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Bright Future and VoxLabOperate in Oman under the umbrella of

Madinat al Sultan Qaboos (MQ)Alhamra house, First floor

Office No 2 Building No 1791 Way No 2137P.O. box 45, P.C. 133, Al-Khuwair

T (968) 2469 3003F (968) 2469 3030

E [email protected] http://www.voxlaboman.com/

VoxLab LegacyClients and Partners in 40 countries

Vox Lab was created to fully equip clients with the skills to communicate and implement their design intent. Now is brought to Oman by Al Majara Business and Development.

This unique duality in services came to define Vox Lab. Today, we extend both Vox production services and Lab visual media training to help our clients learn new courses, adapt to changing media demands, and better connect with their customers.

The Vox production team utilizes modern design techniques when developing projects for our clients. Our skilled professionals are always up to date in production methods, resulting in exceptional services across 6 different categories of the Creative Industry.

Skills in software, creative design and visual media are increasingly demanded in today’s market. Lab’s highly talented and certified trainers ensure that participants em Vox Lab ready to meet aem exceed these Creative Industry demands.

Vision

Mission

Values

VOX LAB aims to enrich the visual media industry in which we work and the creative society on which we depend. As a premium provider of visual media production and training, we are determined to spread the importance of communicating visually, worldwide.

VOX LAB strives to use our extensive visual media experience to deliver creative, tangible business results enabling our clients in industry and government to profit from the advanced use of visual media technology. We foster experiences that create lifelong client-relationships based on mutual trust and respect.

Our Key Principles of honoring customer service, building trust in our clients and respecting different cultures govern all interactions with our customers.

Adobe software is standard in many areas of communication for business and Government around the world. An Adobe Authorized Training Centre (AATC) is the best bridge between the industry requirement and the academic aspect of each course.

Course curriculums are written and taught by Adobe Certified Instructors to deliver the best quality and the highest return of investment outcome.

By choosing VoxLab as your training and creative partner, you gain access to high expertise, up-to-date training material, professional presentation style and top productivity tips and tricks.

QualityAdobe AuthorizedTraining Centre

Relevance

Prestige

VoxLab course outline are designed to match and exceed the industry standards.

All of VoxLab courses are conducted using the most recent version of the software.

Certificates of Attendance issued by an AATC are recognized worldwide as high prestige.

Stefano Virgilli ranks among the most certified Adobe trainers in the world, with over 80 Adobe certifications under his belt. Stefano holds an Italian private degree in communication design and has extensive experience in the field of visual production. Stefano is specialized in 2D graphic design, photography post-production, video editing, 2D and 2.5D animation and social intelligence.

Stefano is certified competent in the WSQ Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA) Trainer®, Assessor® and Developer® Facilitated Learning by the Workforce Development Authority of Singapore.

Stefano’s expertise is highly sought after by many top Government and corporate institutions in South East Asia, Middle East and beyond. Clients of Stefano and VOX LAB include 6 Ministries of the Republic of Singapore, multinational corporate in various industries, Universities and other educational organizations.

Stefano VirgilliAdobe Certified Instructor

Author of the book:

“The Promise of Empty Spaces”

» Adobe Community Professionals - Photoshop » Adobe User Group Manager » Adobe Photoshop Ambassadors » Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) Expert (ACE) After Effects 6.0 /

7.0 / CS3 / CS4 / CS5 / CS6 » Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) Expert (ACE) Acrobat 9

Professional / Acrobat X Pro » Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) Expert (ACE) Captivate 3 » Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) Creative Suite® Master » Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Creative Suite® Master CS3 » Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Design Master CS6 » Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Design Specialist CS6 » Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Design Master CS5 » Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Design Specialist CS5 » Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Design Master CS4 » Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Design Specialist CS4 » Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Design Specialist CS3 » Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) Expert (ACE) Dreamweaver CS3 » Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) Expert (ACE) Encore CS3 » Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) Expert (ACE) Illustrator CS3 /

CS4 / CS5 / CS6 » Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) Expert (ACE) InDesign CS3 /

CS4 / CS5 / CS6 » Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) Expert (ACE) Photoshop CS2 /

CS3 / CS4 / CS5 / CS6 » Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Photoshop Lightroom » Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) Expert (ACE) Premiere Pro 2.0 /

CS3 / CS4 / CS5 / CS6 » Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Video Specialist CS3 » Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) Contribute CS3 » Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 » Adobe Certified Associate Educator in Visual Communication

using Photoshop CS4 » Adobe Certified Associate Educator in Web Communication

using Dreamweaver CS4 » Adobe Certified Associate Educator in Rich Media

Communication using Adobe Flash® Professional » Adobe Certified Associate in Visual Communication using

Photoshop CS4 » Adobe Certified Associate in Web Communication using

Dreamweaver CS4 » Adobe Certified Associate in Rich Media Communication using

Adobe Flash® Professional » Adobe Certified Associate in Video Communication using

Adobe® Premiere® » Apple Certified Final Cut Pro 7 End User » Apple Certified Final Cut Pro X End User

Photo Editing in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Photo Editing is perhaps the most well known

and the widely available concept to the public.

