Adobe CS4 Press Release Goodness

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sept. 23, 2008 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 product family, a milestone release of the industry-leading design and development software for virtually every creative workflow. Delivering radical workflow breakthroughs that bring down the walls between designers and developers — and packed with hundreds of feature innovations—the new Creative Suite 4 product line advances the creative process across print, Web, mobile, interactive, film and video production. With new levels of integration and expressiveness for Flash technology across the entire product line, Adobe’s biggest software release to date includes Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design editions, Creative Suite 4 Web editions, Creative Suite 4 Production Premium, Creative Suite 4 Master Collection, as well as 13 point products, 14 integrated technologies and seven services.

Woah!  Red Scarlet No More!

That’s right, with the introduction of cameras such as the new Canon 5D Mark II shooting HD (trying to order one for myself!), Jim Jannard, Red president, says the Scarlet 3K camera is all different because the “market has changed”.

Given that Jim had also announced earlier in the month that RED was working on a DSLR that would be able to shoot video.  Pretty interesting.  Buy the Canon 5D Mark II now (released Novemeber) or wait longer for the RED...Interesting times people.

FRESHDV Joins ProVideo Coalition

We are very proud to have two more great writers added to the ProVideo Coalition, Matthew Jeppsen and Kendal Miller of FRESHDV.com.  You can catch all their material here.

Want To Save 5% Off Your Next Purchase?

Most websites use affiliate programs to generate revenue.  While we’re certainly not against a few greenbacks, we thought we’d say thank you to those who have simply registered for ProVideo Coalition.  By registering, you’ll receive a coupon code good for 5% off your purchase at VideoGuys.com. 

All we ask is that you help spread the word.  Register for ProVideo Coalition, catch up on the latest news, reviews and tutorials, and save 5%.

Cheers and thanks from the PVC staff.

The Olympics

I was lucky enough to have attended the first week of the Beijing Olympics and all I can say is WOW!

From an attendee perspective and seeing my first Olympic Games in person, to a traveler and visiting China for the first time, to a video production geek spending way too much time watching how the Olympics was being covered by the world...the experience was one of a lifetime for me.

Bruce Johnson wrote about the job he’d like to have at the Olympics, and I’d like to add that I would have been happy with almost any job. 

I really enjoyed being able to see the array of camera positions throughout each of the events I was able to attend.  Having been a camera operator for Pro Football among other things, the Olympics would have been a dream job.  Every shot a potential shot of a lifetime!  I have great admiration for many of the camera guys as positions required fast movement, constant attention, and of course they were live for all the world to see.  Some of the camera positions, like Bruce mentioned, were fantastic.  Swimming comes to mind with the under water cameras, the water level boom camera, overhead cameras and more.

My wife and I stayed at the NBC hotel (Crown Plaza) across from the Birds Nest, and were able to rub elbows with the producers, directors, on-air talent and more for breakfast and late night drinks.  I have to tip my hat to the entire NBC crew for doing a fantastic job presenting the Olympics in myriad of channels and online alternatives.  Moreover, the friendliness of everyone we met both within NBC and in China in particular was a welcomed treat. 

Now that I am home in the US and watching the rest of the Games from afar, I have a deeper appreciation for the location, the people, and fantastic show.

Do I Look Fat in this Redesign?

We’re pretty confident this new look for ProVideo Coalition is slimming, but we have to ask.

IE users will experience an issue with Quickmenu for a few days.  Sorry for the trouble.

Scott

Please Pardon Our Appearance

...and about time really!

We’ve been working on a redesign for some time, and waiting to get rid of that silly logo and “beta” sign. 

This weekend, we’ll start the process of a ground-up redesign.  While we could have made a duplicate site and flipped a switch - we’ve instead decided do this in pieces to get the design up faster.  So as you peruse the different sites on ProVideo Coalition, you may encounter the new design, or the old, or even a dead link (though we’re hoping against that), for the next couple of days.

So, please forgive the temporary design trauma, and pardon our temporary link goofiness. 

Feel free to drop us a line with comments. sgentry (at) provideocoalition.com

Workflow for your Business

Within this industry, there is a lot written about, misunderstood, and confusing information on workflow.  Let’s get this straight from the start, I’m not about to fix any of that.  I’m going to talk a little bit about business workflow.  You know, what actually keeps your business alive. 

In the past I’ve mentioned such tools as ReQall, Tripit, and others.  Today I’m going to offer a few more tools that are really helping me. 

First up is Jott.  You may already be using Jott, if not, sign up today.  It’s a competitor to ReQall, but with a lot more to offer.  What Jott has done, is partnered with a ton more other sites and technologies to make their service really valuable to my daily workflow. 

Here’s how it works…

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