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February 8th, 2012
Apple : Logic Home
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| | | | Solid State Logic's Broadcast Equipment Demonstration Vehicle Begins Its Epic U.S. Tour
SSL teams up with technology partners Genelec, Miranda and RTS to showcase the C10 HD Compact Broadcast Console in a state-of-the-art mobile broadcast studio
Solid State Logic is proud to announce its newly completed Broadcast Equipment Demonstration Vehicle has set out on a non-stop tour of the United States and Canada. The tour began in San Antonio, Texas on Feb 1, 2012 and will continue onwards for the next three years. The custom designed mobile production vehicle features SSL's C10 HD Compact Broadcast Console and associated routing and I/O solutions in conjunction with all of the key audio and video monitoring and communications systems required for a modern broadcast production facility. Housed in a Russ Berger designed acoustically accurate space, the vehicle enables potential clients to have hands-on experience of SSL's on-air audio production technology right outside their front door.
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| | | | Weta Digital's Groundbreaking Animation on Tintin Movie Powered by Autodesk Technology
Oscar-Winning Studio's Pioneering Virtual Production Technology Built With Autodesk Software
Virtual production, driven in a large part by real-time Digital Entertainment Creation (DEC) software from Autodesk Inc.(NASDAQ: ADSK), has evolved significantly since the process was used for the landmark release of "Avatar" in 2009. Peter Jackson's New Zealand-based Weta Digital studio, long known for its technological innovation, used Autodesk software to take the virtual production process to new levels of real-time performance capture for the animated feature film "The Adventures of Tintin."
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| | | | Anton/Bauer Introduces Gold Mount For New Canon EOS C300
Continues Commitment to Offering Innovative Power Solutions for Industry's Hottest Cameras
Anton/Bauer®, part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company and a premier global provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, is pleased to introduce its QRC-CA940 Gold Mount(R) solution for the new Canon EOS C300 camera. This latest introduction furthers the company's commitment to developing power solutions for the industry's top cameras.
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| | | | Imaginarium Signs Deal with Vicon
Vicon has signed an agreement to become the main motion capture (mocap) technology supplier to The Imaginarium - a London-based studio, co-founded by actor/director Andy Serkis and film producer Jonathan Cavendish. The Studio offers performance capture consultancy and production services to film studios, television and video game companies, as well as developing its own work.
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| | | | EditShare Ships New Ark Update
New interface and expanded tape library support offer users more archiving options and comprehensive automation for EditShare tiered storage and tapeless workflows
EditShare®, the technology leader in shared media storage and end-to-end tapeless workflow solutions, today announced the availability of a new version of EditShare Ark, the company’s backup and archiving solution. “Back up and archiving is critical in every type of production – from news, sports, motion picture, and episodic TV – to corporate and advertising production.
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| | | | Motion Picture Sound Editors announce nominations for 59th Annual Golden Reel® Awards
Gale Anne Hurd named 2012 MPSE Filmmaker Recipient
Nominees for this year’s annual Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards include leading proponents of the art of sound editing, music editing and sound design from around the world. “Our members are editing professionals who want to raise awareness of what a motion-picture soundtrack is capable of doing to support the art of motion pictures,” considers MPSE president Bobbi Banks. Winners in various categories of Feature Films, Television and Others will be given their 2012 Golden Reels during a gala awards ceremony to be held at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel on Sunday, February 19. The 2012 MPSE Filmmaker Award will be film/TV producer Gale Anne Hurd, while the 2012 MPSE Career Achievement Recipient will be renowned sound designer and editor George Watters II.
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| | | | Sony’s F65 Camera Makes Its Worldwide Debut
Delivery to 1st Customer – Otto Nemenz – Marks New Era in Digital Production; Camera Starts Shipping to Meet Incredible Demand for 4K Production
With the momentum behind 4K technology continuing to build, the company that started it all – Sony – is now shipping its revolutionary F65 CineAlta™ digital motion picture camera.
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| | | | 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 | | | | |
| | | | Apple Final Cut Pro
FCP Quick Tip - Creating the ROCKY effect
 Creating the "ROCKY" video inside text look in Final Cut Pro is almost as easy as it is to create inside of Avid's Media Composer, and there's no need to go into Apple's Motion to do it! Just use FCP.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial by Kevin P. McAuliffe on 05/24/2011 | | | | |
| | | | Apple Final Cut Pro
FCP Quick Tip - Copy & Pasting Attributes
 When editing, speed and accuracy are two things that make a great editor. In this FCP Quick Tip, copying effects from one shot to another might be "common knowledge", but what about having the ability to copy not only effects, but clip attributes as well, and being able to do it in a second. That's a trick that will amaze your clients every time.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial by Kevin P. McAuliffe on 05/15/2011 | | | | |
| | | | Apple Final Cut Pro
FCP Quick Tip - Importing Image Sequences
 Are you stuck trying to figure out an easy way to import an image sequence into Final Cut Pro? In this quick tip for FCP, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you why QuickTime 7 will be your tool of choice for importing image sequences.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial by Kevin P. McAuliffe on 05/11/2011 | | | | |
| | | | Apple Final Cut Pro
Get: Dialog and metadata search for Final Cut Pro editors
 In this review, Los Angeles based director, editor, colorist, and Creative Cow Contributing Editor, David Roth Weiss, takes a look at a product aptly named "Get," from AV3 Software. It's a speech recognition search app for Final Cut Pro editors that will undoubtedly help get your projects completed faster and on the screen sooner.
Review by David Roth Weiss on 04/11/2011 | | | | |
| | | | Apple Final Cut Pro
FCP Tip: Broadcast Safe in Final Cut Pro
 It is possible to achieve true broadcast safe using only the tools in Final Cut Pro if you follow the right steps. In this quick tip, Walter Biscardi, Jr. shows you how he has delivered shows to broadcasters worldwide using only the built in FCP filter
Tutorial, Video Tutorial by Walter Biscardi on 04/03/2011 | | | | |
| | | | Apple Final Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro Quick Tips
 Learn how to get things done in Apple's Final Cut Pro faster with CreativeCOW.net contributing editor Stephen Smith. In this video tutorial he'll show you how to find un-used clips fast and easy. Plus, cut down your render time and learn how to play un-rendered clips in real time. If that's not enough, he'll show you how to work with thumbnails, nest clips and how to access the text editor quickly. With these FCP quick tips you can save time so you can spend it doing more important things like learning Klingon.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial by Stephen Smith on 04/01/2011 | | | | |
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| | | |  | Re: AES Digital to Tascam HDP2
by Daniel de Homont in the Audio Professionals Forum
1. Ask Oade 2. There is the Hosa ODL-313, however in the past they had the issue, that they could not generate proper spdif headers that the mixpre does not provide either. I don't know if this has been solved in newer firmware. http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/7156/connecting-mixpre-d-to-a-sony-pcm-d-50-via-a-opt-s-pdif-aes-ebu-converter Although this might not be helpful,...
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| | | | | Re: Timecode Distribution
by Daniel de Homont in the Audio Professionals Forum
According to this document: http://diallers.com/timecode/5010%20Schematics.pdf Time Code Outputs: Each of the two time code outputs will drive a balanced 600 ohm line, providing a nominal level of +11 dBm. Each output also may be used as 2 unbalanced outputs, in which case they should be terminated with a 300 ohm...
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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.
This video tutorial demonstrates how to set up an iPad with the AC-7 Core app to control Final Cut Pro.
