Red Productions Eliminates Downtime with Small Tree’s Shared Storage and OS X Networking Capabilities Workflow Interruptions Cease at Full Service Script to Screen Company Frustrated by having projects continuously freeze up in the middle of editing sessions and having to rummage through multiple external drives to locate footage, Red Productions, a full service, script to screen video production and independent film development and production company, recently commissioned respected independent video engineer Bob Zelin to install a cost-effective Ethernet-based shared storage solution featuring Small Tree technology. published 3 days agoread more
Digieffects Launches Falloff Lighting Plugin for After Effects Provides enhanced lighting for After Effects' built-in lights Digieffects® a developer of visual effects software plugins, today announced that Falloff Lighting is available for purchase. Falloff Lighting provides enhanced lighting for After Effects' built-in lights. published 3 days agoread more
Boris FX XML Transfer brings Final Cut projects into Adobe After Effects Seamlessly Transfer Apple Final Cut Pro Program Sequences to Adobe After Effects Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, today announced Boris XML Transfer, a new Adobe After Effects plug-in designed for seamless transfer of Apple Final Cut Pro program sequences to Adobe After Effects. Boris XML Transfer preserves all aspects of a Final Cut Pro project including effects, audio, media clips, transitions, and geometric transformations. published 4 days agoread more
Sorenson Media Launches Sorenson Squeeze 6 Higher Quality, Faster, and Now the First Total Workflow Solution for Video Encoding and Publishing Sorenson Media today announced the immediate availability of Sorenson Squeeze 6, a significant update to the gold-standard video encoding software application. Sorenson Squeeze 6 provides the first total workflow solution for video professionals, enabling customers to employ innovative tools – such as email and text notifications and a secure review and approval process – that simplify the overall workflow and allow them to more easily encode and publish video files on the Internet. Optimized video codecs and new filters have also been added, significantly improving video quality and encoding speed. published 4 days agoread more
Matrox MXO2 LE Now Shipping Portable, Professional I/O for the Mac with Matrox MAX Technology for Faster Than Realtime H.264 Encoding Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that Matrox MXO2 LE, an HDMI, SDI, and analog I/O device for the Mac, is now available from authorized dealers worldwide. Matrox MXO2 LE streamlines editing with Apple Final Cut Studio on Mac Pros and MacBook Pros. It provides all the features of an I/O card in a sturdy, portable breakout box with professional audio and video connectivity. published 2 weeks agoread more
‘Clear Blue Tuesday,’ Post-9/11 Dramatic Feature Punctuated With Song, Is Shot With Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2 HD Camcorders "Clear Blue Tuesday", a highly original cinematic response to the events of September 11, 2001, blends heightened narrative and original music to follow the lives of a group of New Yorkers over seven Septembers as they relearn their city and themselves. The full-length feature, which had its world premiere last month at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, was shot with two Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2 HD camcorders. published 2 weeks agoread more
NGC Group Purchases VectorBox Solution For KBNC Facility KBNC TV establishes facility in San Francisco; leverages Vector 3 technology for automated playout of programs and 24/7 news Vector 3™, a pioneer in graphics and playout solutions, announced that the NGC Group, owner of several US-based Korean TV channels, has purchased the VectorBox integrated playout solution to broadcast live news, thematic programs, and pre-recorded shows from their newly established KBNC TV operation based in San Francisco, CA. published 2 weeks agoread more
Apple Motion Creating a 3D Text Fly In In this video tutorial series, Creative Cow leader Zak Peric demonstrates creating a 3D text fly in using Apple Motion. Tutorial, Video TutorialbyZak Peric on 09/17/2009
Apple Final Cut Pro Final Cut Studio 3 is here, and all is good! Our man in Nepal, Jiggy Gaton, likes to live for danger. He installed a major software upgrade mid-project, with virtually no preparation, just to see what would break. Lo and behold, it all worked! And the more Jiggy works with it, the better he's liking it. Join him in this Creative COW, Real-world, Real-time Report on Final Cut Studio 3. ReviewbyJiggy Gaton on 08/17/2009
Apple Final Cut Pro Trashing Preferences In this Final Cut Tutorial, Richard Harrington shows you how to clean up the Final Cut application when it starts acting up with bugs or other problems. Many times this can be caused by a corrupt preferences file or other user settings related to Final Cut Studio. These tips are also handy when performing an upgrade installation or reinstallation. Tutorial, Video TutorialbyRichard Harrington on 04/20/2009
Apple DVD Studio Pro Mac Subtitling Software Round-up: The COW's man in Nepal, Jiggy Gaton, gets asked all the time about subtitling DVDs -- and cringes every time: editing software suites just don't have that much to offer. However, Mac DVD authors have some standalone alternatives worth considering. Review, FeaturebyJiggy Gaton on 04/14/2009
Apple Final Cut Pro iChat Theater Review In this episode of Final Cut Help, Richard Harrington takes a look at video sharing via iChat Theater Review, a technique for online video review that allows you to quickly share video via iChat. This can be helpful for showing a preview of a video to a client or a project partner. Tutorial, Video TutorialbyRichard Harrington on 04/13/2009
Apple Final Cut Pro Get Your FCP Timelines in Motion with Final Cut Studio Having both FCP and Motion in Final Cut Studio means more options for effects creation with your video projects -- and FCS integration makes it easy to work with them together. Having Motion projects sitting on your FCP timeline even helps keep your projects organized! Our man in Nepal, Jiggy Gaton, shows just how easy it can be to take advantage of it all. TutorialbyJiggy Gaton on 04/07/2009
Apple Final Cut Pro Keyframing Color Correction In this episode of Final Cut Help, Richard Harrington takes a look at keyframing the three way color corrector in FCP. As details change in a movie clip you can have the filter adjust its values over time. This example uses a video of a bird starting in a bright sky and ending in water which is darker, the contrast transition is controlled by keyframing the saturation and color correction.
