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What’s In a Name?

On the differences among grading controls and operational ordering

By Alexis Van Hurkman | May 20, 2013

In this week's somewhat detail-oriented "Answers Occasionally Given," I start out tackling the differences among color and contrast controls with similar names; in particular, the difference between Lift, Shadow, and Offset controls. Then, I move on to a reader's question about the best stage of a multi-operation color adjustment in which to adjust Luma. It's GRIPPING, I tell you…

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Sony NX30: currently best in its class, yet improvable

The NX30 beats its bigger sister the NX70 in a few areas, but is yet to be upgraded to Beyond AVCHD.

By Allan Tépper | May 20, 2013

Thanks to Miami dealer and rental house Midtown Video and later to PRODU.com, I had a brief opportunity to test the Sony NX30, the NXCAM camcorder I’ve come to call the “little sister” of the NX70, which I covered in detail last year. Officially called the HXR-NX30... Read More

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Beyond AVCHD: a proposed new standard for AVCHD cam manufacturers

Herein you’ll find the Beyond AVCHD Manifesto.

By Allan Tépper | May 20, 2013

Back in November 2011, I published an Open Letter to professional AVCHD camera manufacturers. In that Open Letter, I clarified what I liked about the then current offering of pro AVCHD cameras;pointed out details I found inappropriate especially for pro users; and made requests. Now I am going... Read More

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Whip (swish) pans in After Effects & Premiere

Some tools and tutorials

By Rich Young | May 22, 2013

A whip or swish pan describes the motion of a fast camera move, as in following a passing train or spaceship. Because of motion blur, it's most often used to smooth transitions between abrupt cuts of shots or scenes. While this is often done in post, Adobe doesn't include dedicated tools for this effect, so here are some 3rd-party filters and tutorials you can use to construct whip pan transitions in After Effects and Premiere Pro.

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I miss digitizing footage from video tape

In today's way-too-much-footage file-based world that realtime capture feels like an old school luxury

By Scott Simmons | May 21, 2013

Ok, I’m going to just come right out an admit it … I miss digitizing. For those young ‘uns unfamiliar with the term that would be the process of actually having to take a video tape and capture that into the computer for editing. Some folks call it ingest, others do use the term capture but I’ve always referred to it as digitizing. I used to hate it but now I miss it. Sometimes I miss it a lot. Is that crazy?

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FCP X, Photoshop, and RAW

On this week's MacBreak Studio

By Mark Spencer | May 21, 2013

This week on MacBreak Studio, Steve Martin from Ripple Training gives us some tips on working with RAW images in Final Cut Pro X.

We've talked about RED RAW workflow in an earlier episode of MacBreak Studio - how you can work with these RAW video files natively in FCP X,... Read More

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HDSLRShooter at NAB 2013: Carl Zeiss Compact Zoom 28-80

Lightweight Zoom Lenses Feature Interchangeable Mount System

By Clint Milby | May 20, 2013

When you're considering what to invest your money into in regards to camera equipment what comes to mind?  Some may say the camera body, but with technology changing moment to moment the body is  one of the most disposable pieces of a camera rig.  At best you may be... Read More

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Premiere Pro News Notes #02

Creative Cloud, the Timeline, aspect ratios, Encore DVD, color, and more

By Rich Young | May 20, 2013

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

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After Effects ExtendScript Training: Ep. 7

ExtendScript Script Writing Training

By David Torno | May 18, 2013

Welcome to episode 7 of the After Effects ExtendScript Training series. This week we will be creating new comps and folders as well as creating Nulls, Solids and Text layers.

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Review: CamRanger Wireless DSLR Remote Tether for iPad

By Tony Donaldson (Via PPC - Pro Photo Coalition) | May 15, 2013

The CamRanger is a small, white, wireless controller for your camera. It attaches to your Canon or Nikon DSLR (Full list available at http://www.camranger.com/supported-cameras/) via USB cable. From there, download the CamRanger app to your iPhone, Tablet or Mac.

