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Answers to Questions About the new Casablanca Tutorial DVDs

Here are some questions we have received this week from folks inquiring about the new Casablanca Expert learning resources, focused on the Casablanca Bogart V4 Operating System.

 

Click here to view these 3 new learning packages

Question - If I am an experienced Casablanca editor, which disk is best for me?

Answer - I believe you would be most pleased with Volume 9: What's New in Bogart V4.  This covers the new features & functions in the newer Bogart 4 OS... but even seasoned Casablanca users would find value in the Volume 8: Bogart V4 Intensive.  If you're a beginner or intermediate Casablanca editor consider this very thorough learning


Question - Does Foolproof Volume 8 Include the lessons from Foolproof Volume 9?

Answer - Yes, Foolproof 8 - the Bogart V4 Intensive provides instruction on every button in the main OS interface.  Volume 9 has 2-1/2 hours of learning but only focuses on teaching you the buttons & functions that are new with Bogart V4.


Question - What's in Volume 9 that is not in Volume 8?

Answer - nothing really... Chet may have presented it differently in Volume 9 but he covers ALL the buttons & functions in Volume 8, just the new ones in Volume 9 (and he did not just edit or copy out the new stuff for Volume 9... Chet recorded all new teaching for this special 'What's New' lesson.


Question - What if I already have Casablanca Foolproof Volume 2 (DVD Arabesk) but I want the other lessons covered in the Kitchen Sink Buldle?

Answer -  Well alright... yes, Chef Chet can make substitutions.  If you contact Chet personally he can make a special exception for you and include a different tutorial product (of equal or lesser price).  For example you could substitute the Candy Factory Intensive or the Photo Studio Intensive.


Question - Can I purchase your Casablanca Expert DVDs if I am outside of North America?

Answer - Yes, you can order in the On-line store here - and we ship internationally.  Additionally, if you live in the UK  you can order all the Casablanca Expert Foolproof Tutorial DVDs from Dalco UK here

Ask The Expert: When I Restore Projects That Are Archived - What Does That Do to my Current Projects?

QUESTION :I had saved the contents of my S4000Pro Casablanca editor with projects I was working on previously.  If I want to restore the drive, what does that do to my data ALREADY on the internal drive?

ANSWER: Depends if you are asking about the Bogart HD Backup or if you saved/archived just one project via the Storyboard Archives (found in the System Settings menu).

If you're talking about the Storyboard Archives - it will restore (load back in) just the one storyboard you archived (saved) into one empty project on your internal HDD (Hard Disk Drive)

When you restore the contents from an Archive (back-up) from Bogart HD Backup it restores (retrieves) the entire 30 projects from archived file on the external HDD  (whether or not you had 30 projects worth of data) and that essentially wipes out (factually, replaces) the current contents of your internal HDD. 

SO - if this is your situation, if you have projects you're continuing to work on that exist on your internal HDD - you would/should backup them up first before restoring the file from the external HDD via Bogart HD Backup.

 

Members of the Casablanca Expert website will find streaming video lessons dealing with the topic: All About Casablanca Archives  on this page: http://www.casablancaexpert.com/articles/20110318

Casablanca Expert Community eNewsletter for February 2012

I just sent out the February 2012 FREE Casablanca Community eNewsletter.... with some free tips and the free links to your free TWO hours of Casablanca How-tos and Tips. If you're a subscriber, check your email -- if you're not, you can sign-up now in the upper left corner at my web site: www.CasablancaExpert.com

Among the items mentioned in this issue:

* The link to the two 1-hour FREE streaming video recording from the Casablanca 12+ Tips Webinars

* Invitation to 'visit' the Casablanca virtual Museum, a beginning collection of on-line images, info and video from the earlier days of our beloved Casablanca

* Link to download your free 4-page PDF document that lists all Effects found in your Special and Image Processing Effects Lists.

* News about my newest tutorial DVDS, providing intenive learning on the Bogart V4 platform.

And if you join my Newsletter list today, you'll receive the links to this information in an instant email back to you (well, almost instantly... within minutes).

Learn All About Casablanca Editing in New Tutorial DVDs

I am really happy to hear that the first few folks have received their brand new tutorial DVDs on the Bogart V4 Operating System and they are very pleased! I have three new Tutorial packages to help my colleagues learn all about video editing in the Bogart V4 platform.

If you've been working with the Casablanca Bogart OS already, and want to make sure you are making full use of the time-saving and production expanding new benefits in the Bogart V4 OS - then the Volume 9: Whats New in Bogart V4 is the right training for you.

If you are new to the Casablanca video editor or have upgraded from an older Casablanca Smart Edit to the Bogart OS editor, then check out Chet Davis' Casablanca Foolproof Volume 8: Bogart V4 Intensive.

