Use Dynamic Link to bring Warp Stabilizer to Premiere Pro CS5.5: Warp Stabilizer was arguably the biggest addition to After Effects CS5.5. Once you understand how to use it, it’s a tool that can change the way you shoot; if you find yourself without a tripod or any kind of stabilization with a camera as notoriously unsteady as a DSLR, even on a moving shot, you can end up with footage that can look as if a dolly or SteadiCam were used to take it.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Hard Drive Shortages to Drive Up Cost of Video Editing
Hard Drive Shortages to Drive Up Cost of Video Editing: Over the past year the hard drive producers have been hit by a one-two punch that has them scrambling to find ways to produce enough hard drives to satisfy demand. Hard drives prices are expected to jump up by 20% or more over the next week, with no end in sight.
Back in March the Japanese earthquake and Tsunami created massive supply chain issues.
Then this October another natural disaster struck Asia. Thailand has been hit by massive flooding. Thailand as a country is the second-la
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Back in March the Japanese earthquake and Tsunami created massive supply chain issues.
Then this October another natural disaster struck Asia. Thailand has been hit by massive flooding. Thailand as a country is the second-la
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ATTO Technology Announces Ground Breaking Benchmarks with NetApp Media Content Management Solution
ATTO Technology Announces Ground Breaking Benchmarks with NetApp Media Content Management Solution:
New solution delivers 22 Uncompressed HD streams from a single 4RU disk array
(Hollywood, California--October 27, 2011) ATTO Technology, Inc. and NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) today announced their latest collaboration. This new solution provides extreme media file ingest and playback performance. It combines the new NetApp Media Content Management solution and ATTO Celerity Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters(HBAs) with Multipath Director™ technology and is available for Mac OS® X, Windows® and Linux operating systems.
New 3D capabilities for Photoshop CS6 and darker Aperture-like theme!
New 3D capabilities for Photoshop CS6 and darker Aperture-like theme!:
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According to Apple Insider Photoshop CS6 will look different from the previous versions - the overhaul will result in a much darker user interface which would be similar to the one we can find in Apple's Aperture. The software will also feature a much welcomed autosave feature - and hopefully it will be more stable. Photoshop CS6 will also gain new 3D possibilities and some new tools:
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Pro Media Tools 1.1 Beta 2 released - Video Check overhaul, Auto Transfer metadata, QT Edit summaries and more
Pro Media Tools 1.1 Beta 2 released - Video Check overhaul, Auto Transfer metadata, QT Edit summaries and more:
Today we released Pro Media Tools 1.1 Beta 2. This includes all of the significant changes in the previous beta and also the following major additions:
Today we released Pro Media Tools 1.1 Beta 2. This includes all of the significant changes in the previous beta and also the following major additions:
The full changelog is as follows:
- Auto Transfer - 64-bit
- Auto Transfer - Ability to set a destination individually for each volume
- Auto Transfer - Folders can now be copied
- Auto Transfer - Metadata columns such as day and reel can be added. Metadata entered into these columns can be output to a CSV file in the project directory
- Auto Transfer - Fixed an issue where "total remaining space" can calculate the same drive twice
- QT Edit - Added an Info tab that shows a summary of each track in the movie
- QT Edit - Improved performance when scrolling through chapter thumbnails
- QT Edit - Added Quick Task presets for setting pixel aspect ratios for NTSC and PAL anamorphic material
- QT Edit - Improved the reliability of saving files to network volumes or volumes with incorrect permissions
- Video Check - 64-bit
- Video Check - Multithreading
- Video Check - Support for 10-bit movie files (Lion only)
Canon’s 5D/7D Family vs. 35MM Film: A Cost Comparison
Canon’s 5D/7D Family vs. 35MM Film: A Cost Comparison:
Hello loyal readers, it’s Andrea here to discuss the cost differences between 35MM film and today’s easily accessible Canon DSLR cameras in the 5D/7D family. But before we discuss the numbers, let’s take a moment to consider the fundamental differences producing for either medium:
Wait for it…
There aren’t any.
Shocking, I know.
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Hello loyal readers, it’s Andrea here to discuss the cost differences between 35MM film and today’s easily accessible Canon DSLR cameras in the 5D/7D family. But before we discuss the numbers, let’s take a moment to consider the fundamental differences producing for either medium:
Wait for it…
There aren’t any.
Shocking, I know.
Automatic Duck Plugins are FREE!
Automatic Duck Plugins are FREE!:
After 10 years the founders of Automatic Duck have decided to give away their plugins for free!
Why? Well, they have moved on to working with Adobe (which can only be good news) and decided that they didn't want their plugins to not be used.
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Thursday, October 27, 2011
NEC Display Annouces New Colorimeter and Updated SpectraView Color Calibration Software
NEC Display Annouces New Colorimeter and Updated SpectraView Color Calibration Software: NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today the new SpectraSensor Pro colorimeter and an update to the award-winning SpectraViewIIT software....
VMware and Nvidia to Deliver Virtual Workstation Experience
VMware and Nvidia to Deliver Virtual Workstation Experience: Copenhagen, Denmark - Nvidia and VMware Inc. have entered a strategic partnership to advance virtual 3D graphics technology and enable the remote delivery of high-end, workstation-class virtual desktops and applications for engineers, artists, and scientists.
Zipping files by type and date range from OSX command line | Creative Workflow Hacks
Zipping files by type and date range from OSX command line | Creative Workflow Hacks
I needed to zip some flash files that had changed in the last 3 days across a set of subdirectories. This is the one liner that I came up with. This is mainly for future me as this comes up all the time.
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I needed to zip some flash files that had changed in the last 3 days across a set of subdirectories. This is the one liner that I came up with. This is mainly for future me as this comes up all the time.
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SONY
SONY:
The basic specifications of the XDCAM EX camcorders are three Exmor full-HD CMOS sensors, 1080/720 switchable recording, Slow & Quick Motion, or over and under-cranking, a lens with a manual focus ring, 3.5in LCCD monitor, a built-in stereo monitor and built-in stereo microphone.
The basic specifications of the XDCAM EX camcorders are three Exmor full-HD CMOS sensors, 1080/720 switchable recording, Slow & Quick Motion, or over and under-cranking, a lens with a manual focus ring, 3.5in LCCD monitor, a built-in stereo monitor and built-in stereo microphone.
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MacVideo - Camera Technology - Features - Philip Bloom: Choosing the right camera for the right job (part 1)
MacVideo - Camera Technology - Features - Philip Bloom: Choosing the right camera for the right job (part 1)
DP, Director and Filmmaker Philip Bloom, talks about how he decides which camera is most appropriate for different shooting situations. Whether you choose a DSLR; a large sensor camcorder; or a more portable shooting solution, the choice comes down to which tool is best suited to the immediate job at hand.
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DP, Director and Filmmaker Philip Bloom, talks about how he decides which camera is most appropriate for different shooting situations. Whether you choose a DSLR; a large sensor camcorder; or a more portable shooting solution, the choice comes down to which tool is best suited to the immediate job at hand.
