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January 25, 2012 12:20 PM
The new Io XT Thunderbolt-enabled professional video I/O device is now shipping from AJA Video Systems. As the only Thunderbolt-enabled video I/O device on the market with dual Thunderbolt ports, Io XT opens up a host of new workflow capabilities to video professionals. ( Read More)
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gary
January 25, 2012 11:04 AM
A slightly different MacBreak Studio Live this month. This time Steve Kantor joins the regulars where they take a look at Avid's Media Composer 6 and how it compares and differs from Final Cut Pro X. It's a good battle!
In the blue corner we have Steve Kantor who is demoing Avid, in the Red corner we have Steve Martin who puts up a good fight for FCPX. Mark Spencer acts as referee between the two. ( Read More)
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gary
January 24, 2012 1:05 PM
Plus a few other Media Composer 6 bits and pieces
Last week a review that I wrote of Avid Media Composer 6 went online over at Studio Daily. Here’s the link so if you’re interested in what I think is a rather thorough review that tries to go beyond just bullet points and a feature list then please give it a read. Now that I’ve had a couple of months beyond the first kicking the tires reaction here’s a few more MC6 observations. (Read More)
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gary
January 23, 2012 10:52 AM
Though This 64-bit Version Moves Faster and Looks Different, the Overall Workflow Remains, Comfortably, the Same
The biggest news for editors when Avid began shipping Media Composer 6 last November was the NLE's transformation into a very modern, 64-bit application. Along with that came other great updates, including the support of third-party hardware options (several of which I tested with this review).
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gary
January 23, 2012 10:48 AM
I’ll admit it – I’m a Mac Guy. And for those that regularly read my blog posts, newsletter articles or have checked out some of my workflow hacks this is isn’t news.
Lately though, I’ve become a lot more open minded.
Like many of my peers, I’m still a little intimidated by FCP X. But I am still planing on becoming proficient with the app because of the novel ways it improved FCP 7. I also think FCP will eventually re-gain some of it’s mindshare so I want to be able to talk knowledgeably ab ( Read More)
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gary
January 17, 2012 1:24 PM
Q: Can you tell us about AJA's technology that supports the new Avid products?
A: Avid's release of 6.0 software for Media Composer and Symphony as well as the 10.0 release of NewsCutter introduces a new SDK structure for third party hardware known as Open I/O. Through Open I/O, end users can utilize any of our current IO hardware including KONA 3G, KONA LHi, KONA LHe Plus, Io Express, Io XT and even the legacy KONA 3. This new freedom allows Avid users to move to the most powerful hardwar (Read More)
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gary
January 16, 2012 11:02 AM
The inside story of reality TV giants Bunim/Murray Productions, and their trip from Avid Media Composer to Apple Final Cut Pro...and back again.
Bunim/Murray Productions started twenty-five years ago when Jon Murray and Mary-Ellis Bunim shared the same agent. Mary-Ellis had a background in soap operas, Jon had a background in TV news. That combination of soap opera storytelling and documentary sensibilities came together to create the groundbreaking hit for MTV, The Real World. Bunim/Murray (Read More)
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gary
January 16, 2012 10:54 AM
Avid has been working very hard at providing editors with the most professional tools, and best possible support. Avid introduced Avid Media Composer 5 which was ground breaking, and then took it further with Avid Media Composer 5.5. Now Avid has introduced a new 64 bit native Media Composer with even more powerful tools, known as Avid Media Composer 6.
Avid has now opened up their I/O support to third party hardware manufactures such as AJA, BlackMagic Design, MOTU, Matrox, and Bluefish44 (Read More)
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gary
January 13, 2012 3:44 PM
Videoguys Top 10 Products of 2011
- Avid Media Composer 5.5 & 6
- Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium
- Matrox MXO2 Family with Thunderbolt Adapter
- Grass Valley ADVC-G Series
- SONY Vegas Pro 11
- Avid Studio
- Reds Giant Software Suites
- Boris Continuum Complete 8
- Roland VR-5 Mixer
- Class On Demand Online Training Catalog
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gary
January 13, 2012 2:38 PM
As a followup to my previous post, I received this question (or something like it) in a few emails: “do you think this same trend will hit the non-broadcast arena?”
The answer is, it depends.
It depends on what kind of work you are doing. Final Cut Pro X is not an unusable editor for many folks. Undesirable for some, but it is capable of editing programs together. People who are editing for the web or for DVD delivery, are probably going to have very little cause to think about switching a ( Read More)
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gary
January 12, 2012 9:47 AM
After months of testing, playing, discussing, testing, playing, and then discussing some more, we’ve decided that moving forward Biscardi Creative Media will support both Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid Media Composer workflows moving forward.
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gary
January 11, 2012 3:32 PM
Last Friday I came across this bit of news:
Avid today announced that renowned television production company, Bunim/Murray Productions, has selected Avid Media Composer® 6 and Avid Symphony® 6 editing software for all of its programs beginning in early 2012. Bunim/Murray joins a growing number of professional users who have returned to using Avid solutions from Final Cut Pro to meet their production workflow requirements. Additionally, as part of this implementation, Bunim/Murray also (Read More)
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gary
January 10, 2012 3:53 PM
2011: The Year of the X
That's "X" as in FCPX and XGrades (crossgrades)
2011 has been quite a year for Videoguys, and our industry. In April, at the FCPUG SuperMeet during the NAB show in Vegas, things changed dramatically when Apple gave a first look of their new FCPX editing software. I was at the event, and the room was filled with excitement, energy and anticipation - that is until after the Apple presentation. The professional editors and broadcasters in the room left f (Read More)
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gary
January 9, 2012 1:02 PM
John DeMaio is a Producer, Director, DP and Editor working out of Orlando, Florida. He has been a production professional since 1996 and has a vast knowledge of all things production and post. When John first heard the news about Media Composer 6, he was genuinely excited. It has been a long time since an NLE has given him a reason to look forward to its release. After the release of FCP X, he realized (along with everyone else in the professional film and video world) that he would have to st (Read More)
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gary
January 6, 2012 1:15 PM
Thunderbolt is a new, high-speed, dual-protocol I/O technology designed by Intel and introduced by Apple that delivers amazing performance, with ease & simplicity. It makes attaching Thunderbolt enabled storage and I/O cards a breeze. All of the current Apple iMacs, MacBook Pros, MacBook Airs and Mac Minis have Thunderbolt. Today’s iMacs with Thunderbolt no longer have the drawback of limited upgradeability. They are easily expandable and support video capture and output as well as professional ( Read More)
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