 David McKnight (david at mcknightvideo.com) is half of McKnight Video of Houston. He is vice president of the Houston Professional Videographers Association (HPVA), has Sony Vegas and HDV certification, is the technical editor of the forthcoming Vegas Pro 9 Editing Workshop (Focal Press), and is a contributor to TheFullHD Book (VASST). He and his wife, Christie, are winners of multiple HPVA awards.
Over the next 2 months, I’d like to offer a few tips I’ve picked up for using Sony Vegas. They
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 Matrox® Video Products Group today announced Windows 7 support for Matrox MXO2 LE, MXO2 and MXO2 Rack. The Matrox MXO2 family of I/O devices1 streamlines editing with Adobe CS4 Production Premium. These devices provide all the features of an I/O card in a sturdy breakout box with professional audio and video connectivity. The Matrox MXO2 devices are also available with Matrox MAX technology for accelerated H.264 file creation using Adobe Media Encoder.
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 Upgrade Avid Mojo to Media Composer Mojo DX and Save 33% Got an Avid Mojo or Mojo SDI interface? Gain higher performance and real-time editing with the newer Avid Mojo DX interface. For a limited time, trade in your old interface towards a Media Composer Mojo DX system and save 33% off regular upgrade pricing.
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 So whilst we’ve rated each of the following five packages overall, each one will appeal to a certain type of creative, depending on the kind they video work you do, and their budget.
The packages reviewed are:
Sony Vegas Pro 9
Premiere Pro CS4 4.1
Avid Media Composer 3.5
Final Cut Studio 3
Edius 5.1
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 You know those little post-it note pads that come in multiple colors? Ok, admit it now. Do you ever color-code your notes? Maybe yellow notes are financial, pink ones are hot to-do items. Well with Final Cut Pro 7, you can now use color to label your markers in a very similar way. There are several other marker improvements as well.
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With broad format support, superior effects processing, unparalleled audio support, and a full complement of editorial tools, the Vegas Pro 9 collection streamlines your workflow. From acquisition to delivery, from camera to Blu-ray Disc, the Vegas Pro 9 collection delivers exactly what you need to produce outstanding results.
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 The new Premiere Pro CS4 4.2 and Adobe Media Encoder CS4 4.2 offer new improvements and enhancements to CS4 video workflows. With the 4.2 update, Premiere Pro now offers users of Panasonic’s AVC-Intra line of P2 cameras the chance to edit in native AVC-Intra format.
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 Summary: Quickly find high-quality music for your production or broadcast and customize it for each project.
Target Apps: Indie films, broadcast spots, interstitials, industrials—you name it
What's Cool: Easy to set up and install; lets you get projects started quickly. Absolutely gorgeous music tracks!
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 Best known as star of the three-time Gemini nominated hit TV series "Survivorman" (OLN Canada, The Science Channel US, Discovery Channel International), Les Stroud continues to forge new pathways as a prolific, creative force. This series of training videos gives you valuable techniques that you can use to increase your editing proficiency in Vegas Pro software. Watch for a new video each month, designed to help you survive your next editing session.
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 G-RAIDs are the ideal solution for video editing storage. For more professional editors the G-Speed eS adds higher throughput and redundancy.
Videoguys offer fantastic bundle deals with all our video editing software including Apple Final Cut Studio, Adobe Production Premium CS4, Avid Media Composer, Sony Vegas 9 Pro, Grass Valley Edius and more!
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 Avid Media Composer is one of the oldest video-editing programs. It was cutting feature films when Premiere was looking at postage stamp-sized video and Final Cut wasn't even a gleam in the eye of Apple. So what can you do new with a program that's well into its teens? The answer: refine, refine, refine - and that's what Avid has done with Media Composer 3.5.
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 In its hey-day, Media Composer dominated the NLE landscape — the big boys on the block, dictating features, methodology, and, especially, price. The fact that you had to buy Composer’s expensive hardware didn’t hurt their bottom line either.
At the same time, they were expanding, acquiring and developing a diverse group: Softimage, Sibelius, Digidesign, and others… spreading themselves thinner.
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 ow with capacities ranging from 2TB to 32TB, G-Tech’s new upgraded single-drive and ultra-fast, low-cost RAID systems include the G-DRIVE, G-SAFE, G-RAID, G-SPEED eS, G-SPEED eS Pro, G-SPEED eS PRO XL, and G-SPEED FC XL. With the addition of these new drives, G-Tech is now the only external storage provider in the world with a complete line of 2TB, 7,200 RPM drive-based, external storage solutions specifically designed for the Mac and AV markets.
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 Sony Creative Software Inc., a leading provider of professional video and audio editing applications, today announced Vegas™ Pro 9.0c software, the latest update to its award-winning nonlinear HD video and audio editing (NLE) application. Vegas Pro 9.0c software features Sony® XDCAM® EX MP4 file rendering and the ability to Smart Render MPEG-2 video across different containers for faster, more seamless editing.
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 Apple chose to include several easy ways to integrate Blu-ray into the Final Cut Studio workflow. These options are both fast and easy, yet do offer controls over customization. I’d recommend considering adding a Blu-ray burner to your workstation to harness the full power of Final Cut Studio.
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