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PsF’s missing workflow, Part 2: the Canon XA10 camera
PsF’s missing workflow, Part 2: the Canon XA10 camera: At US$1,999 street price including balanced XLR audio inputs, the Canon XA10 AVCHD camera is quite interesting from several perspectives, and that’s probably why so many of my consulting clients who favor 25p or 29.97p and need balanced audio have chosen it. The XA10 reminds me of a shrunken, sexier-looking Panasonic AG-HMC40. The XA10’s CMOS...
ARRI ALEXA vs Sony F3 (S-Log) vs Canon 7D - video shootout!
ARRI ALEXA vs Sony F3 (S-Log) vs Canon 7D - video shootout!:
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If you like shootouts and comparisons here's another one. This time there are three rivals - ARRI ALEXA, Sony F3 (S-Log) and Canon 7D:
"This is a camera comparison of these three cameras to primarily access latitude and color in a couple of real world locations. The Alexa and F3 were set as closely as possible, both ProRes4444, both in their respective Log color spaces. The 7D was used for a base reference."
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Adobe's deblurring tool strikes again! Done on Capa's famous D-Day photo!
Adobe's deblurring tool strikes again! Done on Capa's famous D-Day photo!:
2 weeks ago we wrote about the amazing function invented by Adobe which will be included in Photoshop in the future - the deblurring tool. You will find this post here. Now the tool strikes again - just look what the feature did to one of the most famous camera-shake photos in history: Robert Capa’s D-Day photograph! As you can see the photo shows an American soldier landing on Omaha Beach.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
YouTube Gets Free, Cloud-Based Video Editing
YouTube Gets Free, Cloud-Based Video Editing:
October 25, 2011
by Sarah Perez, WeVideo
WeVideo, a newly launched cloud-based collaborative video editing platform, is today announcing integration with YouTube. Starting this afternoon, YouTube users will be able to access a basic version of WeVideo’s online service in order to edit their video clips by adding titles, effects, animation, music, narration and more.
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October 25, 2011
by Sarah Perez, WeVideo
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iPhone 4S camera against other cameras - you need to see this, simply amazing!
iPhone 4S camera against other cameras - you need to see this, simply amazing!:
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This is simply amazing. Check out this photo comparison made by photographer Lisa Bettany (Camera +) - it shows that the iPhone 4S camera can even outperform (according to some) the Canon S95 (point and shoot camera)! The comparison includes such devices as the first generation iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, the new iPhone 4S, the mentioned above Canon S95 and... Canon 5DMKII. All cameras were tested in two situations - a macro setting to test detail and quality of the cameras and a backlit skyline shot:
10 Months later with very few camcorders reaching 50Mbs recording
10 Months later with very few camcorders reaching 50Mbs recording:
Amazingly it’s been 10 months since the first large sensor camcorder the Panasonic AF101 appeared on the market followed by Sony with their F3 and the FS100. The AF101 and the FS100 are both £5K and under, with the Sony F3 popping it’s head just above £11K making it the “most” professional as far as...
Amazingly it’s been 10 months since the first large sensor camcorder the Panasonic AF101 appeared on the market followed by Sony with their F3 and the FS100. The AF101 and the FS100 are both £5K and under, with the Sony F3 popping it’s head just above £11K making it the “most” professional as far as...
Useful Tools for Editors: Project X27
Useful Tools for Editors: Project X27:
In the ongoing saga of Final Cut Pro X comes one of the first third-party tools based on the newly released FCPX XML format. XML came to FCPX in the version 10.0.1 update just a month ago. Project X27 is a $50 translation tool that comes from Intelligent Assistance. The company is no stranger to XML and has produced many helpful workflow tools for Final Cut Pro 7 (as well as Premiere Pro). Project X27 moves Final Cut Pro X timelines into Final Cut Pro 7. You might ask why someone would want to move an edit to FCP7. The short answer is there are a lot of places you can move a full project, or parts of a project, once it is in FCP7. For example, you can import FCP7 XMLs into Adobe Premiere Pro … and that means an easy link to After Effects from there.
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In the ongoing saga of Final Cut Pro X comes one of the first third-party tools based on the newly released FCPX XML format. XML came to FCPX in the version 10.0.1 update just a month ago. Project X27 is a $50 translation tool that comes from Intelligent Assistance. The company is no stranger to XML and has produced many helpful workflow tools for Final Cut Pro 7 (as well as Premiere Pro). Project X27 moves Final Cut Pro X timelines into Final Cut Pro 7. You might ask why someone would want to move an edit to FCP7. The short answer is there are a lot of places you can move a full project, or parts of a project, once it is in FCP7. For example, you can import FCP7 XMLs into Adobe Premiere Pro … and that means an easy link to After Effects from there.
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Onlining RED with Avid Media Composer
Onlining RED with Avid Media Composer:
If you’re shooting with RED and don’t need/want a traditional conform to the 4K RAW files, you can follow Oliver Peters’ excellent tutorial found here. He explains best practices for importing RED media for the offline edit and how to re-import and create a high-quality DNxHD 175X output.
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If you’re shooting with RED and don’t need/want a traditional conform to the 4K RAW files, you can follow Oliver Peters’ excellent tutorial found here. He explains best practices for importing RED media for the offline edit and how to re-import and create a high-quality DNxHD 175X output.More...
Magic Lantern Firmware for Canon HDSLR’s
Magic Lantern Firmware for Canon HDSLR’s:
October 24, 2011
by Magic Lantern Firmware
Magic Lantern is an open platform for developing enhancements to the amazing Canon 5D Mark II and 550D/T2i digital SLRs. These cameras are “game changing” for independent film makers:
October 24, 2011
by Magic Lantern Firmware
Magic Lantern is an open platform for developing enhancements to the amazing Canon 5D Mark II and 550D/T2i digital SLRs. These cameras are “game changing” for independent film makers:
- It allows the use of a wide range of lenses (anything that can be adapted to the EF mount).
- The 5D’s 35mm full-frame sensor is larger than the RED ONE’s sensor, Super 35 film. It is approximately the size of VistaVision. This means shallower native depth-of-field than anything on the market, except for the Phantom 65.
- The dynamic range and latitude are close to the capabilities of high-end HD cameras.
- The low-light performance is currently unrivaled, even by the RED ONE.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Blackmagic Design Announces DaVinci Resolve 8.1
Blackmagic Design Announces DaVinci Resolve 8.1:
Blackmagic Design recently announced much anticipated Resolve 8.1 update is now available, as a free download for existing Resolve users. The update includes Includes Final Cut Pro X XML round trip support, ACES colorspace support, Avid AAF and round trip for Avid Media Composer, new editing features, layer node effects and more.
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Blackmagic Design recently announced much anticipated Resolve 8.1 update is now available, as a free download for existing Resolve users. The update includes Includes Final Cut Pro X XML round trip support, ACES colorspace support, Avid AAF and round trip for Avid Media Composer, new editing features, layer node effects and more.
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Sony puts record straight on high frame rates | TVBEurope Magazine
Sony puts record straight on high frame rates | TVBEurope Magazine
Sony has hit back at perceptions that competitor Christie is leading the charge to introduce high frame rate projection systems into cinema exhibition, claiming that its systems are already advanced for HFR display today.