Tutorial, Video TutorialbyRichard Harrington on 04/06/2009
Apple Final Cut Pro Make Your FCP Timelines Sing By Roundtripping to Soundtrack Pro The COW's Jiggy Gaton owns an audio studio -- but has created a tutorial for those of us who don't have an audio studio within earshot when editing video in Final Cut Pro. He's not sure if he's being lazy, or just efficient, to use an integrated Soundtrack Pro project inside FCP. Either way, read on to learn how to do it yourself. TutorialbyJiggy Gaton on 03/30/2009
Apple Final Cut Pro Fixing Exposure In this Final Cut tutorial, Richard Harrington discusses the common problem of backlighting, exposure and what can happen when shooting video outdoors. Proper exposure of all elements in a shoot can be a pain to achieve with a bright sun and blue sky but using the three way color corrector in Final Cut Pro, Richard is able to make all the elements pop. Tutorial, Video TutorialbyRichard Harrington on 03/23/2009
Re: Send (back) to FCP (wrong sequence) by David Cape in the Apple Color Forum Walter, Thank you for the comments. Color never got the chance to send a copy - it crashed first. What I think happened was that I edited in FCP and sent to Color. While in Color I tinkered around in FCP and created two copies of the FCP project. When... 8 minutes agoread more
Re: Color/tangent Wave bug or oversite? by walter biscardi in the Apple Color Forum Why aren't you just using the "Play" button to toggle playback? Walter Biscardi, Jr. Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author. HD Post and Production Biscardi Creative Media "Foul Water, Fiery Serpent" now in Post. Creative Cow Forum Host: Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion, Apple Color, AJA Kona, Business &... 46 minutes agoread more
Re: Send (back) to FCP (wrong sequence) by walter biscardi in the Apple Color Forum [David Cape] "I discovered that the a copy of the original sequence in FCP had somehow been substituted for the original sequence and that is probably why Color shut down on the command "send to FCP". " That's how the "Send to Color" command works. You get a duplicate copy... 2 hours agoread more
Send (back) to FCP (wrong sequence) by David Cape in the Apple Color Forum Hi dear friends, I have color graded a sequence which originated in FCP. When color grading was completed I sent to FCP. Color shut down and the rendered files disappeared from the render queue and no green bands under the clips in the time line when Color was relaunched. This... 2 hours agoread more
Re: Ever get this error message? by Sharon Knight in the Apple Soundtrack Forum Hi All - I just logged in to say THANK YOU!! to a fellow named Charles Manson for solving a problem that I could not figure out for days and had given up out of sheer exhaustion. Apparently Charles' post got deactivated for some reason so I am reposting his... 10 hours agoread more
Color/tangent Wave bug or oversite? by Baz Leffler in the Apple Color Forum I have mapped 'Toggle playback' to a function key. I use this in conjunction with 'Mark in' and 'Mark out' to 'loop playback' over a scene change. So when I have finished this 'loop playback' I need to go back to full timeline playback. But I have noticed that the... 13 hours agoread more
Re: What format to use for playback on DVD players? by Noah Kadner in the Apple DVD Studio Pro Forum I've been using DVDSP since version 1.0 so please trust me on the MPEG-2 thing. If your disc doesn't work there's a mistake somewhere in the authoring. Or your DVD player doesn't work with DVD-Rs. Did you set a first play track; does it play on *any* DVD player? Noah... 13 hours agoread more
Re: Animating website screenshots by Stephen Smith in the Apple Motion Forum I use Snapz Pro to capture my screen and then animate it's 3D space. Here is an example in my Creating a Hologram tutorial. Hope this helps. 600 ? 600: true);" src="http://www.lonepeakproductions.com/img/cow/Steve_COW.jpg" align="right"> Stephen Smith Utah Video Productions Check out the Graphics Demo Reel I did. Check out my Motion... 15 hours agoread more
Re: Moving with Motion by S. Smith by Stephen Smith in the Apple Motion Forum Sorry Bruce, the Sales Manager said that everything is working and that it most be something with a discrepancy with your account. The DVD will go off of sale I think tomorrow. You may wan to try using a credit card instead or click on this link to ask Pay... 15 hours agoread more
