 Here we are a couple of weeks past what is just slightly more than a rumor about the next version of Apple’s Final Cut Pro. Let’s call it FCPx as someone on Twitter stated and not FCP Awesome as was tweeted by another. I like FCPx for the mindless speculation. There has been more digital ink spilled over so little information concerning FCPx than pretty much anything besides the next great Canon DSLR or Obamacare. I’m about to add a bit more.
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 Media Composer 5 owners can purchase the boxed upgrade for $395, those with MC4 or older, Avid Xpress Pro or DV can upgrade to the new MC5.5 for $895. We are taking pre-orders now and we have re-configured all our Avid bundles to include the new MC5.5 software, including bundles witht he Artist Series control surfaces.
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 Avid today unveiled an expanded lineup of consumer video editing solutions with the introduction of an entirely new and powerful software offering, Avid Studio, as well as the latest release of its industry-leading Pinnacle Studio™ software family. The new Avid Studio consumer editing software features some of the same technology used to create major motion pictures, empowering hobby videographers and editing enthusiasts to make professional-quality movies at a fraction of the cost.
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 A complete solution for inexpensive HD capture, monitoring, and output plus lightning fast H.264 encoding
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced support for the newly released Avid® Media Composer® V5.5 editing system. Matrox MXO2 Mini1 turns a user's HDMI screen into a professional-grade video monitor with unique color calibration tools. The small, lightweight, external box is ideal for file-based workflows in studio, on set, in the field and in OB vans. It provides HDMI, analog com
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 New Avid Studio and Pinnacle Studio version 15 allow consumers to create professional-quality HD movies with technology trusted by top Hollywood editors
Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID), today unveiled an expanded lineup of consumer video editing solutions with the introduction of an entirely new and powerful software offering, Avid Studio, as well as the latest release of its industry-leading Pinnacle Studio™ software family. The new Avid Studio consumer editing software features some of the same tec
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 Media Composer, Symphony and NewsCutter Now Support AJA Io Express Hardware and External Control Surfaces, Expand Avid Media Access and Avid Nitris® DX Capabilities, and Offer New "In-App" Phonetic Searching for Increased Editorial Collaboration
Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today underscored its leadership position in open media production solutions with the introduction of new versions of its flagship editing systems—Media Composer® version 5.5, NewsCutter® version 9.5 and Symphony® version 5.5—i
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 A movie can have fabulous actors, a compelling story and be beautifully filmed but without good editing your audience will still be running for the doors. Independent films fall roughly into three categories: those that are A Cut Above, those that have potential and all the rest. Here are ten tips to get your movie into that first group.
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 The world of two-dimensional TV took a major shift last year when new technology gave us the choice to add that third dimension to video. Still in its infancy, 3DTV exposes a new assortment of thrills... and challenges.
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 We were running into a recurring issue when trying to distribute this content - it would take us forever to convert the footage to a useable format. In a quest to overcome this problem, Solomon found Matrox Convert DVI. "What would have taken three devices in the past - an audio BalUn, a DVI to HD-SDI converter, and an audio embedder - was resolved with one, simple-to-install unit."
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 This is a great way to expand from playing your own music to recording, editing, and mixing your own productions.
Pro Tools is a big name in Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) software, for professional film scoring and composition, and sound production for film, TV, video, and broadcast.
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 Well we are now in to 2011 so it’s time to look back at 2010 and some of the products that became available. Last year my award went to the excellent Convergent Designs NanoFlash. As with last year there is no real meaning to the award, it’s just an excuse for me to highlight my favourite product from 2010.
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 Hey, not only did I order and receive a great deal on the Pioneer BDR-206 12x Blu-ray writer from you, but I also found all the great articles and the forum that you have set up. I especially found the article on building a nice machine with the I-7 8 core processor a great source of information. I was impressed with your knowledge and dedication to doing it the right way. Very informative and helped me to order my new computer today.
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 Avid announced Pro Tools version 9—a groundbreaking evolution of the industry’s most popular music creation and audio production solution. Leveraging a next-generation architecture, version 9 of Pro Tools offers customers the unprecedented choice to work with Avid audio interfaces, third-party audio interfaces, or no hardware at all when using the built-in audio capabilities of a Mac or PC.
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 Here are some Holiday shooting tips to make your family videos more enjoyable to watch.
(Holidays 2010 update - with Video Montage and new HD DSLR shooting Tips)
Each year around Thanksgiving we update and publish this guide. We've been doing it for over a decade. Today you can shoot video on not just a camcorder, but your iPhone or cell phone, still camera, webcam, or pocket size solid-state digital video cameras. No matter what you shoot with, you'll find the tips in this guide helpf
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 Avid Agility is my new book, covering all things Media Composer, including new features in Media Composer 5. It represents a large fraction of what I know about the system, learned over a period of nearly two decades, during which time I worked closely with the folks at Avid, helped my peers become fluent with the system, taught hundreds of editing students, ran a magazine about editing, and in general, got neck deep in all things Media Composer. Two years in the making, it’s designed to appeal
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