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The Adobe CC apps go live. Some people are still angry I’m sure but it’s time to move on

The CC tools are great but there's other options out there as well

By Scott Simmons | June 17, 2013

Last night the Adobe Creative Cloud apps went live. They are there, ready to download right after you sign up for the new monthly Creative Cloud membership. Adobe’s new licensing model has been causing quite a stir. Some folks love it, some folks hate it. There’s no doubt that this debate will probably be rekindled anew with the actual release of the CC apps. This new licensing model isn’t perfect but it’s here and it’s sitting in front of some great video tools. So it’s time to either accept it or move on to something else. You’ve got choices for most everything.

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Premiere Pro News Notes #03

Creative Cloud and the Mac Pro preview, color, scaling, codecs, audio, and more.

By Rich Young | June 15, 2013

A series of as-they-come notes on news of assorted Premiere Pro tutorials, tips, and related tools continues.

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The Zwarchives - Oldies but goodies

After Effects video tutorials from 2009 - 2012

By ChrisZwar | June 16, 2013

Welcome to After Effects Anecdotes, the new home for all of my presentations for the ProVideo Coalition.

As an After Effects specialist with over 15 years of industry experience, I aim to produce video tutorials that look at all aspects of production and include insights into areas such as... Read More

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Connect PCIe cards to slotless Macs via Thunderbolt? Yes!

Sonnet’s expansion chassis let you connect your PCIe cards to your slotless Mac.

By Allan Tépper | June 16, 2013

Many video professionals have unjustifiably disqualified slotless Macs because they incorrectly believed that there was no way to use their PCIe cards. They didn’t know that there is indeed a supported way to connect networking, pro video, and storage PCIe cards via Thunderbolt.... Read More

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Encore CS6 & Creative Cloud

Installing and using Encore DVD

By Rich Young | June 18, 2013

Abode Encore reached its end-of-life with CS6, but you can still install it with Creative Cloud, though with a few extra steps.

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Animating Layered Graphics in Final Cut Pro X

This week on MacBreak Studio

By Mark Spencer | June 18, 2013

This week on MacBreak Studio, Steve Martin from Ripple Training shows us a cool trick for animating layered Photoshop files in Final Cut Pro X.

While you may know how to use the Ken Burns effect on an image, did you know it also can be applied to individual layers of a... Read More

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New Adobe Creative Cloud Applications Now Available

Significant upgrades to Adobe Premiere Pro CC and other pro video tools

By Eric Philpott | June 17, 2013

The wait is over: the new Creative Cloud applications are now available. Creative Cloud members can download all the latest Creative Cloud video tools including After Effects CC, Adobe Audition CC, Adobe Prelude CC, Adobe Premiere Pro CC, SpeedGrade CC, and Adobe Story CC Plus. Creative Cloud... Read More

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Cage Your GoPro Hero

Redrock Micro Demonstrates Revolutionary Protection: The Cobalt Cage

By Clint Milby | June 17, 2013

Making appearances in everything from, web video, television and even motion pictures, GoPro cameras have become a permanent fixture in the digital filmmaking landscape.  No one can deny GoPro's ability to deliver incredible shots that would be in many cases impossible to... Read More

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After Effects - Leftover Plugins (part 2)

13 plugins and effects you probably forgot you had

By ChrisZwar | June 17, 2013

In amongst the 400+ plugins that come with a native installation of After Effects are a few rough gems.  These are plugins that are useful and valueable tools but are too often neglected, or forgotten completely.

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After Effects - Leftover Plugins (part 1)

13 plugins and effects you probably forgot you had

By ChrisZwar | June 17, 2013

Have you ever checked to see how many plugins you've got?  You might be surprised to know it's almost certainly well over 400, and it only takes a few purchases to clock up the 500 mark.

