NEWCASTLE COMPUTER TRAINING

Course Code   DYP6   "Double Your Productivity in 6 hours"   This course as the name suggests aims to improve your effective use of the computer by teaching you all the important tips and tricks. It is a six hour course best taken in two 3-hour sessions. A minimum of six months using a computer is suggested. Summary. Cost $150.00

Course Code   OCR4  "OCR'ing - What is it and how to use it" This course is for those who have a need to turn paper documents back into computer readable form for use with other applications. It will cover how to get the best out of the originals, how to clean up the scans, what is the best format to save to and how use it with a network. This is a short 4-hour course and again should not be attempted without at least six months computer experience. Cost $99.00

Course Code   DSC8  "Digital Snapshots Course"  This course is for all of you who have got a Digital Camera and are not sure what to do next. It covers getting the images off the camera into the computer, making a digital negative for safekeeping, cleaning up images, and even how to recover lost images from memory sticks, cards, etc. You take away a copy of the program you use in the course. This is an eight hour course best taken in two 4-hour sessions. Again a minimum of six months using a computer is required. Summary. Cost $120.00

Course Code   DSV8  "Making My First Digital Video" This course is for all of you who have got a Digital Video Camera and are not sure what to do next. It takes you through the equipment you need, getting the contents of the tape into the computer, editing your footage, linking segments, titling, fades and wipes, output formats, compatibility issues. This is also an eight hour course best taken in two 4-hour sessions. Again a minimum of six months using a computer is required. Cost $120.00
(The package used in the course is Pinnacle Studio V10.5 Plus. It normally retails for $199 - but will only cost students $150.)