As we sit what might be less than a week out from Final Cut Pro X’s release (if the rumors hold true) there’s been a new firestorm of controversy that erupted after fcp.co posted some YouTube videos from a recent LAFCPUG meeting where FCP guru/trainer made this statement about FCPX 1.0: “It will not be […]
Mary Poplin demonstrates the power of mocha Pro (yeah, they spell it with a lower case “m”) at a recent Editors’ Lounge in Burbank. If you are interested in the power this app brings to tracking, rotoscoping and compositing, check this video out. Oh yeah, and the tracking data is supported in Boris Continuum Complete, […]
Incorporating 3D Footage into the After Effects CS5.5 Stereo Pipeline from ProVideo Coalition on Vimeo. Here’s a 7 minute tutorial to get you started incorporating 3D graphics and 3D footage using the stereo 3D pipeline in After Effects CS5.5. To learn more, look for the CS5.5 electronic update available to readers/owners of my book, After […]
The tide is turning in professional video, and Adobe’s momentum is strong: We are driving innovation in our products and winning market share. Recent surveys also show a significant increase in positive brand perception for Adobe Premiere Pro among pro video users – particularly since the CS5 launch. For these reasons and many more, video […]
There was a recent news article from CBS San Francisco called Sitting Vs. Smoking. As an editor who spends a whole lot of time … well, sitting I clicked over with interest. That’s where I was greeted by the first sentence of the piece: Smoking cigarettes is the cause of so much preventable, deadly disease. […]
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As we mentioned earlier, we've been busy this year creating an extensive, multi-course video training series based on our popular beginner's book After Effects Apprentice. Each course has a selection of movies that are free for all to view; we're re-posting those videos here on PVC to make sure you don't miss them. This one […]
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He was there. He saw the madness. A year ago Ren© envisioned a year-long project to examine the remaining wounds, the healing, the issues, the illnesses. His question: “Has scar tissue formed?” Significant events of the last year seem to have accelerated in the last few months with the death of Bin Ladin, the virtual […]
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Cine Gear LA was held last week at the Paramount backlot in Hollywood, and the FreshDV crew was onsite to capture interviews and video coverage. Watch our coverage in the following video playlist… […]
Recently I was put in charge of the technical workflow for an HD 1080/25p real estate commercial spot to be shot in Miami, Florida, and broadcast in several European countries. I suppose my years of writing articles and giving seminars about 25p workflow in (ex) NTSC countries had something to do with my being chosen. […]
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Here’s THE June workshop – now 28 years famous – that may very well save your business for all time. Spaces are still open to attend what may well be the last Wall Portrait Conference with Ken Whitmire. Sunday, June 26 – Friday, July 1 in Ken’s studio in Yakima, Washington. Ken demonstrating in his […]
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