Review: Avid Media Composer 5

October 5, 2010, 01:43 PM

http://www.studiodaily.com/studiomonthly/currentis...

I can say without reservation that Avid Media Composer 5 is an upgrade that truly deserves the "Hot" rating from our product review ranking index. Media Composer has been one of the top nonlinear editors since the existence of NLEs. In fact, it pretty much jump-stared the whole NLE revolution. Version 5 contains a ton of new features (several quite earth-shattering, if you're a longtime Avid editor) that answered many previous customer requests and complaints.

Useful Tools for Editors: Render Notification

October 5, 2010, 12:45 PM

http://www.studiodaily.com/blog/?p=4368

Have you ever set a looooong render on one of your favorite post-production applications and watched as the render bar ticked away and the app tried to give you a best guess as to how long the render might take? And have you ever watched in frustration as the actual length of time it took to complete the render was way longer than the estimate?

De-interlacing in Apple Final Cut Pro

October 5, 2010, 12:44 PM

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

Though many producers now exclusively shoot in progressive mode, few producers don't have some interlaced footage that they need to work with, whether legacy DV or some HD format shot more recently in interlaced mode. When producing for TV or DVD, interlaced works just fine. But when producing for streaming, or for film-based output, de-interlacing is necessary to convert the interlaced fields into progressive frames.

A NEW DSLR LIGHT JIB

October 4, 2010, 02:53 PM

http://uniquedesigners.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/a-...

After i posted my Cinec Best Of i got a "few" questions regarding to the ABC DSLR LIGHT JIB . As it seems like a nice tool even for our work back here i did contact ABC due the fact there is almost no info’s out there yet. (as it was shown the first time ever at cinec 2010 anyway). So here are some facts i got to share with you.

Tweaking the Smart Tool

October 4, 2010, 01:06 PM

http://splicehere.org/2010/10/04/tweaking-the-smar...

Avid has quietly released some important improvements to the Smart Tool — features that go a long way toward making Trim and Segment modes function the way they did in Version 4. The updates are incorporated into recent "patch" releases, and therein lies a rub. Patch builds are designed to quickly solve specific customer problems, and they aren’t as fully tested as regular releases are. But I’ve been using version 5.0.3.1 for a month now, and I wouldn’t want to go back.

Autodesk: Smoke on the Mac

October 4, 2010, 11:04 AM

http://www.macvideo.tv/motion-graphics-vfx/intervi...

Autodesk announced towards the end of the 2009 that Smoke, its video editing, 3D and finishing effects software, was to work on the Mac platform. The tool harnesses the 64-bit power of Snow Leopard, according to Autodesk, and will integrate into existing Mac-based workflows using Final Cut Pro and Avid Media Composer.

Telestream Releases Ep. 6 Video Encoding Software

October 4, 2010, 11:03 AM

http://www.macvideo.tv/encoding/news/?newsid=32421...

Kicking the tires on DaVinci Resolve for Mac

October 4, 2010, 11:01 AM

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

DaVinci Resolve for Mac has begun shipping en masse and is now getting into the hands of a lot of end users. Apparently I talked up the right people as I stalked the Blackmagic Design booth at NAB as they sent over a copy for testing and review. I wanted to install Resolve right away but a busy week of editing meant I didn’t have to time gut the office machine to get the cards in for a proper...

London Expo, Oct 19 - video and post prod. tech.

October 4, 2010, 10:57 AM

http://www.macvideo.tv/camera-technology/news/?new...

With just over 2 weeks to go until the big event on October 19, MacVideo Expo promises to be the major shoot and edit event for the UK in 2010.

Cinec 2010 a lil Best Of

October 4, 2010, 04:26 AM

http://uniquedesigners.wordpress.com/2010/10/03/ci...

i went to Cinec 2010 had my 550D arround ... did not shoot too much with it though ... too much great other gear to get hands on! ... i did meet one of my twitter buddy @Sascha_Plagge ...and had a great time at the show so did he (i guess) see for your self ...