Over the last ten years the phrase “royalty-free music” has become the most popular Google search phrase used by content creators looking for production music. So what exactly are they looking for? It’s a little hard to say, because the term “royalty-free music” is a misnomer. More important is what it means to you as a producer.... »
The new Lensbaby Movie Maker's Kit includes PL-mount versions of two of Lensbaby's signature lenses, which were originally designed to help still shooters get more unique effects in camera, along with a Canon-mount lens for DSLR video shooters and a range of interchangeable optics and other accessories in a Pelican case.... »
Maxon today slated the new Cinema 4D Release 13 and BodyPaint 3D Release 13 to ship in September. The company said the release will feature an improved rendering engine, a new stereoscopic workflow, and a new suite of character tools to simplify the rigging process.... »
Some 350,000 artists currently create motion effects for film and broadcast with GenArts plug-ins, but CEO Katherine Hays, who took the helm of the company in 2008, sees that number expanding exponentially in the next few years. And she wants her company to meet it head on with a suite of expanded products.... »
Artbeats, the well-known royalty-free stock footage company based in Myrtle Creek, Oregon, is getting into the 3D business with its new S3D library.... »
Red Giant has released a significant upgrade to its Magic Bullet Suite of effects and finishing software, designed by filmmaker Stu Maschwitz. Version 11 includes updates to anchor application Looks, plus newer additions like Grinder 1.5 and Cosmo, the company's latest stab at digital dermatology.... »
Director Klaus Obermeyer’s Aero Film gets impossible helicopter shots with something called the Klaus Cam — just a three-axis, hyro-stabilized head hanging low on a cable beneath a helicopter.... »
Apple today announced Final Cut Pro X, a revolutionary new version of the world’s most popular Pro video editing software which completely reinvents video editing with a Magnetic Timeline that lets you edit on a flexible, trackless canvas; Content Auto-Analysis that categorizes your content upon import by shot type, media and people; and background rendering that allows you to work without interruption.... »
Apple this morning finally gave Final Cut devotees what they've been waiting for since April and officially released Final Cut Pro X, the revamped new version of its twelve-year-old editing software program.... »
Strong Street Records, a division of Nashville's 615 Music, has just partnered with another Nashville local, the Ryan Michaels Band. The division will now be licensing a selection of music from the band's song library.... »
PluralEyes, the automated synching plug-in from Singular Software that matches audio and video clips without the need for timecode or clappers, has just added another NLE host to its lineup.... »
Founded in 2003, Small Tree Communications focuses on the Mac platform, offering a variety of storage solutions with an emphasis on cost-efficiency. The goal is to work with users to ensure that they have the bandwidth they need, but that they're not paying for performance that they don't need. StudioBytes once again approached Small Tree's CTO, Steve Modica, to ask him what content creators need to understand about storage protocols. In an opinionated Q&A, he told us that clustered file systems are obsolete, bandwidth is overrated, and "scalability" is a dead end.... »
Cine Gear Expo, which wrapped yesterday on the famed Paramount lot in Los Angeles, is a kind of Red Bull-ified version of NAB for DPs and cinematographers. This year was no exception, and expo organizers packed shooters in for two days and nights of demonstrations, exhibits, screenings, seminars and plenty of beer, wine and food to help digest it all. With this much concentrated talent, it's no wonder P+S Technik used Cine Gear to premiere its just announced PS-Cam X35.... »
Essentially, Newton turns each 2D layer in an AE comp into a rigid body within a new environment. You simply bring your comp into Newton's OpenGL preview simulation to set and control the parameters, then hit "Solve." So what's the big deal? If you tried to do what Newton seems able to do in mere minutes, you'd spend hours if not days trying to replicate the same effect.... »
Whatever you may have thought about recording your footage to SD memory in the past, there are some compelling stats and unexpected features inside Panasonic's latest line of high-speed SD (Secure Digital) memory cards that deserve a second look.... »