Sony has hit back at perceptions that competitor Christie is leading the charge to introduce high frame rate projection systems into cinema exhibition, claiming that its systems are already advanced for HFR display today.
Red teases with 4K laser powered projector | TVBEurope Magazine
Red teases with 4K laser powered projector | TVBEurope Magazine
Red Digital Cinema has trialled the launch of a laser illuminated passive 3D projection system capable of 4K resolution for home and cinema use. The announcement has been mischievously timed to disrupt the launch of Sony’s new 4K home theatre projector, which is claimed to be a world’s first.
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Red Digital Cinema has trialled the launch of a laser illuminated passive 3D projection system capable of 4K resolution for home and cinema use. The announcement has been mischievously timed to disrupt the launch of Sony’s new 4K home theatre projector, which is claimed to be a world’s first.
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Message: Spill on aisle Avid 6
Avid-L2 : Spill on aisle Avid 6
Seems that due to a mistake on the avid website, a lot of MC 6 details got shared with the world. Here is what was posted on creative cow.
http://mobi.creativecow.net/thread/45/882470
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Seems that due to a mistake on the avid website, a lot of MC 6 details got shared with the world. Here is what was posted on creative cow.
http://mobi.creativecow.net/thread/45/882470
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Sunday, October 23, 2011
PsF’s missing workflow Part 1: BENIGN PsF versus MALIGNANT PsF
PsF’s missing workflow Part 1: BENIGN PsF versus MALIGNANT PsF:
Here in Part 1 of PsF’s missing workflow, I’ll define two new terms I’m introducing: benign PsF and malignant PsF. Fortunately, both Adobe Premiere CS5.5 and Apple Final Cut Pro X handle benign PsF (progressive segmented frame) automatically in the most desired way. Unfortunately, neither of these programs handle malignant PsF properly. This means that —even with the latest software— it is your responsibility to avoid the multiple pitfalls of misinterpreting malignant PsF. You must be aware of it and take the necessary steps to counteract it. This article will cover Panasonic’s AVCHD/AVCCAM PsF status. Upcoming articles in this series will reveal the PsF status of other cameras and recorders, and the workflows & workarounds with popular editing software.
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Here in Part 1 of PsF’s missing workflow, I’ll define two new terms I’m introducing: benign PsF and malignant PsF. Fortunately, both Adobe Premiere CS5.5 and Apple Final Cut Pro X handle benign PsF (progressive segmented frame) automatically in the most desired way. Unfortunately, neither of these programs handle malignant PsF properly. This means that —even with the latest software— it is your responsibility to avoid the multiple pitfalls of misinterpreting malignant PsF. You must be aware of it and take the necessary steps to counteract it. This article will cover Panasonic’s AVCHD/AVCCAM PsF status. Upcoming articles in this series will reveal the PsF status of other cameras and recorders, and the workflows & workarounds with popular editing software.
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Tech Specs for Ultra HDTV Advance - 2011-10-14 16:27:56 | Broadcasting & Cable
Tech Specs for Ultra HDTV Advance - 2011-10-14 16:27:56 | Broadcasting & Cable
A new standard for ultra high-definition television (UHDTV) took an important step towards becoming reality as experts at the ITU Study Group on Broadcasting Service announced that they had reached agreement on most of the pertinent technical characteristics for a new UHDTV standard.
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A new standard for ultra high-definition television (UHDTV) took an important step towards becoming reality as experts at the ITU Study Group on Broadcasting Service announced that they had reached agreement on most of the pertinent technical characteristics for a new UHDTV standard.
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NUKE for After Effects users - free webinar by Steve Wright!
NUKE for After Effects users - free webinar by Steve Wright!:
You can watch the preview here:
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If you are an After Effects artists, work in VFX or are a 3D animator, you don't want to miss Steve Wright's (a 20 year VFX senior compositing veteran with credits in over 70 feature films) free webinar on NUKE for AE. It will take place on Thursday 17th November from 10 to 11.30 PDT. The webinar will last 90 minutes.
You can watch the preview here:
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Sony PVM-1741 17" OLED Monitor - Rejected!
Sony PVM-1741 17" OLED Monitor - Rejected!:
I'm so bummed out about these. I ordered a few of them and finally took possession of one as they've been been back ordered for months because of the tragedy in Japan. I heard they were going to strobe but in practice, the flickering is unbearable for a client or director's monitor. If you're familiar with the 9" Sony OLED or have seen 24p video on older Sony Trimaster CRT's then you've seen the pulsing that happens when 24p material is displayed in 48 field interlace. To be honest, I'm not entirely sure why these OLED's display 24p material like this and I don't really care enough to research it. All I know is it's very distracting. I tried the monitor out for a few hours in video village for a TV pilot I'm doing and several people from the network and production approached me and asked if there was something wrong with the camera or with my monitor. That's obviously not going to work. There are different menu settings for merging the fields to minimize this effect but I wasn't able to find one that I felt was satisfactory.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Two new colorspace transformation plugins for Final Cut Pro 7 and FCPX
Two new colorspace transformation plugins for Final Cut Pro 7 and FCPX
You're recording with a flat gamma curve on either an Arri Alexa or the Sony F3 with the SLog option. Pomfort have just released two new plugins for FCPX and Final Cut Pro 7 to get those files into Rec.709 to display correctly in FCP.
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You're recording with a flat gamma curve on either an Arri Alexa or the Sony F3 with the SLog option. Pomfort have just released two new plugins for FCPX and Final Cut Pro 7 to get those files into Rec.709 to display correctly in FCP.
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Red Giant Enhances Color Production Pipeline for Stargate Studios
Red Giant Enhances Color Production Pipeline for Stargate Studios
Red Giant has announced that two of its popular color design applications are at the heart of one of Hollywood’s leading production studio’s color production pipeline. Stargate Studios, an internationally renowned production company that provides advanced production and post production services for film and television, has embraced Red Giant Colorista and LUT Buddyapplications as central components of their advanced color production pipeline, and are relying on these applications to enhance some of Hollywood’s most talked about television series, including ABC’s Pan Am and Revenge and AMC’s The Walking Dead.
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Red Giant has announced that two of its popular color design applications are at the heart of one of Hollywood’s leading production studio’s color production pipeline. Stargate Studios, an internationally renowned production company that provides advanced production and post production services for film and television, has embraced Red Giant Colorista and LUT Buddyapplications as central components of their advanced color production pipeline, and are relying on these applications to enhance some of Hollywood’s most talked about television series, including ABC’s Pan Am and Revenge and AMC’s The Walking Dead.
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Christie Explains How Movie Theaters Can Get from 24 FPS to 48 and 60
Christie Explains How Movie Theaters Can Get from 24 FPS to 48 and 60:
Christie will debut new hardware at Showeast next week that will allow movie theaters to show The Hobbit and the two Avatar prequels at the revolutionary higher frame rates favored by directors Peter Jackson and James Cameron using a single projector....
