Burn Blu-Ray with FCP

August 23, 2009, 06:00 PM

http://digitalcontentproducer.com/workflow/blu_ray...

This issue of Final Cut Pro Insider finds me—well, inside an Apple computer, appropriately enough, specifically to add a Blu-ray drive to a Mac Pro. It’s a journey that many of you will take now that Final Cut Studio can burn Blu-ray Discs, so I thought that I would share the experience. Then I’ll describe how to create a Blu-ray Disc with the new Final Cut Studio. Though both tasks might sound intimidating to the uninitiated, they’re actually so easy that you’ll be wondering if I actu...

Finding the Language of Stereo 3D

August 21, 2009, 05:57 PM

http://www.studiodaily.com/main/topstory/Finding-t...

While news from the exhibition floor of SIGGRAPH was a little ho-hum, there were a number of excellent panels and presentations upstairs at the convention. One of the most popular was a full day on stereo 3D and how filmmakers are trying to move away from stereo as a gimmick towards it being a true cinema language, just like color and sound. Representatives from Sony, Pixar and Dreamworks discussed the present challenges and strategies, as well as the future of 3D as a medium.

New Avid AMA plug-in released but where’s the re

August 20, 2009, 05:54 PM

http://www.studiodaily.com/blog/?p=1860

It was earlier in the year, around the time of NAB 2009, when Avid announced the release of Media Composer 3.5 (and other new Avid products) which marked the arrival of Avid Media Access.

CCE Workshops

August 20, 2009, 05:54 PM

https://www.aotg.com/cce-workshops/

The Canadian Cinema Editors (C.C.E.) proudly announces a series of workshops developed in association with The Chang School of Continuing Education at Ryerson University.

Are Decks Dead?

August 19, 2009, 05:53 PM

http://techthoughts.org/2009/08/15/flashnodeck/

Editing in a Hotel Room

August 18, 2009, 05:50 PM

http://www.videoguys.com/Blog/E/Hotel+room+edit+su...

Crimewatch Roadshow, a BBC production, hit the streets of the UK for a series of live shows in June 2009. From car crime and distraction burglary to shop lifting and arson, they looked at everyday crimes that can affect us all. The show featured CCTV appeals, Wanted Faces, interviews with experts, as well as tips on what to do if you are a victim and how to avoid becoming one in the first place. The show focused on a different region of the UK each week - Greater Manchester, South Wales...

PRO RES Info/Data Rate Charts

August 16, 2009, 05:25 PM

http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/mcurtis/sto...

I went digging through the ProRes white paper that Apple posted with the release of Final Cut Pro 7, and found some useful info (which I’m betting they won’t mind m highlighting here). Read on.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

August 12, 2009, 05:22 PM

http://www.videoguys.com/Blog/E/Transforming+the+B...

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is one of summer’s guilty pleasures. The follow-up to director Michael Bay’s 2007 blockbuster Transformers, the film has everything that audiences crave in their warm-weather entertainment. "What’s not to love?" says associate editor Calvin Wimmer. "There are giant robots, action, and it’s funny. I just saw the IMAX version. Having that 50-foot screen filled with robots was absolutely amazing."

EDIT THIS!: 'TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN'

August 10, 2009, 05:21 PM

http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=639...

So many robots! That was one of the big challenges for the editors on Michael Bay's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. But thanks to a workflow established on the original Transformers film, the CG robots were a manageable challenge, according to associate editor Calvin Wimmer, who worked with editors Roger Barton, Tom Muldoon, Joel Negron, Paul Rubell and Glen Scantleberry. Wimmer (who also voiced one of the Decepticons) describes his role as a liaison between Bay and the visual effects...

AESCRIPTS Has changed their site

August 7, 2009, 05:20 PM

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

Pro Video is reporting that AEScripts has revamped to become a comprehensive script site.