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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

Aspect Ratios As Fast As Possible

December 21, 2015, 05:36 AM

https://www.aotg.com/aspect-ratios-as-fast-as-possible/

4:3, 16:9, 21:9...where did common aspect ratios come from, and what the heck is "anamorphic widescreen," anyway?

Get Started Fast with Media Composer for High-Res

December 17, 2015, 10:43 AM

https://www.aotg.com/get-started-fast-with-media-composer-for-high-res-5/

Welcome to the third episode of our 5-part tutorial series ‘Get Started Fast with Media Composer for High-Res Workflows’ on Avid Blogs. In this video, I will focus on editing in High Res projects specifically; starting with the concept of Color Encoding and FrameFlex adjustments, explaining how to use the Proxy Timeline, as well as looking at stylistic adjustments like LUTs. Finally, I will show you three handy new features in Media Composer.

A-Z Of UAD G Is For G Series Bus Compressor

December 16, 2015, 06:45 AM

https://www.aotg.com/a-z-of-uad-g-is-for-g-series-bus-compressor/

As part of his post on the UAD G series Bus Compressor, Julian demonstrates typical uses of the SSL Bus Compressor at the beginning of a mix.

CGI & VFX Making of:

December 16, 2015, 06:45 AM

https://www.aotg.com/cgi-vfx-making-of/

Check out this very insightful making of the short film "The Shaman" by the talented Marco Kalantari! THE SHAMAN premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York in 2015. After that it ran successfully at numerous film festivals around the globe, including Los Angeles, London, San Diego and the DragonCon in Atlanta. The trailer turned into a viral sensation with over 4 million views.

How to make Snow in Blender (Cycles)

December 16, 2015, 06:45 AM

https://www.aotg.com/how-to-make-snow-in-blender-cycles/

Blender tutorial showing you how to make snow in Blender and rendering with Cycle

MacBreak Studio Ep 340: Creating Compound Clip Han

December 15, 2015, 10:24 AM

https://www.aotg.com/macbreak-studio-ep-340-creating-compound-clip-han/

In this episode of MacBreak Studio, Mark shows us a great tip for adding media handles to your compound clips in Final Cut Pro X. Thanks to Alex Golner for providing this helpful tip.

Remove Objects in Adobe Premiere Pro with BCC 10 p

December 14, 2015, 01:31 PM

https://www.aotg.com/remove-objects-in-adobe-premiere-pro-with-bcc-10-p/

Now available for Adobe Premiere & After Effects: BCC 10 has new tools for image restoration such as removing unwanted objects.

The Differences in Editing Drama, Music and Dance

December 14, 2015, 10:36 AM

https://www.aotg.com/the-differences-in-editing-drama-music-and-dance/

http://www.larryjordan.com - The best drama, dance and music videos all start with a story. But, from there, they quickly diverge. Some music videos document a performance, while others create an interpretation of a performance. Some are very clean, while others showcase style over substance. And once you add dance to a music video, the rules change again. In fact, there are an infinite number of ways each of these could be edited. In our "Edit Music and Dance Videos" webinar, Larry Jordan...

Appraisal: 1953 Charlie Douglass

December 7, 2015, 07:05 AM

https://www.aotg.com/appraisal-1953-charlie-douglass/

Gary Sohmers appraises a 1953 Charlie Douglass "Laff Box," from San Diego Hour 2. Appraisal: 1953 Charlie Douglass "Laff Box" from Antiques Roadshow.

Chapter 7: CL-12 Shortcuts, COMs, and Remaining Bu

December 4, 2015, 10:22 AM

https://www.aotg.com/chapter-7-cl-12-shortcuts-coms-and-remaining-bu/

This is the seventh and final installment in a series of video tutorials on the CL-12 linear fader controller. In Chapter 7, Paul Isaacs, director of product management & design, goes through the shortcuts, COMs, and remaining buttons of the CL-12.

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