You are invited to view my short 5-minute video below that will give you a good over-view of the differences in these packages.

 Summary Page for all Bogart V4 Casablanca Tutorials

February Members Webinar Posted in the Archives: Digital Audio Recorders

The February 2012 Webinar - held just yesterday - is up and in the archives, ready for your to review.  - in this session Chet Davis facilitated a session where we discuss the use of external audio recorders with your Casablanca video editor. 

In particular Chet focused on the use of the Zoom H4n digital recorder and provided tips for success in your Casablanca video projects. Other members who participated also mentioned a few other manufacturer's models.

And thanks to Casablanca colleague Syl Renaud of Reno Video Productions who shared his work-flow for audio sync during this lesson.... Ron Brookman also shared his work-flow using the Vegas HD PC software and it's easy time-stretch capabilities.

You'll find the 64-minutes streaming video in the Members Webinar Archivs and also posted on this page for the convenience of my Member: February 2012 Members Webinar.

 

 

Free Casablanca How-to and Tips Webinars yields 49 Tips for Viewers

I had a great time yesterday presenting my two free webinars in honor of the 3rd Anniversary of the Casablanca Expert website and community! 

My goal was to share 12 tips in each of the two hour sessions.  I was able to demonstrate 19 tips in the morning session and 30 tips in the evening!

Thanks to all who joined me for these special on-line classes - the recordings from the events should be posted by this weekend, and you will be receiving an email with the link to the recordings to re-view at your convenience.

Website members will also be able to access these streaming video 1-hour lessons in the members archives - link will be posted on the Members Home Page.

Special, Free Casablanca Webinars This Wednesday

To celebrate the 3rd Anniversary of the Casablanca Expert website and community, Chet Davis is hosting this special webinar chock full of tips for the Casablanca video editor. You can register below and you'll see Chet's Casablanca screen on your computer!

Chet will have a big bag full of tips ready to share but he's hoping those who join us for this special session will ask Chet to teach them what they're eager to learn!

This is your opportunity to ask the Casablanca Expert your question, to have him show you live how to do some software operation or trick.

There will be one session at 7:00AM Pacific/10:00AM Eastern and a second, completely new session at 7:00PM Pacific/10:00PM Eastern.  

The recording of each session will be available to those who sign-up for either session -- and will also be available in the Casablanca Expert Members Archives (for member/subscribers).

Register for a session now by clicking below:

Morning
Wed, Feb 15, 2012 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM PST

Evening
Wed, Feb 15, 2012 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM PST

Which Video Hosting Web Site to Use?

I replied to a post on one of the Cassie Tips List Serve yesterday and thought the topic was certainly worthy of sharing here.

A video producer colleague had a client (a collegue) who had started using an internet hosting website to share their videos on-line. He was helping them to use VIMEO, hearing that many other video producers were using that service. Here is my reply in the topic:

As suggested I do use VIMEO but primarily just so I am aware of it's functions and operation.

As was pointed out VIMEO free and VIMEO Plus are not for those who wish to use the service for a business or commercial enterprise (it is against their terms of use policy)  however they are allowing video producers to use the service to promote their business (not the business of their clients).

Any service - even VIMEO PRO - has a cap, and increased associated fees if you exceed their Storage (amount of data stored - size of video files, usually in GB) and their bandwidth (amount of data/video transferred to your viewers, usually in GB).

If you just wish to go ahead with a suggested work-flow to upload to VIMEO, YouTube, Facebook, iPlayedHD, Sprout Video, Exposure Room (I have used them all)  -- I recommend this process: Exporting Casablanca Video to Internet Hosting Website  (which yes, still uses the Media Manager for optimum results).


If you wish to delve deeper into the question in your post -- which video hosting service your client uses depends, I believe, on what their primary goal/s are for hosting the video:

• Do they wish to use the video/s to increase their marketing reach - improve their SEO (Search Engine Optimization)?
• Do they wish to share the video/s to allow students to access academic content - as part of paid coursework ?
• Do they want to make the video/s accessible for any community member / internet viewer?
• Do they want/need the ability to utilize analytics to determine the viewer patterns relative to the video/s?
• Do they need/want social sharing, commenting, etc. for the video/s?
• And what is their budget for video hosting?

The answers to these questions will guide them to the best host (or as I usually recommend) a mix of host sites to best suit their needs.

On-line video is THE arena for many companies at this time, with great efforts geared to engaging their prospects and customers as well as increasing market awareness and market share. 

