Ginger HDR Streamlines Raw Workflow in Adobe Environment

Ginger HDR Streamlines Raw Workflow in Adobe Environment:
One of the things about Magic Lantern Raw is the need for a middle man, an app that can re-encode the .raw files into .dng files that most editors can support.  But quietly working in the background, there’s a plug-in called Ginger HDR for Adobe products that will allow bypassing of re-encoding of the files and use .raw files directly.

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Adobe Encore Reaches End-Of-Life

Adobe Encore Reaches End-Of-Life:
Some potential bad news for DVD and Blu-Ray creators using Adobe products. Adobe has announced that Encore, their DVD / Blu-Ray creation software, has reached End-of-Life status. This means there will be no Encore CC.

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Adobe After Effects CS6 Render Test Quadro 4000 vs GTX 660 and GTX 660Ti

Adobe After Effects CS6 Render Test Quadro 4000 vs GTX 660 and GTX 660Ti:
In an effort to be more wise with the finances, I sought to do my own digging as to what was better for AE and PPro in terms of render times and performance.  I had just invested nearly $800 in the QUADRO 4000 GPU and owned it for a year prior to running into an excellent article written by David Knarr of Studio 1 Productions here:

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Adobe DNG Converter 8.1 Now Available - motionVFX Blog

Adobe DNG Converter 8.1 Now Available - motionVFX Blog: "
RAW file format is becoming increasingly popular. However, the issue is that different manufacturers use different RAW formats, and each provides their own software to read it. The solution is the Adobe's DNG converter.  Why use the Adobe's tool? First and foremost, it's free and it's regularly updated. Secondly, it's versatile by reading different manufacturers' RAW files. And thirdly, it has a publicly documented and easyli accessible specification (manufacturers keep their's a secret). Two months after the release of Adobe DNG Converter 7.4 we are given the new version of this tool: the 8.1

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GoPro and Adobe Raw Now Supports Canon 5D Mk. III

GoPro and Adobe Raw Now Supports Canon 5D Mk. III:
One of the chief complaints that some have had over the Magic Lantern hack is its inability to bring a solid workflow to video editing.  Users to to hack together an open source converter to move Raw files to DNG, but how likely are pros to use it?  Now, both GoPro Cineform Raw and Adobe Cinema DNG will that gap. With CineForm Raw, users have direct editing through Adobe Premiere and can color correct straight into DaVinci Resolve 9. And Adobe Cinema DNG offers their own workflow solutions as well.

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The Adobe Prelude Workflow (Part Two): Ingest and Logging

The Adobe Prelude Workflow (Part Two): Ingest and Logging:
Here are some limitations:

Prelude doesn’t do stills/images or pure audio codecs.

There is no support for logging RAW formats on set, including CinemaDNG.

There is no OnLocation (but it supports opening OnLocation projects)!

There is no support for logging raw MTS streams.

Some of these limitations are quite serious, and in my opinion, undermine its utility. The positives:

Prelude can playback all formats supported by Premiere Pro*, so you’re not totally left in the dark.

Support for AVCHD and H.264.

Support for Canon XF (MXF) and XDCAM (MXF and MP4).

Support for P2 media.

Support for DPX, TIFF and JPEG.

Support for AVI and MOV wrappers.

Support for ingesting R3D only*.

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What is Adobe Anywhere?

John Nack on Adobe : What is Adobe Anywhere?:
Adobe Anywhere helps editors, VFX artists, and other video pros simultaneously access, stream, and work with remotely stored media. As the product site says, “There’s no need for heavy file transfers, duplicate media, or proxy files.

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What’s new next in Adobe Prelude

What’s new next in Adobe Prelude:
Jump-start your production with Adobe Prelude, a unified interface for easy ingest, logging and transcoding that allow you to work faster, stay organized, and prepare your digital footage for a streamlined post-production process. Today we are revealing the next version of Adobe Prelude as well as our other professional video and audio applications – Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, SpeedGrade, Adobe Media Encoder and Audition.  To see all the top new features in the future versions of these apps, click here.

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What’s new next in Adobe Media Encoder

What’s new next in Adobe Media Encoder:
Today we are revealing new features that are coming the next version of Adobe Media Encoder as well as our other professional video and audio applications, Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, Prelude, and SpeedGrade.  To see sneak peeks of all the Adobe professional video and audio products, click here.

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New Benchmark Results for NVidia Video Cards and Adobe Premiere

New Benchmark Results for NVidia Video Cards and Adobe Premiere:
I just did an update on my article about Video Cards and Adobe Premiere.  The update is new benchmark results with and without the GPU enabled using the following video cards:
GT-240, GTX-550 Ti, GTX-570, GT-640, GTX 650 Ti, GTX 650 Ti Boost, GTX-660, GTX-670, GTX-680 and a Quadro 4000 video card.

