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

Review-Caldigit VR Mini

August 28, 2010, 10:10 AM

http://lfhd.net/2010/08/28/review-caldigit-vr-mini...

My buddy Jared over at CalDigit sent me a drive and asked me to give it a test run. This drive was the CalDigit VR Mini. I own the big boy, the Caldigit VR, and I used it on a recent project that required me to travel (see my JFK post for the details on that).

Review-istorage Pro Pocket II

August 28, 2010, 10:07 AM

http://lfhd.net/2010/08/28/review-istoragepro-pock...

When I was at NAB 2010, in April, walking around the floor, and I stopped by the iStorage booth. They had a few hard drive solutions and I am always looking out for options to recommend to people.

Solutions to Improve FCP’s Media Management II

August 27, 2010, 07:01 PM

http://digitalfilms.wordpress.com/2010/08/27/solut...

Back in May, I wrote about FcpReconnect as one answer to Apple Final Cut Pro’s less-than-robust media management. In this entry, I’ll cover Matchback Magic, a handy application developed by Philip Hodgetts and Dr. Gregory Clarke of Intelligent Assistance to make FCP media bullet-proof. Through the Assisted Editing product line, they’ve developed a number of workflow tools that leverage the power of XML for Final Cut Pro users.

Wes’ Home Depot How-To

August 27, 2010, 11:09 AM

http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/ssimmons/st...

Back in the late 90s I edited a few national Home Depot commercials, and after this was one was produced I made this fun little video explaining the process. I love a good behind the scenes / how-to / how we did it piece that breaks down a complex shot or goes into some detail on how a visual effects sequence was created.

Zoom Your Keyframe Graph

August 26, 2010, 03:24 PM

http://splicehere.org/2010/08/26/zoom-your-keyfram...

To properly control advanced keyframes, you need to see your keyframe graph clearly. Here’s an example. Let’s say you’re adding a push-in to a shot. You apply a resize effect, add a keyframe at the beginning and end, and increase the scaling at the tail keyframe. Then you play the effect. Instead of a smooth push from head to tail, your move starts slowly and comes to a stop at the end. What’s going on?

Episode 29 - Broadcast Facility tools workflow

August 26, 2010, 08:56 AM

http://www.workflowjunkies.com/2010/08/25/episode-...

Finally, something that truly levels the playing field between mainstream broadcasting and upstarts. The "Tools on Air" suite is a powerful combo of apps that run on Macs and give you traditional broadcast workflows for pennies on the dollar.

Cuttin' Cyclone for Mike @ Thumbin'

August 26, 2010, 08:48 AM

http://www.scottsimmons.tv/blog/2010/08/25/cuttin-...

I recently finished cutting a short film called Cyclone. The director, Mike Ashcraft, wanted to do sort of a director’s commentary on the piece but since it’s not a DVD release we decided to record one and put it up as its own piece on Vimeo. The 12 minute short is the story of "One woman’s revenge" in the rural south.

MPEG LA: H.264 Streaming Will Be Free Forever

August 26, 2010, 08:46 AM

http://newteevee.com/2010/08/26/mpeg-la-h-264-stre...

MPEG LA is announcing today that it will continue to offer a royalty-free license for the H.264 video codec for video sites that offer free video streams to consumers "during the entire life of this (l)icense." In other words: Web sites like YouTube will be free to use H.264 for its streams without having to fear that they’re eventually going to have to pay massive royalties to MPEG LA.

A Few Weeks with Colorista II

August 26, 2010, 08:45 AM

http://www.fxguide.com/article642.html

The original Magic Bullet Colorista brought the 3-way color corrector to After Effects and improved upon the one built into Final Cut Pro. With the recent release of Colorista II and the addition of secondary color correction, more flexible masking, and UI refinements the plugin has solidified its place as our go-to favorite for grading within those desktop applications.

Stabilization on Steriods

August 25, 2010, 06:00 PM

http://splicehere.org/2010/08/24/stabilization-on-...

Media Composer has included a very powerful stabilize effect for years now, but putting all that power to work was not easy. You needed significant training to get up to speed with it. (I posted a introductory video back in ’08 that should help. It’s here.)

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