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| | | | Adobe Unveils Major Update to Creative Cloud
Includes Next Generation of “CC” Desktop Applications and Delivers Fully Integrated Cross-Device Collaboration, Community and Publishing Capabilities
At Adobe MAX, The Creativity Conference, Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced a significant update to Adobe® Creative Cloud™, the company’s flagship offering for creatives. Available in June and packed with new features, Creative Cloud reimagines the creative process through a stunning set of “CC” desktop applications and sophisticated cross-device collaboration and publishing capabilities. Creative files can be stored, synced and shared, via Creative Cloud, on Mac OS, Windows, iOS and Android; and Behance, the world’s leading online creative community, is now integrated with Creative Cloud, so customers can showcase work, get feedback on projects and gain global exposure. With Creative Cloud publishing finished work has never been easier, with enhanced services that build and power websites, mobile apps, tablet publications, online portfolios, and content for virtually any medium and device.
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| | | | Superlounge Director Joe Schaak Gets Generous With Laughs In New Campaign For MetroPCS
Right on the heels of signing with national production company Superlounge, The Richards Group tapped Director Joe Schaak for a new campaign for MetroPCS Communications, Inc. Bringing the spots to life, Schaak incorporated his notable past directing experiences producing commercials for ESPN, Verizon, Target and McDonald’s, to name just a few. Schaak combines his humorous and creative talent to entertain audiences by reminding them of the wireless carrier’s mantra, “We Have It.”
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| | | | TCS Skquattro captures The Voice at Salford Quays
A Skquattro pedestal from TCS (a Vitec Group company) formed the basis for creative new shooting techniques during production of The Voice UK in early April. Blind auditions for the second series were shot for the first time in HQ1, the 12,500 square metre Dock 10 studio at Salford Quays, for transmission on BBC One.
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| | | | Neyrinck Previews V-Control Pro iPad App Controlling Adobe Premiere Pro at NAB
Neyrinck's V-Control Pro iPad app is one of the first controllers to support the next version of Adobe Premiere Pro which is being previewed at NAB
Following Adobe's preview at NAB of the next version of their digital video edit application, Premiere Pro, Neyrinck has also announced that V-Control Pro iPad app will allow editors to control many features in Premiere Pro from the iPad and iPad mini. This will be first release of Premiere Pro that includes comprehensive external control features.
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| | | | Infostrada unveils new Centralparq functionality for Avid, EVS, Quantel and Dropbox
- Other new functions include Talent Module, Graphics Wrapper -
At NAB 2013 Infostrada will present some major new modules for its Centralparq line of unique cloud-based production workflow tools. New functions include expanded support for production asset management systems including Avid, EVS and Quantel, and a smooth integration of file storage services like Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive and Box in production workflows.
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| | | | Adobe Drives Innovation with New Video Workflows at NAB 2013
Company Previews Next Generation of Professional Video and Audio Products and Launches Adobe Anywhere for Video
At the annual National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) will showcase new software and video technology that is transforming the way broadcasters, filmmakers and video professionals create and deliver high-quality productions across multiple screens. Highlights of the show include the first public demonstrations of the next generation of Adobe’s flagship video tools including Adobe® Premiere® Pro, Adobe After Effects® SpeedGrade™, Adobe Audition® Adobe Prelude™, Adobe Media Encoder and Adobe Story before their official release. NAB attendees will see a modern, highly-interoperable set of video tools that enable fast, seamless workflows.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Releases DaVinci Resolve 9.1 with Support for Retina Displays
Also includes FCP X Audition, new Sony and Avid codec support and DeckLink 4K Extreme integration
Blackmagic Design today announced a major release of DaVinci Resolve 9.1, the latest update to the world’s most advanced color correction tool. DaVinci Resolve 9.1 enables customers to use Resolve with Apple’s Macbook Retina technology, the world’s highest resolution notebook display. Retina based notebooks have quickly become one of the most popular tools in the post production world, and with 9.1, DaVinci Resolve will be able to run on the 15” Retina MacBook Pro at the best image quality setting.
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| | | | 2012 National Film Registry Picks in A League of Their Own
NFL Film, “A Christmas Story,” “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” Among Registry Additions
The excitement of national football; the first black star of an American feature-length film; the visionary battle between man and machine; and an award-winning actress born yesterday are part of a kaleidoscope of cinematic moments captured on film and tapped for preservation. The Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today named 25 motion pictures that have been selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. These cinematic treasures represent important cultural, artistic and historic achievements in filmmaking.
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| | | | Sony Releases Free Sound Site™ App For Windows®8
Sony Creative Software, a leading global provider of professional editing and authoring solutions, today released its Sound Site™ app for Windows®8 devices. As one of the first apps available for download at the Windows Online Store, Sound Site is a mobile gateway to the Sony Sound Series line of royalty-free audio content, including its downloadable Loops & Samples and Sound Effects catalogs.
