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Avid Hidden Gems - Part 1

Steve Hullfish | 09/04- 07:38 AM

Tips for Avid Editors

One of the most useful things I ever did as I began to master the Avid user interface was – I know this will be hard to believe – read the manual. Actually I read EVERY word of EVERY manual. The folks at the Avid Technical Publications department can confirm this, because I sent them many pages of corrections for which they sent me an actual one-of-a-kind “Deputy Tech Pubs” badge. Geeky? Yes. Should YOU actually read the… more »

The Art of the Opening Title

Chris Meyer | 09/05- 11:26 AM

A wonderful website dedicated to commentary on opening title design.

One of our favorite motion graphics design jobs is creating the opening title sequence for movies and television shows (a few of the projects we’ve worked on can be seen here). Title design is a place where typography and animation meet to both convey a story and set a mood.

I’ve recently stumbled across a lovely web site called Art… more »

Too Much Data!

Art Adams | 09/05- 02:07 PM

In a world where tape is disappearing, how do I inexpensively backup all my data shoots?

I’m going into a RED shoot this weekend and I’ve realized my hard drives are full. Now what?

09-23-08 = CS4?

Chris Meyer | 09/03- 12:30 PM

Adobe’s teasing us…

Users on Adobe mailing lists have been getting a tease: “September 23, 2008, is a big day at Adobe. Join us at 9 A.M. Eastern and Pacific time for a special online event. Register today.” If you follow the link, you’re taken to a form that invites you to “Be one of the first to see Adobe Creative Suite 4 in a special web broadcast on 23rd of September,… more »

No Jacket Required

steve martin | 09/03- 12:49 PM

Using Jacket Pictures in DVD Studio Pro 4

Jacket pictures are images your DVD player throws on the screen whenever you stop video playback. Jacket pictures are a way of branding your dvd with a company logo, graphic, or a picture of the dvd box itself (or jacket image).

Keep in mind that some DVD player manufacturers support this feature and some do not. The ones that don’t, generally use their own jacket picture when the DVD is stopped. My feeling… more »

“First Cuts”… Are We Ready For Another Paradigm Shift?

Terence Curren | 09/03- 06:56 PM

Can the job of creating a story via editing be automated, or would that just prove the infinite monkey theorem?

Imagine having the first cut of your story done for you in less than a minute… by a computer! That is what First Cuts claims to do. Wait a minute, before you discount this concept I have to tell you, it appears to work.

When I first saw a rough version of this software a few years ago, I thought someone was smoking crack. Then it finally shipped this week, and Philip Hodgetts and Dr. Gregory Clarke of Serendipity software have been vindicated. Now they have a bigger problem to face. Public shunning.