Florida Institute of Recording, Sound and Technology

 The F.I.R.S.T School is a Digital Media school located in Orlando Florida that offers comprehensive programs in Recording Arts and Film and Video Production.

 History

 F.I.R.S.T. opened in 2004 offering an Audio Engineer and Music Production program. After the success of the first program, and with the growth of the Digital Media Field, the institution launched their Film and Video Production program.

 Programs Offered

 All programs are eight months long and are completed in 350 hours. Day and night class schedules allow flexibility for its students.

  Recording Arts

 The program includes Audio Engineering and Music Production. Classes range from basic to advance level courses, using classic analog consoles and digital technology. Students become familiar with a complex recording studio, voice over commercial production for radio broad, music production and sequencing. It also teaches the technique of editing, mixing and mastering.
Basic Audio (32 hrs.)
MIDI (32 hrs.)
Fundamentals of Recording (32 hrs.)
Mixing and Editing Concepts (32 hrs.)
Audio for Post (32 hrs. with 16 Independent Laboratory hours)
Advance Recording (32 hrs. with 16 Independent Laboratory hours)
Fundamentals of Pro Tools (32 hrs. with 16 Independent Laboratory hours)
Advanced Mixing (32 hrs. with 16 Independent Laboratory hours)
Student Internship (30 hrs.)

 Independent Lab and Internship included are a total of 350 hours for 8 months.

  Film and Video Production

 Filmmaking, Pre-Production, Production, Post-Production, Visual Effects and DVD Authoring are some of the topics in this program. Students will learn techniques of shooting in HD, directing short films, producing music videos and product commercials.

Video Development and Pre-Production (32 hrs.)
Production (48 hrs including 8 hours of Career Devlopment)
Post Production (24 hrs. plus 16 hrs. of Lab)
Advanced Production (40 hrs. plus 16 hrs. of Lab)
Motion Graphics and Visual Effects (32 hrs. plus 16 hrs. of Lab)
Short Film (24 hrs. plus 16 hrs. of Lab)
Advance Post Production (24 hrs.)
Marketing and Demo Reels (32 hrs.)
Student Internship (30 hrs.)

 Vision Our vision is to ensure the highest quality education and learning experience to our students.

 Mission Our mission is to prepare students for a successful career in the field of Digital Media. The F.I.R.S.T. School is dedicated to its hands-on experience, learning philosophy and continual advancement in technology.

 Admission Information about is available on our website.

 Campus Location & Contact Information Address: 2309 Silver Star Road, Orlando FL 32804 Phone: (407) 316-8310 Toll Free: (888) 9FIRST

ATM Tracking technology

The increase in incidences of ATM theft presents the banking industry with a major problem. Each theft of an ATM unit represents a series of losses: the cash within the unit, the damage or complete loss of expensive machinery, and the on-going loss of customer facility. ATM tracking is a proven viable solution to battle this growing problem.

 Tracks360 was recently consulted by one of the UK's foremost food retailers who were considering the installation of ATM tracking and monitoring devices in all of their ATM units.

 The resulting bespoke Tracks360 ATM tracking devices, designed in house to a specification agreed after consultation, offers outstanding protection against theft and tampering. The exact specifications of these trackers are not published, however we can mention some of the most important details. The unit is able to sense unusual activities around and within the ATM's environment - factors such as excessive vibration, temperature and tilt, may all indicate an attempt to open or move the equipment.

 ATM protection requires specialist trackers. GPS is not suitable in this application because such units, buried within the body of the ATM, would not be visible to satellites. The alternative GSM does not deliver the accuracy required to pinpoint the location of such high value assets. Tracks360 offer the industry's leading solution.

 The Tracks360 ATM tracking device is unique and formidable: proven and fully functioning. Underlying the Tracks360 solution is our own eNcell protocol - working on a supercomputing platform designed to process data from 6 cell communication towers at any moment in time.

 The statistics from the system are outstanding. In normal operational conditions, 97% of assets can be tracked to within 29 meters of their current location anywhere in the world. This system is approximately 80% more accurate than GSM positioning and is rightly regarded as the new benchmark in the security tracking industry. This remarkably accurate system uses very little power so the devices installed in an ATM can remain without the requirement for charge for up to 5 years.

 More recently this Tracks360 solution has been supplied to an even higher specification. In order to provide even greater accuracy - Tracks360 ATM tracking devices are now fitted with highly accurate RFID tags. The statistic returns using combined eNcell and RFID speak for themselves. During the last year 98% of stolen assets equipped with this system were recovered within 5 hours.