Sunday, April 29, 2007 Filed in:
Video
| Education
The NAB
Podcasting Summit was a success! We had a
ton of great folks come out to fins out more
about podcasting. One of the shows, Viral
interviewed me about the conference (I was
the Program Manager for the conference as
well as a speaker). Their show is all about
the folks making Internet TV... think of it
as an insider's perspective on the whole
'podcasting thing.'
Check out what you missed (plus watch some of the
other episodes too). Take a look at Episode 19
for more on NAB.
Website – http://www.veoh.com/channels/viral
iTunes – http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=210822188&s=143441&i=15723852
Sunday, April 29, 2007 Filed in:
Apple
| Video
Okay... I'll
admit that the words "pro video codec" and
"white paper" won’t elicit excitement
in many of you. But Apple has released
details about this new format for video.
What is exciting is that you get better
quality at smaller files sizes (in plain
English things look better and cost less to
store on drives). So... maybe you can do
something else like skydive to add
excitement into the mix.
For those who want the tech-know-how....
check out the white
paper. It’s only
11 pages and is filled with great info for
video pros who need to create video or motion
graphics for mac-based systems.
Thursday, April 26, 2007 Filed in:
Apple
| Training
Products
I
just finished a new training title on Final Cut
Express. It's called Final Cut Express HD 3.5
Essential Training (but it will work for just
about any version of the application). It is
priced at $99, or you can view
it as a member of the lynda.com online
library.
Here's the official blurb:
Instructor
Richard Harrington covers each detail of using
Final Cut Express HD 3.5 to effectively edit,
organize, and publish digital video and audio
files for DVDs, web-based projects, and iPod
productions. From understanding the finer points
of the workspace to using the tools to their full
potential, Final Cut
Express HD 3.5 Essential Training
teaches the
complete process, using hands-on examples.
Exercise files accompany this
tutorial.
Duration: 6 hours
On 1 DVD
I hope you enjoy!
Tuesday, April 24, 2007 Filed in:
Apple
We’ve always wished
that we were incredible illustrators. Alas
the whole hand-eye coordination thing never
really worked out. However, we have a nice,
happy medium.
- Choose a clip
you’d like to effect.
- Choose
Effects > Video Filters > Stylize >
Line Art. Whoa! Isn’t that cool? Your
footage has instantly been transformed into a
moving illustration!
- Load the clip
into the Viewer and click on the Filters tab.
Here you can adjust paper color and opacity,
and ink color.
- You can also
control threshold and smoothness to adjust what
is included as a line and the blend between the
lines and the paper.
- Use the Mix
control to blend in your original
image.
Like this
tip? It comes from the book
Final Cut Studio On the
Spot from Focal
Press.
Thursday, April 05, 2007 Filed in:
Adobe
Slew of new features--and cross-platform
functionality--added for post and rich media pros
It
was an exciting afternoon on March 27 when Adobe
announced updates to virtually its entire product
line-tying together seven applications into a new
version of its Creative Suite software for
streamlined, video-intensive workflow. Adobe's
Creative Suite 3 Production Premium bundle will
be cross-platform when it debuts in the third
quarter of 2007 (that is, between July 1 and
Sept. 30).
Targeting both postproduction and rich media (aka
multimedia) professionals, the bundle includes
After Effects CS3 Professional, Premiere Pro CS3,
Encore CS3, Photoshop CS3 Extended, Illustrator
CS3, Flash CS3 Professional, and Soundbooth CS3.
For Windows users, the bundle also includes
OnLocation CS3, formerly Serious Magic DV Rack,
and Ultra CS3 software for chroma keying, also a
former Serious Magic app. (Mac users can run
these two apps under Boot Camp.)
Read the full article at DV.com.
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