Keyboard Manifesto

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When it comes to increased productivity and better efficiency while editing, saving time every place an editor can will help increase that productivity and efficiency. And we all know saving time is the client’s favorite thing as saving time means saving money. My favorite time saver in Final Cut Pro has been to remap the […]

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The way you organize, store and categorize information matters. It matters a lot.

Why Metadata Matters Metadata may not be terribly exciting, but it’s a business-critical part of making your organization work on the web. Sadly very few organizations invest in it, let alone understand it. The way you organize, store and categorize information matters. It matters a lot. After all, most organizations (and websites) are in the […]

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Image by exercism via Flickr Twitter – The Next Level of Information Distribution These days an ever increasing number of us are finding we are falling victim to information overload. With a simply overwhelming and ever-gowing number of websites and blogs, all veying for our attention, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to both keep up and […]

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Utilizing Web 2.0 in business

Harnessing consumer tools to benefit the organization Joe Lennon, Software developer, Core International While Web 2.0 has been a huge hit with consumers, some businesses have been much slower to embrace it. Many companies, however, are now realizing the great potential of Web 2.0 and how Web 2.0 services such as YouTube, Twitter, and SlideShare […]

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Knowledge network facilitates intelligent search

Within a partnership framework, ConWeaver, a spin-off of the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research, and Pironet NDH are combining their expertise in the field of Enterprise Content Management (ECM). The result is a new concept combining ConWeaver semantic search technology with the content management solution pirobase CMS from Pironet NDH. This provides a solution […]

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Tip: Render Faster & Smarter in After Effects with BG Renderer

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My only assumption with this tip is that you use Adobe After Effects CS4 (or even CS3) on a multi-processor machine, Mac or Windows. Beyond that: maybe you only have one main machine and often face the dilemma of wanting to render while continuing to work perhaps you monitor your system’s performance carefully and have […]

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Digital Film Tools releases zMatte

v3, a full featured blue and green screen keyer for Adobe After Effects and Photoshop, Apple Final Cut Pro and Avid Editing Systems. For detailed product information, go to http://www.digitalfilmtools.com/zmatte/ Digital Film Tools is pleased to announce zMatte v3.0 which adds four new plug-ins: Color Suppress, Frame Averager, Matte Wrap and Screen Smoother. In addition, […]

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DAZ 3D Sweetens its 3D Model Library with Release of the Girl 4

Get ready to meet the Girl of your dreams! Adding yet another exciting addition to its immense 3D content library, DAZ 3D today unveils the newest version of its highly popular 3D figure, the Girl 4, complete with customizable body shaping, increased texture map resolution and greatly improved joint rigging. Created from DAZ 3D’s celebrated […]

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New Petrol™ Transparent Raincovers for EX 3, GY-HD200, PDW-700 & AJ-HP2700 sized cameras

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Petrol™, a Vitec Group brand, introduces two new versions of the popular Petrol Transparent Raincover. The PCR-15 provides the ultimate weather protection for medium-size video cameras like the Sony PMW-EX3 and JVC GY-HD200, while the extra-large PRC-25 is designed to shelter full-size broadcast cameras like the Sony PDW-700 and Panasonic AJ-HPX2700. Petrol’s ingenious one-piece design […]

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