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

Creative COW Magazine launches iPad application!

May 17, 2011, 11:32 AM

http://www.motionvfx.com/mblog/post,p553.html

Creative COW is an online service which provides peer-to-peer support for media production professionals in film, broadcast, and related fields. The team is also releasing the Creative COW Magazine which provides additional printed content.

Building a Final Cut Pro X system

May 16, 2011, 03:50 PM

http://broadcastengineering.com/news/building-a-fi...

Folsom, CA-based Silverado, a tech consultancy and production studio, has released a new white paper that details how to configure Apple's new Final Cut Pro X software into a system to get the most benefit.

Be a Horse That Drinks!

May 16, 2011, 03:49 PM

http://avidassteditor.com/2011/05/16/be-a-horse-th...

The saying goes, "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink." There are all sorts of meanings that can be attached to this line but basically it boils down to this: you can give someone something but you can't make them use it. That something can be anything. Deodorant, utensils, money, knowledge – all of these things and more and yet it can all come down to nothing.

FCPX Rundown - deconstructing Sneak Peek video!

May 16, 2011, 03:46 PM

http://www.motionvfx.com/mblog/post,p552.html

Some time passed since the Supermeet at NAB Show 2011 where Apple showed for the first time Final Cut Pro X, but attention-grabbing texts and comparisons are still appearing on the web.

Countdown

May 16, 2011, 03:43 PM

http://www.joyoffilmediting.com/?p=3641

Let's step away from time code, countdown leader, and other timings and let some of Hollywood’s best characters do the numbers. Enjoy this 9.5 minute collage of sound bites, er, number bites, 100 Movies, 100 Quotes, 100 Numbers by Alonzo Mosley, a 34-year-old librarian residing in Jacksonville, Florida.

10 Keyboard Shortcuts You Never Knew About

May 16, 2011, 08:53 AM

http://foleypod.com/10-cool-keyboard-shortcuts/

Keyboard shortcuts allow us to work (and play) more efficiently. I can remember the day when I was a youngster and I was taught the magic of keyboard shortcuts. I also remember the glory of figuring out a shortcut none of my friends or family knew about. Today, I stumbled across this article and to my amazement, it is full of shortcuts I had no idea were there!

Quick Tip - CS5 - Auto-Creating Sequences

May 16, 2011, 08:51 AM

http://library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Qui...

In this Quick Tip, see how easy it is to create sequences based on the parameters of any clip in your project. A perfect tip for anyone who is given footage where the producer has no idea how it was shot.

Don't get your underwear all twisted in a kno

May 16, 2011, 08:50 AM

http://ronsussmanedits.blogspot.com/2011/05/dont-g...

There has been a considerable kvetching and speculation about the new, upcoming version of Final Cut Pro. In my opinion this is all wasted effort until it is actually released next month. People get comfortable working with a specific tool or software and fear of the unknown causes them to freak out.

Quick Tip - MC - Creating the Rocky effect

May 16, 2011, 08:48 AM

http://library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Qui...

People immediately dismiss doing effects in Avid's Media Composer, as they think that a compositing application can do a better job. Well, as you will see in this Quick Tip, Media Composer can create some very complex animations very quick, very easy, and in some cases, just as good as After Effects.

Quick Tip - AE - Auto-Creating Compositions

May 16, 2011, 08:47 AM

http://library.creativecow.net/mcauliffe_kevin/Qui...

When working in Adobe's After Effects, you can get footage from just about anywhere, and in most cases, you don't have the time to figure out what the client gave you, as in most cases, they don't even know. This quick tip will show you how to match your composition to a clip in your project to get you animating in no time flat.

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