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CATEGORY: Plug-ins and Effects |
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Sapphire Edge empowers Final Cut Pro X editors to efficiently apply cutting-edge visual effects in a streamlined editorial experience without compromising the quality of the final result
Breaking News
- Posted 02 Feb 2012
Broadcast monitoring in Final Cut Pro 10.0.3 allows video output to external monitors and other equipment using the SDI, HDMI or analog video outputs from Blackmagic Design video hardware.
Breaking News
- Posted 02 Feb 2012
Jan Ozer | When you compress video for the web, the video can darken and colors can become muted. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to correct color and adjust brightness and color saturation with Adobe Premiere Pro's Fast Color Corrector. If you're a Final Cut Pro 7 user, I'll also show you that Premiere Pro's tools work very similarly to those that you're used to and should be much easier to learn than those used in Final Cut Pro X.
Feature
- Posted 02 Feb 2012
By
Jan Ozer
Available today as a free update from the Mac App Store, Final Cut Pro X v10.0.3 also includes a beta of broadcast monitoring that supports Thunderbolt devices as well as PCIe cards.
Breaking News
- Posted 31 Jan 2012
Levels and Curves Filter Pack allows users to color grade in film-log space
Breaking News
- Posted 25 Jan 2012
RE:Map is "ultimate kit of mapping and distortion tools"
Breaking News
- Posted 09 Jan 2012
Automatic A/V Sync tool popular with DSLR shooters now supports latest Apple NLE
Breaking News
- Posted 03 Jan 2012
New features include new light-blend modes, custom fall-off curves, Collada support, and accelerated render times
Breaking News
- Posted 03 Jan 2012
Chris Randall | If you're in the market for a new laptop for your SDEs, I highly recommend the HP EliteBook 8760w workstation. It's like taking a super-fast, full-sized tower computer and cramming it all into a laptop with an amazing display. With Adobe CS 5.5, the 8760w, and its built-in NVIDIA graphics card, you'll be ready to rock the SDE world!
Adds 220 plugins, available for a limited time for $199
Breaking News
- Posted 21 Nov 2011
BCC 8 AVX delivers 200+ comprehensive VFX and compositing filters to Avid Media Composer, NewsCutter, and Symphony. Flicker Remover and Videoscope tools, integrated Beat Reactor technology for audio-driven effect animation, a new Film Glow filter, and support for 64-bit operating systems headline the Version 8 release
Breaking News
- Posted 21 Nov 2011
Allows customers to use multiple color correctors for more complex and creative grading and is a dramatic boost in power over the previous version of DaVinci Resolve Lite that was limited to 2 nodes
Breaking News
- Posted 21 Nov 2011
David McKnight | The new Vegas Movie Studio 11 builds on version 10's feature set with several useful upgrades, and it even includes some fun extras such as Hollywood-style special effects. If you want to get your feet wet with the Vegas interface without a big investment, version 11 of Vegas Movie Studio is a great way to do it. Who says you can't get a lot out of Vegas with just a few bucks?
Registered uses of Resolve 8 can now download 8.1 for free from Blackmagic Design website
Breaking News
- Posted 28 Oct 2011
Available immediately: full support for Final Cut Pro 6, Final Cut Pro 7, Motion 4 and Final Cut Express for the Delirium and Damage sets of plug-ins
Breaking News
- Posted 18 Oct 2011
David McKnight | Vegas Pro 11 was announced at IBC in September and is an exciting and much-anticipated upgrade to the cornerstone in Sony Creative Software's (SCS) media production line. It's available now at www.sonycreativesoftware.com for immediate download. There are some important changes afoot and in this review we're going to take a look at what's new, what's changed, what's missing, and whether or not you should upgrade from your current version.
20% upgrade for CS2-4 users through December 31
Breaking News
- Posted 17 Oct 2011
he apps address multiple areas of the creative process: image editing; ideation; sketching; mood boards; website and mobile app prototyping; and presenting finished work. They are headlined by Adobe Photoshop Touch, a groundbreaking app that brings the legendary creative and image-editing power of Photoshop to tablet devices for the first time.
Breaking News
- Posted 05 Oct 2011
FCP X version of Plural Eyes and Presto now in development
Breaking News
- Posted 05 Oct 2011
David McKnight | The Continuum Complete package from Boris FX is unlike any other FX package I've seen. It combines video filters, transitions, motion tracking, a titler, a particle generator, greenscreen utilities—more than 150 effects in all. Moreover, each of these comes with actual usable presets right out of the box. You can see the gushing coming down Interstate 45 with the doors wide open: "If you buy only one plug-in this year ..."
