 It's been five months since Thunderbolt technology arrived on the scene with the latest MacBook Pro refresh. At the time, not many devices were available to make use of the speedy new I/O connection. Since then, the new port has now appeared on new MacBook Airs, iMacs and Mac minis, and with that, the quantity of Thunderbolt-capable devices has improved as well! While some devices and accessories may not be available just yet, many should be arriving shortly. We highlight a handful that could he
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 Whether you're making the switch or just adding Adobe CS5.5 or Avid Media Composer 5.5 to your editing system you'll be happy to know that the Matrox MXO2 Hardware is "Triple-A rated" and Now Supports Apple, Adobe & Avid!
The Matrox MXO2 Mini with MAX was the FIRST I/O device recommended by the big 3 NLE vendors Apple, Avid and Adobe and the only one that gives you faster then real-time H.264 encoding! That is why we say Matrox MXO2 family of products are AAA rated. No other hardware compa
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 The Ki Pro Mini is made by AJA and is a compact professional digital recorder designed to be attached to any camcorder that has either a professional HD/SD-SDI out or a HDMI output. With the Ki Pro Mini it is possible to improve the image quality by recording to a superior codec (Apple ProRes) with higher bitrates over the default codec and bitrate of the camcorder. The Ki Pro Mini gives you a file-based solid-state workflow via the two CF card slots. The Ki Pro Mini is basically a miniature ver
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 Roland, a company that I have a lot of experience with from my past, makes the R-44, a portable four-track digital audio recorder. I still own an antique Roland GR-300 guitar synthesizer that I bought back in the 1980s, and I used Roland keyboards and recording gear quite a bit back in the days when I dabbled in the recording studio. In my experience, Roland products always have been reliable and innovative, so I thought the R-44 would be worth checking out to see how it compares to the high-end
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 Avid put on an event in a theater on the Warner Bros. lot for the Hollywood P\post community. The purpose was to re-affirm their commitment to professional post & workflows and to give a sneak peak at some of the new features and technology on the Media Composer roadmap. Highlights include 64-bit code, a new streamlined user interface, and a commitment to opening up to the full gamut of 3rd party hardware! Check out this video!
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 The new Fast Forward Video (FFV) sideKick HD is a versatile recording solution designed to ease production workflow and satisfy the demands of both producers and postproduction editors. The camera-mountable sideKick HD captures video directly from HD/SDI or HDMI outputs at bit rates up to 220 Mbit/s, with 4:2:2 sampling and 10-bit resolution in multiple codecs starting with ProRes on removable 2.5" SSD drives. Recording directly to high-quality NLE formats eliminates time-consuming transcoding,
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 MORE THAN JUST INEXPENSIVE HD MONITORING FOR AVID MEDIA COMPOSER - LIGHTNING FAST H.264 ENCODING TOO!
Avid's support of Matrox MXO2 Mini was the talk of NAB and IBC 2010, giving Media Composer users a very inexpensive HD monitoring solution. But that's not the only benefit Matrox products offer Avid users. Matrox MXO2 Mini with the built-in MAX H.264 encoding accelerator option lets you deliver H.264 files for the web, mobile devices, and Blu-ray at speeds up to five times faster than softwa
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 Industry infatuation with Apple’s ProRes continues to build, from ARRI’s adoption of ProRes for its Alexa digital cinema camera to AJA’s unveiling at IBC last September of its latest ProRes field recorder, the Ki Pro Mini.
Industry infatuation with Apple’s ProRes continues to build, from ARRI’s adoption of ProRes for its Alexa digital cinema camera to AJA’s unveiling at IBC last September of its latest ProRes field recorder, the Ki Pro Mini.
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 This isn’t a rant about how great or not so great FCP X is. I’m in a very unique position to be impartial. I work with virtually everything within the walls of Post. Thus, I’ve attacked the issue of FCP X and have decided to examine the ramifications to this creature with many heads we call workflow.
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 PluralEyes has really made a name for itself with editors as the DSLR workflows have been explored more and more. PluralEyes is a software solution that allows you to automatically sync up the separate audio and video files from, say, a 5D Mark II DSLR with an audio file from a handheld digital recorder, like the ZOOM.
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 One of my main applications for Vegas Pro software is editing video reports from trade shows, where the priority is speed—turnaround is crucial. In the process, I've learned some useful efficiency tips.
Prepare in advance.
Create intros, outros, theme music, and templates before you go. A well-produced intro sets the tone for a video; don't spend hours doing that on site.
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 New Low Price Avid Media Composer 5.5 Upgrades for Avid & Apple Final Cut Editors!
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Avid Media Composer 5.5 Upgrade for Media Composer 4 or older (Including Xpress pro and Xpress DV) $595
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NEW! Videoguys' Money Saving MC5.5 Upgrade Bundles Featuring Matrox and AJA Recommended I/O Solutions & Artist Series Control Surfaces!!
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 ATTENTION APPLE FINAL CUT PRO USERS: SAVE $300 OFF MSRP ON THE BEST EDITING WORKFLOW WHEN YOU UPGRADE TO ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE 5.5 PRODUCTION PREMIUM NOW THROUGH 6/30/11
With Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS5.5, included in Production Premium, you'll enjoy blazing fast performance, native file-based and DSLR editing - no transcoding, no rewrapping - and time saving integration with Adobe software and Final Cut Pro.
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 It would be redundant of me to, once again, emphasize just how important the quality of the audio is both when planning preproduction, when shooting, and in post production.
For those many who have begun much of their filming using the DSLR's which, aside from being great for the photo enthusiast, can produce some beautiful video footage, but to the user's dismay, the audio quality for any of the DSLRs that I have heard is quite dreadful. Fortunately there is software that can, with little
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 AJA's latest acquisition solution is a winner.
AJA is now shipping the Ki Pro Mini, a major step forward in the company’s line of direct-from-camera acquisition products. First came the I/O HD, a product I reviewed at its introduction some four years ago. At that point, its ability to transcode any input into ProRes was revolutionary but I remarked what was needed was some way to make it portable and record on the fly. Well, two years later came the KiPro, a product which remains a hot item.
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