 Sony Creative Software, a leading provider of professional video and audio editing applications, announced Vegas™ Pro 9.0d software, the most recent update to its award-winning nonlinear HD video and audio editing (NLE) application. The updated Vegas Pro 9.0d software now features superior closed captioning support for broadcast editors, in addition to multi-layer PSD file support and timeline burning to DVD for enhanced editing flexibility and efficiency for creative professionals.
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 Matrox® Video Products Group today announced a cost-effective HD monitoring solution for the newly launched Avid® Media Composer® V5 and NewsCutter® V9 editing systems. Matrox MXO2 Mini turns a user’s HDMI screen into a professional-grade video monitor with color calibration tools including blue-only. 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 component, S-Video, and composite output and cross-pl
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 Adobe Systems Incorporated announced Adobe® Creative Suite® 5 Production Premium, the complete solution for creating professional video, audio and interactive content that can be delivered online, on-air and on device. Packed with performance breakthroughs and offerings to streamline script-to-screen workflows, Adobe Creative Suite 5 Production Premium contains new releases of flagship CS components, including Adobe After Effects® CS5, Adobe Premiere® Pro CS5, Adobe Photoshop® CS5 Extended (see
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 I’ve covered Matrox for a number of years. With the development of the MXO and MXO2 units, Matrox has put together one of the strongest families of I/O products that are available for the Apple Final Cut Pro editing customer. The original MXO was designed to use the video signal from one of the internal graphics card’s DVI ports and turn that into a broadcast quality signal for output and monitoring. The MXO2 was built as a more traditional ingest and output system. Instead of DVI, the MXO2 conn
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 The Matrox MXO2 Mini is definitely a solid piece of hardware that will not disappoint. At just $450 for the Matrox MXO2 Mini without the MAX hardware you have a solid I/O device that can capture just about any source a client will throw at you. Also, Matrox’s calibration software will allow you to monitor your video properly to any HDMI monitor. The choice of codec and bitrate will fit any project that you might face and the HDMI in and out is a dream if you’re neurotic about your cabling – e
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 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
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 The folks over at Grass Valley have put together a nice littel promo video for the Edius Neo2 w/ Booster. If you have a Videocamera that shoots inteh AVCHD format, you will not find a more powerful and cost effective solution for editing! Which is why we named it one of our Top 10 products of 2009!
Edius Neo 2 w/ Booster is a light version of the full Edius 5 software. Unlike most light NLEs, Neo 2 isn't an oversimplified, dumbed down version. Neo2 is the exact same inteface and software a
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 The BD Powerstation is the fastest path from production
to Blu-ray Disc replication
Are you ready to mass-produce your movies on Blu-ray Disc or DVD? If so, join us on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST REGISTER NOW
Videoguys.com is proud to present this overview of professional Blu-ray Disc creation using the Sonic BD PowerStation. Learn how to Encode, Create, and Deliver professional Blu-ray titles.
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 Great Deals on Sony Vegas Pro 9 - An Award-Winning Editing Application!
Videoguys Vegas Pro 9 Bundles - Your Choice $599.95!
Qualified Upgraders SAVE $100 MORE!!!
Vegas 9 Pro is a Videoguys Top 10 0f 2009 Winner!
Over the years I've referred to Sony Vegas Pro as the "Best kept secret in the industry". While it's no longer a secret, it's still not thought of in the same way as Avid, Adobe or Apple. If you're one of those folks who looks down on Vegas, you need to take the latest ve
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 Over the past year Pioneer Blu-ray burners and our Blu-ray burner bundles have become one of the biggest sellers on our website. Avid, Adobe, Sony, Grass Valley and now even Apple support Blu-ray exporting and authoring. No matter what format of HD footage you shoot, and regardless of the platform or NLE you edit on, there is simply no excuse not to be delivering HD productions to your customers on Blu-ray Disc.
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 It's hard to believe another year has gone by. I think 2009 was one of the most challenging years for our industry. The troubled US economy created budget problems for videographers, video editors and producers on every level. In today's economy every Penney counts and before we invest in new technology, we have to be sure of the benefits.
In 2009 Tapeless camcorders started dominating the landscape, at every level of video production, each with their own unique wrinkles and complexity. Th
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 Kevin Louden, Product Manager at Telestream, has over 16 years of experience in video production, working on projects ranging from national television series to live multi-camera events and single camera productions. Since joining Telestream in 1999, Kevin has helped users around the world get the most out of Telestream’s hardware and software products. In this article Kevin provides his list of 10 things to consider when encoding video.
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 I made this post on one of the many listservs I participate in. I thought it would be good to share on our blog as well.
One of the things I found so amazing about Avatar was the facial imagery of the cat people and the live actors. With 3D it was like you were right next to them. Sure the action scenes were intense, but it was the immersive effect of the lush planet and the creatures that made it such a powerful experience.
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 Wayne Andrews from Matrox runs through the latest encoding technology, including accelerated H.264 encoding for Mac towers and Mac laptops with Express 34 slot. Matrox MAX technology is provided as an option with MXO2 products or as an H.264 accelerator PCIe card for the Mac. Matrox MAX technology uses a dedicated hardware processor to accelerate the creation of H.264 files for mobile devices, the web and Blu-ray discs. By using specialized hardware acceleration, jobs are finished with superior
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 Introducing Grass Valley EDIUS Neo 2
with AVCHD Booster Option
The Perfect Solution for Editing AVCHD
Native AVCHD files have previously been difficult to edit with NLE software, due to the high compression of the video, and often required dedicated hardware solutions. The new EDIUS Neo 2 Booster allows for smooth, full-frame editing of native AVCHD video in software only, courtesy of a newly-developed AVCHD codec engine that can process more than 3 real-time streams simultaneously w
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