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HDSLRShooter at NAB 2013: Redrock Micro’s One Man Crew

New Motion Device Helps You Raise the Bar Without Raising Your Budget

By Clint Milby | May 25, 2013

NAB 2013 will be remembered as the year of the improvement or refinement of existing products. This is true for many manufacturers but not Redrock Micro.Redrock came out strong at NAB 2013 with a new device that promises to help budget conscious producers raise the bar... Read More

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Canon XA20 and XA25 take key steps towards Beyond AVCHD

I am ecstatic that Canon has taken the first steps towards Beyond AVCHD, and I hope the other cam manufacturers do the same soon

By Allan Tépper | May 24, 2013

Earlier this week I published the Beyond AVCHD Manifesto. Simultaneously, I mentioned that the Canon XA20 and XA25 are the first professional AVCHD video cameras to take serious steps to comply with Beyond AVCHD. In this article, I’ll cover exactly what these two models have... Read More

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Canon answers most of Tépper’s questions about XA20/XA25

Canon answered most of my questions about their new cameras.

By Allan Tépper | May 24, 2013

Recently, I sent a list of questions to Canon’s public relations department about the new XA20 and XA25 cameras. A couple of weeks later, I got answers. Most were excellent news; some were unclear; while some were bad news for the short term, although could possibly improve via... Read More

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Creative Options Abound In Dual Animated Canvases Release

Digital Juice releases Animated Canvases™ Collections 21 and 22 with instant download and boxed DVD product options

By PVC News Staff | May 24, 2013

Digital Juice® has announced it is simultaneously releasing Animated Canvases™ Collection 21: Artistic Horizons and Animated Canvases Collection 22: Incipient Charges, with each available as either an Instant Download or boxed DVD product. Animated Canvases are subtle background... Read More

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Shutterstock Offers Astounding Underwater Footage from Josh Jensen

By PVC News Staff | May 24, 2013

Shutterstock, leading provider of high-quality, royalty-free digital footage, is now offering imagery from Australia-based cameraman Josh Jensen and his company Undersea Productions.

Undersea Productions specializes in filming marine life and underwater habitats. “Our eyes are... Read More

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Roto Brush Parameter Changes

After Effects CC brings some changes to previous Roto Brush parameters

By Chris and Trish Meyer | May 24, 2013

As we mentioned yesterday, the Refine Edge tool is one of the most significant new tools added to After Effects CC (due to be released June 17). Refine Edge is built on top of the Roto Brush took, which was originally introduced in AE CS5. A side effect of this is that some parameter names and ranges associated with Roto Brush are changing in AE CC. The following movie reviews some of those changes:

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Ice Cold Gold editor tweets a ton of Avid tips

It's only 140 characters but you can make some good tips in a small space if you try

By Scott Simmons | May 23, 2013

Twitter is always a good place to chat about film and video post-production. It’s also a great place to pick up tips and tricks. Recently editor David Michael Maurer spent his Twitter day tweeting a slew of Avid Media Composer tips and tricks. It’s often tricky to distil a complex editing tip into 140 characters but Mr. Maurer did a good job. Since not everyone who would like to see some good Avid tips is on Twitter I’ve reposted those here, with permission.

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Using the new Refine Edge Tool in After Effects CC

Keying hair (and more) without a greenscreen

By Chris and Trish Meyer | May 23, 2013

Every time After Effects or any other major tool you use is updated, you go through a decision process of whether or not to buy the upgrade. Adobe has upped the ante this cycle by announcing the end of permanent licenses for most of their software; from now on, their major apps are only available through their Creative Cloud subscription model. We’ve avoided publicly joining the Creative Cloud debate (we happen to actually be subscribers, and we’re very happy - while also realizing it may not work for everyone), but in the meantime, we wanted to share with you more about some of the significant new features in the Creative Cloud version of After Effects so you can be better informed about your upgrade decision when the June 17 release date rolls around.

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Videoguys Insider Update May 2013

It's been a very busy spring for all of us at Videoguys.com

By videoguys.com | May 23, 2013

We had a great NAB show, and we picked up some really exciting new products.  We'll go into that in more detail in this newsletter.

Videoguys offers FREE Pre-Sales Advice & Live Technical Support on 1,000s of Items Available at Videoguys.com... Read More

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Release Your Creativity With All-New Simplexity 6

Digital Juice releases easy-to-use professional template sets for After Effects, Premiere, Motion and Vegas

By PVC News Staff | May 23, 2013

Digital Juice®, the highly acclaimed developer of digital content and professional camera gear and accessories, today announced the release of Simplexity Collection 6, the latest offering in its highly successful line of downloadable projects and templates for Adobe After Effects,... 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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Professional Video Editors Spoke, Autodesk Listened

Improved Functionality, Greater Flexibility and Accelerated Performance Roll Out in Autodesk Smoke 2013 Extension 1 Release

By PVC News Staff | May 22, 2013

Hot off two 'Best in Show' Awards at the 2013 National Association of Broadcasters Convention (NAB) in Las Vegas last month, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) announced Autodesk Smoke 2013 Extension 1 professional video editing software is expected to be available beginning May 29, 2013. As... Read More

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Cantina Creative Gives Iron Man 3 a ‘Heads Up’ with MAXON CINEMA 4D

3D Software Solution Animates CG Graphical Displays That Guide Iron Man’s Vision

By PVC News Staff | May 22, 2013

MAXON, leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today announced that Cantina Creative, the design and visual effects studio located in Culver City, Calif., relied on its popular CINEMA 4D software to generate more than one hundred 2D and 3D... Read More

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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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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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Adorama Introduces the Flashpoint 180 Monolight and Battery Kit

The professional all-in-one lighting kit now available at the special price of $199.95 for a limited time only

By PVC News Staff | May 20, 2013

Adorama, one of the world’s largest photography, imaging, video and electronics retailers, and a leading destination for iPhone photo specialty accessories, is now selling the new Flashpoint 180 Monolight Kit. The Flashpoint 180 Monolight is compact and ideal for on-location shooting.... Read More

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Brainstorm Launches its New Website

By PVC News Staff | May 20, 2013

Brainstorm Multimedia, the leading manufacturer of real-time 3D graphics and virtual set solutions, launches today its new corporate multi-platform website www.brainstorm.es. This new site has been developed to provide the users with a better visual experience and navigation, where information... Read More

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