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

After Effects Bootcamp for Avid Editors – Part 1

February 20, 2017, 06:17 AM

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If you’re a Media Composer editor looking to add After Effects to your editing toolkit, this first of a two part webinar series is a no-brainer! I’m always surprised with I talk with Avid Media Composer editors, and I ask them about how much the use Adobe’s After Effects.  I think the main reason that The post After Effects Bootcamp for Avid Editors – Part 1 appeared first on ProVideo Coalition.

V-Ray 3.5 Webinar Demoing New Features for 3ds Max

February 19, 2017, 08:27 PM

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Version 3.5 of V-Ray was released a week ago for 3ds Max, which is a free upgrade for v3 customers. Their main tagline is in regards to their Adaptive Lights algorithm which is claimed to Render up to 7x Faster.

#software#rendering#3d animation#3ds max#chaosgroup#v-ray
VFX Supervisor Steve Emerson on Kubo and the Two S

February 17, 2017, 07:12 PM

http://www.studiodaily.com/2017/02/vfx-supervisor-...

The Oscar nomination for visual effects in Laika’s stop-frame animated film Kubo and the Two Strings is Steve Emerson’s first. He joined Laika in 2008 to work as a 2D supervisor for that studio’s Coraline, became compositing supervisor on ParaNorman … more » The post VFX Supervisor Steve Emerson on Kubo and the Two Strings appeared first on Studio Daily.

Project Sharing in FCPX with Avid

February 17, 2017, 10:53 AM

https://www.aotg.com/project-sharing-in-fcpx-with-avid/

Editors groan about the fact that only one user can access a given Apple FCP-X library at a time. This makes collaboration a challenge. But in this video tutorial, you’ll learn how to integrate Final Cut Pro into an efficient team workflow with Avid NEXIS | PRO in just a few steps.

VFX Supervisor On LAIKA’s Major Innovations

February 17, 2017, 10:49 AM

http://deadline.com/2017/02/kubo-and-the-two-strin...

9In scooping a visual effects Oscar nomination, Travis Knight’s Kubo and the Two Strings became the first animated film to do so since 1993’s The Nightmare Before Christmas—a recognition due, in part, to the work of visual effects supervisor Steve Emerson, who also this month received the VES Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature, alongside Knight, producer Arianne Sutner, and Brad Schiff.

MPSE - Oscar frontrunner ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ ahead

February 17, 2017, 10:48 AM

http://www.goldderby.com/article/2017/mpse-golden-...

All five Oscar nominees for Best Sound Editing number among the nominees for the Golden Reel Awards bestowed by the Motion Picture Sound Editors. Oscar frontrunner “Hacksaw Ridge” reaped three bids across the seven film categories as did one of its Oscar rivals, “Arrival.” The other three Oscar nominees — “Deepwater Horizon,” “La La Land” and “Sully” — each received one nomination. “Arrival” is predicted to win the main prize of Sound Editing (Effects and Foley).