Digital Heaven Releases Final Cut Pro X Unleashed

January 18, 2012, 11:06 AM

http://www.2-pop.com/article/115246

Digital Heaven has announced the release of the Final Cut Pro X Unleashed Bundle. Last year's release of Final Cut Pro X marked a radical new chapter in the application's history, with new workflows and approaches to editing. Final Cut Pro X Unleashed by Edgar Rothermich is the must-have manual for the FCPX editor.

The HPA Tech Retreat

January 18, 2012, 11:05 AM

http://blog.digitalcontentproducer.com/briefingroo...

(Los Angeles, CA) The Hollywood Post Alliance(r) Tech Retreat 2012, the 18th annual gathering of post production industry leaders, is set to take place February 14-17, at the Hyatt Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, CA. Over the course of four days, the industry's technical, business and creative leaders will gather for exploration and information exchange, sharply focusing on the latest developments and trends.

Review: Avid Media Composer 6

January 18, 2012, 11:00 AM

http://www.studiodaily.com/main/news/13634.html

The biggest news for editors when Avid began shipping Media Composer 6 last November was the NLE's transformation into a very modern, 64-bit application. Along with that came other great updates, including the support of third-party hardware options (several of which I tested with this review).

Western Digital previews My Book Thunderbolt Duo

January 18, 2012, 10:55 AM

http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/12/2701446/western-...

We just left a Western Digital preview event where the company provided an early glimpse at its yet-to-be-officially-announced My Book Thunderbolt Duo pair of external hard drives. Two models will be available initially, offering either 4 or 6 terabytes of storage capacity. As the Duo in the product name implies, each device carries two 3.5-inch disks, meaning that the 4TB model contains 2 x 2TB drives; the larger 6TB version holds 2 x 3TB HDDs.

FSI releases new monitor firmware

January 18, 2012, 10:54 AM

http://colorgrader.net/index.php/grading-accessori...

Firmware Version 9.45-1777 is now shipping on all new FSI monitors and is available for free download to existing FSI customers. This update adds a long requested feature by updating the RGB and GBR Parade modes so that the Red, Green, and Blue Channels are color coded as Red, Green, and Blue to make the scope more intuitive to read. In these modes levels over 100IRE or under...

Dark Roast Post - My Favourite Chroma Key Plug

January 17, 2012, 07:39 PM

http://darkroastpost.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-favou...

My favourite of all the Boris Continuum plug-ins for Avid Media Composer is the BCC Chroma Keyer. It somehow just "automagically" works. However in all truth, I would probably use the Avid keyer in a real world situation, because it is a real time plug. Then composite during the online. All depends on the scale of project.

Genuine and Uncomplicated

January 17, 2012, 02:50 PM

http://roosterpost.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/genuin...

Iceberg Alley and Secret Place represent the latest television commercial chapters in the Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism 'Find Yourself' campaign. A story that resonates with travellers seeking experiences that go far beyond the packaged, often cookie-cutter tourism offered elsewhere.

Top Music Industry Brands Turn to NewTek to Delive

January 17, 2012, 02:49 PM

http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/news/story/...

Q and A with AJA

January 17, 2012, 02:48 PM

http://www.productionhub.com/classifieds/view.aspx...

Production Hub has put out an interview with Bryce Button from AJA.

Text is the New Timecode

January 17, 2012, 10:54 AM

http://www.philiphodgetts.com/2012/01/text-is-the-...

Text metadata is becoming increasingly valuable but where are we at, and what technologies and software are available.