Case Study Comprehensive: DAMMY of the Year Case Study

In this case study, Steve Cronan demonstrates a fully integrated, production-derived solution. His presentation covers how Marvel Studios was able to overcome complex workflow challenges by creating effective cross-platform collaboration to streamline production windows using the first know browser-integrated upload software that handled file ingest. The process was integral for scaling asset management for the […]

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After Effects Brainstorm: Keyframe Variations

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In the third of our rescued movies on Brainstorm, I demonstrate a much less common use of Brainstorm: to randomize keyframes. Brainstorm can essentially randomize any property you can select in the Timeline or Effect Controls panels – including values that vary over time. In this movie, I create a swarming-style animation by duplicating a […]

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Edgy Electronic Sound In All-New Toxic Traxx™ Layered Music Release

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Digital Juice®, the highly acclaimed developer of digital content for video and motion graphics artists announced today that it is releasing Toxic Traxx™ Volume 6: Dubstep. The Toxic Traxx™ product line is a unique compilation of layered production music like the music used in Digital Juice product promo videos. Toxic Traxx™ Volume 6: Dubstep features […]

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Bling Digital to Unveil “Post on Demand” Solutions as HPA’s “Post Pit”

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Bling Digital, a pioneering developer of today’s most innovative digital workflows, will discuss the emerging world of “Post On Demand” in a 20-minute technology demonstration as part of NAB 2013’s popular Post Pit series. Bling Digital Chief Technology Officer Chris Parker and Vice President of Creative Services Chris Jacobson will showcase new technologies that are […]

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Fablegirls – A Storytelling Experience in a Traditional World

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Fairytales are one of the first forms of storytelling and they are still very much used to teach kids ethical values. In a technology world where we are always have a screen in front of our eyes (television, computer, tablet, smartphone, etc.) fairytales can be told in many different ways with the opportunity of interaction. […]

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SCRATCH Lab Creates Color Consistency for Dead Man Down

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Colin Farrell stars in Niels Arden Oplev’s DEAD MAN DOWN. Photo credit: John Baer “SCRATCH or SCRATCH Lab on-set can give cinematographers the ability to craft their images quickly and bottle the color at source – so that what they shoot and approve on-set will be there when it goes to DI colour correction.” The […]

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Camp Creative Chooses ProMAX Platform for Shared Storage Solution

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ProMAX, the innovative provider of turnkey editorial, shared storage, and asset management solutions, has announced that Camp Creative has chosen ProMAX Platform as their shared storage solution. Camp Creative, a marketing and experiential event design agency serving clients in the Bay Area and across the U.S., had Platform installed to meet their creative needs in […]

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Buying stock footage with the Pond5 plugin for Premiere Pro CS6

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Back in 2012 the stock footage company Pond5 released a plugin for Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 that allowed from easy search and download of their stock footage right from within Premiere. We talked about this nice new feature back when the plugin came out. I used it several times when working on some stock […]

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Hexolux Unveils the Xum7 revolutionary LED Fresnel Light

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Hexolux will unveil the Xum7, their revolutionary LED Fresnel at NAB 2013. The unique and sporty design of the Xum7 is based on hexagons to function as a modular system packing more light into a seamless configuration.  It can be connected together in teams so you can transform a small source into a large, bright […]

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Transmedia for Children

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USC and Dr. Henry Jenkins have been at the forefront of the academic study of Transmedia.   I have been fortunate to have attended the TRANSMEDIA HOLLYWOOD annual conference that USC presents with UCLA since its inception and am looking forward to this year's TRANSMEDIA, HOLLYWOOD 4 SPREADING CHANGE.  The conference takes place  on Friday, April […]

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