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| | | | Neyrinck’s New SoundCode LtRt Tools Pro Tools Plug-in Supports Dolby Pro Logic Encode and Decode
New SoundCode LtRt Tools plug-in for Pro Tools 10 now provides complete Dolby Pro Logic workflow including LtRt encode and decode, in AAX DSP, Native, and Audiosuite formats in one package
The new SoundCode LtRt Tools for Pro Tools 10 is now shipping. It features LtRt encoding and Pro Logic IIx decoding for broadcasters and audio post facilities. Neyrinck’s older SoundCode Stereo LtRt plug-in for Pro Tools can be upgraded to add the new Pro Logic decoding features.
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| | | | | TUTORIALS: | | | | |
| | | | Adobe Audition, Soundbooth
Audio Basics - Understanding Bit Depth
 In this second tutorial in his occasional series on audio basics, Andrew Devis explains what bit depth is and how the right choice of bit depth can effect the accuracy of your recording. Although Andrew uses Adobe Audition CS6 the information given in this tutorial is valid for any digital audio recording software package.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial by Andrew Devis on 12/11/2012 | | | | |
| | | | Adobe Audition, Soundbooth
Audio Basics - Understanding Sample Rate
 In this occasional series on audio basics by Andrew Devis, Andrew explains what audio samples are and how they can effect the accuracy of you recording. Although Andrew uses Adobe Audition CS6, the information given in this tutorial is valid for any digital audio recording software packed.
Andrew also shows how to create new audio files in Audition and how to specify the sample rate and then how to create tones.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial by Andrew Devis on 12/11/2012 | | | | |
| | | | Audio Professionals
Soundelux's Wilhoit Recreates Sonic World for End of Watch
 Michael D. Wilhoit, supervising sound editor at Soundelux, collaborated with director David Ayers on the sound track for End of Watch, a critically acclaimed police thriller that takes viewers into the lives of two policemen who become the targets of a dangerous Mexican drug cartel. The movie is stylistically "found footage," and Wilhoit's challenge was to create a soundtrack that matched the movie's gritty immediacy and realism.
Feature, People / Interview by Debra Kaufman on 10/12/2012 | | | | |
| | | | Audio Professionals
A Look at Alan Parsons Art & Science of Sound Recording
 If you are one of the many people working in film and broadcast that has been wanting to sharpen your skills in audio production -- or just become more aware of its principles and dynamics -- Creative COW's Ronald Lindeboom points to a series that is near to guaranteed to expand your working knowledge of audio.
Review by Ronald Lindeboom on 12/30/2011 | | | | |
| | | | Audio Professionals
sE Electronics' USB2200a and Reflexion Filter
 Sam McGuire demonstrates the quality and effectiveness of two sE Electronics' products. The USB2200a is a USB/XLR hybrid microphone which is extremely low noise (I didn't believe it until I heard it.) The "Reflexion Filter" is an acoustics baffle used to create a studio environment in any room. For a combined price of under $600 this is a relatively affordable, portable, and high quality solution for all of your VO needs.
Review, Tutorial, Video Tutorial by Sam McGuire on 11/08/2011 | | | | |
| | | | Adobe Audition, Soundbooth
Audio Problems: Balancing Speech Levels
 Have you ever had to deal with audio levels from your talent which are all over the place? One moment they are almost shouting and the next nearly whispering and you are nearly pulling your hair out trying to get the levels to a point where they can be heard and used in your final production? Well, this tutorial is for you! A brand new tool in Audition CS5.5 makes balancing speech audio levels a piece of cake, saving you hours of work and worry. In this tutorial Andrew Devis will go through the work-flow from Premiere Pro to Audition and show how to apply this new effect and work with the settings. This is going to be one of those little effects that you wondered how you ever coped without! This tutorial is for the Production Premium or Master Suite CS5.5 or later.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial by Andrew Devis on 05/30/2011 | | | | |
| | | | Adobe Audition, Soundbooth
Free Music & Sound FX in Soundbooth
 There is quite a lot of free music and sound fx in Adobe Soundbooth, but are often difficult to locate. In this video tutorial, I will show how to find and use the free music and sound fx in both CS4 & CS5 (as well as giving a sneak look at Sonicfire Pro 5 - my music creation software of choice).
Tutorial, Video Tutorial by Andrew Devis on 10/15/2010 | | | | |
| | | | Adobe Audition, Soundbooth
Safe Editing in Adobe Soundbooth
 Audio editing is full of peril if you don't take care. But Adobe has now given us the wonderful Snapshot function which can save copies of our files in various different states so that if we make a real mess of things we can always get back to a version before the errors - even if we have saved the file and exited Soundbooth! This tutorial shows how to use the snapshot and history panel to save losing something really important!
Tutorial, Video Tutorial by Andrew Devis on 09/23/2010 | | | | |
| | | | Audio Professionals
Sound Design for the Web
 The creative minds behind the web's existential comedy series "Coma, Period." talk about their craft and the challenges of designing the sounds heard inside a character's subconscious.
Editorial, Feature, People / Interview by Rick Castaneda on 09/21/2010 | | | | |
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Oscar nominated Soundelux Supervising Sound Editors Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis & team take the audience of "Drive" on an aural trip.
