 OK, I’m not all about Avid now. I’m giving Adobe Premiere Pro some love too. With Apple no longer making a tool I can use, I’m exploring the other two main options for NLEs and seeing what they are capable of. Seeing how they might fit into my workflow needs. Now, while Avid does easily plug into my broadcast workflows, I do have other projects that would be cumbersome to work with in Avid Media Composer…even MC6. So those projects I used Premiere Pro to tackle.
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 Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced that Boris Continuum Complete 8 AVX (BCC 8 AVX) is now available. 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.
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 “Sorenson Squeeze 8 empowers Avid customers to edit, encode and publish high quality video content more efficiently and effectively across any platform or device. Avid’s expansion of our long-time partnership reinforces Sorenson Media’s brand as the most respected name in the video encoding and transcoding market.”
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 Have you upgraded to Sony Vegas Pro 11? Use these tips to get the most out of the new features.
1. To deliver a high-quality video file for posting on sites like YouTube, Vimeo, or your own website, render to the MainConcept AVC format and use the Internet HD 1080p template.
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 Recent innovation in cameras has changed the fundamental ways in which movies are being produced. Now it is possible to capture gorgeous, high-resolution digital cinema footage at a much lower price point than in the past. Recently, a couple of new and exciting digital cinema cameras were unveiled – Canon debuted their Cinema EOS C300, and RED Digital Camera Company introduced their 4K-capable Scarlet-X camera – both of which shoot to formats which are already natively supported in Adobe Premier
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 On April 12th, 2011, the editing community laid their eyes on Apple’s next-generation editing software labeled Final Cut Pro X. On June 21st, 2011, the world was able to get their hands on it. For only $299, anyone could download it onto their Mac from the App Store. However, from that moment on, our perception changed. We realized how radically different this new program was to legacy Final Cut. This caused many to demand refunds or turn to new non-linear editors. However, for those who decided
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 Thanks to Avid's new Open I/O SDK, the HDX-SDI and HD Express are compatible with — and fully certified for — Media Composer® 6, Symphony® 6, and NewsCutter® 10.
The HDX-SDI and HD Express deliver uncompressed, full-raster 1080/720 HD or SD video to and from the computer, allowing you to capture and play HD/SD material using any video format supported by Media Composer and Avid Media Access®, such as XDCAM, DNxHD, and ProRes.
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 Join Matrox technical experts on November 17 or 22 for a detailed discussion of Matrox support for Avid Media Composer 6, which has expanded to the entire range of Matrox MXO2 devices and the new Mojito MAX card.
Matrox MXO2 devices are still the only I/O solutions that connect anywhere, Mac and PC, via Thunderbolt, PCIe, or ExpressCard/34 – with the same versatile unit. Learn how you can benefit from the only I/O products on the market that that let you deliver H.264 files up to five times f
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 Videoguys now sell Bluefish444 I/O cards for Avid and Adobe!!
Bluefish444 has worked closely with Avid engineering and product management to tightly integrate Avid Media Composer 6 with the Create video cards. Full support for Avid's DNxHD codec combined with Bluefish444's bundled Symmetry capture, review, and playback software provides an end-to-end, extremely flexible post-production workflow solution with ultra high quality 12 bit processing.
Create|3D Ultra features 3G-SDI, 3D Stereos
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 Hell froze over with Avid’s launch of Symphony 6, Media Composer 6 and NewsCutter 10. Not only are these the long-awaited 64-bit versions, but one huge feature is Avid’s new open I/O architecture, which permits full implementation of third party hardware. Simultaneously support was announced by Matrox, MOTU, AJA, Blackmagic Design and Bluefish444 for their popular capture cards.
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 Sorenson Media today announced the immediate availability of Sorenson Squeeze 8, which adds enhanced functionality and ease-of-use to the company’s gold-standard video encoding and transcoding application at a lower price point. In addition, the company has also introduced Sorenson Squeeze 8 Lite, which makes select features of Squeeze 8 accessible to prosumers at a further significantly reduced price.
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 Got FCP? Got Kona or Decklink or MXO2?
Crodssgrade to Media Composer 5.5 for $995 (while supplies last) and register before Nov 15th to get a FREE upgrade to MC6!!
Videoguys.com took advantage of a special purchase opportunity that allows us to offer Apple Final Cut owners the "crossgrade" to Avid Media Composer 5.5 for just $995 while supplies last and a FREE upgrade to the new Avid Media Composer 6. Here's how you can take advantage of this last chance offer:
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 Today was the day for the Avid webcast where they announced a new version of Media Composer. Version 6 will ship on November 15 and may be one of the most important releases of Media Composer since … well version 5.0. Version 5 ushered in the big change that is the Smart Tools and caused quite a ruckus amongst old timers. Version 6 will see an updated interface.
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 I’m going to start out by saying that I was one of the beta testers of this version of Media Composer. One of a couple hundred actual end-users of the software. Editors from all walks of professional life who used the beta on some of our actual projects. Because it was a beta I only used it on non-time critical projects, but I did use it in real world application. Avid is showing a true commitment to professional editors by having the pros test every aspect of MC6 and provide feedback. Even on t
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 Key Features Include Native RED Epic and AVCHD Support, ProRes Encode/Decode, and 4:4:4 DNxHD
Avid announced a new "Media Composer family" today, with a fresh 64-bit code base underlying Media Composer 6, Symphony 6, and NewsCutter 10. Key features in this update include an expansion of Avid's AMA, which now supports native AVCHD, native RED Epic, ProRes encode and decode, and a new DNxHD 4:4:4 codec. Support for Avid's Artist Color hardware interface has been beefed up, and Pro Tools roundt
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