StorageDNA Announces DNA Evolution for Mac®-based Systems

StorageDNA, Inc., a leader in intelligent storage and archiving workflow solutions for media professionals, today announced the availability of DNA Evolution Mac®-based server and Thunderbolt™ systems (M Series). Media and entertainment professionals who prefer the Mac ecosystem now have access to the advanced features and benefits of the company’s revolutionary Linear Tape-Open (LTO) with Linear […]

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Get Started Fast with Avid for Final Cut Pro 7 Editors : Lesson 2

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If you've just made the switch from FCP7 to Media Composer 7, than the second lesson in this five part tutorial series will help you make the transition as smooth as possible! In the second of our Get Started Fast with Avid for Final Cut Pro 7 tutorials, I’ll highlight key differences between FCP7 and […]

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The Ultimate Final Cut Pro X System

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Are you thinking of upgrading your editing hardware? Considering the new Mac Pro? This week on MacBreak Studio, Steve Martin and Mark Spencer from Ripple Training kick off a 4-part series exploring the ultimate 4K Final Cut Pro X editing system built around the Mac Pro. In this first episode, we describe and assemble […]

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HP Sundance House hosts Dustin Grella and his unique chalkboard animations

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The Sundance Film Festival is a haven for independent artists, each showcasing their one-of-a-kind voice. Dustin Grella is one such artist, invited to the Sundance Film Festival by HP, a sponsor of the festival. Grella is best known for his Animation Hotline videos, which combine audio recordings with chalkboard animation to create interesting, human works […]

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Get Started Fast with Avid for Final Cut Pro 7 Editors : Lesson 1

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If you've just made the switch from FCP7 to Media Composer 7, than this five part tutorial series will help you make the transition as smooth as possible! In the first of our Get Started Fast with Avid for Final Cut Pro 7 tutorials, I’ll take you through the basics of moving your project from […]

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Get Started Fast with Avid Media Composer 7: Lesson 5

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If you've been thinking that Media Composer is a little to daunting to get started with, than the last part of this five part series will get you up and running lightning quick! In the last lesson in our five part look at how to “Get Started Fast with Avid Media Composer 7”, we take […]

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Screen Replacement in After Effects

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Although we’re primarily motion graphics artists, After Effects has an ever-growing number of tools that makes what used to be considered visual effects (VFX) jobs easier for folks like us to perform. Adobe has been making great strides to automate large portions of these tasks, but the reality is that you still need to know […]

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Music To Edit By (In the Background, Not the Timeline)

Do you like to listen to music while working post-production? I very often do depending on the task at hand. Certain parts of post-production lend themselves well to music: color grading, logging and marking b-roll, stringing out a paper edit just to name a few. I was doing some of that recently and asked the […]

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KinoGrip Wooden Camera Grips

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Wood handgrips have come back in to vogue lately. There's something lovely about a warm wooden grip when operating a handheld camera. It feels amazing, and it looks damn fine. There are several folks making wood grips these days, a lot of designs are similar to the look of the classic Aaton wooden grip. One […]

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