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3/19/2010 5:44 PM

If you are a long time Liquid user, you need to know that after several years of speculation and frustration, Avid has finally come out with the official news: Liquid is dead. There will be no new updates or versions, nor will their be a next generation product that will give the Liquid user base a natural migration path. While Pinnacle Studio will continue to grow and get better, it will not become the mythical Liquid on steroids many were led to believe. The simple reality is that the produ Read More

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Mar

Improved AVCHD to Media Composer Workflow

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3/18/2010 11:05 PM

While we wait for AMA support of AVCHD there is an improvement that I found that some may know but I thought I would share it here for those that missed it.

Step one - Convert AVCHD (.mts etc.) file to avi using Cineform Neo Scene. This $100 product is gaining alot of attention because other NLEs are beginning to support the Cineform Codec natively. This works with cameras like the Canon 5D/7D too. It converts the color space to 4:2:2, handles 24p correctly and is considered visually lo Read More

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Mar

Blu-ray Made Easy: A three part guide from Avid editing systems to Sorenson Squeeze to Avid DVD by Sonic

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3/18/2010 3:09 PM

We just found this gem on the Avid user forums!

I've created a three-part tutorial on Blu-ray burning with Avid Media Composer, Sorenson Squeeze, and Avid DVD by Sonic. It covers the following parts:

How to export from an Avid HD project (in Avid Media Composer)

How to use Sorenson Squeeze for creating Blu-ray files

How to burn to Blu-ray using Avid DVD Read More

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Avid Blu\ray DVD MC4 Medai Composer Sonic

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Mar

Utilizing Keyboard Shortcuts for Video Transitions in Final Cut Pro

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3/18/2010 10:22 AM

In Final Cut Pro there are keyboard shortcuts you can use for adding your favorite transitions to any edit point. Not aware of these? Then stand by Laddie, you're in for a treat. Let's start with basics first. Read More

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Mar

DSLRs That Shoot HD Video - A Different Kind of Camcorder

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3/17/2010 11:08 AM

Technology is converging - consumer digital cameras now shoot HD video and video camcorders shoot multi-megapixel photos. And the trend has continued into professional digital SLR cameras, which have evolved to add the ability to shoot HD video. Read More

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Mar

Sorenson Squeeze 6 compared to the competition

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3/17/2010 11:03 AM

Squeeze 6 is Sorenson media’s transcoding application. We compared the Squeeze 6 offering to Adobe Media Encoder, Apple Compressor, and Telestream Episode.

You can download the report in PDF format without logging in — this is a free report.

We have also created some screencasts showing you how Squeeze 6 performs compared to these others. Read More

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Mar

WOOHOO!! EOS 5D Mark II Firmware Update Version 2.0.3

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Cool Gadgets HD AVCHD DSLR News and Sales

3/16/2010 2:14 PM

Firmware Version 2.0.3 incorporates five enhancements to the movie function and a fix to the manual sensor cleaning function of the EOS 5D Mark II camera. 1. Adds or changes the following movie frame rates. NTSC:

1920×1080 : 30 fps (changed - actual 29.97 fps)

1920×1080 : 24 fps (added - actual 23.976 fps)

640×480 : 30 fps (changed - actual 29.97 fps) Read More

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Mar

HDSLRs for Video: Beyond the Hype

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3/16/2010 12:59 PM

There has been an amazing amount of chatter around the HD video capabilities of recent still cameras - if they can still be called that! Rather than play into the hupe of what MIGHT be possible with these cameras, Creative Cow Magazine Contributing Editor Marco Solorio takes you inside the real world of production with paying clients using these cameras, including workarounds for their current limitations, and some of the things that video shooters will need to know as they get started using the Read More

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5D 7D Canon Cow DSLR H.264 HDSLR Nikon RED

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Mar

Grading with Color Wheels

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3/16/2010 12:20 PM

Recently fellow editor Shane Ross and I were discussing the relative merits of grading in Avid Media Composer versus Apple’s FCP or Color, as well as using the Colorista plug-in. Our conversation got down to how each treated the image when you used the color wheels. After I did a quick test, it was obvious that FCP and Avid don’t process the image in quite the same way, even when you push what appears to be the equivalent control in the same direction. So I decided to dig a bit deeper. Read More

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Mar

AJA KONA Product Line Goes Cross-Platform

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3/16/2010 12:17 PM

AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced today that it is now offering its KONA line of capture cards with software for both Mac and Windows-based systems. The company is folding its XENA line of capture cards, designed for the Windows platform, into the KONA product line, giving customers twice the software and flexibility to use KONA cards on all platforms, at no additional cost. Read More

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Mar

Grass Valley Extends Powerful Features of EDIUS Editing To Rapidly Expanding AVCHD Market

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3/16/2010 12:08 PM

Continuing to extend the reach of its EDIUS PC-based nonlinear editing (NLE) software, at NAB 2010 Grass Valley will unveil the latest updated version, which now includes real time, full resolution AVCHD editing already released for the EDIUS Neo 2 Booster package. This new feature is ideally suited to the professional and prosumer videographer who shoots and/or edits AVCHD video and desires native real-time performance when editing material compressed with the AVCHD format. In addition, EDIUS Read More

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Mar

Videoguys' March Mania! Take 5% OFF Every Order Now Through 3/22 with Coupon FINAL5

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3/15/2010 12:09 PM

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Mar

Canon 5D Mark II 24p firmwire upgrade video

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3/15/2010 9:51 AM

It took a lot of commenting and complaining from the many folks who bought a Canon 5D Mark II but unless you live under a rock (or just don’t really care) then you’ve heard that Canon is releasing an updated firmware for the 5D Mark II that will allow for 24p recording Read More

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Mar

In Review: Ikan VX-9 Monitor

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Cool Gadgets Video Production

3/12/2010 4:17 PM

The VX-9 is a plastic-cased LED monitor which has maximum versatility through the inclusion of every possible I/O option. Up to this point, all LED monitors included component video inputs as well as SD options such as composite or S-Video. From that point, users could opt for those standard I/O’s and either SDI or HDMI. The VX-9 includes both SDI and HDMI. Note that there is a single SDI channel both in and out (loop through) while it only accepts HDMI in. Read More

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Mar

Sony Sound Forge Pro 10 Audio Editing Software Reviewed

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3/09/2010 2:49 PM

Audio editing powerhouse - from raw audio to editing to mastering, including sound design, audio restoration, processing and effects, and even Red Book CD creation.

What family of video editing tools are you most comfortable with? There's Avid, with its extensive legacy in broadcast and film. Or Adobe, with its ever-more-tightly integrated Creative Suite, from imaging to video to the web. And Apple, with its Final Cut Studio expanding from professional editing to digital cinema. Read More

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DAW Sony Sound Forge Vegas

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