Avid Unveils New Pro Tools|HDX and Pro Tools 10 Software—Industry Leading Solution Makes Big Leap in Sound and Speed
Avid Unveils New Pro Tools|HDX and Pro Tools 10 Software—Industry Leading Solution Makes Big Leap in Sound and Speed:
The world's fastest, best sounding, and most powerful digital audio platform delivers state-of-the-art performance through revolutionary new hardware and software
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...Hollywood’s Digital Dilemma | Digital Cinema Report - News. Perspective. Analysis.
Hollywood’s Digital Dilemma | Digital Cinema Report
As the digital cinema era enters a new phase – a phase driven now as much by fear as excitement – Hollywood faces a number of challenges and none of the obvious solutions is particularly ideal. That challenge is even greater outside North America and although there are many complications – in many cases the challenge is country-by-country – this dilemma can be summed up rather simply: digital technology invariably creates a demand for more content, not less, and yet Hollywood continues to make fewer movies each year. These two realities cannot co-exist for too long or Hollywood motion pictures will no longer be a viable, growing business. Put another way, there has to be a finite number of lowest-common-denominator comic book movies that will translate well enough to generate solid revenues in every country.
Blender 2.60 is out! Brings many new features and improvements!
Blender 2.60 is out! Brings many new features and improvements!:
Free doesn't always mean bad and Blender confirms this. If you are not familiar with Blender it is a free open source 3D content creation suite, available for all major operating systems (Windows, Linux and Mac OS X) under the GNU General Public License. Now the Blender Foundation released the newest version which brings a lot of changes, adjustments and new features!
DaVinci color correction software launches for Windows
DaVinci color correction software launches for Windows:
Blackmagic Design announced DaVinci Resolve for Microsoft Windows, which now enables customers to use a wide range of hardware for building color correction systems.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Mac Mini for pro video editing: a field report from Guatemala
Mac Mini for pro video editing: a field report from Guatemala:
Many readers of ProVideo Coalition magazine may recall my recent article Mac Mini w/Thunderbolt: preferred platform for many new editing systems. However, some of the readers had doubts, and one naysayer even dared to comment via LinkedIn: “This is hilarious garbage. No serious editor, in their right mind, would do this.” Another commenter via LinkedIn supposed that it would stand up for standard-definition video editing only, but would never work for HD 1080p editing. Fortunately, here is a detailed report from a very serious commercial production company in Guatemala, that has recently replaced two MacPro towers with Mac Mini i7 with Thunderbolt, together with a Thunderbolt RAID5 disk array, and a Thunderbolt-based professional audio/video i/o device. Here you’ll see the exact software and hardware configuration used, performance, and enthusiastic comments from the editor. On the other hand, you’ll even learn where not to use a Mac Mini.
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Many readers of ProVideo Coalition magazine may recall my recent article Mac Mini w/Thunderbolt: preferred platform for many new editing systems. However, some of the readers had doubts, and one naysayer even dared to comment via LinkedIn: “This is hilarious garbage. No serious editor, in their right mind, would do this.” Another commenter via LinkedIn supposed that it would stand up for standard-definition video editing only, but would never work for HD 1080p editing. Fortunately, here is a detailed report from a very serious commercial production company in Guatemala, that has recently replaced two MacPro towers with Mac Mini i7 with Thunderbolt, together with a Thunderbolt RAID5 disk array, and a Thunderbolt-based professional audio/video i/o device. Here you’ll see the exact software and hardware configuration used, performance, and enthusiastic comments from the editor. On the other hand, you’ll even learn where not to use a Mac Mini.
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Three Ways Camera Assistants Have to Adapt to Digital Cinema in Order to Survive
Digital cameras already outpace film cameras on the production lines and the feverity with which they are released and adopted is astounding.
But you don’t really care about all that fanboyism. You just want to get a phone call from a producer, get the gig, show up on set and start pulling focus. It doesn’t matter what camera you do it on.
Well, I’m here to tell you that it sort of does.
If you want to survive in the digital cinematography future as a camera assistant, there are a few things you’re going to need change. These adaptations may be easy for you, others may not, but all of them will play a crucial role in your career path.
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VMware and NVIDIA to Deliver True, Virtual Workstation Experience
VMware and NVIDIA to Deliver True, Virtual Workstation Experience:
Partnership Brings Quadro Virtual Graphics Platform to VMware ViewTM Enabling Workstation-Class Virtual Desktops for Engineers, Designers, Digital Artists and Scientists (Copenhagen, Denmark--October 19, 2011) NVIDIA® and VMware, Inc. announced today at VMworld® 2011 a strategic partnership to advance virtual 3D graphics technology and enable the remote delivery of high-end, workstation-class virtual desktops and applications for engineers, artists and scientists.
Partnership Brings Quadro Virtual Graphics Platform to VMware ViewTM Enabling Workstation-Class Virtual Desktops for Engineers, Designers, Digital Artists and Scientists (Copenhagen, Denmark--October 19, 2011) NVIDIA® and VMware, Inc. announced today at VMworld® 2011 a strategic partnership to advance virtual 3D graphics technology and enable the remote delivery of high-end, workstation-class virtual desktops and applications for engineers, artists and scientists.
BXF explained
BXF explained
For years, broadcast automation systems and business systems needed manual access and conversion interface applications to convert metadata to/from their respective systems. The multitudes of proprietary interfaces are difficult to keep up with, especially as system upgrades and enhancements were added to either side.
MPEG-2 basic training
MPEG-2 basic training
One of the advantages of digital video is that it can be compressed and transported in an MPEG stream across an IP network. MPEG compressed digital video requires new sets of test tools and troubleshooting skills using bit stream monitoring and testing to accurately identify problems, or preferably, recognize and identify potential problems before they occur.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
AMD and Broadcast Manufacturers Join to Upgrade Video Workflows
AMD and Broadcast Manufacturers Join to Upgrade Video Workflows:
The new AMD FirePro SDI-Link assists real-time, GPU-accelerated post production and broadcast pipelines requiring SDI input and output.
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Canon 1D X: What the compression?
Canon 1D X: What the compression?:
Hooray! Canon has dropped a next generation DSLR on us and we couldn’t be more disappointed? Wait a minute what? Ok, ok, so maybe it is not what any of us had expected but it does show where they’re thinking about what DSLRs mean to Canon.
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Hooray! Canon has dropped a next generation DSLR on us and we couldn’t be more disappointed? Wait a minute what? Ok, ok, so maybe it is not what any of us had expected but it does show where they’re thinking about what DSLRs mean to Canon.
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יש באתר שלו עוד כמה כלים שימושיים לעבודה עם חומרים מRED בפיינל קאט וחבילות אדובי.
jefgibbons.com - blog - FCPX Tutorial-Getting an OMF From FCPX
FCPX Tutorial-Getting an OMF From FCPX
Here's a little tutorial on getting audio out of Final Cut Pro X and into an audio editing program. Not even remotely elegant, but it works!
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Here's a little tutorial on getting audio out of Final Cut Pro X and into an audio editing program. Not even remotely elegant, but it works!
