 In one four-hour DVD, “Basic Training for Adobe CS4 Production Premium,” well-known Adobe expert Tim Kolb does a great job of introducing the fundamental concepts necessary to get started in each application, as well as showing how each program integrates to create a production workflow worthy of the name “creative suite.”
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 Achieving a convincing chroma key composite is more than just slapping in a background and keying a foreground. It requires the use of integration techniques to marry the image elements together to give the impression they were shot with the same camera at the same time
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 All retail versions of Avid Media Composer ship with a program called Avid FX. When you see Avid FX think Boris FX, that’s because it’s the same exact program.
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 EDIUS nonlinear editing software is designed for broadcast and post-production environments, especially those with newer, tapeless forms of video recording and storage. HDSPARK & HDSTORM are NLE Systems built around EDIUS editing software. These hardware packages include a copy of EDIUS, in addition to the hardware to make the most of your video editing workstation.
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 YOUniversityTV2 provides online tours for college-bound students to explore campuses and programs without the expense of travel. Co-founder and CEO, Ron Reis, uses the Matrox RT.X2 realtime video editing card to save time in the production process.
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 Spend less time waiting and more time creating professional video & motion graphics using tapeless, render-free workflows! Adobe CS4 Production Premium costs up to 60% less vs. purchasing these individual products separately......plus the EXCLUSIVE Videoguys' Bonus Pack adds $400 worth of software & training for only $75 more!
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 Chroma Key Studio is one of the 28 new filters in BCC 6 FxPlug for Final Cut, Motion and Final Cut Express and now a fresh addition to BCC Chroma Key Unit. It builds on the strength of previous BCC keying and compositing tools with features such as best-of-breed chromakey process, spill suppression, matte choker and a light wrap compositing step.
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Of the various NLEs available as software-only products, I feel that Avid Media Composer has the best built-in motion graphics and compositing tools. No need to bounce your tracks to another app, like After Effects or Motion, but if you want more, there’s AvidFX. It’s essentially an OEM version of Boris Red that runs from within the Media Composer interface. The best part of staying inside the application is that you don’t have to waste a lot of effort keeping track of additional project types
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 The NEW! Vegas Pro 9 interface provides a fully customizable workspace for accomplishing a wide range of production requirements. Dock multiple windows and save layouts to fit certain tasks; nest Vegas Pro projects within the timeline, design and save keyboard commands, and use application scripting to automate repetitive tasks. System-wide media management produces maximum efficiency. Network rendering saves time by using multiple computers and networked drive arrays to render complex projects.
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 Anyone who reads my articles knows that I like plug-ins. Let me rephrase that. I LOVE plug-ins, as they make my day to day editing life so much easier. One of the premiere plug-in designers in the business today is BorisFX, and I had a chance to ask their president Boris Yamnitsky some questions about their current products, and what we can expect from this plug-in giant in 2009.
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 Videoguys' NAB Show 2009 Wrap Up! Matrox MAX is a unique technology that implements faster than realtime H.264 encoding for resolutions ranging from iPod to HD. It uses a dedicated hardware processor to accelerate the creation of H.264 files for Blu-ray, the web, and mobile devices. On April 20, 2009, Avid unveiled a new brand identity as part of the company's business transformation to better serve the interests and needs of its audio and video customers – who range from home enthusiasts to com
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 Red Giant Software offers a vast range of visual effects plug-ins, with over 30 packages designed for Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Avid. The product line features industry-leading effects for designing realistic fire, rain, and water; adding popular looks; and creating perfect keys. Red Giant effects have enhanced feature films such as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Mummy 3, and Grindhouse, and add sparkle to cable and broadcast content from NBC Unive
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 CineForm®, Inc. creators of high-fidelity compression-based workflow solutions for the post production marketplace, today announced a powerful new real-time, renderless color correction tool – CineForm First Light™ – which will become part of its professional Neo and Prospect product families on both Windows and Mac. First Light uses CineForm’s innovative Active Metadata™ architecture to add or adjust color information such as white balance, saturation controls, and even 3D LUTs (Look Up Tables)
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 Boris Continuum Complete 6 brings nearly 200 filters to leading video editing and compositing applications on Macintosh and Windows. This new release features 13 new filters including Extruded Text, Extruded Spline, Type-On Text, Layer Deformer, Smooth Tone, DV Fixer, and Pixel Fixer. In addition, BCC 6 delivers unique workflow enhancements such as saving and loading of XML-based animated presets and a single-click custom preset navigation tool.
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 Avid Technology, Inc. is announcing further promotions and trade-in options designed to offer Avid customers a dose of budget relief in tough economic times. Existing Avid Mojo and Mojo SDI owners can upgrade to Avid Mojo DX (with the Media Composer 3.5 Upgrade included) and save up to 33% with no pesky trade-ins required. Just contact your Avid dealer and provide your Mojo or Mojo SDI serial number when you place your order. Offer exp 6/17/09
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