Overview:
This course turns a basic user into a Deko power user. After a rapid review of essential skills, the course delves into all the tools used in the Motion Timeline Editor for artistic and cutting edge playout effects. Students also learn tips and tricks that unlock the full power of Deko.

Audience:
Any experienced CG operator or Deko art designer who aspires to the next level. Helpful to operators and designers who have upgraded to the FXDeko v.3.0 or Deko3000.

What you will learn:

• A rapid-fire review of the basic course
• A refresher to fill in the gaps of fundamental knowledge
• How to create crawls and credit rolls in Deko
• Using text files for graphic content
• Must-know shortcuts and skills that power users know
• Creating a Cel animation for a Deko graphic
• Tips for building powerful sequences
• Creating fancy frames that type text with special end elements on banners
• Using the SportsWare option to build graphics in record time
• Creating text on a curve in a graphic
• Networking skills that expert users know
• Taking the mysteries out of image preparation for video
• Creating smart graphics for 4:3, 16:9 and HD formats
• About Hi Def and how it effects the graphics environment
• Advanced motions with glows, pan and scan, new features for cutting edge effects
• The advanced use of DekoClips in sequences and graphics

Prerequisites:
The Deko Basics Course and a minimum of six months Deko experience is required. The student should review the fundamentals of the Motion Timeline Editor from the Deko User Guide or the Deko Basics Course before attending this course.

Duration:
2 days