Post World's Fearless predictions

January 2, 2011, 09:25 AM

http://mikemost.com/?p=224

In doing another Fearless Forecast for the coming year, I re-read my previous forecast (posted exactly a year ago) just to see how I did. In a nutshell, not bad. Here are some things I predicted and how they actually turned out:

2011 Back Up Reminder

January 1, 2011, 11:53 AM

http://www.scottsimmons.tv/blog/2011/01/01/happy-j...

It’s January 1, 2011! Happy new year to all. If you don’t currently have a backup plan then why not make a regular onsite and offsite backup plan one of your New Year’s Resolutions!

Dynamic Link for the AE Workflow

January 1, 2011, 10:31 AM

http://library.creativecow.net/devis_andrew/AE-Dyn...

Dynamic link allows you to use the power of Premiere Pro in After Effects, but is often misunderstood and consequently under-used. In this tutorial Andrew Devis explains the basics of dynamic link and then show you how to create a new PP sequence that is the same size as your AE composition and then how to import a PP sequence into AE to use as any other footage item without having to render it out first from PP. Andrew also demonstrates how to use and update Photoshop...

Media Management Tips

December 31, 2010, 10:32 AM

http://jeffvlog.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/editing-t...

Media management is one of the first steps to successful editing. Without proper organization, your media files can be difficult to find, and that winning shot may be forever lost amongst the clutter. One way to keep your search time to a minimum from within the video-editing application, is by using bins.

4 Ways Video Is Fundamentally Changing

December 31, 2010, 10:26 AM

http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/cmg_blogs/s...

If you’re interested in the business of video beyond just shooting and editing it, you might enjoy reading Shishir Mehrotra of Google’s recent article over on ClickZ. He notes "In my position at YouTube, I’ve observed this market over the last few years, and have taken note of the ways in which it is fundamentally changing." His four main macro-changes are:

Important Message about ScriptSync

December 30, 2010, 11:38 AM

http://community.avid.com/blogs/avid/archive/2010/...

As the product manager for Media Composer, I wanted to take a minute to share some thoughts on version 5 that just began shipping yesterday. We’re really excited about this version, and personally, I’m really proud of the steps our team has taken to incorporate new features that so many users have requested. Some customers, however, have raised a concern around a change we made to the availability of ScriptSync – which lets users phonetically index text and dialog and then "sync" source cl...

Ten Editing "Must Own's" of 2010

December 30, 2010, 10:45 AM

http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/editingpost...

Book Review: 'Avid Agility'

December 30, 2010, 10:43 AM

http://www.postmagazine.com/Publications/Post-Maga...

I haven't met Steven Cohen, but after reading his book, Avid Agility ($36.88), I feel like I have. Cohen was a pioneer in nonlinear editing, cutting the first studio feature to use Avid (Lost in Yonkers). He's taught at the AFI, was publisher of the Editor's Guild magazine and co-founded the Avid Editor's Advisory Committee. And, now, he's published the most ambitious and comprehensive book on Avid Media Composer I've read. (Avid should include this with every Composer system sold).

Useful Tools For Post- Part 1

December 29, 2010, 11:13 AM

http://cutlertv.wordpress.com/2010/12/29/useful-to...

In the spirit of christmas I thought I’d share some of the useful tools I use every day to help me as I edit. Some of these are real lifesavers and can help you stay organized and efficient, reclaiming you loads of time and allowing you to focus on the creative edit without getting bogged down too much in the essential under the hood legwork.

BandPro Celebrates 25th Open House Grading

December 29, 2010, 09:55 AM

http://www.studiodaily.com/blog/?p=5064

As we await the very near turn into 2011 I think it’s fair to say that 2010 saw a surge of interest in color grading and color correction. Apple’s introduction of the Color application into the Final Cut Studio suite ignited this interest years ago and the popularity of DSLR cameras has made a lot of people realize just how much a nice correction/grade can make your project look. 2010 saw the introduction of DaVinci Resolve for Mac, as well as an amazing software...