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ProVideo Coalition.com: News by PVC Staff
Telestream Releases Episode 6.2 Video Encoding Software
New API features simplify integration with third-party systems; new ProRes 4:4:4:4, AVC-Intra, DPX image sequence and adaptive streaming format support increase value for professional and new media workflows
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New API features simplify integration with third-party systems; new ProRes 4:4:4:4, AVC-Intra, DPX image sequence and adaptive streaming format support increase value for professional and new media workflows
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Camera showdown: iPhone 4S vs. iPhone 4, Galaxy S II, Nokia N8 and Amaze 4G (video)
Camera showdown: iPhone 4S vs. iPhone 4, Galaxy S II, Nokia N8 and Amaze 4G (video):
Siri's sweet and all, but for many of us that new eight megapixel sensor and f/2.4 aperture lens are what really makes Apple's iPhone 4S an appealing upgrade. We spent the weekend shooting around New York City with the iPhone 4S, along with some other top smartphones -- the iPhone 4, Samsung Galaxy S II, Nokia N8 and HTC's Amaze 4G -- in order to determine just which phone's camera reigns supreme. And in order to capture video and stills with consistent framing among all five devices, we secured each smartphone to that homemade quintuple cameraphone mount that you see above -- it may be an early prototype, but it got the job done. Jump past the break to see the results, and check out our comprehensive iPhone 4S sample gallery below.
Transcoding Showdown: The Best 5D Encoder
Transcoding Showdown: The Best 5D Encoder:
MAX 2011 Sneak Peeks - MAX 2011 Sneak Peek - RubbaDub | Adobe TV
MAX 2011 Sneak Peeks - MAX 2011 Sneak Peek - RubbaDub | Adobe TV
In this video, Brian King shows you a sneak peek of a potential new feature for automatically replacing the dialog of a video clip with separately recorded audio with near perfect synchronization.
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In this video, Brian King shows you a sneak peek of a potential new feature for automatically replacing the dialog of a video clip with separately recorded audio with near perfect synchronization.
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FINALLY the full frame Canon 1DX DSLR featuring “improved video”.
FINALLY the full frame Canon 1DX DSLR featuring “improved video”.
We have all been waiting for the replacement for the 1Ds mkIII for some time. Initial rumours had it coming out September last year. Well it looks like that is not coming out, instead we have the renamed Canon 1Dx. The first full frame DSLR to shoot full HD video since the 3 year old 5DmkII!!
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We have all been waiting for the replacement for the 1Ds mkIII for some time. Initial rumours had it coming out September last year. Well it looks like that is not coming out, instead we have the renamed Canon 1Dx. The first full frame DSLR to shoot full HD video since the 3 year old 5DmkII!!
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בקצרה:
סנסור גדול יותר
אופציה לפורמט הקלטה i-frame only
טיים קוד
אחלה!
IMAX Licenses Exclusive Right to Kodak’s Next-Generation Laser Projection Technology
IMAX Licenses Exclusive Right to Kodak’s Next-Generation Laser Projection Technology
Groundbreaking technology will enable IMAX® film-based screens over 80 feet and dome theatres to deliver the highest-quality digital content available for the first time ever
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Groundbreaking technology will enable IMAX® film-based screens over 80 feet and dome theatres to deliver the highest-quality digital content available for the first time ever
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Monday, October 17, 2011
iPhone 4S / Canon 5d MKII Side by Side Comparison on Vimeo
iPhone 4S / Canon 5d MKII Side by Side Comparison on Vimeo:
iPhone 4S / Canon 5d MKII Side by Side Comparison on Vimeo on Vimeo via iPhone 4S / Canon 5d MKII Side by Side Comparison on Vimeo.
A lesson learned from my FCPX to Resolve roundtrips
A lesson learned from my FCPX to Resolve roundtrips
I learned a hard lesson today about Final Cut Pro X after doing some roundtrip testing between FCPX and the newly released Resolve 8. That lesson was to be very careful when using clips that FCPX is referencing in other video applications. If some piece of metadata is modified in the file, even if the video stays exactly the same, FCPX may not be able to see it. Also, if you’re doing extensive audio mixing in FCPX be aware that the mixed clips won’t roundtrip.
Kodak Motion Picture Mobile Applications
Kodak Motion Picture Mobile Applications
With KODAK apps and KODAK film, focus on the more important details of your project without compromise!
NOW OPTIMIZED FOR IPAD®:Experience the Cinema Tools app with larger graphics and interfaces optimized for the iPad®
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With KODAK apps and KODAK film, focus on the more important details of your project without compromise!
NOW OPTIMIZED FOR IPAD®:Experience the Cinema Tools app with larger graphics and interfaces optimized for the iPad®
- Contact a Sales Representative
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Saturday, October 15, 2011
Turn Project Archives Into Real Money
Turn Project Archives Into Real Money:
In my continuing effort to find a solid, reliable and affordable solution for long term archival of our editing projects, I have spent the last 12 months testing and creating a workflow for yet another product solution. Unlike when I reviewed the Cache~a a few years back (the positive review since removed from the site), I decided to spend a lot more time really running it through the paces. I learned my lesson the hard way with the Prime Cache and made changes to my review process.
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In my continuing effort to find a solid, reliable and affordable solution for long term archival of our editing projects, I have spent the last 12 months testing and creating a workflow for yet another product solution. Unlike when I reviewed the Cache~a a few years back (the positive review since removed from the site), I decided to spend a lot more time really running it through the paces. I learned my lesson the hard way with the Prime Cache and made changes to my review process.
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כתבה מאד מעמיקה ומפורטת.
הכותב עובד שלב שלב על המערך של החברה שלהם, האופציות שעמדו בפניו ולבסוב את השיטה שהם בחרו.
לקראת סוף הכתבה הוא עובר במהירות על מונח חדש יחסית בתחום הגיבוי והארכיון. מונח בשם LTFS.
Linear Tape File System זו בעצם מערכת קבצים חדשה שפותחה בעיקר בעזרת IBM שמאפשרת להתיחס לקלטות LTO כדיסק לכל דבר. זה אומר שאפשר להשתמש בסכמות נפוצות של סנכרון והשוואה ברמת מערכת הפעלה, לעומת שימוש בתוכנות גיבוי יעודיות כמו Retrospect וBackup Exec.
נראה שקלות השימוש במערכת הקבצים הזו מאד אטרקטיבית בעיקר לשוק המדיה ובטח נראה אותה יותר ויותר בזמן הקרוב.
Shooting a Chroma Key Driving Scene
Shooting a Chroma Key Driving Scene:
Andrew Kramer from Video CoPilot demonstrates a dynamic and interesting production and post techniques for shooting a car interior against a green screen.
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Andrew Kramer from Video CoPilot demonstrates a dynamic and interesting production and post techniques for shooting a car interior against a green screen.
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Atomos Integrates with FCPX and AVID
Atomos Integrates with FCPX and AVID: Atomos, the Melbourne, Australia-based company that creates solutions in continuous power technology and affordable digital recording to HDDs or SSDs, continues to extend its workflow-related products to more media productions and projects.
