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

Larry Jordan presents Rigging

January 16, 2012, 11:50 AM

http://industryhappenings.wordpress.com/2012/01/16...

Motion 5 is the latest version of Apple's motion graphics software. But it is much more than that – it serves as the graphics creation engine for FCP X. In this online training, you'll learn how to create custom effects in Motion that you can modify in Final Cut. You'll learn how to create custom titles, transitions, and effects using the new rigging interface and controls in Motion 5.

Eddie Nominees and Recipients

January 16, 2012, 11:42 AM

http://ace-filmeditors.org/ace-eddie-awards/nomine...

To find information about past Eddie Award nominees and winners visit the Internet Movie Database ACE Eddie Award page and click on the individual year for complete listing.

Imagineer Systems Announces mocha v2.6.2

January 16, 2012, 09:37 AM

http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com/2012/01/15/im...

Imagineer Systems has announced the latest version of mocha, mocha AE and mocha Pro, v2.6.2. mocha v2.6.2 is a new update that fixes the following...

SilhouetteFX V4.5 Flexes Its Color Muscle

January 16, 2012, 09:35 AM

http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com/2012/01/16/si...

SilhouetteFX LLC, is pleased to announce the release of Silhouette v4.5 with new OpenColorIO (OCIO) color management. Originally developed by Sony Pictures Imageworks, OCIO manages color transformations and image display in a consistent manner across multiple graphics applications. Unlike other color management solutions, OCIO is geared towards motion-picture post-production, with an emphasis on visual effects and animation color pipelines.

Life is sweet: Looks 2 for Avid | free MBS 11.2 up

January 16, 2012, 09:34 AM

http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com/2012/01/16/li...

Red Giant has announced the release of Looks 2, an industry-loved color treatment tool, and its new 2.0.5 update supports Avid Media Composer 5.5/6.0. Looks gives you a huge library of film looks that have been used for big-budget feature films like Angels and Demons and The Social Network, alongside indie films like Plot Device and puppetry by Tiny Inventions. Now you can match Avid's high performance NLE with our professional color correction tool, which includes color grading features...