BOOK REVIEW: The Green Screen Handbook

September 30, 2010, 08:40 AM

http://www.suitetake.com/2010/09/29/book-review-th...

While I wouldn’t necessarily refer to myself is a "Green Screen Guru", I have my share of experience with pulling color based keys. For me is started on a Grass Valley 200 switcher in the late 80’s with the little spinning knobs you used to select and finesse the color. I remember that little chirping sound it would make as you went from one limit to the other. Just thinking about that switcher really takes me back.

Martini QuickShot puts pre-viz directly in FCP

September 29, 2010, 08:11 AM

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Just watched the demo for Martini Quickshot Creator, and must say that this $199 software package looks AWESOME. Check out the demo here...you can quickly build pre-visualized scenes for a project from a library of characters and scenes. All from within Final Cut Pro. This software looks simply brilliant.

Focus going RAW?

September 28, 2010, 05:51 PM

http://www.negativespaces.com/blog/2010/9/28/focus...

Interesting new developing technology from Adobe. It uses a layer of tiny plenoptic lenses in-between the sensor and the primary lens to capture the full range of focused picture information across the entire depth of the scene. You can then manage and re-focus the image in post software like Photoshop or Lightroom just like any other aspect of the Raw image. Sounds pretty incredible and slightly far fetched but who knows. Have a look.

Episode 10: Limitations of AMA

September 28, 2010, 02:52 PM

http://www.theterenceandphilipshow.com/2010/09/epi...

Once again, Terence and Philip are joined by Howard Brock as they consider the limitations of Avid’s AMA. Plus a little gripe about the way companies present their news.

Improving the Look of Your Titles

September 28, 2010, 02:51 PM

http://splicehere.org/2010/09/28/improving-the-loo...

Avid’s venerable Title Tool has come in for a lot of criticism over the years, but despite its limitations, it’s often the best way to get a simple titling job done, and it has many hidden features that many people don’t seem to know about. Here are a couple of my favorites

Why 2D to 3D Conversion is Good for the Industry

September 28, 2010, 10:51 AM

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2D to 3D has received a lot of bad press lately. But with the industry plowing forward with a slew of new 3D productions, I think it's time we look at the bigger picture, and how 2D to 3D conversion technology will play a bigger role than many may think.

What should Apple do with Final Cut Pro?

September 28, 2010, 09:02 AM

http://www.philiphodgetts.com/2010/09/what-should-...

Writing applications is in some ways similar to building a house. There’s usually an initial plan, often with stages to be added in future releases planned from the start. (I once asked a Digital Production BuZZ guest, around the time of FCP 4.5, if everything from their original wish list was in Final Cut Pro: response, nowhere near all!) However, over time, additions get added on; another "room" here, another one there.

Review: Adobe CS5 Master Suite

September 27, 2010, 05:01 PM

http://www.cgw.com/Publications/CGW/2010/Volume-33...

In April, Adobe updated its Creative Suite 5 (CS5). Every Creative Suite update is a massive undertaking for Adobe, because every one of its core products gets updated—from the venerable Photoshop to Web design software such as Dreamweaver and Flash, to graphic design products such as Illustrator and InDesign, to video products such as After Effects and Premiere Pro. This creates a lot of new features in a lot of different packages, so this review will focus on Photoshop, After Effects...

Adobe’s CS Review Access in Premiere Pro CS5

September 27, 2010, 04:54 PM

http://www.studiodaily.com/blog/?p=4297

Well here’s something I wasn’t aware of: Adobe’s online review and approval portal CS Review supports your editing sequences for review and approval right out of Premiere Pro CS5, via the CS Live button. This video popped up the other day and is a quick rundown on exactly how the process works. Basically it’s a way to encode, upload, have people view and comment and then get those review comments downloaded right into Premiere Pro CS5....

Interviews with SingularSoft and OWC

September 27, 2010, 11:04 AM

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