicktime movie.

Final Cut Pro, Level 2 (Mark Stoffel) – October 8^th

Topics of this Level 2 workshop could cover as much as: Capturing video and audio, various editing and trimming techniques (ripple, roll, slip and slide tools), audio editing, video compositing, basic color correction, video compositing, motion-keyframing, and whatever else pops up in the final Q & A part of the workshop.

HD Video Codecs: Differences, choices, purposes (Hong Zhou) – October 15^th

Learn about data compression and decompression in HD technology and their applications in media production. Find answers to questions you may have been wondering: What is HD? How does it work? What are some of the different HD cameras?

This is a repeat of last semester’s workshop – we just felt like more people need to know about this!

Creating Web Documents: Learning to code HTML and CSS (Robert Spahr) –October 22^nd

Have you ever coded raw HTML and CSS in a text editor? Did you know your emails travel at the speed of light? Have you considered how a web browser finds web sites? Do you know when the Internet was created and why? Have you ever wondered just how new is New Media? You will when you attend the Creating Web Documents Workshop.

Note: A repeat from last semester, due to popular demand!

Adobe Aftereffects, (Keith Jackson) – October 29^th

An introduction to understanding compositing, visual effects and motion graphics. using the popular layer based software “Adobe After Effects”. Industry professional and MCMA alumnus Keith Jackson will cover managing footage, viewing and editing layers, animating type, and more. The workshop will also guide students to understand After Effects process tree and workflow, from starting a new project to rendering out a finished movie.

Outputting, Compressing, Publishing of Video (Mark Stoffel) – November 5^th

This workshop deals with the very last, but perhaps most neglected step in your video production workflow. How does your project leave the timeline to conform to a vast choice of multi-media formats? Learn about the options available in FCP and “Compressor” to create the types of files needed for various publishing purposes.

ProTools – In a Nutshell (Mark Stoffel / Todd Herreman) – November 12^th

MCMA has over 30 ProTools editing stations – the audio production industry standard at your fingertips! Mark and Todd will introduce you to the ProTools interface and help you create an acoustic music multi-track recording project. You’ll track, add effects, mix, and output your project – all during this 3-hour workshop!

To reserve a seat for any these workshops, please e-mail Mark Stoffel: ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

THIS FRIDAY, April 9^th THE NMC WORKSHOP SERIES PRESENTS:

"Digitizing Record Albums and other outdated Analog Media" - taught by Mark Stoffel

Learn about the many different ways you can digitize analog audio into formats compatible with your iPod, computer, and CD-player. This workshop will be a step-by-step guide from the basic principles in analog audio signal flow all the way to the processing and storage of digital files. Bring your favorite Vinyl Record to share nostalgic feelings with other workshop participants!

Location: Room 9E,

Time: 9:00am - noon

Please contact Mark Stoffel ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) to reserve a seat for this workshop.

Mark Stoffel
Digital Media Systems Specialist
College of Mass Communications & Media Arts
1100 Lincoln Drive, Mailcode 6606
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL 62901
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Tel. (618) 453-8464