The Razor & Rate Stretch Tools

January 28, 2011, 06:16 PM

http://library.creativecow.net/devis_andrew/Learni...

The rate stretch tool is probably the most fun tool in the Premiere Pro toolbox and can be used in both subtle and obvious ways to play with the timing of your clips - while the razor tool should always be used sparingly and only when no other option will work. In this tutorial, Andrew Devis demonstrates how these tools work to both speed-up parts of a clip as well as slow-down parts of another clip. Andrew also shows how to affect...

How to burn a Video_TS folder in dvd studio pro

January 28, 2011, 08:33 AM

http://blog.youdownwithfcp.com/2011/01/27/how-to-b...

Occasionally I will find myself wanting to burn a dvd from a video_ts folder. That is seemingly an easy thing, but if you simply burn the folder onto a data dvd, then you end up with a disc that will sometimes play on a computer, but never on a standalone dvd player. That is the result of the disc formatting. A DVD needs to have UDF formatting, while a data dvd will end up with (probably) HFS+.

After Effects Apprentice: The Video(s)

January 28, 2011, 08:31 AM

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

Many After Effects users know us for our books Creating Motion Graphics (CMG) and After Effects Apprentice (AEA). CMG is intended as a deep reference for After Effects, while AEA is structured as a series of lessons to help a beginner or part-time user get up to speed more quickly with the key features of the program in a real-world environment.

Audio Recording 2: Recording Narration

January 27, 2011, 04:21 PM

http://library.creativecow.net/devis_andrew/audio-...

In this second audio recording tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to do the actual recording in Premiere Pro, including how to target tracks, mute tracks, solo tracks with some recording tips; as well as giving us a rendition of 'The Jabberwocky' by Lewis Carroll! Is this a first for Creative COW?

Day roundup of interviews with Red State

January 27, 2011, 04:17 PM

http://community.avid.com/blogs/buzz/archive/2011/...

Red State's post schedule was one of the fastest its team had seen (around three months!). Shot on RED and Canon 5D cameras, the film was edited with Media Composer version 4.0.5 Nitris DX systems. The sound team handled audio in Pro Tools.

Disabling Dashboard, Time Machine, and Spotlight

January 27, 2011, 04:15 PM

http://www.ericbrodeur.com/blog/2011/01/27/disabli...

These tips come courtesy of my assistant editor Monty Bass. We implemented them on our post-production Macs to save a few CPU cycles and remove extraneous application prompting.

Converting Frame Rates

January 26, 2011, 06:00 PM

http://library.creativecow.net/harrington_richard/...

In this AE tutorial Richard Harrington explores 'Retiming Footage' and how you can convert frame rates easily using advanced frame blending controls inside of After Effects.

January 26, 2011, 05:59 PM

http://icutfilm.com/post/2944314308/dr0ids-must-ha...

iPhone Splice Editing

January 26, 2011, 12:06 PM

http://www.tejbabra.com/index.php/featured/iphone-...

Editing has come along way over the years as technology gets smaller and smaller. However nothing surprises me more than the ability to edit 720p footage from the iPhone directly on my iPhone for free. That’s right I said free!!

This Week: SuperMeet and DSLR Filmmaking Bundle

January 26, 2011, 09:04 AM

http://www.scottsimmons.tv/blog/2011/01/25/this-we...

The Tenth Annual San Francisco FCPUG SuperMeet is this coming Friday, January 28. Tickets are on sale now for $15 with $20 tickets at the door. As always there’s quite an agenda for this SuperMeet including a number of actual Final Cut Studio presentations! One of those is a presentation by the makers of the hilarious I The ProRes Maker music video. And there will be presentations on 3D and Smoke on Mac among others. Of course the world famous raffle is taking place once again with...