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February 8th, 2012
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| | | | Nikon releases new DSLR camera, the Nikon D4
The next-generation flagship Nikon digital-SLR camera with the ultimate in versatility and functionality
Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce the release of the Nikon D4, a Nikon FX-format camera that serves as the new flagship model in Nikon's lineup of digital-SLR cameras. Nikon will be exhibiting the D4 at the 2012 International CES, to be held Tuesday, January 10 through Friday, January 13 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This electronics exhibition is open to the public.
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| | | | Inhance Digital's 3D artists bring innovative VFX from concept to completion with NewTek LightWave 3D software
Inhance Digital is as unique as the computer graphics (CG) and visual effects (VFX) it delivers. Since its inception in 1997, Inhance Digital has delivered innovative, interactive, and visually compelling marketing and communications campaigns to an impressive list of corporate clients, including global Fortune 500 firms. In 2007, the interactive marketing agency extended its talents, technologies, and techniques to the entertainment market, serving up visual effects, animation, and compositing projects for commercials, television programs, and feature films.
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| | | | Brickyard VFX Makes a ‘Getaway’ with JetBlue and Mullen
Brickyard VFX recently collaborated with ad agency Mullen and Partizan director Jeremy Konner to create JetBlue's customizable "Getaways Granter” web campaign. Launched this week, the campaign lets users upload their boss’ name and picture into one of four videos in a tongue-in-cheek effort to procure some vacation time. Once created, the site then allows users to share their unique videos via email and social media.
published 3 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Tiffen® Updates Award-Winning Dfx® Version 3 Filter Suite With Support For 64-Bit Avid Systems
Tiffen Dfx version 3.0.5 plug-in now compatible with Avid Media Composer v6, Symphony v6, and NewsCutter v10; adds camera support for Sony DSLR, NEX, SLT, and STV Models
The Tiffen Company, a leading manufacturer and distributor of award-winning accessories for still and video imaging, motion picture, and broadcast markets today announced that its Tiffen Dfx v3 digital filter suite is now compatible with Avid 64-bit systems, Media Composer®, and Symphony™ v6.0 as well as NewsCutter® v10.0.
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| | | | StreamGuys Content Delivery Services Help Monterey Jazz Festival Grow Online Audience
Monterey Jazz Festival organizers decided that 2011 was the year they would bring performances from the venerable festival to a global audience through the power of streaming media. The decision paid off as the festival and two media partners reported impressive online viewing statistics for performers including the Robert Glasper Experiment, Carmen Souza and the Benny Green Trio.
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| | | | Sorenson Media, Avid Partnership Streamlines Video Editing and Publishing
Sorenson Media and Avid Expand Partnership, As Sorenson Squeeze 8 Now Ships with New Avid Media Composer, Symphony and NewsCutter Video Editing Solutions
Sorenson Media today announced that Sorenson Squeeze 8, the new version of the company’s gold standard encoding and transcoding application, is now bundled across wider channels and with an expanded array of new Avid® 64-bit video editing systems, including Media Composer® version 6, NewsCutter® version 10 and Symphony® version 6.
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| | | | Stardust Delivers Multiple Realities to Let Consumers ‘Coupe’ their Lives for Mercedes-Benz
Alan Bibby-Directed Interactive Feature Bridges the Sedan and Coupe Worlds of the All-New C-Class
Innovative creative studio Stardust collaborated with the digital visionaries at Razorfish to create an interactive campaign for Mercedes-Benz USA that launched in October 2011. Directed by Stardust's Alan Bibby, the rich visual narrative engages Internet viewers to explore the two latest Mercedes C-Class models - the all-new 2012 Sedan and Coupe. With a swoop of the cursor, layers of the sedan or coupe are artfully peeled back to expose various features of the elegant luxury vehicles. This tale of two vehicles can be experienced now on the Mercedes-Benz website.
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Building an Interactive Whiteboard in Flash: Part Two
 In part two of this series, Justin Junda walks you through the necessary steps to connect the graphical elements from part one, with Actionscript 3.0 using the Flash drawing API in order to bring this whiteboard to life.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial by Justin Junda on 04/27/2011 | | | | |
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Building an Interactive Whiteboard in Flash: Part One
 In this tutorial, Justin Junda takes you through the step by step process on how to build and interactive whiteboard. These whiteboard are often seen in drawing applications, scratch pads, and educational sites. This is part one of a two part series. Part one takes you through setting up all the graphical elements within the stage. Then part two shows a user how to connect the graphics to Actionscript using flashes drawing API to make this whiteboard truly interactive.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial by Justin Junda on 04/25/2011 | | | | |
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Inverse Kinematics - Springs
 Springs are a new feature for Inverse Kinematics in Flash CS5. In this video tutorial, Creative COW leader Michael Hurwicz shows you a simple technique for implementing springs, as well as several other "tricks and traps" to make your work with Inverse Kinematics in Flash easier, more flexible and more powerful.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial by Michael Hurwicz on 10/28/2010 | | | | |
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Inverse Kinematics - Control Points
 Fine-tune your Inverse Kinematics animations in Flash CS5 by working with control points. In this Adobe Flash video tutorial, Creative COW leader Michael Hurwicz shows you how to associate bones with control points, how to move, add and delete control points, and how to adjust control point handles.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial by Michael Hurwicz on 10/25/2010 | | | | |
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Inverse Kinematics
 Inverse Kinematics allows you to create structures of bones and joints and use them to animate characters in Flash. Fun and easy! Creative COW leader Michael Hurwicz shows you how in this video tutorial, step by step. Learn some basic ActionScript, too!
Tutorial, Video Tutorial by Michael Hurwicz on 10/19/2010 | | | | |
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Simple Multi-Video Player in AS3
 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Tony Ross demonstrates how to create a simple multi-video player in Flash using Actionscript 3. Also learn to have several videos use a single flv player.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial by Tony Ross on 02/11/2009 | | | | |
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Simple Multi-Video Player in AS2
 In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Tony Ross demonstrates how to create a simple multi-video player in Flash using Actionscript 2. Also learn to have several videos use a single flv player.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial by Tony Ross on 02/05/2009 | | | | |
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Flash CS3 Professional Video Studio Techniques
 Author/Videographer/Animator/Musician Michael Hurwicz examines Flash CS3 Professional Video Studio Techniques by Robert Reinhardt, and recommends it to those looking to push their Flash sites to professional levels of reliability and user-friendliness.
Review by Michael Hurwicz on 09/22/2008 | | | | |
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| | | |  | Re: Cross Platform Codecs
by Angelo Lorenzo in the Compression techniques Forum
If it's preview clips for the client, I would suggest just h.264 in the MOV container. Small, cross platform and quickly provided. If you're using ProRes, I assume you're bringing it through the entire pipeline as an intermediate. If your clients are savvy or are taking over the post process...
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In this tutorial, Creative COW Leader Michael Hurwicz shows you how to create a scrolling transcript synced with a Flash video, using Adobe Creative Suite 5 (Story, OnLocation, Premiere Pro, Soundbooth and Flash Professional).
In this tutorial, Chris Smith and Scott Hiers from Domani Studios create a shake-snow globe using Flash CS4 and Action Script 3.0. In this tutorial, you can either watch the video or follow along with the text tutorial below.
