About Us


The founder of Handy Training Online is Music & Post production veteran Andy Day. Andy has been working in the professional Music & Post production industry for over 25 years, with clients including: 20th Century Fox, Warner Brothers, Disney, Discovery, National Geographic, BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Universal Records & MTV. He is now Creative Director of his own production company Handy Productions Ltd, based in Auckland New Zealand. He is currently the only Apple Certified Master trainer for Final Cut Studio in New Zealand & also regularly travels to the US, Australia & Europe to train Apple users.

Andy is also an Ambassador for Adobe video products in New Zealand & the only After Effects Certified Instructor in NZ.

 

 

 

  

Welcome to Handy Training Online

We provide cost effective Apple (& PC) based training both in-person & Online LIVE anywhere in the World !!!

In person training courses are available in most major areas of NZ, including Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, Nelson, Queenstown & Dunedin. Now with regular courses in Australia, see the course schedule for details. 

 

This is our daily updated blog with course news, relevant product updates & a free tip of the day - almost everyday !!

We hope you enjoy it & look forward to seeing you on a course soon

Tuesday
Jul202010

Adobe Online Festival coming soon..

DateTuesday, July 20, 2010 at 12:08PM

The Adobe Online Creative festival is in a weeks time !!

If you want to get some tips from some great industry professionals, such as :

Josh Logue : 2009 ARIA winner- Director of Empire of The Sun's video clip, 'Walking on a Dream'. One of Australia's most sought-after, up and coming TV commercial directors. Want to get your dream walking? Then you need to drain his brain at OCF5! 

Andy Williams : Senior Digital Strategist- Resn - a Top 100, multi award winning Wellington-based company. Want to push the boundaries of digital design? Maximise the potential of current and emerging interactive technologies? Andy has the know-how. 

Matt Drew : Art Director Roadshow Films- Matt was there when Photoshop 1.0 was born, and has done it all : finished artist, designer, retoucher, typographer, illustrator, photographer, Art Director. Watch, learn and ask Matt about his hot Photoshop techniques gained from creating high impact work at ad agencies like Y&R, George Patts, Mojo & Whybin. 

Just click the image above to register.

If you want to top up your Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro, In-Design, Flash Catalyst or general CS5 skills then check out our courses.

 

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Saturday
May082010

New Adobe CS5 training from the most experienced Adobe training partner in New Zealand.

DateSaturday, May 8, 2010 at 11:01PM

 

 

 

With the launch of Adobe CS5 last weekend we can finally share the amazing new features of CS5 with you (We've been beta testing CS5 for 4 months already !!).

We’ll be posting FREE regular tutorials on the website over the coming weeks & our new upgrader courses start on 18th of May at the Renaissance training facility in Auckland.

There are 3 specialised courses for Web, Design & Video, which comprehensively cover the new features in CS5 & are designed to get you up & running in the shortest space of time.  As a bonus buy your CS5 upgrade at Magnum Mac & get the training course for half price !!

Individual Adobe CS5 application courses will be launched in early June in our new "Beginner to Pro" 1 Day course format.  These are comprehensive studies of each CS5 application.  Details will be published here on the blog once they're finalised.  All courses include high quality course notes & free 1 month subscription to our new weekly subscription training video series (more details to follow).

Comment below or Sign up for Adobe CS5 training information here using the booking form on the left.



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Thursday
Apr012010

Free 1 hour iLife 09 session to demonstrate Online LIVE training *FULL*

DateThursday, April 1, 2010 at 1:34PM

 

On 20th April at 7pm (New Zealand time) we'll be giving a FREE 1 hour Online LIVE session for new Mac users on getting started with iLife 09.

The session will be accessible to anyone with an Intel based Mac, a broadband connection, some headphones & an hour to spare.

Subjects covered include:

 

  • Setting up your iTunes Library
  • Editing with iMovie & Making a DVD with iDVD
  • Making your own Website with iWeb
  • Composing Music with Garageband.

 

The content is an extract from our new updated iLife 09 workshop which launches in May.

Online LIVE is the latest way to learn software from the comfort of your own home.  Participants can ask questions using the special chat window.  The experience is just like being in a live classroom, but with classmates from all over the world !!

Space is limited, so send us an email with FREE SESSION in the subject field & we'll send you a confirmation email & instructions on how to join the class. 

