I have started the training I require to get up to speed on the tools that I will be using in my ministry at GoodSeed. We have a subscription to an online training video site (lynda.com) which covers a wide variety of software programs. Here is a list of the courses I plan to watch:
| Hours | |
| Photoshop | |
| No Pixels Harmed | 1 |
| Photoshop CS3 One-on-One: The Essentials | 8.75 |
| Photoshop CS3 One-on-One: Beyond the Basics | 10.75 |
| Photoshop CS3 One-on-One: Advanced Techniques | 9.5 |
| Photoshop CS3 Extended for 3D + Video | 6.25 |
| Photoshop CS3 Channels and Masks: The Essentials | 12.5 |
| Photoshop CS3 for Photographers | 13.5 |
| Photoshop CS3 Creative Photographic Techniques | 11 |
| InDesign | |
| InDesign CS3 Essential Training | 9 |
| Illustrator | |
| Illustrator CS3 Essential Training | 13.5 |
| Final Cut Pro Video Editing | |
| Digital Video Principles | 2.5 |
| Final Cut Pro 6 Essential Effects | 9.25 |
| Final Cut Pro 6 New Features | 1.5 |
| Final Cut Pro 6 Essential Editing | 10.75 |
| Final Cut Pro Optimization and Troubleshooting | 2.25 |
| Aperture | |
| Aperture 1.1 Essential Training | 6.75 |
| Aperture 1.5 Beyond the Basics | 3.5 |
| Other | |
| Blue + Green Screen Production Principles | 0.25 |
| Digital Video Principles | 2.5 |
| Total Hours | 135 |
A grand total of 135 hours of watching video! There is over 73 hours of Photoshop stuff alone. If we assume three hours a day of this kind of video this will take me to the middle of March to complete, and this does not include other training on video and sound equipment. My mind is already starting to smoke..
These training videos are very good and I have already learned quite a bit. This morning I learned some neat tricks about changing colours. This is a picture I took on Grand Manan island last year and the result of some playing around with the colours. How many colour changes can you spot?
I haven’t even started to scratch the surface of what these programs are capable of, but I look forward to learning more and then using them in my ministry with GoodSeed.