Hear about the new developments from MeSoft that allows media to be ingested once for conversion to multiple formats and then logged and tracked throughout the entire post process. MeSoft's CTO/co-founder Freddie Goeske talks about how the MeSoft StoryEditor has saved productions like Hell's Kitchen time and money.... »
Sony Creative Software, a leading worldwide provider of professional video and audio production applications, today announced the availability of Sony's new multi-codec video encoder for Blu-ray Disc authoring developed in conjunction with Sony Electronics and Sony Pictures Imageworks. Originally announced by Sony Electronics at NAB 2008, the BAE-VX1000 encoder is priced to bring high-speed, high-quality Blu-ray Disc authoring within reach of smaller studios.... »
“The trend is moving a lot towards editors crafting their episodes in a more producer-like manner versus a couple of years ago when I’d walk in and things would be more laid out for me,” said Jamie Pedroza, editor on Project Runway. “It’s really in the editors’ hands to sculpt the stories how they want to do it, in collaboration with the producers. When the footage comes to post, we get the first stab at it. That’s really exciting. That’s why I like editing reality.” ... »
Media 100, a leading provider of
advanced editing systems for the corporate, broadcast,
post-production, and new media industries, today announced the release
of version 12.7. The new release offers menu-level integration with
Sony’s XDCAM Transfer utility: imported XDCAM media is automatically
transcoded to any supported video format including Media 100 HD or
Apple’s ProRes 422 codecs and appears in Media 100 bins, ready for
editing in Media 100. Also new in Version 12.7 is an improvement to
Media 100 ‘s HDV Acquire function; operators may now optionally defer
the transcoding process on systems with lower processing bandwidth,
allowing for a seamless workflow.
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Journey to the Center of the Earth, directed by Eric Brevig — a filmmaker with lots of experience in the VFX realm — might not have the same historic impact as The Jazz Singer or Becky Sharp, but as the first live-action VFX-driven feature film to be shot for 3D, it can’t help but break new ground.... »
At CineGear Expo a panel of post experts got together to discuss today’s challenges facing independent producers. Watch the discussion on the pros and cons of digital downloads and high def DVD distribution, how to use standard red laser technology to create a Blu-ray DVD, why digital rights management is a joke.... »
Every once in a while we get a game changer, something that comes along that makes us rethink what we thought a certain category of products can do... »
Red Giant Software has released Magic Bullet Looks 1.1 with new support for Sony Vegas 8. It includes plug-ins for Adobe After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Avid, Adobe Premiere Pro, Motion, and Vegas.... »
Tweak Software is releasing RV, the company’s first commercially available software package, announced Seth Rosenthal, founder and president. RV is a highly customizable cross-platform image and sequence viewer that is capable of playing back uncompressed film resolution clips. Free downloadable trial versions of the software are available upon request at www.tweaksoftware.com ... »
Continuing its “New Thinking” (read “lower-cost”) strategy that pits it head-to-head with Apple, Avid Technology is now shipping the next generation HD editing systems and storage solutions that it showed at the NAB convention.... »
Producer Keith Collea talks about the techniques employed on The Gene Generation, from pre-production all the way through to screening the film, to make this futuristic, sci-fi thriller on a shoestring budget. ... »
LaCie today announced the Little Big Disk Quadra 1TB, the
industry’s largest capacity, most powerful mobile storage solution to fit comfortably into the palm
of your hand. Joining already shipping 500GB and 400GB (7200 RPM) versions, the portable
Little Big Disk is LaCie’s workflow answer for speed- and capacity-demanding applications and
digital content creation.... »
Avid Technology, Inc. today announced the worldwide availability of its new HD editing systems and VideoRAID solutions. The new lineup, which delivers on a commitment to customers of improved quality, value and performance, includes next-generation versions of Avid® Media Composer® (v3.0), NewsCutter® (v7.0), and Symphony™ (v3.0) software, as well as new hardware configurations, Mojo DX and Nitris® DX. ... »
Avid reps jumped into the fire at the latest AlphaDogs Editors' Lounge to show their latest hardware and software versions. In addition to showing the larger performance improvements and the ability to mix formats in the timeline, they showed off smaller changes that are sure to make editors' lives easier. And there's even some hints about Avid's future plans for working with RED footage. ... »
This is just one easy way to create a transparent version of your company’s signature or logo for importing into a Final Cut Pro project. If you plan to use square pixel elements in your Glass Bug, simply drag or copy those elements into a non-square Photoshop document to customize them for use in your project.... »
