Featured classes

Get a free Livescribe Pen!
Order our Master Certification Bundle and receive a free Livescribe 2 GB pen bundle valued at $200. This incredible pen allows you to record audio for 200 hours and has instant contextual playback of notes just by tapping on your outline or notes. We will soon have our website updated to show more about this exciting technology and to enable orders to be placed online as we are now a reseller for a few select products that blend well with our training services. Call David for more information.

Please see prices and description on our schedule, then call to register.


Attention Teachers!
College Credits and Clock Hours Now Available!
Contact us today to find out how you can earn
2 credits within 3 days doing something you love
and be sure to ask for our teachers discount
which is a significant savings.

 

Final Cut Studio Master Certification

Obtain your certification in Final Cut Pro 6, DVD Studio Pro 4, Motion 3, Sountrack Pro 2, and Color and you will be able to use the logo for "Final Cut Studio 2 Master" on business cards, web site, and other promotional items. Separately these certifications would cost up to $6500. Preregister for all the classes and save $1,500 (currently priced at $4999) which includes test fees, and the books/DVDs. If you need to reschedule a class we will work with you to give you priority status for the upcoming classes. You are able to complete the classes anytime over the next 13 months. Call David at 888 325-4600 to find out more about this new certification offered by Apple.

What does certification do for me?
#1 - Provides a solid foundation for mastery of the entire Final Cut Studio.
#2 - Assures prospective clients and employers that you have the skills and efficiency to complete their work quickly. Your demo reel showcases your creativity.
#3 You will also have access to certified logos that may be placed on business cards, web sites, and other promotional materials.
#4 - You can request to be placed on Apple's web site with your web site, email, and phone number for contact info.
#5 - This is Apple's official certification program. The high standards and consistancy is worldwide, you will receive certificates suitable for framing.

Discovery Tools also teaches trade secrets and work flow techniques for significant time savings and provide a lot of valuable consulting during your time with us. Call now and we will do our best to facilitate a schedule that works best for you. We also allow students to audit a class again for no additional cost, call for details.

 

Logic Pro 8 classes now available!

Level 1 and Level 2, back to back

Apple has taken $1800 worth of software and has made it the best value in music software by lowering the price to $500 for Logic 8 Studio. Be among the first to use the redesigned Logic Pro 8 with everything you need to create, perform and record your music. Introducing your MainStage, your new live rig with a revolutionary interface designed to let you bring software instruments and effects to the stage. Studio Instruments produce and play nearly any sound imaginable with the largest set of instrument plug-ins available in a single box. Studio Effects from vintage compressors to amp models, 80 effect plug-ins give you a wide variety of ways to craft distinctive sound. Studio Sound Library with 18,000 Apple Loops, 2400 channel strip settings, and 1300 sampled instruments provide infinite possibilities for making your music.


Shake for Editors

A three day workshop that teaches how to use Shake to vastly improve your video in ways you wouldn't believe possible. Call us today for more information or send an email to info@discoverytools.com. Previously priced at $3000, contact us to learn how you can obtain the application Shake for only $250 when you register for our class. Shake has been used within more movies winning the special effects category of the Academy Awards than any other program.

Discovery Tools was among the first training centers to be fully certified for the new pro media applications announced at NAB 2007. All of our workshops will now include the latest software and also include OS X 10.5.6 Leopard to include tips on new workflow enhancements.

Photoshop is at the heart of media prepreation.Take the course that gives tips for your video & DVD productions. Special pricing is available now for our next class, call now!

Motion 3 classes are now available, sign up for certification on this award winning motion graphics application, now suitable for film. Never before has this kind of real-time performance been possible on a personal computer.

Our Seattle classes are close to Seattle Center at the Guitar Center Annex only two blocks south of Lake Union at the corner of Mercer and Westlake Avenue. We have free parking on the rooftop and the South Lake Union Tram travels to Westlake Center for shopping.

Portland classes are held at Pony Soldier Best Western Inn two exits south of Portland International Airport on I-205. Also please visit our class schedule to see other classes offered this spring and find out about multiple discounts.


DiscoveryTools offers a wide variety of classes that can be taken by novices and experts alike. Choose from the following classes:

 

At DiscoveryTools we pride ourselves in building the foundation for helping you discover your potential with technology. We also enjoy a student pass ratio above 95%. Call us for special pricing on testing and to arrange a convenient time for you.

David Putman~President

PDXFCPUG
Portland Final Cut Pro
User Group

Scheduled for Tuesday, April 7, from 6:15 - 8:30 PM at PCC Cascade Campus

The meetings have been very successful. Please go to the official web site at www.pdxfcpug.com for more details.

SEAFCPUG
Seattle Final Cut Pro
User Group

Meeting Scheduled for Tuesday, May 19,
at 7:00 PM

Consistent, great tutorials and social networking. www.seafcpug.org for more details.

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Meet our trainers

DiscoveryTools is bringing in best of class trainers:

David Putman is among the elite few trainers in the world who holds the Apple Master Trainer designation. President and Owner of Discovery Tools since 2000, David was one of the early adopters of the first non-linear digital editing. He taught numerous workshops and consulted with Apple's education market. His real life production experience has refined his teaching to include real world production work flow techniques not found in other teaching venues. Client list includes, NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, ESPN, Boeing, Symbol (a subsidiary of Ralph Lauren) numerous Federal and State governent departments and many local businesses.

Doug Zangar, our Logic Instructor has worked with Pavarotti, Carol Channing (Hello Dolly), Vic Damone, Diahann Carrol, Steve Allen, Pat Boone, Roger Williams, The 5th Dimension, the Shirelles, the Drifters and the Clayton/Hamilton Big Band. He has performed at private functions for such luminaries as Paloma Picasso, Alexander Julian, Bill Gates, and Vanna White. He also recorded with the Jazz Police on two CDs as a featured soloist.

Damian Allen, the author of the Motion ProTraining Series book teaches a 4 day session on Shake. Reserve your seats early as classes are limited in size!




 

"Thanks for the great job teaching us how to use Final Cut Pro. Since taking your course I have made video presentations for my classes, principal, school board and the community. You provided the right mix of instruction and participation to allow me to learn the features of FCP in short order. The workshop was well organized, clearly presented and tuned to the level of the participants.Your class on the use of Final Cut Pro was wonderful, Great job!

You continue to be a great resource even after the completion of the class by answering numerous technical questions via email and phone. I plan to tell anyone who wants to produce high quality, professional level video to just take your class!"

     – Chuck Caley, Toledo School District

 

 

"I was frustrated with trying to teach myself from books and trial and error. Your classes have given me the foundation for mastering Apple's Pro Media Family. Thank you for bringing such high quality classes to our area and not only giving me confidence with using them but also the knowledge to help me pass the official certification exams on the first try!"

   – Jeff Sloan

 

 

 

 

You have 4 options! We offer classes at Guitar Center in Seattle, WA; in Portland, OR near the Airport; or in Spokane, WA. We can make it convenient for you and come to your location with our own portable Mac or Windows lab with wireless networking.
Free Classes

DiscoveryTools is offering free introduction classes. To find out how you can take the opportunity to improve your professional skills visit one of the presentations scheduled below.
 




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