Adobe Photoshop is the most extensive

photo editing software with the most

editing capabilities, unlike other softwares that

calls changing photo filters “editing”. Learn

how to spice up your photos, create magical

effects or even make subtle changes that make

huge differences. Improve your creativity and

enhance your productivity today!

Bright Future - VOX LAB OmanMadinat al Sultan Qaboos (MQ)Alhamra house, First floorOffice No 2 Building No 1791Block No 221

T (968) 2469 3003F (968) 2469 3030E [email protected] http://www.voxlaboman.com/

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Photo Editing in Adobe Photoshop CS6Introduction

» Photoshop is for photos » Different tools for different tasks » Raster vs Vector

About color » RBG 8bit » R+G and so on » CMY... K? » Conversion issues

About resolution » DPI vs Pixel dimension » Increasing DPI = decreasing size » myths about 72 and 300 » Pixels vs Dots

Layers » Top>Down hiearachy » Visibility » Locking Layers » Creating Layers » Grouping Layers

Working with pictures » Getting images in from the web » Conforming Image Size to Layer Size » Image Size vs Canvas Size » Free Transform > Scale and Rotate » Free Transform > Distort

Workspace » Undo / Redo » History panel » Docked vs Floating panels

Smart Objects » Smart Object / Layer / Filter » Smart vs Non-Smart (demo)

Adjustment Layers (part 1) » Hue/Saturation » Adjustment Layer vs Image > Adjustments » Spot color change (range selection)

Intro to brushes » Creating new blank documents » Foreground / Background color » Brush tip selection » Draw a lion

Layer Mask » Masking Adjustment Layers » Masking solid layers » Outlining items » Cat on the Car

Adjustment Layers (part 2) » Clipping Adjustments » Stop signs

Visual effects » Creating photorealistic shadows » Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur » Opacity

Text » Big Thin vs Small Bold » Positioning » Picking the right font » Layer Style > Drop Shadow » Layer Style > Drop Shadow » Opacity vs Fill

Saving and Exporting » JPEG » PNG 8 vs PNG 24 » TIFF » PSD » GIF

Vector Design in Adobe Illustrator CS6

What is Vector Design? It is a creation, a

compilation of many different objects to make

your very own masterpiece via the computer.

Vector design is key if you want your graphic /

print to be crisp and clear since all of the design

is made from series of mathematical curves!

So if you enlarge a small vector design graphic,

it won’t look blurry or pixelated but instead, it

keeps the clear, crispiness of the smaller image.

Adobe Illustrator program have incorporated

many useful tools that will help you make your

work photorealistic! Learn to use those tools to

their full potential to make amazing designs.



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Vector Design in Adobe Illustrator CS6Introduction

» Raster vs Vector » Creating new documents » Bleed » Artboards » Size presets » Custom size

Creating basic shapes » Square vs Rectangle » Circle vs Elipse » Polygons » Stars

Working with shapes » Color

• Fill• Stroke

» Duplicating » Deleting » Color based selections » Editing

• Selection tool• Direct Selection tool

» Aligning and spacing » Applying gradients

• Gradient panel• Gradient tool

Merging shapes » Pathfinder overview » Using Shape Builder

• Adding• Subtracting• Intersecting

» Logo design

Text » Adding text » Editing text » Envelope distorsion

• Warping with shapes• Distorsion presets• Mesh distorsion

Custom path design » Introduction to Pen tool » The 180 degrees rule » Head vs Tail » Hands on tracing

Vectorizing pictures » Tracing options » Recoloring selectively

Preparing for output » Cropping marks » Color overview » PDF format » Exporting raster images

Digital Publishing in Adobe Indesign CS6

The continuing growth of digital publishing

is a testament to the growing importance of

technology. Adobe Indesign CS6 have all the

tools of the trade you’ll need to control your

creativity right down to a single pixel. There

are design tools, sophisticated typography

capabilities, comprehensive styles and so much

more! Adobe Indesign CS6 is your one-

stop, comprehensive software for all of

your digital publishing needs!



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Digital Publishing in Adobe Indesign CS6Introduction to InDesign

» Workspace and Tools » Panel Settings » Customizing Settings

Pages panel » Standard pages

• New• Delete• Move• Duplicate

» Master pages• Adding page number• Adding custom design• Define multiple Master pages

Frames » Text frames

• Using text frames• Importing text• Import strategies

» Image frames• Importing images• Clipping images• Importing multiple images• Repositioning images• Fit vs Fill

» Unassigned frames• Assigning Fill• Assigning Stroke• Setting rounded corners

Digital layout » Planning using placeholders » Grouping objects » Text and Paragraph Option Bar » Text Frame Options » Threading Text frames

Typography » Fonts and typefaces » Leading, kerning and tracking » True Type vs Open Type

Baseline grids and columns » Align paragraphs to a baseline grid » Creating columns for layout » Custom baseline

Preflight and Package » Preparing files for Preflight » Creating custom profile for Preflight » Preparing the artwork for printing » Packaging for Final Artwork » Digital output in PDF

Printing overview » Digital Printing in RGB » Offset Printing in CMYK » Pixels vs Dots » Offset printing setup

HTML 5 and CSS 3 in Adobe Dreamweaver CS6

If you’ve ever done or even only remotely

interested in web design, you’ve probably

already heard of Dreamweaver. Adobe

Dreamweaver is and has been one of the best

editors around. It is the industry’s standard, web

design and development tool and integrated

with any standard web technology you can

think of! If you’re new to web development

and is intimidated by it? Don’t be! Adobe

Dreamweaver will ease you in while still

giving you the full potential to make website like

you’re a professional!



