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

Kevin Monahan - speed tools in Final Cut Pro 7

July 11, 2010, 09:35 AM

http://www.macvideo.tv/editing/features/index.cfm?...

Kevin Monahan co-founded SF Cutters, which is widely regarded as being the first and longest running Final Cut Pro user group on the planet. In addition to this Kevin has worked as an editor, been employed by Apple, and is the author of "Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro (Peachpit Press). In this demonstration Kevin shows how to effectively work with the new speed tools in Final Cut Pro 7. Inside of a 10 minute demo Kevin unlocks the secrets to making these tools work for you.

Cost of Editing Technology

July 11, 2010, 09:35 AM

http://www.macvideo.tv/blogs/index.cfm?blogid=1001...

Five years ago I set up an edit suite in a client's office. Brand new shinyG5, flat-screen monitors, FireWire deck, all state-of-the-art, top-of-the-line. This week I set up an edit suite once again, for the same client in the same office. This time it was a new shiny 8-core Nehalem, 2.26, nice large monitors, drives to install, Final Cut Pro to upgrade.

Richard Shackleton - The Foundry

July 11, 2010, 09:34 AM

http://www.macvideo.tv/editing/interviews/index.cf...

The Foundry is regarded as being world leading innovator of visual effects and image processing technologies that boost productivity in motion picture and video post production.

Don't Make Your Clients Cry

July 11, 2010, 09:33 AM

http://www.macvideo.tv/blogs/index.cfm?blogid=1001...

Don’t make your clients cry Not a good situation when your behavior as the editor causes a client to burst into tears. That’s what happened recently on a job. I was in charge of an edit for a major company, during a training day which involved their workers gathering into teams to complete a project...

Starting With Compressor

July 9, 2010, 03:37 PM

http://postfifthpictures.com/2010/07/starting-with...

Here is a post for getting started with Compressor. In most cases, you have the software and have no idea what it does or how it could save you a lot of time or you just never learned it. That’s okay. I am surprised how many people use Final Cut Studio, but don’t take advantage of this huge timesaver. The best part about FCP7, to me, is that you can render using compressor in the background while you continue to edit in Final Cut Pro.

Avid Screencast 36 - AMA Red & Quicktime

July 8, 2010, 12:29 PM

http://avidscreencast.com/2010/07/36-ama-with-red-...

With Media Composer 5, you can access Quicktime and R3D files natively using AMA (provided you have the horsepower). In this episode, I’ll show you how to link to AMA volumes, change the R3D source settings (such as ISO, color temperature etc.) within Media Composer, adjust the formatting and then transcode to DNxHD.

Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 Review

July 8, 2010, 12:25 PM

http://digitalfilms.wordpress.com/2010/07/08/adobe...

Adobe is shipping its much-anticipated Creative Suite 5. The video applications are available either as single products or bundled in the Master Collection or Production Premium suite. Most video editors will be interested in the latter, because it includes Premiere Pro, OnLocation, Encore, After Effects, Photoshop Extended, Illustrator, Adobe Media Encoder, Soundbooth, Flash Catalyst and Flash Professional.

Changing Red Color Data in Media Composer 5

July 7, 2010, 01:58 PM

http://postfifthpictures.com/2010/07/changing-red-...

I don’t work with the RED all too much, I do use it from time to time. One of the new advantages of Media Composer 5 is the ability to import R3D files through AMA and edit them natively.

HAS AVID CAUGHT UP TO FCP WITH MC5?

July 7, 2010, 10:53 AM

http://www.videoguys.com/Blog/E/HAS+AVID+CAUGHT+UP...

It was only a few years ago that Avid, trying to win back the hearts and minds of customers who were abandoning them and going to Final Cut and other systems, adopted the motto: "We’re Listening." With the release of Media Composer 5, it’s obvious they didOne of the most anticipated releases in years, Avid’s re-realized Media Composer 5 is among the most robust, feature-laden and dynamic packages from the company in over a decade.

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