 

 

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Thursday
Feb252010

How to subscribe to our RSS feeds

DateThursday, February 25, 2010 at 6:19PM

I've had a few questions on how to subscribe to the RSS feeds, so here's a short video of how to subscribe using Safari or Mail.

Once you subscribe to the RSS feed you'll be automatically updated with new blog posts or course information for any of our Apple, Adobe, Cinema 4d, Ableton or Digidesign courses.

Hope this helps..

 


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Saturday
Feb132010

New Canon DSLR Plugin for Final Cut Pro coming soon

DateSaturday, February 13, 2010 at 6:29PM

 

Canon have recently announced a new FCP plugin for EOS DSLR users.  

This will make it easier to manage the inevitable transcoding process from the native H.264 files created on the Canon 5D MkII & 7D to Apple ProRes.

First reports indicate this will be improved by up to 2 times & allows import into FCP via Log & Transfer.  My main concern is the quality of the trancoding, so we plan to beta test the new plugin in the coming weeks before official release.

This workflow will also be part of our forthcoming Canon DSLR & Final Cut Studio/Adobe CS4 workshop to be hosted by top Auckland photographer Nick Tressider in his studio based in Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand.

Comment below if your working in DSLR workflows & have anything to contribute to the workshop content.

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Friday
Feb122010

New Apple Motion 4 Advanced workshop launching in April 2010

DateFriday, February 12, 2010 at 6:01PM

 

The new workshop will cover advanced features of Motion 4, including extensive coverage of the 3D environment, camera techniques, integration with Cinema 4D & lighting/reflection tips & tricks. Many of the techniques covered are beyond the scope of the Apple Certification curriculum, so are aimed at experienced users only.

Motion 4 is included in the latest version of Final Cut Studio and has many improvements over the previous version, most of which are covered in detail in the course.

The workshop runs for 4 hours & will be initially available exclusively through Handy Training Online course hosts only.

Details of the course content will be published on our course page so don't forget to subscribe to the RSS feed.

Comment below if you have any questions...

 

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Thursday
Feb112010

New Intro to Cinema 4D training Courses in NZ & Australia

DateThursday, February 11, 2010 at 3:00PM

Handy Training Online are now offering new users of Cinema 4D a 1 day intro course to this amazing 3D modeling software.

The course is aimed at all users of Cinema 4D including Architects, Motion Graphic Artists, Designers & Video professionals.  If you don't already have the software a 40 day free trial version is available from the Maxon website.

Integration with other professional compositing applications is also covered including After Effects CS4 & Motion 4.

For more details see the new Cinema 4D course entry in our course section of the website.

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Tuesday
Feb022010

The new Creative Training Blog & Website is Live !!

DateTuesday, February 2, 2010 at 4:31PM

This is the new look for Handy Training Online.

We hope everyone finds it more usefull as an information resource than the old website.

There's loads happening this year with lots of new courses, including Cinema 4D & some new hands on workflow workshops.  The first ones are on getting video on the internet using all your favorite Adobe & Apple tools.  Others planned include Canon 5DMkII workflows & authoring for the new Apple iPad.

Don't forget to check out the free Final Cut Studio forum too & post any questions or issues you've come across.

 

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Sunday
Jan242010

Official Adobe Training Partner

DateSunday, January 24, 2010 at 4:17PM

We're officially an Adobe Training Partner, so to celebrate we'll be offering several new courses based on the amazing Adobe CS4 Production Premium package.

For more details comment below or see our Adobe course details section of the website

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Friday
Jan222010

New !! Final Cut Studio Upgraders Course 

DateFriday, January 22, 2010 at 12:00AM

Final Cut Studio 3 is finally here !! We're running a special updater course covering all the changes & new workflows. There are also updates to all the FCS 3 application courses, FCP 7, Motion 4, Color 1.5 & Soundtrack Pro 3. Available every month in Auckland & occasionally in Wellington.

Comment for details...or see our complete creative software course listing.

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Thursday
Jan212010

Online LIVE now available

DateThursday, January 21, 2010 at 1:48AM

 

If you can't make a class try our Online LIVE option.  All you need is a reasonable broadband connection, an optional landline, a valid copy of the application (Inc. a decent Mac or PC) & a credit card.

For more info just comment below or go to our Online LIVE section of the website

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