Rating and Filtering in Final Cut Pro X

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Guest Bill Davis takes us back to the basics this week. One of the foundational building blocks for working in Final Cut Pro X is a firm grasp of  rating and filtering clips. This process utilizes Final Cut’s underlying database model and its ability to leverage metadata through the editorial process. In this week’s episode […]

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Top 5 Reasons to Advertise with PVC

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Custom Fit Opportunities  We value a close relationship with our advertisers. Meaning:  we want to work with you to create a program tailored directly for your company’s individual needs. Regardless of your budget, or resources we customize a program that will expose your brand to the thousands of professional film, video, broadcast and entertainment […]

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Cineform in Creative Cloud: render quality settings + more

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GoPro Cineform, aka the SMPTE ST 2073 VC-5 video compression standard, is a cross platform codec that in Creative Cloud piggybacks onto QuickTime (warts and all). The codec is available in Adobe video apps in CC 2014.1, and plays system-wide if you download the free player or free GoPro Studio app. GoPro Cineform is a […]

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HitFilm 3 Pro for free if you own HitFilm Plug-ins

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FXHOME has announced HitFilm 3 Pro, now available for pre-order for release in late November 2014 for just $299. Hitfilm, available for Mac and Windows, supports modern filmmaking workflows that require you to be an editor, VFX artist, and colorist at the same time. Using contextual workspaces, HitFilm combines editing tools, 3D compositing, 3D object […]

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Adobe Anywhere for video 2014.1

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Adobe Anywhere for video is an enterprise-only solution that serves collaboration and remote workflows with version tracking and project sharing for broadcasters and large facilities using Creative Cloud. This workflow lets you edit real-time without dropping a frame via fast WiFi on a Premiere Pro 4K timeline using original 5K .r3d files from remote server on a […]

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Phedon Papamichael Gives Filmmakers the Practical Advice They Don’t Get in Film School

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Janusz Kaminski, Phedon Papamichael, ASC and Wally Pfister, ASC are a group of cinematographers that need no introduction.  Their personal histories stretch back over 25 years in the entertainment industry, and they’ve come together to create Advanced Filmmaking in order to address questions that aren’t answered in film school. It’s designed to give viewers an […]

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MOX and Open-Source Video

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Earlier this week Brendan Bolles launched an Indiegogo campaign to support a six month development effort that would result in a new open-source video format called MOX. I had the opportunity to interview Brendan about the project, and the full transcript of the interview follows. MOX is intended to be a moving image format that […]

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Using Reward-based Crowdfunding to Build Exposure: The Results

Near the start of our reward-based crowdfunding campaign I wrote a piece for PVC outlining the ‘partnership approach’ we were taking to build exposure so that we could reach the desired ‘tipping point’ – that point where a key multiplier (popular press outlet or respected figure) might link to our campaign. Our Addison’s Tales campaign […]

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Lookout Movi You’re Not the Only Kid In Town

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For the last two years the largest innovation in camera support and movement has to be the motorized gimbal. These devices have taken the filmmaking and video industry by storm. It’s hard to find one industry blog or magazine who isn’t talking about these devices. From handheld support to aerial cinematography, needless to say, these […]

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