Jan Ozer | I think that Final Cut Pro X will be a very successful program for Apple, but primarily as iMovie Pro, not the next version of Final Cut Pro. I don't argue with Apple's economic motivation for eschewing the pro market; it's the best way to maximize Apple's development resources. But I take serious issue with the notion that the Final Cut Pro X launch has been anything close to successful, at least for professional users. If anything, it's a downloadable New Coke.
Feature
- Posted 27 Sep 2011
By
Jan Ozer
Works like a GPS for your computer applications, directing users to thousands of shortcuts for dozens of applications, allowing them to navigate through a complex world of applications with the click of a button
Breaking News
- Posted 26 Sep 2011
RED offers a wide range of features right on the EDIUS timeline and adds a standalone engine for effects creation and rendering
Breaking News
- Posted 23 Sep 2011
New effects include including DH_Flare, DH_FrameRoll, DH_LightFlash, DH_Shutter and DH_StretchPan
Breaking News
- Posted 12 Sep 2011
Boasts Bella's patented built-in jog/shuttle controller that in combination with Bella's software driver can provide a unique on-screen display for shuttle position
Breaking News
- Posted 12 Sep 2011
Final Cut Pro Killer Secrets, BigTime, Loader now offered at deep discounts
Breaking News
- Posted 08 Sep 2011
Philip Hinkle | In this sixth installment in our six-part series of tutorials on Grass Valley EDIUS 6.0, instructor Philip Hinkle explores a new third-party keyer plug-in called ROBUSKEY. What's so great about ROBUSKEY is that it allows you to make a great key out of poorly shot footage. It's a third-party utility that's recently come to market that plugs in really well to EDIUS. I'm going to show you how to clean it up and have your keys looking the best they can be.
Fast and accurate tool to locate footage by finding any word or phrase spoken in multimedia files
Breaking News
- Posted 30 Aug 2011
Plug-in aims at matching the colors of different clips
Breaking News
- Posted 30 Aug 2011
Philip Hinkle | In this fifth installment in our six-part series of tutorials on Grass Valley EDIUS 6.0, instructor Philip Hinkle explores some of the tools within EDIUS that will make you more creative and more efficient, including creating custom filter presets and building complex projects using multiple nested sequences.
Sapphire Edge makes studio-quality looks accessible to videographers without the steep learning curve or the need to compromise quality for cost or time spent
Breaking News
- Posted 12 Aug 2011
Philip Hinkle | In the fourth tutorial in our six-part series on Grass Valley EDIUS 6, we'll discuss Singular Software's PluralEyes, a third-party plug-in now available for EDIUS 6 that allows you, the editor, to easily sync all of your audio and video sources quickly on your timeline without going through the laborious task of doing it manually.
FCP plug-in dramatically simplifies the creation of high-quality presentation videos
Breaking News
- Posted 29 Jul 2011
Limited free version of Resolve color grading app for Mac OS
Breaking News
- Posted 29 Jul 2011
Philip Hinkle | Most pro-level NLEs today incorporate a multicam feature that helps event editors by making their edit process simple and quick. Grass Valley EDIUS is no exception. It has a robust multicam feature set that is difficult to match in other NLEs. I hope this tutorial helps you speed through your multicam edits and accomplish more work in less time.
Thanks to a combination of algorithm improvements and multiprocessing techniques, DualEyes and PluralEyes 2.0 automatically synchronize video and audio clips at speeds three to 10 times greater than their predecessors
Breaking News
- Posted 18 Jul 2011
Extended file import options, new built-in artwork, automatic storyboard generation, and sketch-style presentations headline an array of new features
Breaking News
- Posted 18 Jul 2011
All available FxPlug plugin packages and QC Integration FX from CHV are now fully compatible with Final Cut Pro X and Motion 5
Breaking News
- Posted 18 Jul 2011
Jan Ozer | If you're a Final Cut Pro 7 editor who shoots with DSLRs, you've known you needed an FCP upgrade for some time now; little did you know Apple wasn't developing one. So the time has come to switch, either to FCPX, which is a completely different animal from FCP 7, or to an NLE from another vendor. In making this decision, you should consider multiple variables, including cost, the ability to continue working with older projects, the learning curve of the new editor, and the effectiveness of the various tools.
