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Bugs of the Week - 9-2-12
Technology NewsSeptember 2, 2012, 7:40 pm
This week we've got more serious, unusual or interesting bugs that you should be aware of.PremiereCrashes and kernel panics with new CUDA driversWorkaround for conforming multiclipsAlmost invisible interface textWorkaround for keeping handles when sending to After EffectsAvidRemove Effect also removes locatorsBins start flashingFCPXThird-party plugins can conflict if they reference different versions of a third-party frameworkFCP 7Visual distortion in FCP 7 on Mountain Lion
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Weekend Reads - 9-2-12
BlogSeptember 2, 2012, 7:40 pm
Avid AMA Best PracticesThis has been a hugely popular post so check it out if you haven't seen it yet.Anatomy of an iMac SuiteWalter Biscardi details how he built a Premiere Pro iMac editing suite with Small Tree shared storage.When to use and when not to use Fixed Resolution in Motion 5Interesting discussion about Motion 5's Fixed Resolution option for imported objects....
Check it out at: http://www.digitalrebellion.com/blog/posts/weekend_reads_9212.html
IBC 2012 - Big Pic Media Booth 9.C24
Industry NewsSeptember 2, 2012, 7:39 pm
Big Pic Media will be in full attendance this year at IBC with a booth focusing on the process from Camera to Post and beyond. We have a workflow from an Arri Alexa to Post utilizing the following tools from Big Pic:- Convergent Design - Gemini 444 - with the ArriRaw option and 3D capability for...
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Why I am taking a stand… literally!
BlogSeptember 2, 2012, 7:36 pm
Big changes are afoot in my life. Recently a long term problem, a tingling in my hands while working at my PC, reappeared. I couldn't help but notice that it got worse when sitting at my desk – and so for the last three weeks I have begun standing at my desk, Walter Murch like. Yes I know my monitors should be higher, and I will correct this in due course, but for now the tingling has subsided dramatically.
Check it out at: www.chrisjonesblog.com/2012/09/why-i-am-taking-a-stand.html
Finishing in Final Cut Pro X
BlogSeptember 2, 2012, 8:42 am
Finishing Your Project in FCPX Oliver Peter's has a great article on colour grading in FCP X to finish your project. Demonstrating just how much is possible (although why wouldn't you just use DaVinci Resolve Lite?) in the latest version...
Check it out at: http://jonnyelwyn.co.uk/film-video-editing-tools-for-editors/finishing-in-final-cut-pro-x/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=finishing-in-final-cut-pro-x
Thelma Schoonmaker Gucci wins the award for Hugo
Industry NewsSeptember 2, 2012, 8:40 am
(Article in Spanish) The award recognizes the work of women in the film industry, granted, in Venice, the award for Best Editing to collaborator Martin Scorsese, who always remembers and celebrates the strong friendship that unites them, which is what really becomes the key to success. Schoonmaker said "I do not think it would have been not to have known filmmaker." The two met at NYU in 1962, while Schoonmaker hesitated between being diplomatic or engage in primitive art.
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Small Production Footprint: Storage
BlogSeptember 2, 2012, 8:37 am
What lessons in storage awaited me?
Check it out at: http://www.philiphodgetts.com/2012/09/small-production-footprint-storage/
10 Reads for September 1, 2012
BlogSeptember 2, 2012, 8:37 am
Happy Labour Day Weekend! Hope you enjoy the last long weekend of the summer. Lets start this week's reading with some inspiration. Here is a great TED talk from Rob Legato on the Art of Creating Awe...
Check it out at: http://www.screenlight.tv/blog/2012/09/01/reads-for-September-1-2012
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A Guide to FCP X, Part 3: Fine cut techniques
BlogSeptember 2, 2012, 8:35 am
Now that you've got a rough cut together, you should take a closer look at what you’ve done. Press Home (or Fn-Left on a number-pad-free keyboard) to skip back to the beginning, and press Space. When you get to a part you’d like to review, press Space to pause, then / (slash) to play around the edit.
Check it out at: http://www.macprovideo.com/hub/final-cut/a-guide-to-fcp-x-part-3-fine-cut-techniques?utm_source=hubrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-guide-to-fcp-x-pa