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
June 30, 2011, 02:46 PM
http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/Editors-Play-New...
With the release of Apple's Final Cut Pro X, Cupertino gave film editors something it regards as a pro-level tool. However, many editors disagree. They point to a list of apparently missing features, and now Apple's addressed the situation with an FAQ. But not all editors are satisfied, and a petition asking Apple to change its handling of editing software has collected thousands of signatures.
June 30, 2011, 02:45 PM
http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/sony...
Sony 3D Technology Center announced that it is expanding its 3D Master Class, which offers professional training in the tools and techniques for making 3D content, in collaboration with the Directors Guild of America and the Motion Pictures Editors Guild. The two guilds join the International Cinematographers Guild in offering member training opportunities at the Sony Pictures Studios facility, which is run by Sony Corporation of America.
June 30, 2011, 02:43 PM
http://news.creativecow.net/story/866648
(Milpitas, California--June 29, 2011) Blackmagic Design today announced the immediate availability of DaVinci Resolve 8, a major new update to the world’s most advanced color correction tool. DaVinci Resolve 8 includes new extremely powerful features and is available for download from the Blackmagic Design web site for all DaVinci Resolve users free of charge!
June 30, 2011, 02:42 PM
http://www.studiodaily.com/main/news/13272.html
Leading visual effects software developer The Foundry today announced the latest version of its creative paint and texture tool - MARI 1.3 v2.
June 30, 2011, 02:39 PM
http://www.dv.com/article/108494
Automatic Duck has released Pro Export FCP 5.0, an application for exporting audio from Final Cut Pro X to AAF/OMF for Pro Tools.