MISC - Minimally Invasive Surgical Centre

09 June 2011

Course Description

Video Editing is a skill that surgeons must possess to properly document his
personal cases and more importantly to share with colleagues a clearer and
more comprehensible picture of the procedures performed in a peer-review
setting. Vivid images displaying actual surgical techniques and are gaining
popularity in international meetings.

This one-day workshop in Medical Video Editing will address the needs of
the beginner as well as the experienced editor by introducing basic principles
in digital equipment and techniques as well as elucidate the capabilities of
advanced special effects. The course will focus on:

Equipment Requirements
Importing Videos
Editing Clips
Creating transitions and sound tracks
Trans-coding the final product
Incorporating video material into PowerPoint

At the completion of the course, participants will be familiar with the various
video formats and file types from AVI to MPEG to MXF and be able to
import them to a preferred editing software. Add sounds and music, labels,
simultaneous picture-in-picture clips to your videos. Furthermore, you will be
able to acquire digital images from most common sources, manipulate video
material into a respectable and presentable multi-media product.

Course Equipment

To be a more effective learning experience, participants are requested to bring their personal equipment during the workshop. Minimum system requirements are as follows:

PC Laptop/Notebook (no MACs),
Windows XP (or newer),
Centrino/Athlon 1.5GHz processor (Core 2 Duo is preferred),
1GB RAM, and
10GB free disk space.

Course Fees

S$ 481.50

Inclusive of licensed video editing software

Cheque should be made payable to“National University Hospital (S) Pte Ltd”

For more information, please contact:

Secretary,
Minimally Invasive Surgical Centre (MISC)
c/o The Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat Advanced Surgical Training Centre
Department of Surgery National University Hospital (S) Pte Ltd
5 Lower Kent Ridge Road
Singapore 119074
Tel: (65) 6772 2897
Fax: (65) 6774 6077
Email: misc@nuhs.edu.sg

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