Singular Software Presto Extends Integration

November 11, 2011, 05:32 PM

http://digitalcontentproducer.com/videoedsys/prods...

Singular Software, a developer of workflow automation applications for digital media, is pleased to announce the public beta of Singular Software Presto for OS X (v2.0) with support for Adobe Premiere Pro. Singular Software Presto dramatically simplifies the creation of high-quality presentation videos. The application's sophisticated computer tracking and automation technology works alongside Premiere Pro to automatically synchronize footage of the presenter, presentation slides...

Adobe asked Apple to shut down Final Cut

November 11, 2011, 05:31 PM

http://www.fcp.co/final-cut-pro/news/643-adobe-ask...

The title is complete linkbait, but shortly after Apple acquired Final Cut that's exactly what Adobe wanted. For the last fortnight, we've been reading John Buck's excellent book Timeline Volume 2, a history of editing.

HPA Awards presented in LA

November 11, 2011, 05:27 PM

http://www.postmagazine.com/Press-Center/Daily-New...

LOS ANGELES — Last night, the The Hollywood Post Alliance (www.hpaonline.com) presented the Sixth Annual HPA Awards, honoring post professionals in 12 different creative categories, as well as for Engineering Excellence, Lifetime Achievement and Creativity and Innovation. The HPA Awards were conceived to honor top talent working behind the scenes in motion pictures, television and commercials, along with the most innovative technologies in post.

Nuke for After Effects Users

November 11, 2011, 05:26 PM

http://events.creativecow.net/event/2166/nuke-for-...

In this webinar you'll learn all about Nuke including the differences between Nuke's node-based compositing and After Effects' timeline compositing, how to create complex visual effects and experiment with the many special features designed for blending CGI with live action.

Lens Flares in After Effects

November 11, 2011, 10:24 AM

http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/ryoung/stor...

The Animated Bird ABV2

November 11, 2011, 10:24 AM

http://terencegallacher.wordpress.com/2011/11/11/t...

One day at ABV2, I was looking at some rushes of a film that Russell Hurley had directed with a man from the Bristol-based B.B.C. Wild Life Unit. He had come to make a film about Australian birds. It was obvious that the cameraman would be former Disney man Frank Few (click on the link [...]

Free mocha for editors webinar today at 10AM PDT

November 11, 2011, 10:22 AM

http://www.freshdv.com/2011/11/mocha-webinar.html

There is a free webinar today at 10:00 AM Pacific Time on Imagineer Systems mocha tracking for editors. Looks like a fantastic resource, so check it out if you are available. You can register for free here. They are also giving away a couple goodies, including a copy of mocha Pro.

av3 Introduces Mettle Next Gen 3D Plug-ins for AE

November 11, 2011, 10:20 AM

http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com/2011/11/10/av...

av3 has announced new products for After Effects are available now from Mettle. Don't Wait… Create 3D in AE! FreeForm Pro + ShapeShifter AE – Mettle's flagship products Next Gen 3D Plug-ins for After Effects that leverage today's powerful GPU's FreeForm V2

av3 Software Announces Optical Flares, Pro Presets

November 11, 2011, 10:19 AM

http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com/2011/11/10/av...

Optical Flares is a plug-in for designing and animating realistic lens flares in After Effects. The Pro Presets is a collection of 50 detailed high-end flares set up with shimmer animation, edge flare-ups and more. av3 Software is now offering this collection in a bundle with greater versatility to the 60 built-in presets as well as providing creative ideas and usage of elements. Also, each object can be saved and combined with your other lens flare presets.

Option Means Opposite

November 11, 2011, 10:18 AM

http://www.larryjordan.biz/tips/tip339.html

Final Cut Pro trainer Andrew Balis once described the Option key as the opposite key. Holding the Option key while doing something often (though not always) does just the opposite. For example, Option-clicking an Audio Mute, Audio Solo, Visibility, or Auto-select button turns on, or off, all the buttons, except the one you click.