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Avid Upgrades Media Composer Yet Again, to v. 5.5
When talking software I think of new versions in two ways: updates and upgrades. Updates are more like the smaller “dot” releases that take a piece of software from version 2.0 to 2.0.1 or 2.1. Then there’s upgrades that move …
Useful Tools for Editors: Luca Visual FX
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 …
Quantel Pablo PA – Yet Another Software-Only Post Tool
I’m not sure how I missed this product announcement that came from Quantel at IBC last year but today Quantel has released Pablo PA. This is yet another software-only version of what has been a high-end, high-dollar post-production system. Let’s …
Get, the FCP Phonetic Search Tool, Is Now Available for Rent
One of the hottest products I saw at NAB 2010 was AV3 Software’s Get, a phonetic search tool for Final Cut Pro. The idea for Get is simple: using some crazy voodoo-like “patented phonetic search technology” you let Get index …
Leitner’s Sundancing 2011 – Tuesday
Tuesday morning in Park City began with a determined snowfall, a little reminder that no matter how much heat Sundance generates, it’s winter at 7,000 feet in the Wasatch Mountains. Unlike other film festivals, Mother Nature puts on her own …
Leitner’s Sundancing 2011 – Saturday
I’ve spent the last several weeks trying to empty my email accounts of literally hundreds of Sundance press releases and party invitations. Hiring festival PR isn’t cheap, and if the restoration of overflowing hype, costly swag, and long lines are …
Useful Tools for Editors: BG Renderer
I am not an After Effects whiz, more like an AE hack, but I dream of being one someday, so I excitedly look at all the cool After Effects goodies that come along. Twitter went wild today talking about a …
Five Questions with TRON: Legacy Editor James Haygood, Assistant Dylan Firshein
Studio Daily had a chance to chat with Tron Legacy editor James Haygood, ACE, and first assistant Dylan Firshein. Are you fans of the original Tron? Was it difficult to face an edit for a film with so many expectations …