IMT Completes Shared Storage Workflow for Nomad and Key Client Base High Performance Data Solutions Via Quantum StorNext and Active Storage
IMT Completes Shared Storage Workflow for Nomad and Key Client Base High Performance Data Solutions Via Quantum StorNext and Active Storage
Integrated Media Technologies Inc. (IMT) has completed a new 120TB SAN storage system and expanded fiber networking for LA's Nomad Editing Company. The project was designed specifically by IMT to satisfy the considerable needs of a high volume, editorial, sound and graphics services company that caters to major television commercials, advertising and feature films. At the heart of the Nomad installation is Quantum's StorNext filesystem, ActiveRAID ES Storage and QLogic Fibre Switches serving as a primary tier #1 storage feeding multiple Final Cut Pro on Mac and Autodesk Smoke on Linux workstations.
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Integrated Media Technologies Inc. (IMT) has completed a new 120TB SAN storage system and expanded fiber networking for LA's Nomad Editing Company. The project was designed specifically by IMT to satisfy the considerable needs of a high volume, editorial, sound and graphics services company that caters to major television commercials, advertising and feature films. At the heart of the Nomad installation is Quantum's StorNext filesystem, ActiveRAID ES Storage and QLogic Fibre Switches serving as a primary tier #1 storage feeding multiple Final Cut Pro on Mac and Autodesk Smoke on Linux workstations.
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Converting Avid Locators to DVD Studio Pro Chapter Markers | Evan's Editing Brain Dump
Converting Avid Locators to DVD Studio Pro Chapter Markers | Evan's Editing Brain Dump
I have two methods for making DVDs for directors, depending on how quickly the DVD is needed and what quality level or features are required. For faster but lower-quality DVDs, I just play out to a standalone DVD Recorder. For higher-quality DVDs I usually export a Quicktime, run it through Compressor, and ultimately bring it into DVD Studio Pro. When I go the DVD Studio Pro route, I also like to take the opportunity to appropriately chapter my DVDs. It’s a pretty quick and easy thing to do, and provides a more meaningful set of chapter points than the automated ones you get on a standalone recorder. My favorite method for quickly chaptering a Quicktime uses Avid locators to provide Compressor and DVD Studio Pro with my chapter points. Below is the process I use, or for the shortcut just use the online tool I created.
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I have two methods for making DVDs for directors, depending on how quickly the DVD is needed and what quality level or features are required. For faster but lower-quality DVDs, I just play out to a standalone DVD Recorder. For higher-quality DVDs I usually export a Quicktime, run it through Compressor, and ultimately bring it into DVD Studio Pro. When I go the DVD Studio Pro route, I also like to take the opportunity to appropriately chapter my DVDs. It’s a pretty quick and easy thing to do, and provides a more meaningful set of chapter points than the automated ones you get on a standalone recorder. My favorite method for quickly chaptering a Quicktime uses Avid locators to provide Compressor and DVD Studio Pro with my chapter points. Below is the process I use, or for the shortcut just use the online tool I created.
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iDevCam: iPhone / iPad app that controls the 3ds Max camera!
iDevCam: iPhone / iPad app that controls the 3ds Max camera!:
iDevCam is an amazing iPhone / iPad app that helps you control the virtual camera inside 3DS Max without the need of a multi-dollar equipment!
DaVinci 8.1 available
DaVinci 8.1 available:
Black Magic Design has released their DaVinci Resolve 8.1 for download.
There is also a new manual available.
Both can be found here: http://blackmagic-design.com/support/detail/?sid=3948&pid=4448&os=mac&leg=0
The list of new features is long and can be found below.
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Black Magic Design has released their DaVinci Resolve 8.1 for download.
There is also a new manual available.
Both can be found here: http://blackmagic-design.com/support/detail/?sid=3948&pid=4448&os=mac&leg=0
The list of new features is long and can be found below.
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Send timelines from FCPX to FCP7 and back thru Resolve 8.1!
Send timelines from FCPX to FCP7 and back thru Resolve 8.1!:
If you want to send your timeline from FCPX to FCP7 and back there's a solution and its easier than you might think - however version 8.1 of Resolve is needed. This is how the author describes it:
"Since version 8.1 Resolve can open and export FCP X XML format. This means that you can edit in FCP X, send the project to Resolve. The other cool thing is that Resolve can also generate and open FCP7XML. This means that you can now send timelines from FCPX to FCP7 and from FCP7 to FCPX thru Resolve."
Just check out the video below to see it for yourself:
As you can see it is as simple as that. If you use Resolve 8.1 and you want to transfer your timelines between FCP7 and FCPX it might be the perfect solution for you!
Source: http://www.youtube.comA Few Recent Avid Media Composer Finds
A Few Recent Avid Media Composer Finds
I’m just finishing up a three week edit using Avid Media Composer. I enjoy longer-form projects like this one as I always find myself learning something new about the non-linear editing tool that I’m using for that extended period of time. While I’m in and out of these editing tools nearly everyday (be it Avid, FCP or Premiere Pro) it’s a prolonged period in a single one of them that often revels something I never knew before. In this case it was some tips, tricks and tutorials about Media Composer.
News: ITV Studios' Emmerdale Upgrades its Media Production Workflow End-To-End EditShare
News: ITV Studios' Emmerdale Upgrades its Media Production Workflow End-To-End EditShare
| (Basingstoke, UK--October 12, 2011) EditShare®, the technology leader in cross-platform collaborative editing and shared media storage systems, announced that ITV Studios, the UK's largest commercial production company, is using EditShare's advanced broadcast and post-production technology to produce the award-winning 'Emmerdale' series. More... |
Adobe MAX: Blur Kernelling, Zooming & Rubadubb CAN Fix It In Post:
Adobe MAX: Blur Kernelling, Zooming & Rubadubb CAN Fix It In Post:: At the Adobe MAX 2011 convention where designers and developers set the course for the future of digital experiences some really interesting sneak peaks into what we will soon see ...
Friday, October 14, 2011
The End of the Line for Film Cameras
The End of the Line for Film Cameras:
While the debate has raged over whether or not film is dead, ARRI, Panavision and Aaton have quietly ceased production of film cameras within the last year to focus exclusively on design and manufacture of digital cameras. That’s right: someone, somewhere in the world is now holding the last film camera ever to roll off the line.
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While the debate has raged over whether or not film is dead, ARRI, Panavision and Aaton have quietly ceased production of film cameras within the last year to focus exclusively on design and manufacture of digital cameras. That’s right: someone, somewhere in the world is now holding the last film camera ever to roll off the line.
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Commercial Shot on ALEXA Graded in Baselight
Commercial Shot on ALEXA Graded in Baselight: Matt Simmonds freelance designer and creative director shares with us his workflow from creative
conception to finishing in Baselight on a car commercial commissioned by Telegraph Media Group for
car company Citroën. Watch the commercial and read the production workflow.
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Choosing a Solid State Drive for Video Recording
Choosing a Solid State Drive for Video Recording:
Recently, we have seen a wide variety of recorders being released that write video directly to Solid State Hard Drives (SSDs). These recorders include the Sound Devices PIX240, CineDeck, Atomos Samurai, the BlackMagic Hyperdeck Shuttle, and the Convergent Design Gemini 4:4:4. SSDs can be very fast and have become very price competitive compared to other memory cards. The high-speed Sandisk Extreme Pro Compact Flash cards that are required for ProRes recording cost around $7 per gigabyte, versus a comparable SSD that can be purchased for less than $2 per gigabyte. However, these drives were built to be used in computers, and it can be a bit confusing to choose the right drive for a video recorder.
