New MacBook Pro to be raffled to attendees of Larry Jordan's PowerUP with Final Cut Studio Seminars (LA: 11/7 & 11/8)

NEW MACBOOK PRO RAFFLE
OFFERED TO LARRY JORDAN?S POWERUP WITH FINAL CUT STUDIO
SEMINAR ATTENDEES


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Agoura Hills, CA (October 27, 2008) ? Internationally-renowned editor, director and Apple-certified trainer Larry Jordan is offering a free raffle entry to win Apple Inc.?s newly released MacBook Pro to all attendees of his nationwide 2008 PowerUP with Final Cut Studio seminars.

?This year?s PowerUP tour has been an amazing success and we are delighted to offer our seminar attendees the chance to receive a new MacBook Pro,? said Kristi Prost, director of marketing for Larry Jordan & Associates, Inc. ?The feedback I?ve received about this raffle has been exciting. I?m looking forward to announcing the winner via email and on our website after the tour.?

The PowerUP with Final Cut Studio seminar series is targeted to both new and experienced Final Cut Studio editors interested in enhancing their skills. The 2008 seminars were designed to provide answers not covered in any Apple-Certified course on Final Cut Pro. Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 Production Premium, Adobe Systems Inc.'s newly released version of its cross-platform video toolset, is also a featured element of the tour.

Cities on the PowerUP tour, which began September 8, 2008, included New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, Washington D.C., Sacramento, San Diego, Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, Charleston, Minneapolis, Toronto, and Vancouver. Jordan concludes the seminar tour with his last two stops in Vancouver (October 30-31) and Los Angeles (November 7-8).

The seminar series include three sessions presented by Jordan: Succeeding in the New World of Tapeless & HD Video, Integrating Adobe Products into a Final Cut Workflow, and Discover the Hidden Power in Final Cut Studio.

Succeeding in the New World of Tapeless & HD Video focuses on choosing the best high-definition video format, troubleshooting tips, selecting the right equipment, and selecting from an ever-changing array of video formats, acquisition technology, storage devices and workflows. (4-hours, $179/session.)

Integrating Adobe Products into a Final Cut Workflow showcases how to use powerful but little known Adobe software features to do what can't be done in Final Cut Studio. This seminar presents new techniques like video retouching in Photoshop, creating B lu-ray Discs in Encore, tracking and organizing files in Bridge, and moving projects between After Effects and Final Cut Pro. (4-hours, $179/session.)

Discover the Hidden Power in Final Cut Studio is designed for the experienced editor looking to make the most of their tools. The seminar covers topics including repairing poor audio, high-power audio mixing tools, surround-sound mixing, video compression for SD-DVD, Blu-ray and Flash, and more. (8-hour intensive, $299.)

Jordan acknowledges the support of the Tour?s platinum sponsor Adobe Systems Incorporated, gold sponsors Blackmagic Design, Media Distributors and The Rental Station, silver sponsors SmartSound Software, Inc. and Automatic Duck, and Los Angeles city sponsor Video Symphony.

For more information about the PowerUp with Final Cut Studio North American seminar tour, visit www.larryjordan.biz/seminar. Special student pricing and group discounts are available upon request.

About Larry Jordan & Associates, Inc.
Larry Jordan & Associates, Inc. provides high-quality, engaging training and information through a variety of media worldwide. We cover video production and post-production for practicing professionals and students, with an emphasis on Apple's Final Cut Studio.

The company was founded by Larry Jordan, an internationally-renowned consultant and Apple-Certified trainer in digital media with over 25 years experience as a television producer, director and editor with national broadcast and corporate credits. He's a member of both the Directors Guild of America and the Producers Guild of America.

Larry Jordan is executive producer and host of two talk radio shows including the weekly industry-leading digital media podcast Creative Planet's Digital Production BuZZ; and Video Production Radio, a monthly audio podcast syndicated by wsRadio.

Please visit us at www.larryjordan.biz and www.digitalproductionbuZZ.com.