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Graphic Design
Learn how to:
Navigate the Welcome Screen
Create new projects correctly
Understand panels: Project, Timeline, Program, Source
Use and customise workspaces
Editing, Assembly, Colour, Audio workspaces
Docking and resetting panels
Preferences for performance
Import video, audio, and images
Understand proxies and when to use them
Organise media efficiently from the start
Use bins effectively
Rename and label clips
Avoid common project management mistakes
Use Source Monitor vs Timeline
Perform insert and overwrite edits
Build a basic edit quickly
Use Selection, Razor, Ripple, Roll, Slip & Slide tools
Trim clips accurately
Maintain pacing and continuity
Structure a simple video narrative
Choose the right shots
Avoid jump cuts
Use cuts vs transitions effectively
Apply and control transitions
Understand timing and rhythm
Adjust clip volume
Use keyframes
Balance dialogue, music, and sound effects
Use Speech Enhancement
Clean up dialogue automatically
Understand AI limitations in audio repair
Students can import, organise, and edit footage into a clean, well-paced rough cut with usable audio.
Edit video using text transcripts
Remove pauses, filler words, and mistakes quickly
Rearrange clips by editing text
Speed up long-form content editing (interviews, podcasts, talking head videos)
Real-World Use Case
YouTube videos
Online courses
Corporate interviews
Automatically detect scene changes
Break long clips into usable shots
Speed up rough cuts for large projects
Understand when AI scene detection works best
Instantly improve dialogue clarity
Reduce background noise using AI
Fix poor-quality recordings
Know when AI audio cleanup is enough—and when it’s not
Automatically balance dialogue and music
Use Essential Sound with AI analysis
Maintain consistent audio levels
Avoid amateur-sounding mixes
Generate captions automatically
Edit captions accurately
Style captions for readability
Export captions for different platforms
Platforms Covered
YouTube
TikTok
Burn captions into video
Adjust captions for vertical video
Improve engagement and accessibility
Understand why captions are essential for modern video
Use AI-powered auto colour correction
Match shots from different cameras
Balance exposure and white balance quickly
Use scopes to validate AI decisions
Apply AI-assisted presets safely
Customise Lumetri settings
Maintain brand consistency
Avoid over-grading footage
Use Warp Stabilizer effectively
Fix shaky footage intelligently
Understand stabilisation limitations
Avoid AI over-processing
Automatically reframe horizontal video to vertical
Track subjects intelligently
Create content for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts
Maintain composition across aspect ratios
Use AI-optimised export presets
Export for YouTube, social, and web
Avoid unnecessary file size increases
Maintain maximum visual quality
Export multiple versions efficiently
Create platform-specific outputs
Prepare files for clients or teams
Archive projects professionally
Use AI as a workflow accelerator—not a shortcut
Maintain creative control
Avoid over-reliance on automation
Decide when manual editing is better than AI
Continue developing professional editing habits
By the end of Day 2, students will be able to:
Edit faster using AI-assisted workflows
Clean and enhance audio automatically
Generate captions and social-ready video efficiently
Apply colour correction and stabilisation intelligently
Export professional video content for modern platforms
Use AI tools responsibly while maintaining creative control
Peter Meehan, your course instructor, brings over 20 years of experience in graphic design & Adobe Creative Media.
Holding a degree in graphic design, he has worked with thousands of students from global giants such as Sky, Citibank & more.
Claire Youd
Both course content and instructor knowledge is exceptional – fresh, engaging and relevant. The ongoing support that Big Rock Designs provides is a real plus. I plan to attend future courses and would recommend other do too!
Joanne Doherty
Although my Photoshop knowledge was very limited, I found the organised sessions very easy to follow and I was over the moon at the amount I had learned. I’m looking forward to putting it all into practice in the coming months ahead.
Lorna McGivern
As someone who has attended numerous digital workshops and training I can honestly say Big Rock Academy’s introduction to Photoshop was the best I’ve ever experienced. They excelled in teaching us the logic behind the main tools in a very easy to understand way.
Rachael Weir
I just completed the Advanced Photoshop course at Big Rock Academy and I’m extremely pleased with what I’ve learnt. I now feel equipped to put it into practice in my job. I had a great teacher and I was able to really get to grasps with the software very quickly.
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