Re: Change DPX header/frame rate by Noah Kadner in the Apple Color Forum Glue Tools- though I'd imagine there's also some sort of command line or hack you could find if you searched hard enough. But you can also simply change your frame rate in Color and DPX will fit to fill. Noah Check out my book: RED: The Ultimate Guide to Using... 15 hours agoread more
Re: need help setting RGB on my CRT by Joseph Owens in the Apple Color Forum "...and if possible, blue only. Doing this would get you pretty close. " As in... Hawaii is a sovereign state of the Union, so it must be "pretty close"? There is pretty much no way to set the overall light output without a calibrated probe. Well, you can turn it... 16 hours agoread more
Re: need help setting RGB on my CRT by Loren White in the Apple Color Forum There are no magic numbers you can punch in to achieve calibration. Is this a computer CRT...? Get a calibration puck and start from there, set to D65 and calibrate to bars, also use blue only (you won't have blue only as an option if this is a computer crt)... 18 hours agoread more
Re: Apple Motion and vector images by mark pigott in the Apple Motion Forum "Sorry Mark, it opened up with no problems on my machine. I looked at the manual and it doesn't say that the file needs to be created on Mac version of the program. See if this AI file works. " I took the 366_test.ai from the desktop and saved in... 19 hours agoread more
In this article Walter Biscardi, Jr. takes an indepth look at the new Tangent Wave Control Panel.
In this video tutorial series, Creative Cow leader Zak Peric demonstrates creating a 3D text fly in using Apple Motion.
Our man in Nepal, Jiggy Gaton, likes to live for danger. He installed a major software upgrade mid-project, with virtually no preparation, just to see what would break. Lo and behold, it all worked! And the more Jiggy works with it, the better he's liking it. Join him in this Creative COW, Real-world, Real-time Report on Final Cut Studio 3.
In this Final Cut Tutorial, Richard Harrington shows you how to clean up the Final Cut application when it starts acting up with bugs or other problems. Many times this can be caused by a corrupt preferences file or other user settings related to Final Cut Studio. These tips are also handy when performing an upgrade installation or reinstallation.
The COW's man in Nepal, Jiggy Gaton, gets asked all the time about subtitling DVDs -- and cringes every time: editing software suites just don't have that much to offer. However, Mac DVD authors have some standalone alternatives worth considering.
In this episode of Final Cut Help, Richard Harrington takes a look at video sharing via iChat Theater Review, a technique for online video review that allows you to quickly share video via iChat. This can be helpful for showing a preview of a video to a client or a project partner.
Having both FCP and Motion in Final Cut Studio means more options for effects creation with your video projects -- and FCS integration makes it easy to work with them together. Having Motion projects sitting on your FCP timeline even helps keep your projects organized! Our man in Nepal, Jiggy Gaton, shows just how easy it can be to take advantage of it all.
In this episode of Final Cut Help, Richard Harrington takes a look at keyframing the three way color corrector in FCP. As details change in a movie clip you can have the filter adjust its values over time. This example uses a video of a bird starting in a bright sky and ending in water which is darker, the contrast transition is controlled by keyframing the saturation and color correction.
The COW's Jiggy Gaton owns an audio studio -- but has created a tutorial for those of us who don't have an audio studio within earshot when editing video in Final Cut Pro. He's not sure if he's being lazy, or just efficient, to use an integrated Soundtrack Pro project inside FCP. Either way, read on to learn how to do it yourself.
In this Final Cut tutorial, Richard Harrington discusses the common problem of backlighting, exposure and what can happen when shooting video outdoors. Proper exposure of all elements in a shoot can be a pain to achieve with a bright sun and blue sky but using the three way color corrector in Final Cut Pro, Richard is able to make all the elements pop.
