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

An editorial not necessarily about editing

September 17, 2010, 11:39 PM

http://ronsussmanedits.blogspot.com/2010/09/editor...

I am in the process of working on a huge project, of which I am not at liberty to really speak of, concerning the war in Afghanistan. When I say huge I mean HUGE! There are almost 6TB of footage. That’s BIG. I am also working on this with editors Shane Ross and my mentor and business partner in L.A. Jim Edwards, but I digress. They say "war is hell" but it is also fucking cool. If it weren't than some of the best selling video games wouldn't be "Call of Duty" and "Medal of Honor".

Easy Tricks to Edit Quickly

September 17, 2010, 11:02 AM

http://www.videomaker.com/article/14610/

Editing shortcuts are essential for a productive editing workflow. Beginning video editors should begin training their editing behaviors around these shortcuts before adopting any inefficient habits. Let's take a look at the most common editing shortcuts to help you learn new ways to save yourself time and energy on your editing projects.

Producing H.264 Files on the Mac, Part 1

September 17, 2010, 10:57 AM

http://digitalcontentproducer.com/videoencodvd/rev...

In celebration of MPEG-LA extending the royalty-free policy for H.264 video delivered without charge over the Internet, I thought I would devote the next few columns on producing H.264 video. Following the theme from the last few editions, I'll look at the quality produced by Apple Compressor, the free and easy alternative, and then compare it to other alternatives both free and available for fee.

Avid Screencast - 39: Nesting Effects

September 16, 2010, 01:53 PM

http://avidscreencast.com/2010/09/39-nesting-effec...

The way Media Composer processes effects has some weird side-effects: Sometimes an effect applied to an upper video track also affects the video tracks below — whether you intended that or not. So this week we’ll take control over that issue by learning how to use nesting to your advantage.

The iPad as a Control Surface

September 16, 2010, 01:47 PM

http://cutlertv.wordpress.com/2010/09/16/the-ipad-...

A number of videos have popped up on the web of a new app which turns the iPad into a control device for Apple’s Color Grading software. This follows a number of audio mixing apps that show potential real time control of levels and effects in FCP and other audio software suites. I’m excited and intrigued by the prospect of being able to carry around 4 or 5 different virtual control surfaces in my backpack...

FCP did a Pro Apps update Yesterday

September 16, 2010, 11:02 AM

http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/finalcutpro/

In case you missed it, Apple released a ProApps update yesterday. Lots of fixes, added iPad setting to Compressor. Run Software Update

Sonicfire Pro 5 with Premiere Pro CS5 Workflow Vid

September 16, 2010, 10:57 AM

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

Watch as I use real-world examples of how I work using SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 5 with Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 in a broadcast bumper. The first video is an "over-the-shoulder" view of the production process with little explanation of why I’m choosing specific tools, but rather a fast-paced overview of just how simple it is to select and edit the music soundtrack to work with the various parts of the video; including voice over and interview clips.

Screening and Discussion with editor of Mr. Nobody

September 16, 2010, 10:41 AM

http://cceditors.ca/

"Mr. Nobody", "a piece of near-art", according to one of the many positive reviews will be screened at The Royal (608 College St., Toronto) and will be followed by a Q&A with editor Susan Shipton, C.C.E., Supervising Sound Editor Jane Tattersall, Re-Recording Mixer, Lou Solakofski and Visual Effects Supervisor Emilien Lazaron. Gareth C. Scales will be moderator for the evening.

Avid DS shines for Metric

September 15, 2010, 11:04 PM

http://digitalfilms.wordpress.com/2010/09/16/avid-...

With all of the Media Composer 5 news, it might be easy to miss Avid’s latest update for the flagship system, Avid DS. Version 10.3.1 (see addendum below), released in mid-July, is a small point release that introduced two huge features – improved stereoscopic 3D control and support for RED Digital Cinema’s new "color science" and the Mysterium-X sensor. The new RED capabilities are showcased in the "All Yours" music video by the band Metric.

Keeping Your Client Monitor in Sync

September 15, 2010, 05:06 PM

http://splicehere.org/2010/09/15/keeping-your-clie...

If you’re using an HD TV as a client monitor, you’re probably familiar with the dreaded "out-of-sync-on-the-big-screen" problem. This is the result of the fact that most consumer-level TVs introduce a video delay – the time it takes the TV’s video scaling hardware to do it’s job.

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