F-Up - 55: This Cut Is Good Enough to Show

December 2, 2011, 03:30 PM

http://masteringfilm.com/f-up-55-this-cut-is-good-...

The importance of first impressions with your film… The F-Up… While you are editing, people will often ask to see your movie even if it is still a work in progress. They'll tell you they "just want to see a little something" or "they know how to view a rough cut." However, if these...

Either/Or? BOTH

December 2, 2011, 03:27 PM

http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/eitheror-b...

Ramy Katrib helped design the first FCP workflows for features and TV, but with many new opportunities, DigitalFilm Tree refused to limit themselves.

3D Hugo: Perspective, Post, Pipelines

December 2, 2011, 03:11 PM

http://digitalcontentproducer.com/videoedsys/revfe...

The newest stereo 3D film sensation promises to be Martin Scorsese's Hugo, which arrives just in time for the holidays. The film, the director's first 3D venture, is based on The Invention of Hugo Cabret, a children's graphic novel written and illustrated by Brian Selznick. It's the story of 12-year-old Hugo, an orphan who lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station. Hugo gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his father and a strange mechanical man.

Company 3, Method Studios Join Forces....

December 2, 2011, 03:10 PM

http://www.dv.com/article/114020

The New York facilities of Company 3 and Method Studios, both subsidiaries of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc. and part of Deluxe Creative Services Group, made efficient use of their close and collaborative relationship for the post work on Universal Pictures' new action-comedy Tower Heist. The new film starring Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy is now in theaters.

Event Manager X to Control Events in FCPX

December 2, 2011, 03:09 PM

http://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/using-event-manage...

However, this is essentially what the default setting is in Final Cut Pro X. Upon launch, FCPX provides access to all previously created events (media) and projects. Although Apple may have been well-intentioned in the way this is designed (having access to all your media all the time, that sounds good, right?) there are actually some pretty significant pitfalls to this design:

Avid Introduces Media Composer 6

December 2, 2011, 03:07 PM

http://www.dv.com/article/114028

Avid has announced new versions of its flagship video editing systems: Media Composer version 6, NewsCutter version 10 and Symphony version 6. Building upon more than 20 years of product innovation and commitment to its professional users, these professional editing systems today deliver new levels of openness, performance, collaboration and productivity, enabling independent professionals...

Software within Software

December 2, 2011, 10:08 AM

http://notesonvideo.blogspot.com/2011/12/software-...

Just a couple of months ago the software application Get from AV3 software was pulled when the licensing for the underlying technology was ended. Now the same thing appears to have happened to Red Giant's Denoiser...

Color-Correcting with One Mouse Click

December 2, 2011, 10:07 AM

http://www.larryjordan.biz/tips/tip360.html

Have you ever been in a hurry to meet a deadline only to discover that the camera operator forgot to color-balance the camera and everything is gold or blue? While it would be great to carefully color-balance each shot, you have exactly three nanoseconds to get this project done.

Smoke at the 2011 SuperMeet in Amsterdam

December 1, 2011, 11:15 PM

http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/autodesk/st...

Episode 78 - CCE Sound Panel Part 1

December 1, 2011, 11:14 PM

https://www.aotg.com/episode-78-cce-sound-panel-part-1/

Part one of the Sound panel with Jane Tattersall, Mark Gingras, Jill Purdy, Steve Foster, David Hayman, and Michael Doherty C.C.E. In this part the sound editors discuss their standard workflow and relationships.