COD launches IT training programs
We are excited to announce the launch of a whole new series of training programs from Class on Demand. Class on Demand/IT will provide the definitive training curriculum for IT professionals. Our first course, hosted by IT legend John Lancaster, covers the hot topic of Cisco/HP ProCurve interoperability. The two giants of networking technology are often thrust together within an IT environment and this can be a nightmare for IT professionals managing the network. John explains the unexplainable in a ten hour course delivered in modular ‘bite-size’ pieces. This course would normally take a student out of the office for three full days of classroom-based training. Notwithstanding the travel expenses associated with such a course, the time away from the office for these hardworking professionals is almost impossible to justify. This makes the COD training solution a must buy for IT professionals trying to manage and configure these heterogeneous IT environments. With IT systems playing such an important role in the broadcast and media industry these days this might be a course for our traditional media customers too. The new training will be delivered via Class on Demand’s new On Demand delivery platform (see story below).

COD launches on-demand training platform
We have been listening to our customers and have heard you requesting an on demand streaming delivery platform for our award winning training. We are proud to announce that this new state-of-the-art platform is now live and forms the delivery platform for our new training solutions for IT professionals. Don’t worry; we will move our current media titles on to the platform in 2010. This way, you’ll be able to view our training in whatever format works best for you - whether DVD-ROM or video streaming. Seamlessly integrated into COD’s easy-to-use eCommerce solution, the new platform will allow you to review titles, chapters and modules, preview the content and then purchase and access the content immediately. This is the ideal solution to learn how to produce those last-minute effects your client is demanding or that quick refresher. Check out the new platform here: www.classondemand.com/IT

Color in the Can
Our studio has been transformed over the past week to a color grading suite. Steve Hullfish, Class on Demand’s award-winning Avid Media Composer host, and first-time Class on Demand instructor, Bob Sliga, were in the studio recording a series of firsts for Class on Demand: First stand alone Color training for beginners and advanced students; first dual presenter training course; first gathering of experts and equipment dedicated to teaching all there is to know about Apple Color. In addition to Steve and Bob, our studio was supplied with factory calibrated monitors by Cine-Tal; Tangent Devices Wave control surface; Datacolor’s Spyder hardware and software helped to calibrate our existing monitors, and the whole set up was measured and displayed using Tektronix latest waveform monitor.  Our Apple Color software had the Nattress Color plug-in installed. Steve and Bob have recorded over nine hours of training delivered in two separate training titles; "Basic Training for Apple Color" and "Advanced Training for Apple Color". If you ever wanted to knowsomething about using Color these titles are the definitive guide to the product and supporting systems. Both titles will be delivered by NAB in April and offered as a bundled set. Look for future newsletters to let you know when our Color training is ready for pre-order.

Bob Sliga and Steve Hullfish in the COD studio

New Final Cut Studio and FCP7 training
Author and veteran Class on Demand instructor, Tom Wolsky, wrapped up his two latest titles; “Basic Training for Final Cut Studio” and “Complete Training for Final Cut Pro 7”. There are so many new aspects of FCS and FCP that our two brand-new titles are a combined nine hours in length! Tom takes you through every major feature of Apple’s Final Cut Studio including the new iChat collaboration suite that lets you share your work with clients while you’re editing (perish the thought!). If you’ve recently upgraded to FCS or are a convert from another software suite, Class on Demand’s Final Cut Studio training will teach you how to get the most from the software. The "Complete Training for Final Cut Pro 7" title expands on the FCP lesson in the Final Cut Studio training with five hours of dedicated, application-specific training – if you’ve been using FCP for years and have recently upgraded to FCP 7, or if you simply want to have the best training for the product on the market today, order your copy now.