NEWS FEED
Bill Roberts, Adobe's Past, Present and Futur
February 17, 2012, 5:20 pm
Bill Roberts, Director of Video Product Management, Adobe Systems talks about Premiere Pro CS5.5, the acquisition of IRIDAS, 3D, HDR and NAB 2012
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Matrox MXO2 MAX User Rob Legato
February 17, 2012, 5:17 pm
Watch the entire interview with Rob Legato and learn how he used Matrox MXO2 MAX on the production of "Hugo."
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Final Cut Pro 7 to X
February 17, 2012, 10:50 am
Probably the biggest thing missing in the stock version of Final Cut Pro X is the ability to bring in old projects for revisions or repurposing. Philip Hodgetts at assistedediting.com and his team built an amazing little app that converts your old legacy projects into the current version (10.0.3). While I'm still confused how apple...
Check it out at: http://chadwickpaul.net/2012/02/17/final-cut-pro-7-to-x/
Editors' Lounge set for Friday, Feb. 24th
February 17, 2012, 10:49 am
BURBANK, CA -- This month's Editors' Lounge (www.editorslounge.com) will feature demos by Red Giant, Intelligent Assistance and AIRware. The event will be held at AlphaDogs (www.alphadogs.tv) in Burbank on February 24th, and is designed to serve as a place where pros can exchange ideas, discuss trends and learn about new technologies.
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After Effects: More About Expressions (Pt 2)
February 17, 2012, 10:48 am
Continuing with some of the concepts we covered in my recent Expressions Basics Quick Tutorial, in this article we'll be looking at using Expressions as a simple and easily tweakable way to tie the amplitude of an audio layer to another layer. In this case, we'll be using a rhythm track to drive the needle of the same kind of VU meter we used in the Expressions Basic tutorial.
Check it out at: http://www.macprovideo.com/hub/after-effects/after-effects-more-about-expressions-part-2
The First Pass
February 17, 2012, 8:34 am
I am a firm believer that the footage will tell you what you can and cannot do with it and Down and Dangerous has proved no exception to the rule. The more time I spend with this footage the better my understanding of its needs has become.
Check it out at: http://jamiecobb.com/2012/02/the-first-pass/
Evolution of Technology in the Edit Suite
February 17, 2012, 8:34 am
Last week I discussed the evolution of cameras from pro to consumer, and how the technology has changed. This week in a follow up, I thought I would discuss the evolution of the edit suite. Editors have long worked in "caves" , working tireless through the hundreds of hours of footage to put together...
Check it out at: http://www.tejbabra.com/2012/02/16/evolution-of-technology-in-the-edit-suite/
EDL to SubCap Converter
February 17, 2012, 8:34 am
This tool takes an EDL as input (paste it in), and converts it to Avid DS Subtitle format, which is one of the two formats you can supply to Avid’s SubCap effect. Once you paste your EDL into the input field, you’ll be presented with options to exclude certain locator colors, or to add a...
Check it out at: http://www.evanschiff.com/bd/articles/edl-to-subcap-converter
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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