Feature
- Posted 18 Jul 2011
By
Jan Ozer
Singular offers 50% 'crossgrade' rebate for PluralEyes users switching editors editors who purchased PluralEyes prior to July 4, 2011
Breaking News
- Posted 11 Jul 2011
Philip Hinkle | The second tutorial in our ongoing series on Grass Valley EDIUS is on a new feature in EDIUS 6.0 called Proxy Mode editing. Proxy Mode allows you to edit with low-resolution proxy files, which make field editing is easier because they conserve your system resources, allowing you to work as efficiently with a laptop or other lower-powered computer as on the tower systems in your studio. It should speed up your workflow and allow you to edit in more places than you ever thought possible.
Create highly engaging slow motion shots with Twixtor without the cost of renting a high speed camera
Breaking News
- Posted 05 Jul 2011
Sticker Sets and Keyboard Skins also on sale
Breaking News
- Posted 05 Jul 2011
Offers 50 percent discount on Adobe CS5.5 Production Premium or Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 to Apple or Avid editors
Breaking News
- Posted 05 Jul 2011
Highlights of the new releases include support for Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium, capture support for Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder, and presets for new H.264 encoding parameters in Adobe Media Encoder
Breaking News
- Posted 27 Jun 2011
New collection available in motionVFX.com store
Breaking News
- Posted 27 Jun 2011
More than 140 filters, generators, and transitions from FxFactory Pro now available inside FCP X
Breaking News
- Posted 27 Jun 2011
David McKnight | After months of speculation about what would be in the latest full-step upgrade to Sony Creative Software's popular pro NLE, the new version has brought users new features and increased performance—without sacrificing stability. In this overview we'll cover many of these new features in Vegas Pro 10 that will benefit event videographers and filmmakers. Also, bookmark this page: we'll be adding new Vegas Pro 10 video tutorials every month through the first half of 2011.
Philip Hinkle | In this first of a series of video/print tutorials, EDIUS instructor and leading event filmmaker Philip Hinkle explores the new Mask Filter in Grass Valley EDIUS 6.
EDIUS 6.03 update available free of charge to registered EDIUS 6 users
Breaking News
- Posted 22 Jun 2011
New tutorials to focus on editing efficiency and creativity, feature award-winning filmmaker and EDIUS trainer Philip Hinkle
Breaking News
- Posted 21 Jun 2011
Built on a modern 64-bit architecture, Final Cut Pro X is available from the Mac App Store for $299.99
Breaking News
- Posted 21 Jun 2011
Computer users of all skill levels are welcome and encouraged to take part in this beta
Breaking News
- Posted 20 Jun 2011
Luisa Winters, Jan Ozer, and Shawn Lam | New Shawn Lam tutorial added: Author & Deliver in Multiple Formats with a Single Encore CS5.5 Workflow. Also featured: Jan Ozer on Roundtrip Pro Audio Editing, Luisa Winters on the new Merge Clips feature in Premiere Pro CS5.5, Jan Ozer on new capabilities of Adobe Media Encoder CS5.5, Luisa Winters on using Photoshop's Content Aware Fill with After Effects, Shawn Lam on Image Stabilization Using Adobe After Effects' new Warp Stabilizer.
pPovides an array of features for managing multi-camera, multi-take, and dual-system audio productions for seamless integration into existing EDIUS workflows
Breaking News
- Posted 15 Jun 2011
Niels Puttemans | In this article, I'll guide you through our audio workflow: from switching through your multitrack/dual-system audio recording to removing unwanted noises to sweetening, cleaning, and even disaster recovery. And although I'll repeat this sentiment at the clean-up section, I can't stress the following enough: Even the sweetest audio-sweetening skills set will take you only so far. No matter how much time you spend processing and cleaning-up an audio track, nothing beats getting it right in the first place.
Jan Ozer | I've always been a sucker for a cool special effect or transition, which is one of the reasons that I've enjoyed working with proDAD VitaScene over the years. With VitaScene V2, proDAD retains the same easy to use and highly configurable workflow found in the previous edition but adds a number of very cool effects and 64-bit operation.
Feature
- Posted 10 Jun 2011
By
Jan Ozer
Liz Merfeld | Greg Mulvey is the Lead Editor and Motion Graphics Designer for Second City Communications, the business solutions division of Chicago's world-famous improv comedy theater, The Second City. (Alumni include Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, John Belushi, and Bill Murray to name a few.)
Liz Merfeld | One of Chicago's more successful event video studios—FurlaVision has won more WEVA Creative Excellence Awards than any studio in the Midwest—Chris Chibucos attributes much of his company's success to they way they have always combined a fairly large volume of work (as many as 150-175 events per year) with a high price point.
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