It allows you to... Read More

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NAB 2013: Manfrotto 500 Series Tripod Head & Fluid Monopod

Light weight 500 Series Head With Tripod/Monopod Options Perfect HDSLR Production

By Clint Milby | May 14, 2013

The last of their 'Bridging Technology' series, Manfrotto's new lightweight fluid video tripod head was released during NAB 2013. The new 500 tripod heads will come with four different tripods, two carbon fiber and two aluminum, and is able to hold up to 11... Read More

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NAB 2013: Atomos Ninja-2 Price Drop & DSLR Support

HDMI Field Recorder Now Compatible with 5D Mark III

By Clint Milby | May 14, 2013

After discovering Atomos back in January of 2013 at the San Francisco Supermeet, I was intrigued by the Ninja-2 especially when I realized a pending firmware update for the 5D Mark III would make it compatible with the Ninja-2.  

This portable field recorder and... Read More

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Archiving Final Cut Pro X Projects and Media

This Week on MacBreak Studio

By Mark Spencer | May 14, 2013

This week on MacBreak Studio, Steve Martin from Ripple Training talks about archiving your projects in Final Cut Pro X.

Once you've delivered your edit to your client, they've approved it and you've been paid, how do you go about saving that project and storing it... Read More

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NAB 2013: Canon XA20 & XA25 Camcorder

New Entry Level Pro Camcorders Boast AVCHD, XLR Audio Inputs, a SDI Option, and iphone Integration

By Clint Milby | May 13, 2013

Canon released to new entry level pro camcorders at NAB 2013, the XA20 and XA25. 

The XA20/XA25 both posses a "...new high-sensitivity 2.91-megapixel 1/2.84-inch HD CMOS image sensor and the new Canon DIGIC DV 4 image processor",... Read More

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Videoguys’ Guide to Adobe Creative Cloud for teams

NEW LOW PRICE! Adobe Creative Cloud for Teams just $479/ year for the world's best suite of content creation tools!!

By videoguys.com | May 13, 2013

The Videoguys realize that subscribing annually to your software is a new concept for many of our customers. Our sales team is here to help you fully understand the advantages of the Creative Cloud and what extra features and benefits Creative Cloud for Teams gives you and your organization. We... Read More

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UPDATE: Improve the Efficiency of Your Workflow When Switching to Adobe Premiere Pro

Join us on May 29th at 11:00am PDT for this free webcast

By PVC News Staff | May 13, 2013

UPDATE: 5/13/13 - Sebastian Distefano from Adobe, Scott Hamilton from Dell will be speaking on the webcast.

If you are considering or have already switched to Adobe Premiere Pro for your video editing, then you may want to take advantage of new hardware technologies to improve the... Read More

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Pro Video Coalition welcomes Alexis Van Hurkman with his new question and answer column

Answers Occasionally Given is open and fielding questions

By Scott Simmons | May 12, 2013

Pro Video Coalition is proud to welcome renowned colorist and author Alexis Van Hurkman to the community with the launch of his brand new column Answers Occasionally Given. This channel will be a departure from many of the other channels on PVC as Alexis will take questions from... Read More

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After Effects ExtendScript Training: Ep. 6

ExtendScript Script Writing Training

By David Torno | May 12, 2013

Welcome to episode 6 of the After Effects ExtendScript Training series. This week we will be learning to collect data from multiple assets into an Array() via a loop. We are also going to learn how to set various values of comps, layers and properties via ExtendScript.

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OS X: Fixing AVCHD media to avoid the dreaded “CANNOT OPEN”

OS X is too picky for its own good with AVCHD media names. Here's how to fix things.

By Adam Wilt | May 10, 2013

If you’re using OS X and you copy AVCHD media folders to a NAS (network-attached storage) or a case-sensitive disk, you may run into problems: opening the media in 10.8’s Finder gives you “CANNOT OPEN” instead of a clip browser, FCP X can’t see the clips, and so... Read More

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Two Questions About Video Scopes

Ruminating on the Differences Between Visual and Graphical Analysis

By Alexis Van Hurkman | May 09, 2013

In this inaugural post of my new question-and-answer column, I tackle two kickoff queries about video scopes from colleague Scott Simmons, who thoughtfully saved me from having to come up with something on my own. If you have a question about color grading, postproduction workflow, or any interesting intersection of production and post, send it my way at ahurkman@procoalitions.com. I'll answer via this column as time permits.

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