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Recently, we have seen a wide variety of recorders being released that write video directly to Solid State Hard Drives (SSDs). These recorders include the Sound Devices PIX240, CineDeck, Atomos Samurai, the BlackMagic Hyperdeck Shuttle, and the Convergent Design Gemini 4:4:4. SSDs can be very fast and have become very price competitive compared to other memory cards. The high-speed Sandisk Extreme Pro Compact Flash cards that are required for ProRes recording cost around $7 per gigabyte, versus a comparable SSD that can be purchased for less than $2 per gigabyte. However, these drives were built to be used in computers, and it can be a bit confusing to choose the right drive for a video recorder.Wednesday, October 12, 2011
The Next Big Video Squeeze
The Next Big Video Squeeze:
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HEVC Compression Format Should Be Huge Help for Mobile Video
Digital video is in the process of getting another major haircut — a development that promises to provide tremendous relief for bandwidth-constrained mobile networks, as well as for the delivery of ultra-high-definition TV.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
25 Excellent Post-Production and Video Editing iPhone and iPad Apps | Premiumbeat.com
25 Excellent Post-Production and Video Editing iPhone and iPad Apps | Premiumbeat.com
In this post we’ve rounded up the best post-production and video editing related apps for iPhone and iPad. Speed up your edits, get professional training and track your time…all from your phone!
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In this post we’ve rounded up the best post-production and video editing related apps for iPhone and iPad. Speed up your edits, get professional training and track your time…all from your phone!
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What is Show Reference Clips?
What is Show Reference Clips?
Show Reference Clips is a function that allows you to view all of the clips associated with the sequence in that bin. It is a helpful function because it doesn’t require you to have all of the bins open that contain the footage for the sequence.
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Show Reference Clips is a function that allows you to view all of the clips associated with the sequence in that bin. It is a helpful function because it doesn’t require you to have all of the bins open that contain the footage for the sequence.
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הטיפ הזה מאפשר לבצע פעולות כמו המרה, העתקה, גיבוי וכו' על מדיה המצאת בסיקוונס מסויים. ההבדל בין הפקודה הזו לקונסולידייט הוא שלא צריך "להזיז" את המדיה לפני ביצוע הפעולה הרצוייה.
CMOS Rolling Shutter
SENSOR ARTIFACTS AND CMOS ROLLING SHUTTER
While most of the camcorders on the market have traditionally used CCD sensors, many new camcorders are coming on the market are now using CMOS sensors. While CMOS and CCD both have unique properties that make each one suitable for one type of job or another, there are unique characteristics to each that need to be understood in order for a user to know whether a CMOS or CCD camera is more appropriate for the type of shooting they’ll be doing.
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While most of the camcorders on the market have traditionally used CCD sensors, many new camcorders are coming on the market are now using CMOS sensors. While CMOS and CCD both have unique properties that make each one suitable for one type of job or another, there are unique characteristics to each that need to be understood in order for a user to know whether a CMOS or CCD camera is more appropriate for the type of shooting they’ll be doing.
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The 8-Megapixel camera in the iPhone 3S is amazingly good!
The 8-Megapixel camera in the iPhone 3S is amazingly good!:
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We all know that digital cameras included in mobile phones are rather mediocre but what about the camera in iPhone 4S? Apple published on its website some photos taken with it - photos which have allegedly not been tampered with. All we can say is that they look simply stunning but we can be sure that they were taken in perfect daylight conditions and by professional photographers. So how good the camera really is? Here is some kind of answer - a one dollar bill in 3264x2448 resolution. Just tap or click on the picture below to see it in full size.
Camera Mapping in After Effects : Adobe After Effects Tutorial
Camera Mapping in After Effects : Adobe After Effects Tutorial
In this tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to create parallax with a single item. Parallax is when items in a image appear to move in different ways to other parts of the same image. For example, the foreground items in view appear to move at a different speed or perspective to the background items in that same view. This can also be used to create the illusion of depth as different parts of an image can be projected to appear in different planes to other items. By using camera mapping we can project the image or footage onto screens we have set up which are at angles such that some items in our image or shot are at a different perspective to other items. This means that when we add a camera move into our scene parallax is achieved as the screens move in a different perspective to each other. Although a little tricky to set up at first, once used a few times this effect can really bring flat images to life and give a real sense of depth to your work.
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In this tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how to create parallax with a single item. Parallax is when items in a image appear to move in different ways to other parts of the same image. For example, the foreground items in view appear to move at a different speed or perspective to the background items in that same view. This can also be used to create the illusion of depth as different parts of an image can be projected to appear in different planes to other items. By using camera mapping we can project the image or footage onto screens we have set up which are at angles such that some items in our image or shot are at a different perspective to other items. This means that when we add a camera move into our scene parallax is achieved as the screens move in a different perspective to each other. Although a little tricky to set up at first, once used a few times this effect can really bring flat images to life and give a real sense of depth to your work.
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Revving Up Your Editing Options: Editing Software Buyer’s Guide
Revving Up Your Editing Options: Editing Software Buyer’s Guide:
October 11, 2011
by Dave Sniadak, Videomaker.com
The road to editing greatness begins by shifting into the right gear. You can’t drive your projects forward with software that leaves your computer idling in neutral.
There’s an industry philosophy that says all good videographers and producers need to put themselves in the shoes of the editor before venturing out on location for a shoot. The editor is inevitably the one who has to deal with the hours of footage, countless retakes and painfully brutal mistakes made in the field. Thinking like an editor will help increase post-production efficiency, while keeping all members of the production team in good standing with each other.
October 11, 2011
by Dave Sniadak, Videomaker.com
The road to editing greatness begins by shifting into the right gear. You can’t drive your projects forward with software that leaves your computer idling in neutral.
There’s an industry philosophy that says all good videographers and producers need to put themselves in the shoes of the editor before venturing out on location for a shoot. The editor is inevitably the one who has to deal with the hours of footage, countless retakes and painfully brutal mistakes made in the field. Thinking like an editor will help increase post-production efficiency, while keeping all members of the production team in good standing with each other.
The Foundry Puts NUKE, MARI and OCULA to Work at IBC
The Foundry Puts NUKE, MARI and OCULA to Work at IBC: The Foundry launched the new HIERO, showed the latest versions of NUKE, MARI and OCULA, and 
invited speakers from VFX companies to demonstrate their work on recent film and TV projects.
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invited speakers from VFX companies to demonstrate their work on recent film and TV projects.  | |
ARRI ALEXA BOOSTS SPEED TO 120FPS
ARRI ALEXA BOOSTS SPEED TO 120FPS: ARRI’s new High Speed recording function in the ALEXA camera range brings 
in-camera recording up to 120 fps with Apple ProRes codec support.
in-camera recording up to 120 fps with Apple ProRes codec support. | More... |
Sony F65 CineAlta Reaches True 4K
Sony F65 CineAlta Reaches True 4K: The major news from Sony at IBC was the F65 CineAlta camera with a newly 
developed 8K sensor capable of producing HD, 2K and true 4K resolution images.
developed 8K sensor capable of producing HD, 2K and true 4K resolution images. | More... |
Sony OLED Monitors Support TDs and Editors
Sony OLED Monitors Support TDs and Editors: The new BVM-F series in Sony’s OLED range of monitors for broadcast and 
post production are tailored for content creation, especially master monitoring and editing.
post production are tailored for content creation, especially master monitoring and editing. | More... |
Monday, October 10, 2011
Introducing EditCodes for iPhone and iPad
Introducing EditCodes for iPhone and iPad:
We're pleased to announce our newest app - EditCodes for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.
