Red Giant Announces Full Support for Adobe Creative Suite 6

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Red Giant announced today that all of its visual effects and color design products for Adobe Creative Suite 5/5.5 will fully support the newly announced Adobe Creative Suite 6 (CS6) on the day of its launch. Adobe announced on Monday that it anticipates availability of CS6 within 30 days. For current Red Giant customers who […]

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Product Review: Tiffen Dfx v3 Video/Film Plug-in

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Tiffen has released the latest version of their popular sophisticated filter effects. Unlike most other plug-in effects for After Effects, Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro that often cater to creative whimsy and visual effects, the Tiffen Dfx v3 Video/Film Plug-in offers more real-world simulation of glass filters, lens effects and film stocks in a […]

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NAB 2012: Is BMD the new RED, Part 2?

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The Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera was the surprise of the show. In this second report on the BMDCC, I gather together facts (such as they are at this early stage of the game), informed commentary, crazed guesswork, and pointers to more info. [updated 2012-04-29: CinemaDNG data rate corrected; 2012-05-07: better video embedding.] Specifications First, to […]

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After Effects CS6 Tutorial: Exporting 3D Camera Tracker Data to Cinema 4D

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One of the major new features in After Effect CS6 (which we previously previewed here) is a built-in 3D Camera Tracker. Rather than track a specific object or point, the 3DCT automatically tracks hundreds of points in a clip, and uses that information to reverse engineer where the camera was during the scene. This opens […]

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Autodesk’s Big Smoke Announcement at NAB 2012

Autodesk has been hinting at a big announcement at NAB 2012 for some time now and at the show they did not disappoint. Smoke 2013, born out of two decades of visual effects leadership, features a unified creative workflow that brings powerful node-based compositing right in the timeline at a new price of $3,495 USD. […]

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AJA Video Systems Sweeps NAB 2012 Best of Show Awards

AJA Video Systems introduced three new products at this year’s NAB conference, all of which were recognized with “Best of Show” awards from industry thought leaders. AJA’s Ki Pro Quad 4K/2K digital recording device won the InBroadcast Magazine InGEAR Award, the DV Magazine Black Diamond Award and the TV Technology STAR Award, as well as […]

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Find Out What Panasonic Showed off at NAB 2012

At NAB 2012, Panasonic showcased how its professional video solutions deliver extraordinary performance for the real world. Joe Facchini, Vice President of Media and Production Services, took the time to tell the PVC audience about the products they were showing off and what else Panasonic has in store. Panasonic System Communications Company is a leading […]

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Video from the ASSIMILATE NAB 2012 Press Conference

This year, ASSIMILATE took its first-ever booth on the NAB show floor and held its first NAB press conference. Steve Bannerman talked about what was next for Scratch and told everyone where they are taking the product and the company. Later, Vlade Lisboa gave a demo for the crowd to showcase what the software can […]

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Hear What’s so Exciting About Adobe Premiere CS6

Adobe revealed their Creative Suite® 6 Production Premium at NAB and there was plenty to say and hear about. Redesigned by and for video editors, Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 introduces a sleek, fresh editing environment. Users can edit more fluidly with a streamlined user interface, which puts an editor’s focus on the media and uninterrupted […]

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The Top Smoke 2013 Questions from NAB Part 2

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5. So does this mean I don’t need plugins? Smoke and the ConnectFX workflow has a lot of built in effects and effects tools built right in. So no, you may not need plugins depending on your needs. Smoke contains one of the best chroma keyers in any software, the Master Keyer, and even has […]

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