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

Grass Valley names Robert Song GM for China

January 4, 2012, 10:16 AM

http://broadcastengineering.com/news/grass_valley_...

Grass Valley announced Dec. 28 that it has named Robert Song as its new general manager for China. The company said the move comes amid growing demand for HD live production and distribution technologies from Chinese broadcasters.

Portuguese editor Joao Braz

January 4, 2012, 10:09 AM

http://editorunderconstruction.blogspot.com/2012/0...

(In Spanish) With over 18 years of experience editing, Joao Braz is still stuck on several projects of great importance for the Portuguese landscape, whether in film or television.

The Utility and Ease of Use for GenArts

January 4, 2012, 10:09 AM

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

GenArts' Sapphire Edge is not a color grading plug-in in the traditional sense. If you're looking for endless numbers of sliders, dials and switches that adjust an image using terms like lift, curves or channel mixer, then Edge is not your tool. But if you are looking for a large set of high-quality looks that can be applied with ease and quickly customized with only a minimal learning curve, then Sapphire Edge is just such a tool.

Magic Lantern HDR Compose: Free Plugin

January 4, 2012, 10:08 AM

http://alex4d.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/ml-u-hdr-co...

This is an unpolished effect that I'm releasing early so that the few people who need it can give me some feedback. Magic Lantern is a system for adding features to Canon DSLRs, Unified is a recent ML package enables some cameras to shoot footage that can processed to produce content with a larger exposure range – i.e. High Dynamic Range.

V.I.K.T.O.R. for iPhone will automatically edit

January 4, 2012, 10:06 AM

http://www.handheldhollywood.com/latest-news/v-i-k...

I thought we'd kick off 2012 with a new app that truly demonstrates the power of the iPhone — which is ultimately a tiny computer with a camera.