Akakū: Maui Community Television is now offering daytime classes, Introduction to Final Cut Pro and Field Camera Certification. The Intro to Final Cut Pro class will held on February 9th and 10th from 10am to 2pm.

Final Cut Pro Students will receive hands on experience with basic editing skills such as understanding the Final Cut Pro user interface, navigating through footage, using the tools in Final Cut Pro, sequencing, trimming, audio adjustments, basic transitions, adding music, adding titles, exporting to Quicktime and much more.
The Field Camera Certification Course will be held February 23rd and 24th from 10am to 2pm and February 25th from 10am to 4pm. Students in the Field Camera Certification Course will be introduced to the Sony 1000U digital video camera with a strong emphises on proper field production techniques.

Take advantage and sign up now, seating is limited.  Classes are $150. per course. Call Akakū at 871-5554 for more information and to sign up for this exciting new addition to the Akakū course offerings.

Starting in February  Akakū Adds A New Course To Its Education Curriculum.

Akakū: Maui Community Television is now offering a 2 day course in the use of Photoshop Elements software. The first classes offered will take place February 18th and 19th, from 5 pm till 9 pm. The cost is $90 and the class will be taught by Evelyn Zayas.  Evelyn has over 25 years of experience in information technologies, she is currently a local high school teacher, she teaches the Adobe line of software, including Photoshop, Flash and Premiere Pro.

Stephen Luksic, AkakÅ«Ê»s Technical Directors says “The class will cover all the tools and filters used to customize your photographs and help you manage all your photographs. There will be an emphasis on preparing stills  for video, and web use. YouÊ»ll get hands on experience manipulating and correcting your photographs.  YouÊ»ll also learn how to download, color correct and archive your digital photographs like a professional.” Read On »

It was reported on Friday the 29th of January, in the Pacific Business News, that the new franchise agreement between the The City and County of Honolulu and Oceanic Time Warner Cable “will force more service cuts” for Olelo. Olelo is Oahu’s public access service provider.

In January, Oceanic’s license to operate in Oahu was extended  for another 20 years.  As part of it’s license to operate, Oceanic pays the state a “franchise fee” in return for using public property for infrastructure and to run it’s cables.  A portion of that money, required by federal law, goes to subsidize public, educational and government access.  This cost is paid by cable subscribers in their monthly bills.

The DCCA (State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs) regulates the license for franchises in the state of Hawaii.  In 2000, the state imposed a cap on Olelo, which cut the funding in half over the past five years.  “The DCCA’s decision to continue to dirvert funds that are meant for the community’s benefit will mean additional reductions in our services on Oahu.” said, Olelo President Kealii Lopez.

For the full story, check PBN’s website.  http://pacific.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2010/02/01/story11.html