What's new in Apple Certified Video Training

So now that you have had a chance to look at the new version of Final Cut Pro what is Apple going to do about it's certification program. Apple have heavily slimmed down the range of certifications that they were offering from ten to three.

Out with the old

 The following certifications will be retired January 12, 2012 and removed from the Apple Certified Professionals Registry:

• Apple Certified Pro - Color Correction in Final Cut Studio Level One

• Apple Certified Pro - Compressor 3.5 Level One

• Apple Certified Pro - DVD Studio Pro 4 Level One

• Apple Certified Pro - Final Cut Express Level One

• Apple Certified Pro - Final Cut Pro 7 Level One

• Apple Certified Pro - Final Cut Pro 7 Level Two

• Apple Certified Pro - Final Cut Server 1.5 Level One

• Apple Certified Pro - Motion 4 Level One

• Apple Certified Pro - Sound Editing in Final Cut Studio Level One

• Apple Certified Master Pro - Final Cut Studio

Apple Authorised Training Centres will continue to be able to run courses and exam up until this date. As of August 31, 2011, Final Cut Pro 7 exams will no longer be available in Prometric Test Centres.

In with the new

They will be replaced by the following Certifications

• Apple Certified Pro - Final Cut Pro X Level One

• Apple Certified Pro - Final Cut Pro X Level Two

• Apple Certified Pro - Motion 5 Level One

The materials for the new courses and certification will be available in late September so don't expect any Apple Certified FCP X courses until then. The books will be available in hard copy or as an iBookStore title.

There will be four courses available.

FCP 101: Introduction to Final Cut Pro X

3 days leading to Apple Certified Pro - Final Cut Pro X Level One

FCP 200: Comprehensive Study of Final Cut Pro X

5 days leading to Apple Certified Pro - Final Cut Pro X Level One

FCP 300: Advanced Editing in Final Cut Pro X

3 days leading to Apple Certified Pro - Final Cut Pro X Level Two

Motion 101: Introduction to Motion 5

3 days leading to Apple Certified Pro - Motion 5 Level One

Once the exams become available there will be a grace period where a current Certified Pro can upgrade there certification by passing an online exam, open book in their own home, for a set fee. After this they will need to sit the exam at an AATC under normal exam conditions.

The FCP test exam will be replaced by a Peachpit Test Yourself app downloadable from the AppStore.

If it ain't Broke don't Fix it

The release of the details of Apple new video editing suite FCP X, to replace the existing of Final Cut Pro v7, has caused a storm in the video editing world, forums and mailing lists are alight with condemnation, broadcasters are making satirical sketches damning it's features, there are petitions and generally a lot of toys out of the pram.

To be honest there is very little real information out there on what is really going with all of Apple's video solutions, even from Apple. At the moment we know what it will do, but not how it fits in with everything else. A search for Final Cut Express or Final Cut Server on Apple's web-page lands you on the new Final Cut pages. At the moment all roads point to FCP X.

The question is, is this really a problem? If you have a working editing workflow using a piece of software that you know and understand and it has all the features that you need, then where is the problem? Yes in the future when you upgrade or expand you will need to think about FCP X, if it is relevant. Early adopters suffer the for jumping on the bandwagon just because they can or they automatically think that new and shiny must be better. Until FCP X has the features people want then why change, and why get so upset about  something you aren't going to do yet.

Maybe the release of FCP X has been handled badly. Maybe Apple have a plan. Maybe there are a raft of new features on the way. No body really knows, anything you hear at the moment can only be rumour and speculation. Remember this is Apple, it's their game, and their rules, if they decide that they want to move the goal posts or take their ball away and not play at all any more, even if everyone was enjoying themselves, then they can do it.

Lets wait and see what happens, there is no point in getting all hot under the collar, not yet anyway.

Apple Certified Final Cut Pro X Training

Last month Apple formally announced the release of a new version of Final Cut Pro called FCPX at NAB, where they demonstrated some of the new features.  We all eagerly await it's release at some point in the future. But what does this mean for Apple Certified Training? The answer at the moment is we just don't know. Apple have not said anything about the changes to the FCP training Programme, all we have to go is what happened with the last major upgrade, and there are no guarantees that things will be the same this time round.

For the last upgrade,

The new version of FCP101 training materials came out with the release of the software.

This time round if the Apple Certified Trainers need to attend an upgrade courses it may take longer before we are actually able to roll out the courses.

For those who were certified in the old version of the OS Apple offered an online recertification exam that could be sat at home with book in front of you, for the first two months after the release of the OS. There was no requirement to resit the course. After that the old certification was retired and you had to start from scratch if you wanted to rectify.

But to find out what the programme for Final Cut Pro X will be we need to wait for the announcement from Apple.

So what should you do?

You have to step onto the moving walk way at some point. If you are currently using FCP v7 then you need to get trained in it until the new certifications come out and you are ready to upgrade. Upgrading to an new version of any application before it has had time to mature and settle down, can bring a world of problems. Final Cut Pro v7 is stable and it's idiosyncrasies are well know and understood, it will be around for a while.

Attend the training and get certified in the current version, Final Cut Pro v7.

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Apple Regional Training Centres

Working in partnership with Solutions inc. education

The Regional Training Centre programme builds on the experience and achievements of many educationalists already using Apple technology in the classroom. Training sessions and workshops are run by teachers and technicians, for teachers and technicians offering individuals the opportunity to attend courses relevant to their curriculum interests and needs.

RTCs focus their training on the curriculum-enhancing opportunities of using iLife, the multimedia software that comes with every new Mac, and features Apple’s award-winning iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD, GarageBand and iWeb applications. Teachers are also introduced to more advanced software applications, including Final Cut Express and Logic Express to help give older students a head start in preparing for careers in the creative industries. Some RTCs also run sessions aimed at helping IT staff with integration and administration of server technologies.

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We ensure that every Regional Training Centre we partner with provides high quality training. Our RTCs often use Apple Distinguished Educators to provide the added value of a practising teacher with real-world experience of integrating Apple technology into the curriculum.

Teachers who attend a course at a Regional Training Centre will discover that the Mac platform offers robust, stable, easily integrated solutions and that Macs can work seamlessly alongside PCs. Apple technology is famously easy to use, and beginners can learn quickly and intuitively. With Apple, the technology never gets in the way of the creative process. Apple’s reputation in education is synonymous with creativity. At Regional Training Centres, teachers can discover how the Mac platform offers digital solutions for all subjects in the curriculum, learn how Apple’s creative tools can help children learn more effectively and explore how technology can break down barriers between different ability groups and between the classroom and the outside world.

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