To The Aotg.com Community,

It is with a heavy heart that we announce we will no longer be updating Aotg.com. Back in 2007, when we started, there was a lack of access to information about film, television, and commercial editing. We wanted to fix that by creating a central location for content about editing to be stored.

Since then, we've watched the amount of content about editing on the internet grow exponentially. We've also watched social media tools come and go with that growth. Does anyone remember Google Wave!? These social media tools changed how people access and search for media and information. People tend to turn to Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, and Instagram for their news and information, and those are all great tools to promote your sites, but as a site that aggregates links to other sites for users, it just doesn't work for us.

We will keep the site live but archive the ability to add links and comments. We will keep our database live with the links for those who desire to use it to search for editing information and research.

Our podcast, The Cutting Room, will move over to the Filmmakeru.com website and will continue to be a place for interviews with editors and other film professionals.

Everyone who worked for Aotg.com loved what we created and are proud that we could help so many editors find content that spoke to them.

I look forward to seeing everyone at the various post events worldwide in the coming years!

Yours truly,
Gordon Burkell
Aotg.com Founder

Cut Notes offers more use for the iPad in the edit

January 11, 2011, 09:51 AM

http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/ssimmons/st...

There’s a new iPad app that has just been released into the iTunes app store called Cut Notes (iTunes link). It comes from the folks at Digital Rebellion, makers of any number of handy tools that most all Final Cut Pro users are familiar with. Cut Notes is different in that it turns the iPad into a note taking device that can record comments about an edit and then send those comments over in any number of ways.

Rumors of My Death are Greatly Exagerated

January 10, 2011, 09:39 AM

http://thefinecut.blogspot.com/2011/01/rumors-of-m...

Yes, it has been nearly 5 months since my last post. If you couldn't tell by some of the job solicitation included with my last couple of video essays, finding paying editing gigs had become a major priority to avoiding, um, poverty. When I was lucky enough to get a flood of work in the last quarter of 2010 which will hopefully continue, so it can fund my creative pursuits, as well as, you know, pay my rent, certain things got neglected.

The Vectorscope in Premiere Pro

January 10, 2011, 09:35 AM

http://library.creativecow.net/devis_andrew/Premie...

The vectorscope provides graphical information on the colors in your footage and is an excellent way of checking your footage to find out if it is within broadcast safe limits or if additional work needs to be done. In this Premiere Pro tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to find the vectorscope in PP, how to interpret the information it gives and how to use regions of...

Introducing Cut Notes for iPad

January 9, 2011, 06:27 PM

http://www.digitalrebellion.com/blog/posts/introdu...

I'm proud to introduce our newest product, Cut Notes, an iPad app for taking timecode-accurate notes during a screening. We've been collaborating on this app with Nate Orloff, who saw a need for a way to create notes during a screening with a producer or director without having to tediously write timecode by hand.

Fearless Forecast Part 2

January 9, 2011, 09:20 AM

http://mikemost.com/?p=231

In Part 1 of this year’s forecast, we looked at cameras and production trends. In Part 2, we’ll concentrate on post production, distribution, and technology. In 2010, the appearance of Blackmagic’s DaVinci Resolve on the Mac at an unheard of price point was probably the single most significant event in a year that also saw Autodesk release a Mac based version of their Smoke finishing software at a very attractive price point.

The Vectorscope in After Effects

January 8, 2011, 12:39 PM

http://library.creativecow.net/devis_andrew/AE-Vec...

The vectorscope is a powerful tool to help users get a graphical representation of the chrominance values of their footage instead of just having to rely on their eyes because - as we all know - our eyes don't always tell us the whole truth when it comes to dealing with color! Because the vectorscope is somewhat hidden in AE, it is sometimes overlooked, so in this tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to find, set-up and use the vectorscope in AE to look at whole images as well as specific regions of...

Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects Hidden

January 8, 2011, 12:37 PM

http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/cmg_keyfram...

We are in the process of going through our book Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects 5th Edition ("CMG5") and pulling out a few "hidden gems" from each chapter, including essential tips for new users as well as timesavers that experienced users may not be aware existed.

Demystifying Color Grading II

January 8, 2011, 09:25 AM

http://digitalfilms.wordpress.com/2011/01/08/demys...

In previous posts on color correction and grading I’ve discussed how to use some of the built-in and third-party tools to stylize the look of your production. It never ceases to amaze me how many people assume color grading is just the click of a preset in Magic Bullet Looks or the click of the Auto-Balance function in a grading tool. In fact, grading is more than just fixing problems. It takes a bit of thought and effort to enhance an image creatively and tastefully.

Free Monthly Final Cut Studio Newsletter Interacts

January 8, 2011, 09:23 AM

http://jeffvlog.wordpress.com/2011/01/07/free-mont...

Larry Jordan, digital media analyst and world-renowned Final Cut Studio expert and teacher, just released the December edition of his free monthly Final Cut Studio newsletter. Published each month for the last six years, each issue is packed with valuable techniques, tips, product reviews, responses to reader questions and the latest industry news. Containing 40 pages, the December issue is designed to help editors get the most out of Final Cut.

Editing Tip: Using Shot Logs

January 8, 2011, 09:22 AM

http://jeffvlog.wordpress.com/2011/01/08/editing-t...

Shot logs are a great tool to have when editing. A shot log is usually compiled during production and will provide you, the editor, with important information about each shot such as scene information, time code in and out points, and notes on the quality of the take. However, not all production teams feel the need for shot logs, or sometimes forget to fill them out. In the case of one-man bands, there just aren’t enough hands to direct, operate the camera, monitor...

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