FCPGUILD

September 10, 2010, 01:25 PM

http://www.fcpguild.com/

Started by a young editor in LA this forum is dedicated to FCP.

Soap Editor Lugh Powers

September 10, 2010, 11:50 AM

http://www.joyoffilmediting.com/?p=3019

Following on the Emmy awards, this editor/interviewee has won two daytime Emmys for Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing for a Drama Series and been nominated four other times for Days of Our Lives, which has run since 1965 and he’s been cutting for eight years. Lugh Powers is also an Avid trainer and engineer extraordinaire for many years, which is how I first crossed paths with him. He enthusiastically consented to a dinner interview after a long day (at work since 6 a.m.) on.

Avid Introduces NewsVision

September 10, 2010, 11:48 AM

http://www.avid.com/US/press-room/Avid-Introduces-...

BBC’s switch to Premiere

September 10, 2010, 11:47 AM

http://thefinalrewrite.net/2010/09/09/bbcs-switch-...

I know I haven’t been in the post-production realm as long as others have but this is a huge deal, correct? I’m going to be frank here and probably piss-off a lot of Adobe loyalists, but I’ve never taken Premiere seriously. I’ve always considered it a joke. While I was a freshman in film school (2005) and one of the students was complaining about Avid being confusing, my Editing 101 professor literally laughed when the student mentioned Premiere.

Avid Introduces Software-Only Version of Avid DS

September 10, 2010, 11:43 AM

http://www.avid.com/US/press-room/Avid-Introduces-...

Avid today announced Avid DS 10.5 – a software-only solution designed to deliver powerful finishing and conform workflows at a new, approachable price point for busy, budget-conscious post facilities of all sizes. As the first software-only version of Avid’s all-in-one visual effects, finishing and conforming solution, Avid DS 10.5 software delivers unmatched price-performance for customers seeking a single system that offers support for full DI workflows for RED, 2K, 4K, DPX and ARRIRAW...

BBC Switches to CS5

September 9, 2010, 05:15 PM

http://frankglencairn.wordpress.com/2010/09/09/bbc...

The BBC is switching to Premiere Pro CS5 software, through which the corporation is improving workflow efficiency, creating a tapeless environment and reducing costs. The corporation is now implementing an additional 2,000 seats of Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 software as the company’s primary tool for desktop nonlinear editing. The broadcaster’s expanded use of Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 software highlights the growing momentum for Adobe Creative Suite 5 Production Premium across the broadcast indust...

Editor Steve Gandolfi on MGMT's "Congrat

September 9, 2010, 04:10 PM

http://www.studiodaily.com/main/technique/projects...

The new music video for MGMT's "Congratulations" is striking and unusual. Framed in widescreen as it chronicles the slow decay of a strange (pet?) animal against a desert landscape, the carefully assembled story ends on a note that may be depressing, baffling or uplifting, depending on your point of view. Most importantly, it strikes a chord with fans, who have made the video an online hit. Film & Video caught up with Cut + Run founder Steve Gandolfi, who edited the clip, for a quick...

MPEG LA extends AVC license for web video indef.

September 9, 2010, 03:44 PM

http://www.freshdv.com/2010/09/avc-license-extende...

Earlier this year there was a big flap about the MPEG LA’s AVC License terms for H.264 video, and how it affects content creators on the web. We did our own post on the complicated topic here. Well it seems that the MPEG LA was listening, and in a recent announcement they’ve extended the free web-distribution terms of the AVC/H.264 License from a 2015 expiration date to "through life of license."

Adobe After Effects CS5 Review

September 9, 2010, 02:18 PM

http://digitalcontentproducer.com/desktoppost/dept...

Earlier this year, Adobe released a new update to After Effects with a great round of new features and additions. Probably the most notable change is that this new version of the software operates as a native 64-bit application. When I purchased my 8-core Apple Mac Pro, I added 20GB of memory, but honestly the option to use all of that memory has been limited until the new 64-bit architecture of Snow Leopard. In addition, there have been few creative programs that have taken advantage of the...

Useful Tools package: Magic Bullet Suite 10

September 9, 2010, 02:17 PM

http://www.studiodaily.com/blog/?p=4180

With IBC beginning to crank up, there will probably be a ton of product updates and releases in the coming days. I saw one new product this morning that might be of interest to many editors out there: an updated Magic Bullet Suite from Red Giant Software. Magic Bullet Suite 10 updates the ever-useful package with new versions and new applications. Of course there’s the new Colorista II. but the popular looks products are all included as well: Magic Bullet Looks 1.4, Mojo and Photolooks.