Dynamic Multipurpose Templates in New ready2go Collection 11

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Digital Juice® announced today that it is releasing ready2go™ Projects & Templates for Adobe After Effects® Collection 11. ready2go projects are animated template graphics that provide After Effects users with a variety of professional finished looks, and feature expertly designed “drop zones” for text and video. The looks in this collection are multipurpose in nature, […]

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THE TREE OF LIFE Earns Top Honors from Cinematographers

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Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC; Jonathan Freeman, ASC; Michael Weaver, ASC; and Martin Ruhe claimed top honors in the four competitive categories at the 26th Annual American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Outstanding Achievement Awards celebration here tonight at the Hollywood & Highland Grand Ballroom. Lubezki won the ASC Award feature film award for THE TREE OF […]

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Accelerate your RED workflow with Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5

Adobe and RED have collaborated to bring a truly native, color-rich, 4K tapeless workflow to Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5. Join this webinar to learn how you can enable a robust workflow for editing, grading, and delivering native R3D footage in real time using Premiere Pro. See Wes Howell and Ted Schilowitz step through the RED […]

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Ross Video New@NAB 2012

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Ross Video has announced their NAB 2012 offerings. Ross has new features and additions in each product line as well as the introduction of Ross Robotics. Vision QMD & OctaneMulti-Format Production SwitchersRoss’ Vision Series high-end production switcher family continues to evolve with v15 software that will be showcased at NAB 2012. This new version extends […]

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Why Smoke is Ideal for Broadcast Part I

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For anyone who has ever worked in a broadcast environment, you know the unique challenges that are involved in post production. Deadlines are tight and resources are often slim. Often you are creating something from nothing. When projects are due in hours instead of days, graphics and design have to be created on the fly, […]

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Expression Shorts – Wiggle Only One Direction

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The most popular After Effects expression that nearly EVERYONE uses or at the very least, has used once in their life, has a nack for confusing some users when they only want it to effect just one direction. This solution, has been around for a long time and I figured I’d add my explanation to […]

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Testing the 7toX Final Cut Pro 7 to Final Cut Pro X conversion

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When Apple released the latest Final Cut Pro X update there was a very important 3rd party utility released right alongside the 10.0.3 update that finally allowed the importing of legacy FCP7 projects into FCPX. It wasn't entirely surprising that it was Intelligent Assistance releasing 7toX for Final Cut Pro. I say that because they […]

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Give Your Production A Lift With Stackable Apple Boxes

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Digital Juice® announced today that it is expanding its DJ Gear line of products with the release of Apple Boxes. One of the most common pieces of equipment on a studio set, Apple Boxes are heavy-duty wooden boxes that are used for propping, mounting or leveling lights, furniture and gear as well as for seating […]

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2D Footage with a Stereo 3D Rig in After Effects CS5.5

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Adobe included a 1-step option to create a 3D Stereo Camera Rig in After Effects CS5.5, to everyone’s enthusiasm for a simpler workflow in 3D space. Great if you are working in 3D space in After Effects, but what about an easy option for 3D Stereo pairs captured by a 3D camera or twin cameras […]

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How to get the “24p” look for your live-switched multicam shoot

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Our friends at Datavideo recently asked me to write an article called How to get the “24p” look for your live-switched multicam shoot. The article covers many factors involved in accomplishing that goal, including framerate, aperture, shutter speed, depth of field, and menu settings in Datavideo’s digital HD video mixers (“switchers”) and recorders, and also […]

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