Website members Skip can access my most recent overview of video hosting web sites is available in a 79-minute streaming video lesson here: Introduction to Video Hosting Websites

Blu-ray Media for Your Casablanca Bogart Video Editor

I have fI have had several inquiries from web site members recently about recommended media (blank disks) for Blu-ray DVD authoring in their Casablanca Bogart editors - note to perform this task you must be operating on a Bogart OS enabled Casablanca that has the optional Blu-ray DVD drive installed.

Here is the media that I can comfortably recommend, knowing colleagues have had success as well with this media.  It is the
Verbatim 25GB Blu-ray BD-R disk (there is 50-GB Bly-ray disks in the market, but at this time the Casablanca software is not able to work with this higher capacity media)

For your convenience, here is the link for the media: Verbatim BD-R 10 pack of Blu-ray discs

 

 

(NOTE: the link above is my affiliate link in Amazon... I find the purchase price is very competitive, but yet I do receive a small percentage of the sale for my sharing the link).  If that does not sit well with you, you can likely pick these up at other vendors.

New Casablanca Bogart V4 Tutorial DVD Bundle

Bogart V4 and The Kitchen Sink

The Bogart V4 Tutorial DVD Bundle is a collection of the Casablanca Expert's helpful tutorial DVDs that will help you fully understand the power and efficiency in your Casablanca Bogart Video Editor.

This package is ideal for the person who is either new to the Casablanca video editing platform... or even for someone who has been using their Casablanca for awhile and has made the transition to the Bogart OS platform.

For those colleagues who want just the Bogart V4 Intensive Tutorial DVD set (6 DVDs) - see this page: Bogart V4 Intensive.

If you are already comfortable with the Bogart OS - you might prefer the tutorial DVD titled 'What's New in Bogart V4' - click here for details.

 

Chet Davis has nick-named this bundle 'The Kitchen Sink' as it contains not only the Bogart 4 Intensive tutorial DVD package (with 10-1/2 hours of instruction), but also includes comprehensive tutorial DVDs on DVD Authoring with Arabesk 4, Chet's intensive tutorial on the Casablanca Media Manager (built into your Casablanca Bogart editor), Chet's lesson on the options for archiving (saving your video projects in the Bogart OS).

Plus you'll receive an extra DVD with three shorter but equally valuable lessons: Store N Share (an add-on program that enables you to edit to/from an external hard-drive), PowerKey (the add-on program that provides a lot of keyboard shortcuts), and Disk Transfer (Import/Export video files via DVD media).

This package is provided in a 3-ring binder with the DVD lessons and printed hand-outs that are companions to several of the lessons.

This tutorial DVD package is available now - place your order here

Here's an itemized list of what's included in the Bogart V4 Kitchen Sink Tutorial DVD Bundle:

Casablanca Foolproof Volume 8: Bogart 4 Intensive - this is the most comprehensive tutorial ever produced for the Casablanca video editor. In this package - consisting of six DVDs with more than 10 hours of instruction - the Casablanca Expert takes you through every button in the Casablanca Bogart 4 Operating System. This 6 DVD set has a $79.99 list price

Also included in the Bogart V4 and the Kitchen Sink Tutorial Bundle are these DVDs:

Foolproof Volume 2: Arabesk 4 Intensive (DVD Authoring) - Chet Davis teaches you to use the full creatively powerful options in DVD Arabesk 4. You'll learn how to create Chapter menus with motion stamps and interactive options. And Chet will teach you all about the additional options in the Main Menu as well as the additional settings in Arabesk 4.(One DVD) $34.99 list price

Casablanca Foolproof Volume 3: Media Manager Intensive - You'll learn all about the new feature rich and potentially confusing menu in the Media Manager with the Casablanca Expert. Even long-time Casablanca users find this powerful new tool confusing as there are new menu structures and lots of options. (2 DVD set) $39.99 list price

All About Archives: Bogart HD Backup, Storyboard Archives, & Archives (One DVD). In this 58-minute lesson you'll learn about the different options for saving and restoring your video projects on your Casablanca Bogart video editor. $15.00 list price

Plus you'll receive an extra DVD with these two lessons:

• Casablanca Expert Lesson: Store N Share (15:00)
• Chet's Favorite PowerKey Shortcuts & Commands (32:00)
  
• Casablanca Disk Transfer (xx:xx) 

Package price for the 'Bogart V4 and the Kitchen Sink' Bundle is $109.00. This package runs $169 if you ordered these lessons separately.... a 35% discount!

And this Casablanca Expert bundle comes packaged in a 3-ring binder with printed notes that are companions to several of the lessons:

• Bogart V4 Quick-Start Guide 
• Chet's Quick Tips for Arabesk 4 
• Chet's Quick Tips for the Casablanca Media Manager 
• All About Archives: Notes & Tutorial
• Chet's Favorite PowerKey Commands

This tutorial DVD package is available now - place your order here