While some plugins get used every day, others sit in the dark, dusty corners of your... Read More

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Looking for a Camera Operator for a 3 Day Shoot in Southern California

By Jeremiah Karpowicz | June 16, 2013

ProVideo Coalition is a place where you can find the latest news and analysis from almost every corner of the industry, but we also want to provide our audience with features and opportunities they cannot find anywhere else. With that in mind below are some details around an exclusive job... Read More

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UPDATE - Free Webcast: The Anatomy of a 4K Feature

Join us on June 27th at 11:00am PDT for this free webcast

By PVC News Staff | June 16, 2013

6/16/13 UPDATE: Speaker Details Added

4K is on the tip of everyone's tongue…but just how feasible is it today? Join us for a re-broadcast of a "How we make movies" event from RED Studios, Hollywood. Recorded in front of a live audience, Director Jeremy... Read More

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Is Apple paying Vimeo to stifle the Android video experience?

Embedded Vimeo videos have ceased to work with Android, while similar services still work fine on all platforms.

By Allan Tépper | June 15, 2013

Many ProVideo Coalition readers have noted that before today, I have published at least five articles about Vimeo, Vimeo Plus, and Vimeo Pro. Most of those articles have been very positive, with few constructive criticisms and recommended workarounds. However, starting in March 2013,... Read More

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After Effects ExtendScript Training: Ep. 11

ExtendScript Script Writing Training

By David Torno | June 14, 2013

Welcome to episode 11 of the After Effects ExtendScript Training series. This week we are finally building a GUI (Graphic User Interface). I will show you how to create nearly every, if not every, GUI element ExtendScript offers. So if you were looking to create a floating window... Read More

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MacBook Air (2013): what Apple improved, and what Apple neglected to include

Several improvements in the MacBook Air (2013) are welcome, while others are still missing.

By Allan Tépper | June 13, 2013

This week, Apple announced the revised MacBook Air (2013) models. Like before, the new MacBook Air models are available in both 11“ and 13” models. Ahead is my executive summary of the improvements that Apple added, what Apple neglected to include (but should have),... Read More

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Adobe Audition Has Its Day in Court

Q & A with Audio Forensic Expert Edward Primeau

By Eric Philpott | June 12, 2013

As an audio forensic expert, Michigan-based Ed Primeau has analyzed thousands of audio and video recordings for both the prosecution and the defense for criminal and civil cases in Federal, State and local courts. In his work, he enhances and clarifies, restores, identifies and then testifies... Read More

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Review: SliceX powered by mocha is a must have for FCPX

Now if only we could get this tool in Adobe Premiere Pro

By Scott Simmons | June 12, 2013

When it comes to quality motion tracking it’s hard to beat Imagineer Systems and what they have with their mocha technology. When it comes to masking tools inside of Final Cut Pro X it’s hard to beat what CoreMelt has come up with in their SliceX masking tool. Combine that masking of SliceX and the tracking of mocha and you’ve got a very must-have tool for FCPX in the recently released, $149 SliceX powered by mocha.

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2013 Sundance Institute Directors Lab:  June 1, 2013 – June 11, 2013

By Sony Staff | June 11, 2013

Production (Camera) Blog 4 By: Jason Ball  –  Camera Assistant

After our first week of shooting at the Sundance Institute Directors Lab, we are extremely excited about the range of versatility the Sony F55 has brought to our productions.  Our quick turn around of... Read More

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PPC at Cine Gear 2013: GoPro Video

By Vince Gonzales (Via PPC - Pro Photo Coalition) | June 11, 2013

David Newman, Senior Director, Software Engineering for GoPro, talks to me about the company's new Hero 3.

PPC at Cine Gear 2013: GoPro Video from Createasphere on Vimeo.

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Creating a Spirograph Effect in Motion

This week on MacBreak Studio

By Mark Spencer | June 11, 2013

This week on MacBreak Studio, I talk with Steve Martin from Ripple Training about how to recreate the Spirograph (tm) effect in Motion.

For those of us old enough to remember, Spirograph was a drawing kit consisting of transparent gears with holes. You would place a gear... Read More

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