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HTML 5 and CSS 3 in Adobe Dreamweaver CS6What is web?

» Domain registration » Web hosting overview » Server vs Database » How CMS work

What is a website? » How HTML works » The importance of index.html » Adobe DreamWeaver and other editors » FTP protocol

Introduction to SEO » What really is Search Engine

Optimization? » How does Google “think”? » How does Traffic “think”? » Gauging expectations » Managing content based on SEO goals

HTML foundation » Heading tags » Paragraph tags » Link tags » Image tags » DIV tags

CSS foundation » Introduction to CSS rules » Class rules » Tag rules » DIV rules

CSS core properties » Character » Background » Box » Margin vs Padding » Float vs Clear » Borders » Other properties

Hands-on Project: My first web page

• Defining size and color / background• Defining characters and imagery• Setting up a wrapper• Setting up a header• Setting up a main-body• Setting up a column• Setting up a navigation (menu)• Setting up a footer

HTML5 and CSS3 » HTML5 and CSS3 compatibility overview » Understanding semantic tags » Setting rounded corners » Applying shadows » Using CSS3 animaitons » Integrating Javascript » Discovering SASS and LESS

2D Animation in Adobe After Effects CS6

Ever wonder how’s it like to create your

own special effects in like the movies? Or

even your own animations? After Effects

is your friend! It has powerful 3D

capabilities, hundreds of built-in effects and

more.

Extend your creativity and let your

imagination take flight by learning how to

utilize the software with unprecedented

performance!



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2D Animation in Adobe After Effects CS6Workspace

» Interface• Project panel• Composition panel• Timeline

» Playback• RAM preview• Work area (playback)• Link / import

Core properties » Position » Rotation » Scale » Opacity » Anchor point

• Pan behind tool

Keyframes » Spatial interpolation

• Linear• Auto bezier• Bezier

» Temporal interpolation• Linear• Ease

» Rove across time » Keyframes assistant

• Exponential scale• Time reverse

» Auto orient along path

Switches » Motion blur » Solo » Shy » Collapse transformation

Timeline management » Menu edit

• Duplicate layer• Split layer

» Shortcuts• Trimming layers• CTI positioning

» Nesting compositions

Text » Formatting » Animation templates

• Adding with Bridge• Removing animators

Creating videos » Rotoscoping » Freeze frame » Adding audio » Rendering

• FLV / F4V• MOV• Transparency



Video Editing in AdobePremiere Pro CS6Workspace

» Essential• Reset• Customize

» Basic panels• Project• Import• Preview• Asset data• Source• Program• Timeline

» Proper workflow » Shortcut vs Menu

Source Panel » Playback

• Current Time Indicator• Frame by frame• Loop• Other playback tools• Shuttle• Jog

» Trimming (in/out) » Safe margins » Make still

Timeline » Timecode » Tracks

• Add / delete » Markers

• In / out• Clip markers• Sequence markers• Encore chapter markers

» Create new sequence » Nesting sequences

Tools » Selection tool » Ripple edit » Rolling edit » Slip » Slide » About time

• Razor• Track selection

• Rate stretch• Speed / Duration

Video transitions » Cross dissolve » Cube spin » Addictive dissolve » Editing transitions » Change in point » Non-overlapping clips » Custom

• Broadcast save colours• Borders• Centres

Titles » Still titles » Rolling credits » Crawling credits » Templates

• Lower 3rds

Audio » Noise removal » Audio mixer

• Read• Write• Latch• Touch

Render and Export » DVD » Adobe dynamic link to Encore » Flash video » FLV » F4V » VBR vs CBR

• 1 pass vs 2 pass » QuickTime

• Performance• Codex• None• Animation• Mpeg-4• H.264

Photo Editing in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Vector Design in Adobe Illustrator CS6

Design bundle OMR 299 4 DAYSper person 9AM to 3:30PM

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Digital Publishing in Adobe Indesign CS6

HTML 5 and CSS 3 in Adobe Dreamweaver CS6

Publishing bundle OMR 339 4 DAYSper person 9AM to 3:30PM

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2D Animation in Adobe After Effects CS6

Video bundle OMR 379 4 DAYSper person 9AM to 3:30PM

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Social intelligence talk

Social media intelligence is the area

of communication that explores the

involvement of Public Relations,

Customer Care, Humar Resources,

Marketing and Communication,

Information Technology in the ways of

customer and corporate engagement.



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