Map Media Composer keyboard arrows to FF and REW

February 10, 2011, 02:49 PM

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This Reader Quicktip is from Jack Jones, a colorist (or colourist I guess I should say) working out of London who passes along a simple but handy Quicktip for Avid Media Composer. It involves remapping the up and down arrow keys on a keyboard. This matches a Final Cut Pro behavior but it is more useful as a default Media Composer keyboard configuration for the up and down arrows keys IMHO. I’ve done the same thing for as long as I can remember.

Broadcast Pix Intros Granite 2000 Live Video

February 10, 2011, 11:03 AM

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Congratulations to Oscar-Nominated Films

February 10, 2011, 10:01 AM

http://blackmagic-design.com/press/detail.asp?pres...

Milpitas, CA – February 10, 2011 - Blackmagic Design would like to congratulate "Alice in Wonderland", "The Fighter", "The Kids Are Alright" and "Hereafter" on their 2011 Oscar nominations, awarded by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Blackmagic Design is proud to announce that the color correction for all of these films was done on Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve non-linear color correction system.

The construction of 'The Social Network'

February 10, 2011, 09:46 AM

http://incontention.com/2011/01/06/tech-support-in...

One of the immediately striking things about Aaron Sorkin’s screenplay for "The Social Network" is its assemblage, the manner in which he chose to tell the story with cascading elements of the narrative. And when you bring on a meticulous craftsman like David Fincher to direct a film already detailed in its larval stage, you can bet that the attention to each moving part and how it fits into the whole will be amplified.

Advice On Boldness From The Best

February 10, 2011, 09:45 AM

http://normanhollyn.com/2010/12/20/advice-from-the...

Deadline Magazine gets mailed to me because the studios take out ridiculous "For Your Consideration" ads and my membership in both the Academy and A.C.E. makes me desirable — at least for eight weeks or so every year. I like reading some of the articles, especially because they do interviews with people who they consider Oscar contenders — every issue focuses on a different category.

ACE’s 9th Annual Invisible Art Visible Artist

February 10, 2011, 09:42 AM

http://wordpress.quintessentialstudios.net/?p=32

American Cinema Editors (ACE or A.C.E. as you see after some editor’s credits) the honorary society of motion picture editors, puts on an annual event every pre-Oscar Sunday Saturday, the Invisible Art Visible Artist Seminar. This event is a free event but it’s a first-come-first-seated event.

Free Adobe CS5 Ebook

February 10, 2011, 09:35 AM

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Contender – Editor Andrew Weisblum, Black Sw

February 10, 2011, 09:32 AM

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Useful Tools for Editors: Luca Visual FX

February 9, 2011, 10:44 PM

http://www.studiodaily.com/blog/?p=5638

One relatively common though quite cool visual effect you might see floating around is the filmic-style grunge, scratches, edge fog and light leaks. These looks are often used for transitions or just as a stylistic treatment over footage. It’s ironic that in these days of pure, clean, digital acquisition we still want to mimic that old film style.

Expert Tips on Final Cut Pro

February 9, 2011, 10:43 PM

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Ever watch someone use (or even worse, demonstrate) a piece of software, and think to yourself "wait a minute - that’s not how you should do that..."? Then Rob Imbs of Lovely Junkie has a video for you. Rob has compiled what is no doubt years of hard-won Final Cut experience and "knowledge" into one tip-laden video of just about everything a beginner can do wrong.