Let’s Edit with Media Composer – Dailies Workflows Part 1 – Working with Dailies from Assimilate Scratch

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This tutorial, and the next bunch after it came from a very simple place.  Someone posted on the Avid Editors of Facebook page about not understanding the proper workflow when dealing with dailies that were given to her from another editing application.  In this lesson, and the next few lessons after it, I want to […]

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Art of the Cut Podcast Eps. 20 (w/ “Motherless Brooklyn” Editor Joe Klotz, ACE)

Art of the Cut Podcast Eps. 20 (w/ “Motherless Brooklyn” Editor Joe Klotz, ACE) 1

The Art of the Cut podcast brings the fantastic conversations that Steve Hullfish has with world renowned editors into your car, living room, editing suite and beyond. In each episode, Steve talks with editors ranging from emerging stars to Oscar and Emmy winners. Hear from the top editors of today about their careers, editing workflows […]

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ART OF THE CUT with Oscar nominee Joe Klotz, ACE, on editing “Motherless Brooklyn”

ART OF THE CUT with Oscar nominee Joe Klotz, ACE, on editing "Motherless Brooklyn" 2

Joe Klotz, ACE has had a feature film and TV career that has spanned more than two decades. He was nominated for a 2010 Oscar for his editing of the film, Precious. His other work includes, Shelter Island, Rabbit Hole, The Paperboy, Lee Daniels’ The Butler, and Yellow Birds, among others. Today our discussion centers […]

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Day 1 from Adobe MAX 2019

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Last year, I was invited to attend Adobe MAX and to say I was overwhelmed would be an understatement. You expect a conference and get a summer camp. As someone tasked with summarizing the event it becomes incredibly difficult to do everything available, as there are at least 3 talks going on at any given […]

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Stop Motion Module: edelkrone’s new control for stop motion animation

Stop Motion Module: edelkrone’s new control for animation

If you’re into animation and Dragonframe is the software used, edelkrone has a new accessory to make stop motion animation easier: the Stop Motion Module for the company’s HeadPLUS or HeadPLUS PRO. The new accessory announced by edelkrone takes animation to a whole new level. In fact, as the company says, “even without Stop Motion […]

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Minnesota House of Representatives streams to YouTube with AJA HELO

Minnesota House of Representatives streams meetings to YouTube with AJA HELO

As content traditionally reserved for public TV or meeting rooms is now increasingly being live streamed, the Minnesota House of Representatives is using AJA’s HELO to stream meeting content to YouTube. When the House Public Information Services, a non-partisan office of the Minnesota House of Representatives, decided to broadcast select meetings live, not only on […]

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MSE Rock n’ Roller Wheel Sets: let the rollers do the heavy work

Rock n’ Roller Wheel Sets: let the rollers do the work

Compatible with Matthews Combo Stands or any stand with a 1” square tube leg, the new Rock n’ Rollers quickly simply slip on, ready to smoothly roll over anything from rocks, to power cables. Known for smart solutions that ease life on set, Matthews Studio Equipment has a new product to show: the Rock n’ […]

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Transcriptive 2.0 takes transcription in Premiere Pro to the next level

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I’ve been a big fan of Digital Anarchy’s Transcriptive tool for transcription and working with text inside of Adobe Premiere Pro since the beginning. I did an extensive review of Transcriptive when it was released and while I loved the tool it was worth noting that it was mostly a sequence-based tool when it came to using […]

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After Effects & Performance. Part 2: What After Effects actually does

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When discussing the history of After Effects and performance, there’s one single, critical, all encompassing factor that we have to begin with: what After Effects actually does.  Perhaps more significantly: what After Effects was designed to do. In part two of this series, we’re looking at two main points.  The first is to establish the […]

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