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

Videoguys Top 10 Products of 2010!

February 17, 2011, 03:15 PM

http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/VideoGuys/s...

2010 was one of those years that I think we will look back at as a key turning point in our industry. While HD camcorders have been around for 5 years, it was in 2010 that we hit the tipping point that made HD editing a reality for everyone. Many professional videographers migrated to HD years ago with an HDV camcorder that delivered great looking footage. The resolution was there, but the camcorders lacked...

Avid Media Composer 5.5 Highlights

February 17, 2011, 02:09 PM

http://www.tejbabra.com/index.php/news/avid-media-...

Avid has recently announced version 5.5, and the news is all exciting and good. Avid continues to evolve and support a more open format.

Editors Glee Club

February 17, 2011, 12:59 PM

http://videography.com/articlefeatures/102642

Postproduction supervisor Ashley Contino of Ryan Murphy Television, the production company for Fox's phenomenally successful Glee, says the editorial teamwork behind the scenes is as elaborate as the on-screen choreography that has earned Glee such a fervent following.

Using extended markers to create subsclips

February 17, 2011, 12:08 PM

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

This Reader Quicktip comes from Final Cut Coach. It involves using the markers and the extend marker option in Final Cut Pro. Plus there’s discussion of using markers to makes subclips. Final Cut Coach also has its own site that looks to be a growing Final Cut Pro tutorial site.

Watching you watch THERE WILL BE BLOOD

February 17, 2011, 09:11 AM

http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/?p=12417

Today’s entry is our first guest blog. It follows naturally from the last entry on how our eyes scan and sample images. Tim Smith is a psychological researcher particularly interested in how movie viewers watch. You can follow his work on his blog Continuity Boy and his research site.

The best ProRes codec to use when editing 5D | 7D

February 17, 2011, 09:09 AM

http://theconvergence.co.uk/2011/02/the-best-prore...

I recently completed a grading test in a Baselight suite with footage shot on the Canon 5D and 7D and converted to Apple ProRes. The footage was projected onto a cinema sized screen and I have to say that I was mightily impressed with the results. For some time, I have been in two minds about the best codec to convert my rushes into after reading different recommendations. Some sources say that you should always convert to the...

Analyzing what you see in a film frame

February 17, 2011, 09:08 AM

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

This new study by David Bordwell provides fascinating data on where viewers look when watching a film. Researchers used infrared pupil tracking to correlate attention to what was happening in the film, and their findings will surely be of interest to DoPs, Directors, and Editors alike...

AVID ANNOUNCES UPGRADES

February 17, 2011, 09:06 AM

https://www.editorsguild.com/FromTheGuild.cfm?From...

At the Broadcast Video Expo in London on February 15, Avid introduced a significant new version for its Media Composer, NewsCutter and Symphony, which will be available March 8. Media Composer version 5.5, NewsCutter version 9.5 and Symphony version 5.5 feature increased support for third-party hardware, more in-the-box functionality and an increased collaborative workflow.

HPA Tech Retreat 2011 Day 2

February 17, 2011, 09:06 AM

http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/awilt/story...

This is the 25th annual, or 76th annual, "this is the year of HDTV." Nielsen says 56% households have HDTVs, but only a fraction of viewing is HDTV, mostly sports. AP: "The Pope is going HD". Still no HD press bridges / pool feeds. Super Bowl forst show not shoot-and-protect for 4x3; was 16x9 HD all the way.

2 Reel Guys Eps. 16 - Editing Secrets

February 16, 2011, 08:03 PM

http://www.2reelguys.com/episode-16/

Editing is story-telling. While we can all agree with that, that sentence isn’t particularly helpful. What editing is actually doing is telling your story by juxtaposing different shots so that your audience sees, hears, and feels what you want them to feel.

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