What’s happening at NAB 2012?

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The big National Association of Broadcasters convention is just over a month away. It’s a week of fun, fellowship, education, parties and more gear than your brain can handle. There’s a ton of both official and unofficial events that happen during the day and in the evening. There’s not really an official list anywhere and […]

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Expression Shorts – Auto Layer Offset 3D part 2

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In part 2 of this episode, we look at creating the same layer offset in 3D by adding an extra control for the Z axis. For this setup we use the new CS5.5 3D Point Control effect and add some new bits of code for the Z axis. The code breakdown is almost identical, but […]

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Expression Shorts – Auto Layer Offset 2D part 1

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This week I show you how to have a layer automatically offset itself on the X, Y axis as well as it’s rotation value. All of this is controlled via a master control null for ease of use. Last week involved a lot about Math.sin() and a special use for it to create a swinging […]

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MAXON CINEMA 4D Returns to SXSW 2012

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Get into the groove with MAXON at SXSW 2012 – the singular event taking place in Austin, March 9th – 15th, where music, film and interactive initiatives support one another to inspire creativity and innovation. MAXON returns to SXSW to exhibit at both the 2012 SXSW Trade Show and SXSW Interactive, a collection of conferences, […]

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GH2 adds missing AVCHD 29.97PsF… but worsens its already non-standard HDMI output

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The segregated 59.94Hz version of Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-GH2 camera (aka GH2) originally offered just two combinations of progressive internal AVCHD modes: 1080p23.976 (commonly but imprecisely known as “24p”) and 720p59.94 (commonly but imprecisely known as “60p”). With firmware version 1.1, Panasonic added a 29.97PsF AVCHD mode at 24Mb/s to the 59.97Hz segregated version of the […]

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Canon unleashes the EOS 5D Mark III

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Canon today announces the latest addition to its worldfamous EOS range with the launch of the new EOS 5D Mark III. The EOS 5D Mark IIIbuilds on the performance of the legendary EOS 5D Mark II, offering improved speed,greater resolution, enhanced processing power and extended creative options for bothstills and Full HD movies – providing […]

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Alex Buono, Saturday Night Live, and the EOS C300

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Spend the evening with Alex Buono, Saturday Night Live’s film unit DP, at the Canon Hollywood Professional Support and Technology Center. In this unique presentation, the Explorer of Light and Oscar-nominated cinematographer will share his personal experiences shooting with the EOS C300 and explains why the 1080/8-bit specs “do not tell the whole story.” As […]

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Box and WebDAM Join Forces – Streamlining Digital Asset Management & File Sharing

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WebDAM Solutions, the leader in cloud-based digital asset management (DAM), today announced a technology collaboration with Box, a leading content-sharing platform, for the release of cutting-edge digital asset management features to Box users. The strategic integration allows both WebDAM and Box users to enjoy the benefits of cloud-enabled collaboration, sharing, and digital asset management across […]

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Finding the Right ‘Best Practice’ Requires a Broader View of YOUR Digital Lifecycle

Digital Asset Management – The creation, acquisition, use, maintenance, modification, storage and archival of critical assets and data is vital to most organizations performance and success. In today’s environment, the ease of creating massive amounts of content or acquiring content is the easy part. Management what you have to reflect its value and distributing the […]

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Ladies and Gentlemen, the 5D Mark III

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So the day we’ve all been waiting for has come. For over two years, we’ve been scouring the net in search of fuzzy, shadowy images that might lend some proof that Canon actually had the Mark III in the works. Like Bigfoot, Elvis and UFOs, sightings were everywhere, but alas many were hoaxes — cruel […]

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