Why did Apple drop Castilian video subtitles and soundtracks in iTunes 11.02?

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When I published two separate Open Letters to Apple less than two weeks ago (links ahead), I didn’t expect to be publishing a third to the same company so soon. With the “update” to iTunes 11.02, Apple has just downgraded a function in the iTunes which I have previously applauded here in ProVideo Coalition magazine. […]

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Part 1: How Transmedia Came to be and the Constant that Holds it Together

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The television set used to be the beating heart at the center of our content viewing experience. Content streamed one-way from a TV in a fixed position that controlled where and when you watched. Viewing content in this one-way manner created a passive audience that simply watched. But eventually this viewing pattern was broken as […]

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The Prometheus Second Screen App

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Prometheus, the latest film from Ridley Scott has arrived on Blu-ray. This isn’t really news but one notable addition to the release is a second screen app that provides an interactive and immersive viewing experience.  This review looks at how the app was designed and what the second screen experience looks like for the film. […]

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Introduction to the Second Screen

There is a considerable amount of hype around the second screen experience for television and film. The basic idea is that we are fast becoming a culture that simultaneously consumes both: The big screen of our living room flat screens The small screen of our tablets and smart phones The recent numbers from Nielsen seem […]

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Book Note: ‘Adobe After Effects CS6 Visual Effects and Compositing Studio Techniques’

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'Adobe After Effects CS6 Visual Effects and Compositing Studio Techniques' by Mark Christiansen surveys the art of compositing and visual effects using After Effects. While most books on AE focus on covering motion graphics features or step-by-step instruction, this one gives you a succinct overview of optimizing the use of AE and covers a variety […]

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Filmmaker Jeremy Hunt Fixes It In Post

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Last month we were treated to a tease from Autodesk of 'FIX IT IN POST', a short about an augmented reality created totally by using Smoke. Written, directed, and edited by Jeremy Hunt, the short utilizes Autodesk Smoke to showcase it’s potential as an all in one editing and digital effects suite. What starts off […]

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