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FCPX Title: Four Corners fixed
February 17, 2012, 8:30 am
Following on from yesterday's post on why some titles are now less flexible to use in version 10.0.3, here's a ZIP archive of a version of 'Four Corners' that allows you do move the Title and Subtitle to different locations in the title inspector.
Check it out at: http://alex4d.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/four-corners-fixed-for-10-0-3/
NVIDIA's Pimp My Editing Studio Contest
February 17, 2012, 8:25 am
NVIDIA is sponsoring a contest aimed at video professionals who need an upgrade to their editing suite.
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Matrox release beta drivers for FCPX
February 17, 2012, 8:23 am
Matrox have followed the lead of Blackmagic Design and AJA by releasing FCPX beta drivers for their products. We were only playing with the software two days ago...
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Planned deprecation of OS X 10.5 Leopard
February 16, 2012, 5:04 pm
This month marked the first time that OS X 10.7 Lion users of our products have been the majority. In total, 91 percent of our users are running OS X 10.6 or 10.7. OS X 10.5 users make up less than 7 percent and this number is falling steadily.
Check it out at: http://www.digitalrebellion.com/blog/posts/planned_deprecation_of_os_x_10.5_leopard.html
PPD Delivers HD Finishing and S-Log Colour Grading
February 16, 2012, 5:02 pm
PPD has been working closely with a prominent Canadian production company's TV division to deliver a flawless Avid offline to online workflow.
Check it out at: http://postproducersdigital.blogspot.com/2011/10/ppd-delivers-hd-finishing-and-s-log.html
Final Cut Pro VS. Avid
February 16, 2012, 5:02 pm
At PPD we edit and finish with either Avid or Final Cut. Whatever gets the job done.
Check it out at: http://postproducersdigital.blogspot.com/2011/06/final-cut-pro-vs-avid.html
Tape editing isn't dead!
February 16, 2012, 3:24 pm
Pinnacle Systems was emulating the early days of Silicon Valley pioneer, Ampex. It had experienced tremendous growth, then nearly closed, after which it created an outstanding new product. Finally it had become overly reliant on one customer. Sales of its Alladin technology to Avid accounted for more than 40 percent of sales.
Check it out at: http://timelinebook.tumblr.com/post/17706464950
The Metadata Magic of Smoke's Clip History
February 16, 2012, 3:20 pm
History is a feature in Smoke that keeps track of the operations that you perform on a clip, so that it can be recalled and revised later. It not only keeps track of the setups and keyframing, but also the clips used in making the final result. This is what I find really special.
Check it out at: http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/autodesk/story/the_metadata_magic_of_smokes_clip_history/
Sonixsphere partners with iSpy on Celebrity
February 16, 2012, 3:20 pm
CHICAGO -- Greg Allan, CEO/CD of Sonixphere (www.sonixphere.com), here, and Doug Bossi, CEO/lead composer of iSpy Music, combined their music and branding experience to create distinct sonic alter egos for the spousal teams featured in ABC's new Celebrity Wife Swap reality series.
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Blackmagic Design Adds Macros and Advanced Control
February 16, 2012, 3:19 pm
Blackmagic Design today released Videohub 4.9 a major new software update that adds new Macro support as well as advanced network based configuration of control panels for its range of Videohub SDI routers and Smart Control panels.
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