EditCodes is a reference application that provides a searchable database of common error messages for Final Cut Studio, FCPX, Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac.
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We're pleased to announce our newest app - EditCodes for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.
EditCodes is a reference application that provides a searchable database of common error messages for Final Cut Studio, FCPX, Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac.
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Dailies and Proxies: Alexa and Resolve
Dailies and Proxies: Alexa and Resolve
Using Blackmagic Design's DaVinci Resolve allows you to transcode this footage to something more manageable (Apple ProRes Proxy, or Avid DNxHD36) for editing and dailies viewing on set. In addition Resolve can easily apply a LogC to Rec709 LUT, and add a metadata slate on all the footage at once. This process works with both the full Resolve, and the free Resolve Lite.
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Using Blackmagic Design's DaVinci Resolve allows you to transcode this footage to something more manageable (Apple ProRes Proxy, or Avid DNxHD36) for editing and dailies viewing on set. In addition Resolve can easily apply a LogC to Rec709 LUT, and add a metadata slate on all the footage at once. This process works with both the full Resolve, and the free Resolve Lite.
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The Art of Roto: 2011
The Art of Roto: 2011:
The Art of Roto: 2011
Rotoscoping is the process of manually altering film or video footage one frame at a time. The frames can be painted on arbitrarily to create custom animated effects like lightning or lightsabres, or traced to create realistic traditional style animation or to produce hold-out mattes for compositing elements in a scene and, more recently, to produce depth maps for stereo conversion. fxguide updates an earlier article with new tools and a history of roto.
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Rotoscoping is the process of manually altering film or video footage one frame at a time. The frames can be painted on arbitrarily to create custom animated effects like lightning or lightsabres, or traced to create realistic traditional style animation or to produce hold-out mattes for compositing elements in a scene and, more recently, to produce depth maps for stereo conversion. fxguide updates an earlier article with new tools and a history of roto.
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Friday, October 7, 2011
Open Source Digital Asset Management
Open Source Digital Asset Management
Welcome to Open Source Digital Asset Management, bought to you by the publishers of Digital Asset Management News. This site is dedicated to Open Source DAM and will include news, reviews, tools and techniques for the main products that are available. As well as core DAM systems and frameworks, we will also cover related open source tools like transcoders, image manipulation, databases and text search.
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Welcome to Open Source Digital Asset Management, bought to you by the publishers of Digital Asset Management News. This site is dedicated to Open Source DAM and will include news, reviews, tools and techniques for the main products that are available. As well as core DAM systems and frameworks, we will also cover related open source tools like transcoders, image manipulation, databases and text search.
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ProVideo Coalition.com: the EDITBLOG on PVC by Scott Simmons
A short Q and A with Automatic Duck about their Adobe move
A bit of surprising news came across the tubes just the other day about one of the workhorse tool companies of post-production. That news was that Automatic Duck, and its founder and face man Wes Plate, had been scooped up by Adobe. It was quite a surprise to me as I have always seen Automatic Duck as a platform independent company. While they specifically made plugs-ins for Adobe After Effects and Apple Final Cut Pro these tools made it possible to to move edits into other systems including Avid Media Composer and Pro Tools as well as Quantel. And like that, Automatic Duck was gone … at least for a little while.
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The Great Camera Shootout 2011: SCCE ~ Episode Three | Zacuto USA
The Great Camera Shootout 2011: SCCE ~ Episode Three | Zacuto USA
The third and final episode of The Great Camera Shootout 2011 is finally here! On September 27th, 2011 The Great Camera Shootout 2011 was nominated for two Emmy awards (Midwest Chapter). One nomination was for Outstanding Achievement in Informational Programming and the other was for Zacuto Senior Editor Karen Abad’s, skillful editing work.
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The third and final episode of The Great Camera Shootout 2011 is finally here! On September 27th, 2011 The Great Camera Shootout 2011 was nominated for two Emmy awards (Midwest Chapter). One nomination was for Outstanding Achievement in Informational Programming and the other was for Zacuto Senior Editor Karen Abad’s, skillful editing work.
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AnandTech - OCZ Z-Drive R4 CM88 (1.6TB PCIe SSD) Review
AnandTech - OCZ Z-Drive R4 CM88 (1.6TB PCIe SSD) Review
We introduced the Z-Drive R4 in our Computex coverage earlier this year - it's a beast. The Z-Drive R4 is a multi-controller PCIe solution that uses either 4 or 8 SF-2000 controllers behind a SAS-to-PCIe 2.0 x8 controller. The breakdown is as follows:
We introduced the Z-Drive R4 in our Computex coverage earlier this year - it's a beast. The Z-Drive R4 is a multi-controller PCIe solution that uses either 4 or 8 SF-2000 controllers behind a SAS-to-PCIe 2.0 x8 controller. The breakdown is as follows:
| OCZ Z-Drive R4 Lineup | ||||||
| CM84 | CM88 | RM84 | RM88 | |||
| Capacities | 300/600/1200GB | 800/1600/3200GB | 300/600/1200GB | 800/1600/3200GB | ||
| NAND | MLC | MLC | MLC | MLC | ||
| Interface | PCIe Gen 2 x8 | PCIe Gen 2 x8 | PCIe Gen 2 x8 | PCIe Gen 2 x8 | ||
| Form Factor | Half Height PCIe | Full Height PCIe | Half Height PCIe | Full Height PCIe | ||
| Dimensions LxWxH | 168.55 x 68.91 x 17.14 mm | 242 x 98.4 x 17.14mm | 168.55 x 68.91 x 17.14 mm | 242 x 98.4 x 17.14mm | ||
| SSD Controllers | 4 x SF-2282 | 8 x SF-2282 | 4 x SF-2582 | 8 x SF-2582 | ||
| Power Failure Protection | N | N | Y | Y | ||
| Max Read | 2000MB/s | 2800MB/s | 2000MB/s | 2800MB/s | ||
| Max Write | 2000MB/s | 2800MB/s | 2000MB/s | 2800MB/s | ||
| Max Random Read | 250K IOPS | 410K IOPS | 250K IOPS | 410K IOPS | ||
| Max Random Write | 160K IOPS | 275K IOPS | 160K IOPS | 275K IOPS | ||
בחישוב מהיר, יוצא שכרטיס אחד כזה יהיה מסוגל להריץ 4-5 סטרימים של 4K בלי בעייה.
בשביל ~10,000 (6-7 דולר לג'יגה) דולר זה עדיין לא פתרון לכל כיס, אבל צפוי שהמחיר ירד משמעותית בעתיד הקרוב.
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