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

Smooth Credit Rolls in After Effects

March 16, 2011, 09:12 AM

http://www.buttonpusher.tv/2011/03/15/smooth-credi...

Step-by-Step to create a smooth credit roll in After Effects

After Effects Apprentice Free Video: Work Area

March 16, 2011, 09:09 AM

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

As we mentioned earlier, we’re creating a video training series based on our popular beginner’s book After Effects Apprentice, which progresses from "I haven’t used it before" through core skills including keyframing, masking, text animation, and 3D space to advanced techniques such as motion tracking, green screen, and expressions.

System requirements for Premiere Pro CS5

March 15, 2011, 02:48 PM

http://forums.adobe.com/message/3532925

Unfortunately, this overview is severely lacking in realism and a lot of people were disappointed when their system met these minimum requirements, but still would not do what they expected, or at least not without jerkiness, hiccups and similar issues.

Recovering Skies

March 15, 2011, 02:46 PM

http://library.creativecow.net/harrington_richard/...

In this tutorial for the Premiere Pro Video Adrenaline series, Richard Harrington deals with a common problem with outdoor footage -- blown out skies. This episode shows what techniques are at your disposal to help you put more life into your footage.

5 50% off Plastic Bullet iPhone App

March 15, 2011, 10:41 AM

http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/blog/2011/03/15/5-...

A camera app with infinite possibilities. Plastic Bullet puts the fun, spontaneity, and unpredictability of plastic-fantastic toy cameras on your favorite Apple device. Sweeten the mood with light leaks, vignettes, blur effects and gorgeous colors. Just tap to turn your photos into gloriously unpredictable works of art, then tap again to change the look. If you love it, tap the heart button to save...

Technology Talk: how big a deal is 4:2:2?

March 15, 2011, 09:09 AM

http://www.macvideo.tv/editing/interviews/?article...

4:2:2 used to be outside the reach of many independents who were locked into the world of 4:2:0 or 4:1:1 production. Now that Apple's 10-bit, full raster ProRes codec is widely used in the post production industry, the codec has also found it's way into devices enabling native ProRes recording on acquisition. The advantageous are clear: 10-bit, full raster, very high quality recording; with a smooth, efficient, post-production process. The questions remain - do you need 4:2:2?

PluralEyes for Premiere Pro CS5 (Mac) reviewed

March 14, 2011, 05:20 PM

http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/atepper/sto...

If you ever record dual-system audio or multiple camera angles without synchronized timecode, you’ll wonder how you ever survived without PluralEyes added to your editing software. Users of Premiere Pro CS5 for Mac who are aware of PluralEyes for other editing programs will be happy to know that a version of PluralEyes is now available for their preferred app too. This article will go over PluralEyes'

AJA technology overview - 4:2:2 recording; Ki Pro

March 14, 2011, 03:01 PM

http://www.macvideo.tv/camera-technology/features/...

AJA produce two ProRes recording devices: the Ki Pro and Ki Pro Mini. The benefit this offers to users of cameras with SDI or HDMI connectors is that an uncompressed feed can be recorded as ProRes to the AJA device. The result is a 4:2:2 ProRes recording, free from the compression artifacts which plague many low-cost cameras.

Will Apple Split Up Final Cut Studio and Sell

March 14, 2011, 03:01 PM

http://nofilmschool.com/2011/03/apple-split-final-...

Since Apple showed a new version of Final Cut Pro behind closed doors, the internets have been flooded with all manner of speculation as to what is so groundbreaking about the latest update to FCP. Idle speculation alert — if you’re not a Final Cut-based editor or you simply don’t care about what could be, feel free to skip this post — we’ll get proper news soon enough. But because there are a lot of FCP...

Magic Bullet: The Gold Medal Standard

March 14, 2011, 01:52 PM

http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/blog/2011/03/14/ma...

We recently received this email from Olympic Gold Medalist Mel Stewart, so we thought we’d share it:

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