How to Transcode Video for Speed

February 16, 2016, 06:03 AM

http://photography.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-t...

Depending on your editing platform and your computer hardware, editing with the footage that came off the camera may result in performance issues. In this tutorial you will learn how to transcode your footage to an intermediate codec. If you have older hardware or an edit app that doesn't play nice with AVCHD, this will result in an increase in performance for your video editing app!

Premiere vs FCPX

February 16, 2016, 06:02 AM

https://fcpxpert.net/2016/02/15/pancakes-shmancake...

For some time now, aficionados of Premiere Pro have touted its ability to do “Pancake” editing. Huh? Well, in Premiere, you can stack (get it? stack… like pancakes) multiple timelines to quickly access string outs or sequences of selects etc., and add them to a cut. This is also often cited – by FCP X critics – as something you can’t do in FCP X.

BAFTA gives a big boost to "The Revenant"

February 15, 2016, 02:13 PM

http://www.hollywoodnews.com/2016/02/15/bafta-give...

Yesterday, some of the final shots in the Oscar race were fired, including a big one when The Revenant scored with the British Academy (known to us as BAFTA). Yes, we had BAFTA announce yesterday, and they more or less made it clear that Alejandro G. Inarritu and his film are the frontrunners in Best Picture now, along with Best Director being wrapped up in a neat little package. Those still backing The Big Short or Spotlight can point to some of their previous wins in order to hold out hope, bu...

Adobe pulls CC update after files go AWOL on Macs

February 15, 2016, 02:13 PM

http://www.digitaltrends.com/dt-daily/adobe-pulls-...

If you’re an Adobe Creative Cloud user, we’ve got some bad news. Last Thursday, Adobe pushed an update to Macs using their popular creative platform, which includes Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom and so on, and almost immediately, users said they started to see files disappearing from their computers. Adobe pulled the update but not before it most likely hit missions of Macs set to auto-update the apps.

Strolling into work with a bunch of discount Valen

February 15, 2016, 12:32 PM

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Adobe's Deadpool Editors Panel

February 15, 2016, 12:32 PM

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Over at 20th Century Fox Studios today, I got to not only see Deadpool again (maybe the best origin story ever), but also sat in on an editors panel sponsored by Adobe. The panel, which I live tweeted about here, was mostly technical, and talked a lot about how flexibility was important in workflow. But what may have been the biggest surprise, was that without David Fincher, the post-production process may have been a lot harder than it was.

Endorphine Vfx Breakdown

February 15, 2016, 12:31 PM

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Endorphine Vfx Breakdown by MELS.

How to Create Fake Slow Motion in Premiere Pro

February 15, 2016, 12:31 PM

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In this Premiere Pro tutorial I show you how to create fake slow motion using CC 2015 and Optical Flow.

DEADPOOL: Jonathan Rothbart - VFX Supervisor

February 15, 2016, 12:31 PM

http://www.artofvfx.com/deadpool-jonathan-rothbart...

Jonathan Rothbart began his career in VFX at Industrial Light & Magic in 1995. He worked on films like DRAGONHEART, MEN IN BLACK or STAR WARS: EPISODE I – THE PHANTOM MENACE. In 2000, he created the studio The Orphanage with Scott Stewart and Stu Maschwitz. He will oversee the effects of many films like HERO, HELLBOY, SIN CITY or IRON MAN. In 2010, The Orphanage is closed and Jonathan becomes production side VFX Supervisor and take care of the effects of LEGION, PRIEST and AFTER EARTH.

Sunday Sound Thought 7 – Time Travel

February 15, 2016, 07:17 AM

http://designingsound.org/2016/02/sunday-sound-tho...

As the year continues, many of these posts will be phil […]