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Maxon Announces Strategic Alliance with Adobe to Bring Creative Professionals New Levels of Digital Media Content Creation

Maxon Announces Strategic Alliance with Adobe to Bring Creative Professionals New Levels of Digital Media Content Creation | Studio Daily:
Maxon, the developer of Cinema 4D, a leading 3D animation software for film, broadcast and motion graphics professionals, today announced it has entered into a strategic alliance with Adobe Systems Incorporated to further collaborate on technology that provides creatives in the motion graphics and visual effects industry with new levels of digital media content creation. As part of the alliance, both companies are expected to collaborate and engineer a pipeline between Adobe After Effects software and Cinema 4D to give users a seamless 2D/3D foundation.

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Ingest Options in Adobe Prelude

Ingest Options in Adobe Prelude:
Learn how to ingest your video footage into Adobe Prelude. Prelude provides multiple encoding options to do instant backups and streamline your video editing workflow.

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Transitioning to an Adobe Workflow: From Log and Transfer to Prelude

Transitioning to an Adobe Workflow: From Log and Transfer to Prelude:
I was a FCP Editor/Trainer for 10 years. Since FCP X replaced FCP 7 I have been transitioning to an Adobe workflow. Like myself, a lot of former FCP editors are trying out Adobe’s Production Premium (equivalent to FCP Studio) or the new Creative Cloud subscription model. In this article I’ll look at using Adobe Prelude from a former FCP user’s perspective.

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Wow! Adobe & Behance are getting together

Wow! Adobe & Behance are getting together:
I’m thrilled that Adobe & Behance announced today that Behance (a million-member creative community, in case you’ve been living under a rock) is becoming part of Adobe.

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Adobe Takes Major Step to Bring Broadcast TV Online

Adobe Takes Major Step to Bring Broadcast TV Online:
New Adobe MediaWeaver and Primetime Media Player Drive Unparalleled Consumer Reach and Revenue Opportunities for Content Publishers (San Jose, California--November 15, 2012) Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today unveiled major new components of Project Primetime, the industry’s first fully integrated video technology platform that publishes and monetizes broadcast TV content across any Web-connected device. Adobe® MediaWeaver®, Adobe’s new ad insertion service, dynamically places ads into content to maximize revenue. This new offering delivers a viewing experience that mirrors broadcast TV while also supporting audience targeting and analytics to increase media inventory value. Adobe also introduced Primetime Media Player, an industry-first player technology that allows TV content owners and distributors to maximize audience reach and ensure that all experiences are immediately monetizable through seamless ad insertion and analytics.

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What Do All of the Adobe Programs Do?

What Do All of the Adobe Programs Do? | groovyPost:
Adobe creates a lot of programs, many of which I found myself unfamiliar with until recently. Most people know about Flash, Photoshop and Adobe Reader. But those aren’t the the only programs Adobe develops. Here’s a quick guide to understand each of Adobe’s software programs.

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Adobe Anywhere: A Game Changer for Cloud Editing

Adobe Anywhere: A Game Changer for Cloud Editing | ScreenLight:
The platform will enable Prelude, Premiere Pro, and After Effects users to work together from anywhere by accessing a centralized media server. It promises to erase the boundary between facilities based and remote editing. As details of the announcement have been covered elsewhere, I'll focus on the benefits of Adobe's approach and how it differs from other cloud editing services. I'll also add my thoughts on who it's going to be targeted at initially, how it will be priced, and the hardware requirements. Before we begin, we'll need to cover some of the basics.


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Adobe to Integrate MPEG DASH Across Entire Lineup

Adobe to Integrate MPEG DASH Across Entire Lineup - Streaming Media Magazine:
MPEG DASH, the standardized format for adaptive video streaming over HTTP that will help broadcasters seamlessly move content to digital devices, will be part of the Adobe ecosystem from its player to its servers, says Arjun Saksena, senior project manager in this interview with Beet.TV

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DiaQuest ProductionLink for Adobe Creative Suite Now Shipping

DiaQuest ProductionLink for Adobe Creative Suite Now Shipping:

DiaQuest Products, a software development firm with a focus on the video and film industries, today announced that ProductionLink for Adobe Creative Suite, a plug-in for Adobe® Creative Suite® that adds Avid® Interplay to its list of available render formats, is now shipping. Available for Windows and Mac systems, ProductionLink adds the file organization and metadata capabilities of the Interplay production asset management (PAM) system to established Adobe workflows automatically.

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Batch Encoding with Adobe Media Encoder

Batch Encoding with Adobe Media Encoder:
Harness Adobe Media Encoder's background encoding feature to speed up your post-production workflow! In this post, we'll discuss how to get your Premiere and After Effects projects into Encoder, as well as how to setup watch folders. A must read for Adobe users.

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