Nikon Launches the Free My Picturetown Pad Application for iPads and iPhones

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Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce that its free my Picturetown Pad application for iPads and iPhones is available for download from Apple’s App Store. The my Picturetown Pad app allows users to enjoy using my Picturetown, Nikon’s online image sharing and storage service, with their iPads and iPhones. In addition to supporting playback of […]

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Demand Drives All-New Toxic Type® 2 Animations From Digital Juice

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Digital Juice® announced today the release of Toxic Type™ Collection 2, a follow-up to its popular first volume in the Toxic Type downloadable content product line. The Toxic Type collections feature a variety of ready-to-use Adobe After Effects® templates that contain expertly-designed text-centric animations with titles, text and supporting graphics presented in a lively and […]

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The FCP X update? It matters….is now the time to jump on board?

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FCP X has caused quite a controversy in the video community; between massive changes in software design and a struggle for professional workflows, the new version (while amazing) has been a rocky release for Apple. This new update starts to address some of the criticisms from professionals. Why Apple’s update should matter for you: The […]

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Veteran Freelance Mixer Jonathan Freed Achieves Clear and Transparent Sound Using Digital Mics

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New York-October 19, 2011: Jonathan Freed is an Emmy Award winning network mixer who has been in the audio industry almost 40 years. Since football season began early last month — and indeed for a number of years — Freed has been busy perfecting his approach to make sure the ambient sounds he is capturing […]

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Createasphere Launches European Digital Asset Management Conference at the Hague

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(BURBANK, CA) Createasphere – a global community builder for the entertainment technology industry – has announced that it will launch its Digital Asset Management Conference in Europe in November 2011. Createasphere’s DAM Conference-Europe will take place on November 8th & 9th at the World Forum in The Hague, Netherlands. The DAM Conference will feature a […]

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Paradise FX Launches HELIOS 3D Stereo Rig

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Paradise VFX, the world’s most experienced provider of 3D stereo camera systems and production services, has launched HELIOS™, a wireless, self-contained, 3D stereo rig, whose advanced design and operational features support faster on-set deployment, streamlined post production, and more cost-effective 3D stereo production. HELIOS harnesses Paradise FX’s 20 years of expertise in 3D camera system […]

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How to Automate a Single Picture Action Sequence in Photoshop

You’ve seen a sequence on one frame. Telling the entire story of a trick, the whole sequence, in one frame. It’s obviously done digitally, though it can be done in-camera (I’ll write that one up later). But can it be done without having to spend hours masking? […]

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Exploring The Video Feature Improvements On The Canon EOS-1D X

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Yesterday Canon launched their new flagship DSLR, the EOS-1D X. Please explore my previous post for a full rundown of the tech specs, this time I will be concentrating on the improvements that Canon have made for those that want to use the camera for movie making. The camera offers the first major improvement to […]

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Telestream Releases Episode 6.2 Video Encoding Software

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Telestream®, the leading provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, today announced the release of Episode® 6.2 multiformat video encoding software. New and improved API features expand Episode integration and control capabilities with third-party systems.The free version 6.2 update adds high-end ProRes 4:4:4:4 and AVC-Intra format support for professional workflows. New Microsoft Smooth Streaming […]

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Mac Mini for pro video editing: a field report from Guatemala

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Many readers of ProVideo Coalition magazine may recall my recent article Mac Mini w/Thunderbolt: preferred platform for many new editing systems. However, some of the readers had doubts, and one naysayer even dared to comment via LinkedIn: “This is hilarious garbage. No serious editor, in their right mind, would do this.” Another commenter via LinkedIn […]

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