SpectraCal Inc. announced today a software pattern generator using video playback technologies from AJA Video Systems, Inc. The software package, called VirtualForge, makes professional reference-quality patterns available at a fraction of the cost of standalone hardware pattern generators. “Even though SpectraCal already made the best hardware pattern generators available, their price put them out of […]
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Vin Di Bona, creator and producer of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (AFV), has opened the doors to his world-class collection of premium UGC clips for the first time in its twenty-five year history. Fully curated and meta-tagged for ease of use – Home Video Licensing (HVL) makes this extensive library available for clip licensing across […]
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Digital Juice®, the highly acclaimed developer of digital content and professional camera gear and accessories, today announced the release of Animated Shoulder Sets™ Collection 4. Animated Shoulder Sets are an easy-to-use downloadable collection of templates for Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro and Motion, and Sony Vegas Pro. The Shoulder Sets […]
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This week on MacBreak Studio, I show Steve Martin from Ripple Training several different methods for creating wave animations in Motion. When using Motion to create motion graphics, you can often accomplish a give task using many different approaches. Using an example of a wave animation, I demonstrate how it is possible to create the […]
Grass Valley® has announced EDIUS® 7, the latest version of Grass Valley's nonlinear video editing application. EDIUS is a proven, industry-leading solution for editors working on fast turn production in broadcast news, newsmagazine, and studio program content, as well as professional video editors working on organizational, documentary, and 4K theatrical productions. EDIUS 7 is now […]
When in June 23 I shot the largest Moon of the year I used my Windows Phone 8 to find it. Or one app that shows where Moon and Sun rise and set, every day of the year. The full Moon of June 23, 2013 was the largest Moon of the year. This so-called “Super […]
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Recently, I was in Singapore for the second Transmedia SG, giving a Masterclass on Native & Indie transmedia, & I had the opportunity to connect with two fellow Transmedia Alliance co-founders, Anita Ondine & Marco Sparmberg. Mid-way through his Day One kick-off masterclass, Marco was outlining his process of transmedia development when we had this […]
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By Maya Zuckerman Edited by Juliana Loh Over the years, I have been immersed in numerous talks and discussions centered on the question of “How can we streamline and simplify the concept of transmedia so that it is easy to understand?” My response to that question is: YOU CAN’T – how can you simplify a concept […]
In 1953, color television became a reality in the US. At the time, the cameras weighed over 300 pounds and were referred to as “coffins” because they were so huge. Today, the average smart phone takes better pictures and you can hold it in the palm of your hand. You’d think with that kind of […]
